I was a skeptic, until I picked a StingRay up. Then I bought one.
And BLACK AND MAPLE FTW!!
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Are EBMM Stingrays really that great??
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I was a skeptic, until I picked a StingRay up. Then I bought one.
And BLACK AND MAPLE FTW!!
I have owned a Bongo, Sterling and a Stingray as well as many other basses. I have to say that the only EBMM I have kept and plan to keep for the long term has been a Stingray 4HH. The one I have is a stealth model and I have added a Hipshot d-tuner. It's an awesome bass.
Stingrays are great basses and all they are cracked up to be. Lots of tonal possibilities, but will always retain a stingray flavor. Just like other makes and models have certain tonal flavor no matter how you eq it. Same reason a fender P sounds like a fender P, a jazz sounds like a jazz, etc. You can get a lot out of the eq and the pickup selector, even on the single H (the one I play). Don't crank all the tone knobs to 11. Start at the center detent and add or subtract small amounts and notice the difference. They are also quite responsive to playing style (touch) and location. Play a few and see how the feel and sound to you.
Yes....location, location, location. Moving your picking hand back and forth does seems to provide more tonal variation than the 3-way selector.
I find that I move up towards the neck when I'm playing mellowed stuff to get the warmth that everyone is talking about.
When I played in a funk band a couple years ago, I really discovered the benefits of a Stingray. The best word to describe it is: 'authority.' Words are only words though so go out and try one in a band setting if you can. All that stuff that the above posters are saying about cutting thru the mix is true- and all in a good way. And that goes for the sound guys in church, too- they love my SR5.
I find that I move up towards the neck when I'm playing mellowed stuff to get the warmth that everyone is talking about.
When I played in a funk band a couple years ago, I really discovered the benefits of a Stingray. The best word to describe it is: 'authority.' Words are only words though so go out and try one in a band setting if you can. All that stuff that the above posters are saying about cutting thru the mix is true- and all in a good way. And that goes for the sound guys in church, too- they love my SR5.
I own both as well. Both have great sounds. If you really want to cut through the mix....get a nice rig as well.
If my corvette was a 4, I'm not sure which I'd play more. But being in a hardcore band, I use the Stingray near exclusively unless I'm just jamming,
