Simple question for Stingray 5 users

[MattyH]

Hey all. Quick question for you Stingray 5ers.

Long story short, I owned a Stingray 5 back in 2005, sold it to a friend, and just bought it back. Love the feeling, love the easy playability, it's beautiful...I love this bass!

My question - Since I owned it the first time, I have had many different amp configurations. It was probably all Hartke back then, but now I'm on Ampeg cabs and Hartke LH1000 heads. My Jazz sounds amazing through my rig. I love my rig. The Stingray is just a taaaad muddy now. It has brand new DR's, and I set everything flat on it. I also have the Hartke LH1000 head totally flat as well. What are some settings you guys use on your Stingray 5 that have really worked out well for you? I don't want to change the head settings because it works perfect for all my Jazz basses. I should say, I know nothing is wrong with the bass. It's in brand new condition and was, and has been very very well taken care of.

Thanks!

[danomite64]

My Stingrays sounded best through my Mesa/Boogie 400+/4-10 Diesel and Ampeg SVT/2-10 & 15 rigs.


Then again, so did all my other basses.......

[MattyH]

Originally Posted by danomite64

My Stingrays sounded best through my Mesa/Boogie 400+/4-10 Diesel and Ampeg SVT/2-10 & 15 rigs.


Then again, so did all my other basses.......

Haha I had a chance to snag a 400+ real cheap at a local GC and I missed my chance! What settings did you use on the actual bass? Trebs mids bass

[MattyH]

Bump for some simple suggestions!

[kjpollo]

You said everything is EQ'd flat on the bass itself? Since you dont want to mess with your amp settings, there are 2 things I'd try on the bass itself:
1- cut the bass (but just a little)
2- boost the mids. Personally, I'd avoid boosting the highs if at all possible because you have a bass with the pickup close to the bridge and I think adding more highs would make the sound clanky and brittle.

You do have the single-pickup version, right?

[MattyH]

Originally Posted by kjpollo

You said everything is EQ'd flat on the bass itself? Since you dont want to mess with your amp settings, there are 2 things I'd try on the bass itself:
1- cut the bass (but just a little)
2- boost the mids. Personally, I'd avoid boosting the highs if at all possible because you have a bass with the pickup close to the bridge and I think adding more highs would make the sound clanky and brittle.

You do have the single-pickup version, right?

Yup, single Pup version. I'll roll both the bass and treb off a bit with the mids boosted until I find a desirable tone. I'll try this out. Thanks!

[nukes_da_bass]

Why would you not EQ the amp? Amp EQ is more important to the overall sound IMO

[MattyH]

Originally Posted by nukes_da_bass

Why would you not EQ the amp? Amp EQ is more important to the overall sound IMO

True, but the amp settings I have now are tone gold for my other basses (AVRI 62 Jazz, Am Standard Jazz, and Mexi Standard Jazz). I can't tell you how crystal clear my other basses are with the flat amp settings. I can't really be re-EQing the head when I switch basses. It's usually gotta be a quick switch, and I just don't have the time to EQ the head back and forth. I need all the basses ready to play with one head setting staying put. I need to be able to find a good setting on the Stingray 5 itself. I'll say it's not terrible. It still sounds great. I just need suggestions on some settings on the bass to maybe clean it up a bit. Another problem with adjusting the head when I switch is, with the wedding jobs, sometimes I'm not in reaching distance to my head.