Famous musicians who play Stingrays?

[Thunderchicken]

Dave LaRue from Dixie Dregs. Pino Palladino played a fretless one especially on Paul Young's "Everytime You Go Away" (one of the greatest fretless grooves ever!) Robert Trujillo was playing one for a long time. I believe Tony Kanal played a 'Ray til he switched to Yamaha as well.

 

[billiam5billion]

Nathan Maxwell from Flogging Molly, and he rocks it. Simple, tasteful, with HUGE tone.

 

[Orph]

Justin Chancellor used one before going over to Wal (Forty Six & Two is recorded using a Stingray).

 

[panama]

Todd "The Rod" Kowalski from Propagandhi is my fave Stingrayer

 

[billiam5billion]

Todd "The Rod" Kowalski from Propagandhi is my fave Stingrayer

That band got sooooo much better when he joined.

 

[eqvolvorama]

Can't believe I forgot Pino. For a 15 year span, having Pino Palladino play fretless Stingray on your record guaranteed you platinum and at least one Grammy nomination. Amazing playing and sound.

Tony Kanal played Stingray 5 on about half the songs on Return to Saturn and the Rock Steady album. Other than that he's straight Yamaha, first a BB1600 and then a BB3000. The man has great, great taste. He also likes nice basses, too.

 

[Corevalay]

The EBMM site has a great page that lists all their
artists

 

[panama]

That band got sooooo much better when he joined.

He definitely injected some much needed aggression into the mix. With his contributions they went from being a FatWreckChords punk band to their own monster. The music they write now is timeless punk rock/thrash.

 

[Clark Dark]

Nick Beggs

 

[billiam5billion]

He definitely injected some much needed aggression into the mix. With his contributions they went from being a FatWreckChords punk band to their own monster. The music they write now is timeless punk rock/thrash.

Chris Hannah's playing got way more ambitious when the bassist changed too.

 

[Fletz]

Justin Chancellor used one before going over to Wal (Forty Six & Two is recorded using a Stingray).

As a huge TOOL fan, I am disappointed in myself for not knowing that ... but it makes sense. It's got that sound. And, yeah, if I reached TOOL's level of success and fame, I'd go buy a Wal or two ...

 

[lowfreqgeek]

Gary Grainger
Mike Porcaro
Will Lee

Of course, none of those guys are known for playing a Stingray, but I've seen all three of them use one.

 

[themacinator]

Great list on the MM site and you can add me to it too.

 

[Eric Scholz]

Pretty much every bassist who was in a 90s pop punk band played a stingray before they got a custom P or J. Mark Hoppus and Mike Dirnt are the first 2 that come to mind.

Bassist of At the Drive In

Also, I know it's not the same, but the bassist of radiohead plays a Sterling, and when I had a StingRay it was always easy to duplicate his tone. (Specifically on their first two albums)

 

[mcnach]

The bassist from Seabass Kid
;-)

 

[jlepre]

The bassist from Cheryl Crow's band.

 

[AmadeusXeno]

John Myung from Dream Theater used one before he started playing a 6 string, and Jhonny Christ from Avenged Seven Fold uses one.

 

[Bogster]

As far as metal dudes go: Jim Sheppard from Nevermore and Jason Newsted apparently did/does at one time.

Rob Trujillo uses one pretty regularly. In fact, he can be seen in Some Kind of Monster auditioning for Metallica with a 'ray fiver.

 

[sockdeluxe_mike]

Kim Deal from the Pixies alternates between a Stingray and a P Bass.

 

[sgtpepper]

Mike Herrera from MXPX, and he owns like a hundred.

I know, not a great band or bassist but that was the kind of "punk" stuff I used to listen back in my Junior High days. I loved to play 'Chick Magnet'... great, simple, funny bassline.