I find that the notes on a Stingray jump at you and grab you by the throat, so much that I find it too nervous as a(n) (over-busy) pick player where instant attack is generally not an issue. But the more sluggish response of a neck-thru complements my style of playing just fine.
Not a put-down of the Stingray, I loved the look of the "egg" right from when the first ones appeared around 1977, have a nice specimen at home and always try to make it work for my playing, but we're not really a natural fit. It's in my pantheon of iconic basses.