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11-10-2012, 08:52 PM
| | | | ok so it's the 11th hour - my first bass will be classic stingray 4 over precision
Ok so after contemplating for weeks and weeks and demoing over and over I cannot deny it. I like the Classic Stingray 4 is better than any precisions and I am going for it. The neck of this one particular bass is just so incredible I cannot pass it up.
Anyone care to stop me? Am I making a mistake getting an active bass? I figure in about a year I will get an AMSTD P-bass.
There's just something about the feel of the Stingray that's magical to me! |
11-10-2012, 09:00 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Fender Basses, Ampeg, Curt Mangan Strings | | Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: South Shore, Massachusetts | | | I haven't had any issues with active basses. However, I have had dead spot issues with both Music Man Stingray basses I've owned. The bottom line (no pun intended) is that you have to play what you like regardless of what anyone else thinks.
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11-10-2012, 09:01 PM
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Me endorsed? | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Vee  Anyone care to stop me? | Nope.
Stingrays are great basses.
Both can be considered one trick ponys (not a bad thing) but both can be used for almost any musical style.
Buy what feels, plays and sounds best.
Active, passive..... Who cares? Both can be great. Only downside IMO is when gigging one of each. Active tends to be louder.
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11-10-2012, 09:12 PM
| | | | this will be only for recording for now (into LA-610) which is why i have second thoughts because i keep thinking i should be responsible and have a P at least at first. but every time i go to GC and pickup that stingray it just has this feel that is amazing compared to anything else. the biggest part is the neck feel which seems super flat and wide, and the mutes which sound so cool. and the one piece maple just feels so good. also, this particular bass is setup super low but somehow never has any fret buzz. also, even though i am not big on the slap style, when i give that bass a gentle slap its just perfect! seems so nonchalant to play.
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11-10-2012, 09:14 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: So Cal | | If you're set set on the Stingray you should probably close your thread about choosing between the two Precision models for your first bass.
I've owned a few of each and I currently prefer the Precision... but GAS is always in flux 
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Originally Posted by winterburn69 Yes he is quite giant-like, but Jaguars also have tiny necks. | |
11-10-2012, 09:20 PM
| | | | u have owned stingray classic? |
11-10-2012, 09:28 PM
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Endorsing Artist: DR Strings, Walker-Enfield Cases | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: La Jolla, Kalifornia | | Geezz dude...you seem to be trying real hard to be "talked out" of spending your cash.... 
I, and probably 80 percent of the folks here on TB have, at one time or another, bought a bass and later regretted the purchase. Hell, that's half the fun of it!!!! We trade up, down, sideways and back and forth. It really is the nature of the beast that s GAS.
You like the 'ray? Go for it! what's the worst that could happen? you decide later that it's not for you and you trade for your DREAM bass....we've all done that, sometimes over and over and over and over........you get the idea!!
Good luck!!
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11-10-2012, 09:35 PM
| | | | It sounds to me like you already made your decision. Don't second-guess it. You did your research and found what speaks to you, so follow through on your instincts and pull the trigger. |
11-10-2012, 09:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mentone Beach | | | Pull the trigger - those are very nice basses! Post pics when you do.
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11-11-2012, 12:11 AM
| | | im doing it. they are 1799 new i am getting for like 1350 new!!  in like one yea i will cop an american special P. |
11-11-2012, 12:55 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: San Antonio Texas | | | Ok so is the store open on Sunday?
Buy it, take pics, post them, and ignore anyone who points out that a good pro setup by someone who works with you in the room can make most instruments play nonchalant. Even Ps.
Active is no big change from passive. All of my basses had preamps until a few weeks ago, when I found a passive gem that's already become #1 for live and recording. As mentioned, it's only an issue live if the volume difference is big and you don't have a way to easily compensate so that stage amp and PA DI or mic levels stay reasonably close.
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11-11-2012, 01:06 AM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Los Angeles | | Quote:
Originally Posted by steamthief Pull the trigger - those are very nice basses! Post pics when you do. | Yah...it's not rocket surgery.... |
11-11-2012, 01:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike Vee Ok so after contemplating for weeks and weeks and demoing over and over I cannot deny it. I like the Classic Stingray 4 is better than any precisions and I am going for it. The neck of this one particular bass is just so incredible I cannot pass it up.
Anyone care to stop me? Am I making a mistake getting an active bass? I figure in about a year I will get an AMSTD P-bass.
There's just something about the feel of the Stingray that's magical to me! | Seems like you have come across a bass that may just work for you.
Good!
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11-11-2012, 02:48 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wales, U.K | | | Yes buy it as you've convinced us it's the right bass for you.
If still in doubt, watch Ed Freidland- The bass whisperer's review of them on youtube.
Then buy it.
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11-11-2012, 02:52 AM
|  | 6 String Nut | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Santa Barbara, CA | | | Man EFF responsibility. No one needs to own a P bass. Not badmouthing them by any means but if you want a Stingray then get one! Stingrays are excellent bass guitars and if you know your way around EQ you can get pretty much any tone out of it...of course the Stingray will always excel at sounding like a Stingray though!
Basically, BUY THE RAY
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11-11-2012, 03:04 AM
| | Reggaefied User | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Swiss Alps | | | Drop the idea that you can in any way know what will suit you in the future, and forget about one bass forever.
Any decent bass that you like playing and sounds good to you will do for now, and by sticking to oft-recorded popular models you really aren't gambling that much about it's suitability for recording or live use.
Enjoy your purchase and welcome to the ride! |
11-11-2012, 03:36 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bergen Norway | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Stumbo Yah...it's not rocket surgery.... | Yeh, or brain science! |
11-11-2012, 04:41 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Dover, De | | | You've made your decision. Get the Ray now and the P next year. You could have been playing and fondling it.
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11-11-2012, 06:14 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wales, U.K | | | By the way, if you dig the wide, flat (thin front to back) neck of the stingray, you should check out the '62 AVRI or the American Special Fenders when you do eventually go P-bass shopping. They have necks of very similar measurements/feel.
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11-11-2012, 08:13 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: So Cal | | Quote:
Originally Posted by ubnomnar If you're set set on the Stingray you should probably close your thread about choosing between the two Precision models for your first bass.
I've owned a few of each and I currently prefer the Precision... but GAS is always in flux | Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Vee u have owned stingray classic? | Among others, I owned a tobacco burst Classic StingRay 4, birdseye maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, and the 2-band eq.
It probably won't make much difference which bass you start with as you will probably get the urge to try others.
Choosing a bass is a personal thing. I resisted owning a Precision Bass for many years and now they are my current favorite.
I still keep my eyes open for good deals on StingRays and will surely own a few more.
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