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corvette $$ or stingray double
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I've played both and have a $$ at home. Trust me, you can get every sound the Stingray has got plus a whole load more thanks to each pickup having independant series/parallel/single switching plus a pickup blend pot. The Stingray is a great bass but the $$ is a monster, it really is, it eats Stingrays for lunch
Why indeed. Just try them both and bring home the one you like. Two different bass in tone and feel.
I would surely go with the stingray.
I'm a sterling user myself.
Still, they're quite different animals, each their own, I just somehow see the stingray a better long term investment
I'm a sterling user myself.
Still, they're quite different animals, each their own, I just somehow see the stingray a better long term investment
The $$ is a mean bass, real agressive with a lot of tonal choices, where as I find the Rays to be more of a one trick pony. I really liked the $$, but I don't like the neck, so and I know this is not one of the choices, but try a Bongo HH. IMHO as agressive as a $$
not as many tonal choices as a $$ but more than a Ray. I've heard the $$ live a few times, and it got kind of lost in the mix, it could be the tone that the people who were using them had it set at, but the first time I heard the Bongo, I was like "that's it", a month later I had one. If you are just choosing between the Ray, and the $$, then I'd take the $$. I still may get one if i can get use to the neck. If it were a woman she'd be a bad B..ch
not as many tonal choices as a $$ but more than a Ray. I've heard the $$ live a few times, and it got kind of lost in the mix, it could be the tone that the people who were using them had it set at, but the first time I heard the Bongo, I was like "that's it", a month later I had one. If you are just choosing between the Ray, and the $$, then I'd take the $$. I still may get one if i can get use to the neck. If it were a woman she'd be a bad B..ch
I own both and I wouldn't say one is better than the other. The SR neck has a wide flat profile, the Wick is fatter, although I don't find it "baseball bat" fat. The Wick's MEC pu's are more aggresive sounding, the SR more traditional with the Alnico's. Both can claim top quality workmanship. Be aware the Wick's finish is much more vulnarable to nicks. Also be aware that although they both run 2 humbuckers, the difference in pu placement give them 2 very different sounds. I use the SR for the more traditional 60's 70's classic sound and the Wick for the more contemporary. Could I use the Wick for the classic covers, absolutely. A buddy of mine who turned me on to the Wick uses it exclusively for classic rock.
What everyone is or should tell you is you really have to try them both to get the sound and feel of both. If I had to pick only one? whew... don't have to.
p.s., what Woody357 said about the Bongo. Own that too and it is the best sounding, most versatile bass on the market today, IMHO. If you can get past the difference in design, the Bongo is tough to beat.
What everyone is or should tell you is you really have to try them both to get the sound and feel of both. If I had to pick only one? whew... don't have to.
p.s., what Woody357 said about the Bongo. Own that too and it is the best sounding, most versatile bass on the market today, IMHO. If you can get past the difference in design, the Bongo is tough to beat.
Other than the fact they both have two humbuckers, I don't see where there is a basis for direct comparison. It's not like Lull versus Sadowsky. I like both, if I had to choose, I would get an Ernie Ball, but that does not mean the $$ isn't a great bass.
