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09-03-2011, 10:46 PM
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Been wanting a stingray for while now. For the tone and the looks. But, as with a lot of people at the moment, I'm skint.
MusicMan = Too Much
Sterling = Too Much
SUB = Too Much
OLP = Not too much, but they're hard to find.
So I was thinking about getting this bass ( Westfield B5000 Musicman Bass van Westfield - Vibes Music - Online music equipment & sheet). To me, it looks pretty decent (Hardware, finish etc.) I was thinking about getting then putting that seymour duncan MM pickup in. I quite like how its a vol and tone for each coil, instead of a 3 band pre-amp.
What do you think, guys? Anyone on here had any experiences with Westfield basses?
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09-03-2011, 10:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cairns, Australia | | | By the time you paid for the Westfield, and a SD pickup, wouldn't you be getting close the the price of a SBMM Ray34? Even a second hand one? Plus you're going to want a pre amp in there if you want that Stingray tone.
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09-03-2011, 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Down_Low  By the time you paid for the Westfield, and a SD pickup, wouldn't you be getting close the the price of a SBMM Ray34? Even a second hand one? Plus you're going to want a pre amp in there if you want that Stingray tone. | A Sterling Ray34 goes for almost 600 quid. And I don't think I've ever seen a used one in the UK (In America, you probably think them used all the time). The westfield is 170 and the mm pickup is about 70. 240 quid isn't close to 600, in my eyes. I don't want to sound like a dick, I appreciate the suggestion, but it would take me years to save up 600 quid (I'm only a jobless teen).
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09-03-2011, 11:15 PM
|  | America's Favorite Hot Dog! | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CHI/NWI | | | For 169 quid, it's not bad. I would definitely trek down to the shop and play one first. Use the money you were going to spend on a SD pickup to put towards an advanced bass, it's not gonna do you much good in this bass. |
09-03-2011, 11:41 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Upstate, South Carolina | | | You'll need to factor in a replacement preamp too. That's a must have, probably more important than the pickup.
I wouldn't call that bass a 'Stingray copy'. I'd call it 'some bass that looks somewhat like a Stingray'.
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09-04-2011, 12:43 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK | | If I were you I'd be looking at an OLP. They're not that hard to find (there's one on ebay at the moment and one here, both in the UK).
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09-04-2011, 12:46 AM
| | | Ibanez ATK sound a lot like Rays dont they? Maybe check out one of those 
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09-04-2011, 01:02 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southwest Virginia | | | How much do you want the REAL MusicMan tone?
As someone who's tried all the shortcuts (SUB, OLP, etc), let me testify: There is NO substitute for the real deal. Some of those others do come close, but I have found — through thorough research — that there is no substitute for the real thing if you want that sound. Do whatever you have to do to get a real one. You won't regret it.
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09-04-2011, 01:10 AM
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09-04-2011, 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by TimWilson How much do you want the REAL MusicMan tone?
As someone who's tried all the shortcuts (SUB, OLP, etc), let me testify: There is NO substitute for the real deal. Some of those others do come close, but I have found — through thorough research — that there is no substitute for the real thing if you want that sound. Do whatever you have to do to get a real one. You won't regret it. | Well he said he's a jobless teen, so about all he could do is something illegal to get that kind of money, which he could very well end up regretting in the prison shower. |
09-04-2011, 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by BassPenguin22 Ibanez ATK sound a lot like Rays dont they? Maybe check out one of those | This is something to consider. This may be as close as you can come, they come up pretty cheap sometimes. |
09-04-2011, 06:36 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Albury, Australia | | Quote:
Originally Posted by BassPenguin22 Ibanez ATK sound a lot like Rays dont they? Maybe check out one of those | +1. Amazing basses. Closest you'll get to the "Real" MM Tone in your price range. I haven't tried Westfield Basses.
However - OLP's are kinda off from the musicman tone. Their about just over halfway there. SUB'S are closer, and SBMM's are very, very close, IMO. YMMV
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09-04-2011, 06:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chicago, IL | | Quote:
Originally Posted by TimWilson How much do you want the REAL MusicMan tone?
As someone who's tried all the shortcuts (SUB, OLP, etc), let me testify: There is NO substitute for the real deal. Some of those others do come close, but I have found — through thorough research — that there is no substitute for the real thing if you want that sound. Do whatever you have to do to get a real one. You won't regret it. | I agree
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