Stingray for jazz.?

Infidelity · #1 07-03-2010, 02:18 PM

Will it blend through.? Also does anyone have a clip of stingray with a jazz band.? Any recommended settings too.?

Btw I own a Classic SR5..

**Freddels** · #2 07-03-2010, 02:31 PM

It'll sound fine for jazz so long as to tone down the highs on it. The classic series already have a nice deep tone.

I found this example of the SR5.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXDUl...eature=channel

phillipkregg · #3 07-03-2010, 02:40 PM

Yup, you can play a Stingray in jazz, country, blues, latin, classical, rock, funk, soul, raggae, etc, etc,...

Don't believe me? Than listen to Ed Friedland:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJN72FvjST0

Jimmy Stump · #4 07-03-2010, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Infidelity

Will it blend through.? Also does anyone have a clip of stingray with a jazz band.? Any recommended settings too.?

Btw I own a Classic SR5..

The dude from Sade's band makes a stingray sing.

ugly_bassplayer · #5 07-03-2010, 04:06 PM

I did it for years , no problems.
Just roll off some highs, put some flats on.

It's all in the hands buddy,

christoph h. · #6 07-03-2010, 04:29 PM

i didn't even need to put on flats...

ugly_bassplayer · #7 07-03-2010, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by christoph h.

i didn't even need to put on flats...

It's just that I love flats, I was also playing in a straight ahead settings, not jazz fusion.

christoph h. · #8 07-04-2010, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by ugly_bassplayer

It's just that I love flats, I was also playing in a straight ahead settings, not jazz fusion.

well, i have flats on my precision. i also played straight ahead stuff, old standards even (old devil moon, etc), no fusion.

i just wanted to add that in my opinion, flats aren't neccessary.

i can say that my mindset is different when playing electric bass vs acoustic bass. with bass guitar i think more "anthony jackson".

-=DanAtkinson=- · #9 07-04-2010, 06:15 AM

You can play any style of music with any bass. And you get 1000 bonus points for playing a style of music with a bass not typically associated with that style of music. For instance, a fretless J with flats for metal, etc.

Using a non-traditional tone can open up creative possibilities.

plangentmusic · #10 07-04-2010, 06:32 AM

Switch the toggle forward and roll off the highs and you can get a nice jazz tone. If you can swing, it'll sound good.

Tampabass · #11 07-04-2010, 06:44 AM

+1* My Sting Ray was my go-to bass for 20+ years. I played it on straight-ahead jazz, rock, fusion, blues, jamband, African, church music and more.

Only setting it wasn't right for: Bluegrass. Then again, electric bass never sounds right with bluegrass. Upright all the way for that music. I didn't say it can't be done, just that electric sounds wrong in bluegrass, IMO.

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Originally Posted by -=DanAtkinson=-

You can play any style of music with any bass. And you get 1000 bonus points for playing a style of music with a bass not typically associated with that style of music. For instance, a fretless J with flats for metal, etc.

Using a non-traditional tone can open up creative possibilities.