EBMM StingRay Special Club

[tremor100]

They certainly won‘t, because that’s where they came from and literally had to change it because of copyrights. If you are interested look for Sandberg Jazz Bass V1 or old version. Maybe you‘ll find something used.

But the new version is actually really comfortable to play!

I find this really curious.. could be a matter that they just wanted to avoid and threat or possibility of a legal battle but how is it that every other company like lakland, Surh, Schecter ect ect copy P and JBass bodies pretty much line for line but Sandberg got in trouble. I thought it mostly came down to headstock. Interesting non-the less!

 

[_Obra_]

I hope I'm not boring, but here's another quick demo of one of my favorite basses

 

[Mike Vee]

Messing with it right now lol... some of the option charges seem a bit wierd to me lol.. there seems to be a programming / QA error on their part for some of the options:

Finish:

Plain clearcoat natural is one of the most expensive finishes lol?! is this just because they will have to pick a nicer peice of wood since its clear? How could spraying clear be more cost/effort than spraying a burst or sparkle coat with then layers of clear?


Neck:

Sometimes when i select SLO the price stays the same... othertimes it changes to 100 more, personally i dont get why there would be a price difference either way but yea... more intersting though:

Change neck wood from roasted maple to flamed roasted maple, you get a $300+ upcharge...but if i change the fingerboard to ebony, then go back and switch it from maple to roasted maple, it actually flips it and its cheaper to get roasted flamed maple lmfao.

Im getting similar things only sometimes when i select my inlays... sometimes blocks is somehow the cheapest, and the blank one is somehow the most expensive even though that should in theory be cheaper than the standard dots.. other times i reset my build with differnet options and the price doesnt change.

All this to say, i don't get the feeling this was QA'd very well... id suggest both using this to your advantage while it lasts and simitaneously triple checking your options and choosing the options in a differnet order to make sure your not getting incorrectly upcharged for something that should be the less costly option.

yea it's not a very great configurator honestly. the way the zoom and orientation of the pic works is very annoying

 

[TheKillersFan]

Question: is there a common consensus on what the sweet spot is when playing with picks? I know that for PBass it’s right behind the pickup

 

[tremor100]

Question: is there a common consensus on what the sweet spot is when playing with picks? I know that for PBass it’s right behind the pickup

Everything is subjective but ive almost never seen anyone (or at least not commonly) playing with a pick above the neck or Pbass pickup lol.. usually its overtop of the bridge pickup or just above if you have a jazz bass.

IMO if your using a pick its probbably for 1 of 3 reasons:

1) You want a more agressive consistant attack tone- play closer the bridge PU for brighter attack
2) You are playing something really fast - Play closer to the bridge for tighter attack and string tension.
3) You just prefer playing with a pick or can't play well with your fingers.... play near the bridge pickup and roll off the tone if you dont want a bright tone

 

[johniecid]

Hey all, recently got my first StingRay, a 4HH Special. For the first coule months I was really rocking position because that's the sound I fell in love with. However, I've noticed there's a hum in positions 2, 3, and 5. 1 and 4 are dead silent. Could anyone offer any suggestions? I've emailed Customer Service but waiting to hear back.

Signal: Bass -> Fender Super Bassman (Input 2, -6db and vintage channel set flat) -> Fender Bassman 610Neo.

I've used same set up with a Fender MIJ Jaguar (model with 2 Js) and Fender Player Jaguar (DiMarzio Model P+J) and have had zero issues. I also plugged the bass into a combo in another room and into a battery power amp plug to try to rule out any electrical or room interference.

 

[_Obra_]

Hey all, recently got my first StingRay, a 4HH Special. For the first coule months I was really rocking position because that's the sound I fell in love with. However, I've noticed there's a hum in positions 2, 3, and 5. 1 and 4 are dead silent. Could anyone offer any suggestions? I've emailed Customer Service but waiting to hear back.

Signal: Bass -> Fender Super Bassman (Input 2, -6db and vintage channel set flat) -> Fender Bassman 610Neo.

I've used same set up with a Fender MIJ Jaguar (model with 2 Js) and Fender Player Jaguar (DiMarzio Model P+J) and have had zero issues. I also plugged the bass into a combo in another room and into a battery power amp plug to try to rule out any electrical or room interference.

Do You have a Ground switch on your Fender Super Bassman? It can be easy as that.

 

[ics1974]

Hey all, recently got my first StingRay, a 4HH Special. For the first coule months I was really rocking position because that's the sound I fell in love with. However, I've noticed there's a hum in positions 2, 3, and 5. 1 and 4 are dead silent. Could anyone offer any suggestions? I've emailed Customer Service but waiting to hear back.

Signal: Bass -> Fender Super Bassman (Input 2, -6db and vintage channel set flat) -> Fender Bassman 610Neo.

