Kicking in my vote towards the Stingray. I'm a jazz and Ric guy. 
The ray I played sounded beautiful, I may get one myself!
The ray I played sounded beautiful, I may get one myself!
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3 basses in mind but which one
- Thread starter Justice4trance
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I'm getting the wick fna jazzman and the empathy out of my list.
I want a fiver which can be used in very versatile ways but the classic ray 4 does not land so often in my local stores here in singapore.
The sterling 5 HH is series mode with pick up selectors, sometimes i want warmer tones but i do believe in my fingers to produce that.
And when thoughts of narrowing down has ended, now my favourite bass seller mention he mighr have a tobias basic 5
Oh well, happy thoughts for now and thank God basses in Singapore does not get snapped up so quickly
Thank you.
I want a fiver which can be used in very versatile ways but the classic ray 4 does not land so often in my local stores here in singapore.
The sterling 5 HH is series mode with pick up selectors, sometimes i want warmer tones but i do believe in my fingers to produce that.
And when thoughts of narrowing down has ended, now my favourite bass seller mention he mighr have a tobias basic 5
Oh well, happy thoughts for now and thank God basses in Singapore does not get snapped up so quickly
Thank you.
You already have a Warwick so why stack? The cool thing about the Stingray is just how versatile it is - everything from the mellow, for Soul and R&B and whatnot (just throw flats on it) IF you ever go down the route, but it bites hard with rounds, overdrive. Rex from Pantera used it at one point. I think the guys in LPK and A7X used it as well, assuming you care, since you're planning to do 90s onward.
TL;DR: Stingray all day
TL;DR: Stingray all day
Actually very happy already for now...narrowing down towards a bass guitar which is an active fiver with eq options for switching on the fly for 3 sets a night cover gigs...thats practicality in my brain.
But my heart wants the stingray classic 4
Since i'm not so much of a gigging musician and as a proud member of talkbass, i will follow my GAS, tge stingray classic 4
I will upload my pic when i get it. Thank you fellow talkbass friends for the advise!
But my heart wants the stingray classic 4
Since i'm not so much of a gigging musician and as a proud member of talkbass, i will follow my GAS, tge stingray classic 4
I will upload my pic when i get it. Thank you fellow talkbass friends for the advise!
A MM HH offers lots of great sounds. The H is a little harder. I have both. Bass is Bass though, any of those will work w eq so get what you like to see and feel.
Have you considered the EBMM Bongo? I got to play one not too long ago and the sound was pretty killer!
I had one Bongo 4H with piezo before.
Also had EBMM stingray 4H and 5H previously..so going towards basses i never had before
And its what my heart desires..those mute, string through body and 2 band eq..Get the RAY 4, you know it makes sense
But if i have a change of heart(very often), there's always evil bay and classified
You can't go wrong with a Stingray. It'll do almost anything. Like the PBass, it just slots neatly into the mix 99% of the time. Listen to Tony Levin if you want to hear the incredible range of tones the Ray can deliver.
As an owner of a Reverend Rumblefish 5L and a Warwick Thumb 5BO and several Stingrays I speak from experience when I say I don't think you can get a more complementary sounding bass than the traditional Stingray you've selected.
There's something special about the single pickup 2 band Ray that just trumps the 3 band Rays in my book. I find it easier to quickly dial in any sound I want with the 2 band. I'm forever fiddling with the 3 band trying to get the right sound.
Another plus on any Stingray is string selection. Of all the basses I own, I find my Rays to be the most responsive to string changes. Since I'm usually after a little less top end and a clearly defined but thick bottom end I normally put Black Beauties on my Rays. But with flats they'll out thump a P bass and with Cobalts or Stainless rounds they'll hit crystal clear piano highs like my Alembics. Every good bass collection should have a Ray.
And to keep the GAS flowing - after your Stingray purchase you'll really need a Thunderbird to round out your choices.
There's something special about the single pickup 2 band Ray that just trumps the 3 band Rays in my book. I find it easier to quickly dial in any sound I want with the 2 band. I'm forever fiddling with the 3 band trying to get the right sound.
Another plus on any Stingray is string selection. Of all the basses I own, I find my Rays to be the most responsive to string changes. Since I'm usually after a little less top end and a clearly defined but thick bottom end I normally put Black Beauties on my Rays. But with flats they'll out thump a P bass and with Cobalts or Stainless rounds they'll hit crystal clear piano highs like my Alembics. Every good bass collection should have a Ray.
And to keep the GAS flowing - after your Stingray purchase you'll really need a Thunderbird to round out your choices.
I should get an eye exam because I think a Status bass, made primarily of graphite with active electronics, is going to sound "hi-fi" in a way that basses from the 40's didn't, and because you don't like the FNA Jazzman? I'm not sure I'm following you.
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I have also reviewed myself ...less knobs will be better as I found out my eq adjustments capability on the fly suck, not during rehearsals but when playing live in a big PA environment, not often but that 8 or nine times in life.
It's almost set and forget situations for me most times as I've ever fiddled and became insecure for that one set...
It's almost set and forget situations for me most times as I've ever fiddled and became insecure for that one set...
I should get an eye exam because I think a Status bass, made primarily of graphite with active electronics, is going to sound "hi-fi" in a way that basses from the 40's didn't, and because you don't like the FNA Jazzman? I'm not sure I'm following you.
I noticed someone before (you?) mistaking his "top 40's..." as 40's music. Top 40 from the 90's onward is what he meant. When shocked, read twice for clarity.
