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04-15-2011, 01:32 PM
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Dont get me wrong, the preamp sounds fine as they are. but mine died after many years of abuse....
im thinking of getting a used stock one, but just wondering if there are any 'upgrades' from the stock ones?
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04-15-2011, 01:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nashville | | | The word "upgrade" is of disputable significance here. Very 'often' the resale price of a Musicman goes DOWN if it doesn't have the stock preamp. Unlike most other basses other than Sadowsky. IMHO.
Seymour Duncan has one.
John East has one.
Nordstrand supposedly has one 30-60 days from being available. |
04-15-2011, 01:39 PM
| | | | I hear good things about the East preamp. I like my stock preamp plenty, personally. I would probably go with a stock one again if mine ever died.
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04-15-2011, 01:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nashville | | | If you have your original, I believe MM will replace or repair it or swap it. But have to provide them an original to get one. |
04-15-2011, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by stflbn  If you have your original, I believe MM will replace or repair it or swap it. But have to provide them an original to get one. | Really? Thing is my stingray is a japanese model. Yeah, you heard me. Its the 'EX' series that has been out of production for a long time. It plays and sounds fantastic, infact better than alot of usa made rays ive tried.
I bought it used aswell, i highly doubt that MM would be replacing it for me
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04-15-2011, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by BrandonBass Really? Thing is my stingray is a japanese model. Yeah, you heard me. Its the 'EX' series that has been out of production for a long time. It plays and sounds fantastic, infact better than alot of usa made rays ive tried.
I bought it used aswell, i highly doubt that MM would be replacing it for me | Hey, you never know. I think it's at least worth a phone call. |
04-15-2011, 02:14 PM
|  | Drunk on power... and beer | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland. | | | I've put both the Duncan and East pre-amps in single MM pickup basses, and been very happy.
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04-15-2011, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Darkstrike I've put both the Duncan and East pre-amps in single MM pickup basses, and been very happy. | is there a significant change in configuration or tone?
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04-15-2011, 02:59 PM
| | Drunk on power... and beer | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by BrandonBass is there a significant change in configuration or tone? | The Duncan is bass-mid-treble-volume with a slap switch push/pull, though I think you can get 2 band and stack knob variants.
The East is vol-bass/treble-mid/sweep with a bright mode push/pull on the treble knob. you can get 2 band, and 3 band without the stacked bass/treble too.
Tonally, the East seems warmer, and with the mid sweep more versatile. That said, the Duncan bass has a Duncan ceramic pickup, and the East a Nordstrand alnico pickup.
I'd prefer the East, but it costs a lot more, both can go from warm and fat, to bright and sparkly, or mid aggressive, easily.
What I really like about the East, is you can crank the mids, and use the freq. sweep knob almost like a wah. 
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04-15-2011, 03:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: New Hope, MN | | doesn't unclefluffy make a preamp for stingrays? PCBs for DIY clone 2-band Preamps
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04-16-2011, 05:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Edinburgh & Dundee, Scotland | | | +1 on the boards uncle fluffy made!
Never heard of a Japanese Stingray. Was it a legit model, or a sketchy import?
(I don't have a problem with it being a sketchy import, we have plenty of 'em over here!)
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04-16-2011, 05:43 PM
| | Drunk on power... and beer | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by i_got_a_mohawk +1 on the boards uncle fluffy made!
Never heard of a Japanese Stingray. Was it a legit model, or a sketchy import?
(I don't have a problem with it being a sketchy import, we have plenty of 'em over here!) | I had assumed it was a series of axes EBMM made of the Japanese market?, have they ever done that? I know a lot of other makers do.
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04-18-2011, 07:43 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Edinburgh & Dundee, Scotland | | | I've just not heard of any being made by EBMM in Japan is all.
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04-18-2011, 08:09 AM
| | Drunk on power... and beer | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by i_got_a_mohawk I've just not heard of any being made by EBMM in Japan is all. | Me neither.
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04-18-2011, 08:23 AM
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04-18-2011, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by stflbn The word "upgrade" is of disputable significance here. Very 'often' the resale price of a Musicman goes DOWN if it doesn't have the stock preamp. Unlike most other basses other than Sadowsky. IMHO.
Seymour Duncan has one.
John East has one.
Nordstrand supposedly has one 30-60 days from being available. | I agree that replacing the pre will lower the resale value. For me, though, any mods at all lower the value for any bass I'm looking to buy. I hate modded basses!
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04-18-2011, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by BrandonBass | Cool!
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04-18-2011, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Klopp18 | Not a full ready-made preamp, just a board for those who want to DIY their own. It's a fun little project and you can save a bunch of $.
Out of stock right now, though. Expecting more in a few weeks.
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04-18-2011, 12:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: East Oakland, California | | | I have heard of some folks putting aguilar pres in their stingrays. Honestly though, I have never played a modded ray that seemed to benefit from it.
I would check with EBMM customer service. They havent ever asked me whether I am the original owner. They generally have a policy of making parts available for a charge, if you mail in the "broken" part.
2nd, check ebay. There is always someone parting out some poor stingray or saber. As well as a few NOS parts.
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04-18-2011, 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by BrandonBass Really? Thing is my stingray is a japanese model. Yeah, you heard me. Its the 'EX' series that has been out of production for a long time. It plays and sounds fantastic, infact better than alot of usa made rays ive tried.
I bought it used aswell, i highly doubt that MM would be replacing it for me | Try 'em. While it was a long time ago, they sold me a replacement 2 band pre for my pre-EB 'Ray when the original (epoxied of course) died. I had to go to an authorized EB dealer which was a lot harder back in those days- this was about a year after they bought Music Man's patents from the bankruptcy sale.
John
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