I've used same set up with a Fender MIJ Jaguar (model with 2 Js) and Fender Player Jaguar (DiMarzio Model P+J) and have had zero issues. I also plugged the bass into a combo in another room and into a battery power amp plug to try to rule out any electrical or room interference.

Make sure the pickups are working correctly. tap on the pole pieces with a screwdriver to see if they make a sound through the amp. Do this for each pickup switch setting.
1- bridge pickup both sides of pole pieces (bridge only) should make sound
2- outer coils only on both pickups
3- all coils
4- inner coils only (both pickups)
5- neck coils only

 

[Stevorebob]

Hey all, recently got my first StingRay, a 4HH Special. For the first coule months I was really rocking position because that's the sound I fell in love with. However, I've noticed there's a hum in positions 2, 3, and 5. 1 and 4 are dead silent. Could anyone offer any suggestions? I've emailed Customer Service but waiting to hear back.

Signal: Bass -> Fender Super Bassman (Input 2, -6db and vintage channel set flat) -> Fender Bassman 610Neo.

I've used same set up with a Fender MIJ Jaguar (model with 2 Js) and Fender Player Jaguar (DiMarzio Model P+J) and have had zero issues. I also plugged the bass into a combo in another room and into a battery power amp plug to try to rule out any electrical or room interference.

Make sure the pickups are working correctly. tap on the pole pieces with a screwdriver to see if they make a sound through the amp. Do this for each pickup switch setting.
1- bridge pickup both sides of pole pieces (bridge only) should make sound
2- outer coils only on both pickups
3- all coils
4- inner coils only (both pickups)
5- neck coils only

This. And that hum is evident in positions 2, 3 and 5, means that the outer coil of the neck pickup seems to have failed. Bring the bass to an EBMM-authorized service center to get a replacement EBMM pickup installed.

 

[Jeff K]

I hope I'm not boring, but here's another quick demo of one of my favorite basses

Not boring at all, and what a beautiful bass!

 

[Pet Sounds]

I hope I'm not boring, but here's another quick demo of one of my favorite basses

Nah, your videos are never boring. Great playing. Hearing this is further evidence that Specials can cop the classic StingRay sound just fine.

 

[Todd Hamby]

I hope I'm not boring, but here's another quick demo of one of my favorite basses

Awesome playing!

 

[_Obra_]

Awesome playing!

Thanks...btw, I'm regular on Your YT cahannel

 

[Todd Hamby]

@_Obra_ thank you so much!

 

[johniecid]

Do You have a Ground switch on your Fender Super Bassman? It can be easy as that.

No ground switch on the Super Bassmans. I had to double check to remind myself because I've had it for so long and have never needed to consider it.

 

[johniecid]

Make sure the pickups are working correctly. tap on the pole pieces with a screwdriver to see if they make a sound through the amp. Do this for each pickup switch setting.
1- bridge pickup both sides of pole pieces (bridge only) should make sound
2- outer coils only on both pickups
3- all coils
4- inner coils only (both pickups)
5- neck coils only

This. And that hum is evident in positions 2, 3 and 5, means that the outer coil of the neck pickup seems to have failed. Bring the bass to an EBMM-authorized service center to get a replacement EBMM pickup installed.

Thank you both. When I get home from work tonight I will do this test. I was given the bass as a Christmas present from my parents (ironically, I had purchased a bass for my dad for Christmas too!). They ordered it from Sweetwater (I live in Canton, Oh). Does anyone know of a place in North East Ohio?

Thanks for all the help guys.

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

 

[Jeff K]

The last bass I bought was a 2023 Special (Burnt Ends 4-string HH). Came with the tort guard. I bought a 3-ply black/white/black in case I feel like switching up on occasion. Terrible pics of a bass that looks better in real life. And bear in mind, the plastic is still on the black pickguard, so it will be glossier when I put it on.

I really like the look of either one of them. So it'll just be a matter of switching them when I get the urge to.

 

[lordradish]

Well, did the first gig with the new 5HH tonight. I am so glad I didn't listen to the HH naysayers out there, as the neck pickup in various combinations absolutely KILLS it on jazz stuff. It's a Fender Rhodes trio, so we cover a lot of jazz and funky jazz. HH was perfect. For the more trad stuff, I went back and forth between positons 4 and 5, and when we went funky, I just went with the classic Ray sound. So glad I got it.

With the new custom shop open, it is a daily struggle to not pull the trigger on a 5 HH fretless. I'm sure I will by the end of the year, godless willing.

 

[walking_line]

The last bass I bought was a 2023 Special (Burnt Ends 4-string HH). Came with the tort guard. I bought a 3-ply black/white/black in case I feel like switching up on occasion. Terrible pics of a bass that looks better in real life. And bear in mind, the plastic is still on the black pickguard, so it will be glossier when I put it on.

I really like the look of either one of them. So it'll just be a matter of switching them when I get the urge to.
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Dressed to kill in black!