BobDeRosa
Commercial User
- May 16, 2012
- 2,444
- 4,402
- Disclosures
- Owner, Tritone Jazz Fantasy Camps
Faulty comparison. Maybe you're just more of a StingRay guy than a P guy.
Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
Hate to confess this.
- Thread starter bigdaddybass12
- Start date
I have basses I enjoy the sound of more than my P-bass, but my P-bass is a pretty nice example of a P-bass. She's a nice bass.
I've been borrowing a friend's Ray4 and am in love with the tone. I like it better than my SBMM short scale Ray. I just wish it were as easy to play.
I recently hosted a stage at a local festival where the best bass tone I heard the whole event was from a G&L Kiloton. I think the close cousins of the originals were, in fact, improvements! (now I'll get banned with you!)
try 63CS pups, just did a PJ build with those..they are very nice.. the SD's are good and have a very generic, bright sounding P tone, but they are good nonetheless. Unfortunately i dont own a MM or a Stingray to compare....
Nothing wrong with liking the Ray4 more.
No you won’t get kicked off of Talkbass, but more than likely you will lose your Fender Fan membership credentials.
You won't get kicked off but you're likely to be roundly ridiculed.
....just not by me!
Regardless of what anyone tells you on the internet or in person (especially on the bandstand), you should like what you like. There's absolutely no rule that says your preferences have to match anyone else's and you shouldn't feel the need to apologize or "confess" if your preferences don't fall in line with price points, trends or various other fetishes that gear heads like to assign to things. Play your bass. Have fun. Make music.
....just not by me!
Regardless of what anyone tells you on the internet or in person (especially on the bandstand), you should like what you like. There's absolutely no rule that says your preferences have to match anyone else's and you shouldn't feel the need to apologize or "confess" if your preferences don't fall in line with price points, trends or various other fetishes that gear heads like to assign to things. Play your bass. Have fun. Make music.
Somebody has... an opinion? Sound the alarm! Ready the pitchforks!
(seriously, though, I get it. I quite like my SUB Ray4 for what it does- I recently used it on a session and it nailed what I was looking for. I even left my prized '78 P at home. There are other gigs where the P gets the call instead, but the Ray was the best tool for the job, and that's okay.)
(seriously, though, I get it. I quite like my SUB Ray4 for what it does- I recently used it on a session and it nailed what I was looking for. I even left my prized '78 P at home. There are other gigs where the P gets the call instead, but the Ray was the best tool for the job, and that's okay.)
I prefer the sound of the Ray34 in the room here over both my Fender P and Fender Jazz.
Last edited:
I bought my StingRay5 Special and kept my Squier CV60’s P but sold my Fender US Geddy Lee Jazz.
Smooth_bass88
vaxx!
- Oct 31, 2006
- 12,122
- 16,794
- Disclosures
- have been on nationally released albums, charting on the Billboard 200
JeezyMcNuggles
Inactive
- Feb 23, 2018
- 14,723
- 20,970
- Disclosures
- I suck, but nobody really notices
2 completely different sounds bro.
Have you played both of them on stage?
The only time you will ever know what your bass sounds like, is to play it with other people.
Old Civics are awesome. Something about the gearboxes on the old ones, they feel like they're spring-loaded and the gearshift jist clicks into place. Lovely feeling. I could shift them with one finger. They are surprisingly good.
As most users are saying on this forum, I completely agree with you! Play what you like and prefer, I prefer the lesser know ESP/LTD basses and guitars then some other companies. I also am planning on getting a Phil Jones amp which compare to some other prefable brands but I enjoy PJ more imo, and a G&L L2000, after trying that I like my j-bass but prefer some of these models more lol! Playing something because YOU like the look and feel is way more important then the general opinionated unless of course there was a serious issue like poor product or faulty issues. Enjoy!!!
