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EBMM StingRay Special Club

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Those are my rays, shot when I got the Special :)

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Richard I said:
Do you find the first 2 positions (on a single H Special) of the switch being useful?

I still haven't found the right compromise in order to get a decent sound, ending always up with the "standard" (switch oriented to the bridge) sound :sour:
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I have a couple SR 5 Specials and I always have the selector closest to the bridge. It's one of the big reasons I talked myself into buying the DarkRay 5 white sparkle. Even if I don't get a lot of use out of the Darkglass effects I'm not using the other selector positions anyways and that white sparkle is killer!
 
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Richard I said:
Do you find the first 2 positions (on a single H Special) of the switch being useful?

I still haven't found the right compromise in order to get a decent sound, ending always up with the "standard" (switch oriented to the bridge) sound :sour:
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I can work with any of the positions. On the Non-Special in my avatar, the middle position(Series w/Filter) sounds really good, not much volume drop like some of the other SR5 I've had. My Special sounds good there too, but needs more EQ. Usually though, I gravitate towards the Series position as it just seems to set in the mix the best for me.
 
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Interesting to me that the H models seem to be the clear favorite in this thread. That's cool, I get that there are tones I can't quite get from my HH's. Nice to have the options available to us.

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And, it gives me the option of getting a single H somewhere down the line to bround out my collection. :D
 
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Until recently, Position 2 (outer coils) had been the one I use least, on both my 2007 (ceramic) and on my 2019 Special. But I've been learning up like that one more and am using it more often.

To be honest, I actually do use all five switch positions at a gig now. Well, at least I intend to. Sometimes I forget about it and leave the switch where it was when we start the next song, but that's not a big deal. I find all five options very usable.

My favorite, though, is Position 4, inner coils. I could do a whole gig with that setting and have a big smile on my face the whole time.
 
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dave64o said:
Until recently, Position 2 (outer coils) had been the one I use least, on both my 2007 (ceramic) and on my 2019 Special. But I've been learning up like that one more and am using it more often.

To be honest, I actually do use all five switch positions at a gig now. Well, at least I intend to. Sometimes I forget about it and leave the switch where it was when we start the next song, but that's not a big deal. I find all five options very usable.

My favorite, though, is Position 4, inner coils. I could do a whole gig with that setting and have a big smile on my face the whole time.
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I also like Position 4 the best. I also use Position 3 quite a bit as it goes well with my band and hits pretty hard through my Orange rig.
 
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My go to in-your-face rock sound is position 4, inner coils. I like the upper mid aggression. 3 is the smoothest sounding to me. 5 has a big bottom, a mid-scoop, and the high mid gank, like a precision in some respects. 2 sounds most like a jazz bass full on. 1 is 1, the StingRay sound.
 
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Stranger Danger said:
Definitely prefer the HH
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I definitely prefer having both. I like position 2 and 4 on the HH (not so hot on 3 and 5) but I'll stick to my guns that the H sounds superior bridge pickup only but this is dependant on playing style. I say this because if you are just gently using your fingers or thumbing along etc as one may in country music for an example you may not hear a difference. I play that way perhaps 3 percent of the time but I mostly play classic rock from 70's and 80's and give the string a quick strike quick release with my middle finger. This acts like a piano hammer turning the Stingray into a different animal. This is where I am finding the downright nastiness, sustain of the H separating itself from my HH.
 
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Moonskunk said:
I definitely prefer having both. I like position 2 and 4 on the HH (not so hot on 3 and 5) but I'll stick to my guns that the H sounds superior bridge pickup only but this is dependant on playing style. I say this because if you are just gently using your fingers or thumbing along etc as one may in country music for an example you may not hear a difference. I play that way perhaps 3 percent of the time but I mostly play classic rock from 70's and 80's and give the string a quick strike quick release with my middle finger. This acts like a piano hammer turning the Stingray into a different animal. This is where I am finding the downright nastiness, sustain of the H separating itself from my HH.
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Interesting that you refer to the sustain of he H version. Do you notice a difference in how the note rings out?
 

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