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View Poll Results: should I buy a P, 'Ray or fretless? | |
P
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'Ray
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fretless
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10-28-2010, 03:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal | | | should I get a P, a 'Ray or a fretless?
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right now I have a warwick streamer LX, and have been GASing about P's, 'Rays and fretless, and can't decide on one.
I'm starting to fall in love with the magic of the P, the passive workhorse that withstands every horror you submit it to and asks for more.
The 'ray gives me one of those heavenly tones that make me drool and drive me apesh*t when playing with the band. It's loud, sounds great, looks great, it's got mojo even when new.
and then comes the fretless. sweet mellow tones perfect for those smooth songs, jams and many more.
the fretless gives me a sound that none of the others can give, but on the other hand I'd just fiddle with it at home, since the tone of a fretted fits better with the band. maybe a fretless and have a fret installed at the bottom of the fretboard?
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10-28-2010, 03:44 PM
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10-28-2010, 03:48 PM
| | | | indeed I guess you have a hard time choosing...those are 3 completely different basses! |
10-28-2010, 03:48 PM
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10-28-2010, 03:49 PM
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10-28-2010, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Gord_oh  | forgot to mention: the P bass would probably be a squier CV, red fiesta.
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10-28-2010, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 15000volts forgot to mention: the P bass would probably be a squier CV, red fiesta. | even better. those are great basses, youll love it. |
10-28-2010, 03:53 PM
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10-28-2010, 03:55 PM
| | | | I just took possession of a EBMM Stingray. My go to basses have been a '77 Ric 4001 and a MIA P-bass w/ Seymour-Duncan Vintage pickups. Played the Ray last night w/ the guys. I really, really liked it. I mean a lot. I thought that the Ric could cut through the mix but the Ray put her to shame. Wow.
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10-28-2010, 03:56 PM
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10-28-2010, 04:01 PM
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10-28-2010, 04:01 PM
| | | | Your question reminds me of that old chestnut: "Is it faster by plane or New York?"
A P, a fretless, and a 'Ray, aren't even close for comparison!
That said, the 'Ray seems to make you happy and you'd use it in a gigging context. The other two just sound like GAS. |
10-28-2010, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by ThudThudThud
A P, a fretless, and a 'Ray, aren't even close for comparison!
That said, the 'Ray seems to make you happy and you'd use it in a gigging context. The other two just sound like GAS.
| the P is just pure GAS. the 'Ray I'd use with the band with no issue at all, just some time to get comfortable with the wide fretboard(the wick is narrow, which i prefer) If adding a fret at the bottom of a fretless fretboard could maintain it's mwah factor while adding the snap of slap&pop, the fretless would get a lot of playing, even with the band
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10-28-2010, 04:25 PM
| | | | I'd posted before the poll showed up. Looks like the voting so far is leaning on the 'Ray...
Why not just get an SX P as well as the Ray? Won't be much more, and it will help you decide if you want a 'real' P in the future. |
10-28-2010, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by ThudThudThud I'd posted before the poll showed up. Looks like the voting so far is leaning on the 'Ray...
Why not just get an SX P as well as the Ray? Won't be much more, and it will help you decide if you want a 'real' P in the future. | because i don't really like to buy online except from musicstore or thomman, which don't sell SX and because i have a very short budget. I'll save until I have enough for one of those, of course, I'll spend more or less according with what model of the decided type pleases me more
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10-28-2010, 04:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Annapolis, Maryland | | | If I had to choose between the 3 I would take the Ray..but I would take a good J-Bass over any of them any day!! |
10-28-2010, 04:46 PM
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10-28-2010, 04:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Morning Beer Fretless ray? | that's a nice ideia, but i don't think that would give me the tone i want for a fretless. I want a mellow dark sound, as round as it gets. i like to hear jaco's bark, but playing it, not so much
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10-28-2010, 04:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Joao Pessoa, Brazil | | | For the price of a 'ray you can get a nice Squier CV P, a Squier VM fretless J and some nice pedals.
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