Stagg Strings... AGHHHH!

Dirty_G · #1 01-25-2007, 03:23 PM

Just wanted to say that they are horrible horrible and even horrible!! Never ever use them even as a last resort. The tone they produce will kill your bass sound within seconds. AGH!!!

Ampeg SVT · #2 01-25-2007, 03:34 PM

well they are made for those cheap basses you know, they probably arent going to be very good at all

TheButler · #3 01-26-2007, 01:44 PM

ANYTHING WITH STAGG ON IT IS **** !

Dr. Feelgood · #4 01-28-2007, 08:30 AM

+1 to that mate.

When I bought my first drum kit, I got a free stool (stagg of course). It broke it within 3 days.

Infuscos · #5 01-28-2007, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Feelgood

+1 to that mate.

When I bought my first drum kit, I got a free stool (stagg of course). It broke it within 3 days.

Sounds believable.

P.s Dr.Feelgood are a brilliant band!

moopants · #6 01-28-2007, 09:09 PM

I have a Stagg fretless 4 string and it's really nice... other than the fact that I had to get the fingerboard redone because it buzzed like a swarm of bees, and it had an imitation coating on it to make it look ebony. When I got it back, it was a beautiful rosewood. It's a shame Stagg had to try to make something look good that already did. I know two guys with Stagg guitars, and they sound BAD. I guess I got lucky...

Enden · #7 01-28-2007, 11:02 PM

i had a stagg fretless. it was awful.

eleef · #8 01-29-2007, 11:45 AM

Staggs are horrible. We had a Stagg electric guitar at my old school. One day my mate used the whammy bar a little, and ALL 6 strings broke!

Relic · #9 01-29-2007, 12:29 PM

Reading this thread I feel like must have hit the lottery or something. I bought a Stagg bass a few years ago at Rondo music - this thing is excellent for the price. The neck is straight, frets are nice and level, no buzzes, the electronics are cheap but I've had no problems in 3 years of use. I've used it in the studio several times without a single problem. The pups are two Stingray-looking things and they sound excellent. The body shape is almost identicle to a Fender jag. With the way Stagg is berated I'm really strating to think that I must have hit the jackpot and got the only decent one in existance!?? :P

Ampeg SVT · #10 01-29-2007, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Relic

Reading this thread I feel like must have hit the lottery or something. I bought a Stagg bass a few years ago at Rondo music - this thing is excellent for the price. The neck is straight, frets are nice and level, no buzzes, the electronics are cheap but I've had no problems in 3 years of use. I've used it in the studio several times without a single problem. The pups are two Stingray-looking things and they sound excellent. The body shape is almost identicle to a Fender jag. With the way Stagg is berated I'm really strating to think that I must have hit the jackpot and got the only decent one in existance!?? :P

i played one exactly like it, one of the screws fell out of the G saddle

Relic · #11 01-29-2007, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Ampeg SVT

i played one exactly like it, one of the screws fell out of the G saddle

Yikes. Well, the way I see it is that sometimes, despite their best efforts, someone ends up accidentally churning out a good instrument.
Their anti-Quality control people probably missed mine

4-string Steve · #12 01-29-2007, 02:49 PM

Ugh, Stagg, the first bass for me. Man, I had some rough times with that bass.

Just put some new strings on it, that's what I did. Of course, I didn't know what "bad strings" were until I put on the second pair of strings, which were Ernie Ball's I believe. Still sounded like crap though.

Thurisarz · #13 01-29-2007, 02:59 PM

I have had nothing but positive reactions on Staggs guitars and basses! I miss my Stagg acoustic

Planet Boulder · #14 01-29-2007, 05:17 PM

I had a Stagg Ric copy (Stagg'n'Bacher) and it was a POS. Dumped it for $125.00.

Ampeg SVT · #15 01-29-2007, 11:25 PM

i didnt even know they made a ric copy. eh i found the jag bass with the dual MM's to be muddy and sterile

ZolkoW · #16 01-30-2007, 12:01 AM

I'm using some Stagg parts, and nothing wrong with them...
(tuning machines for bass, for guitar, etc.)
and made a nice inlay from Stagg abalonoid picks

)))

Dirty_G · #17 01-30-2007, 07:45 AM

I'm talking about the strings. Not played a Stagg instrument. All I know is that a set of Stagg strings could make the best of Bass Guitars sound dead and muffled. It's amazing what a set of Rotosounds or Ernies can do to change that sound.

moopants · #18 01-30-2007, 09:52 PM

Okay, 2 good Staggs! =)

Dr. Feelgood · #19 01-31-2007, 08:37 AM

Out of how many?

I've never had the displeasure of playing any bass-related Stagg items, but I can tell you, anything to do with drums is absolute crap.

The cymbals were supposed to be, quoting my friend, "amazing". I tried them out, they were like dustbin lids. Not like blue man group dustbin lids though, just dustbin lids.

moopants · #20 01-31-2007, 03:10 PM

It was the only fretless available in my area without ordering and/or paying out the a$$. I played a fretless Fender after I bought the Stagg, and I actually like the Stagg better.