Recent content by Schpeaker

Could the sustain problem be due to the Drop-D tuner? For the boominess, play around with the EQ. This is a very different sounding bass from the Ray4. Abusing the bass knob can make it sound way too boomy. Also revisit your amp settings -- the tone you dialed in for the Ray4 may not work well...

Yes it’s an earlier version of the Ray4. I wouldn’t pay more than $200 for one.

To me this sounds like a P-bass (or neck pickup of a Jazz bass) with flats, tone all the way up, and played with a pick. Listen to the percussive attack around the 2:00 minute mark. Really does sound like a pick, no? Sadly my pick technique sucks, esp. with 16th notes. I’ve tried getting there...

It's more midrangey, less scooped than the Special. Probably from the serial wiring of the pickup. I'm comparing EQ-centered vs. EQ-centered on both basses. Once you start playing around with the EQ I'm sure there's regions where they overlap. I've received multiple comments from sound...

I went from a Ray4 to a Ray24 to a Ray34 to an EBMM StingRay Special. At one point I owned all 4. I haven't played a Ray2 but it seems pointless to me. It may be a decent bass, but without a preamp, it's not an "entry-point" to the StingRay line because it doesn't allow you to experiment with...

Ah yes, the eternal mystery of why other people aren’t as enlightened as me. Why would you assume that anyone looking for an affordable instrument has spent 4 figures on pedals and more on their amp? Maybe they haven't. Or maybe they are looking for a spare instrument that they are not anxious...

My main P-bass is an American Ultra-II which I find to be mostly wonderful. But I rehearse in lots of tight spaces where my basses bump into things a lot, so I needed a cheap rehearsal bass. My first attempt was a '90s fixer-upper Squier Affinity P. What a piece of junk. Even after the fixing...

How do you seal off the input jack hole on the side of the bass?

I would have to agree with this. The Special is a more "wide-band" instrument. And I have perceived its impact in a live setting. It's amazing in a song with tons of space, but in a busy rock song you have to play a delicate balance between being either inaudible in the mix or bulldozing over...

I watched the video. It's an excellent comparison with wonderful playing. I'm not hearing any more bass with the old StingRay. What I'm hearing is less mids. No matter where the EQ is, the Special has an additional dose of low-mids (maybe around 500Hz?) compared to the older model. That makes...

My main amp is a GK MB210 (original version, not mk-II) and I've been looking for a change in tonal character. We humans have flawed sensory memories, so the only way to truly compare things is to perform quick, back-to-back A/B comparisons. So that's exactly what I did. I auditioned the...

It's been almost 20 years, you probably can't hear those frequencies any more 🤣. Just like Leo Fender, which is probably why he kept bumping up the treble content of his basses over time 🤣.

I have two StingRay Specials, one with an Ebony fretboard and the other with a Maple. They do sound different. The Ebony one is way more snappy and resonant. It feels alive. The Maple feels dead in comparison. This is more evident when they aren't plugged in. However, CORRELATION IS NOT...

I don't care about your method or motivation. The evidence you uncovered is useful and helps this audience make informed decisions. Is it enough evidence to be considered statistically significant? Probably not. But it adds to the available data points, and that should be welcomed. FWIW my...

Singing along with the track is easy. They just use the vocal itself as a cue. They *think* they’re starting with the original vox but they actually start a fraction of a second after the original starts to sing. Take that original voice out — I did create some minus-one tracks for my buddy —...