how could i get "thicker" highs?

[maxrathburn]

Hey guys, I've recently purchased a MM Stingray (hope to post pics soon) and am liking it. I am at the moment just playing through an Acoustic B100 combo in my home. I really love the deep lows when i turn up the bass on the bass, but the highs (D and G strings) seem a little thin and don't quite sound the way i would like when i do this. I would like the sound to be a little more solid, maybe smoother and thicker. On my jazz, when i just turn up the neck pup, i like that smooth sound of the highs, if you get me. Any ways to get my highs more like that? Thanks.

 

[Bassman7PM]

A simple fix for any new bass is a good setup and new strings.

 

[phillybass101]

Dude you have a SR The highs are sharp and crisp. almost harsh if your treble is too high. Maybe back off some of the treble but keep new strings on it.

 

[zanzibar jorge]

Dude you have a SR The highs are sharp and crisp. almost harsh if your treble is too high. Maybe back off some of the treble but keep new strings on it.

+1 and the reason I no longer play one

 

[MarthaSamira]

Hey guys, I've recently purchased a MM Stingray (hope to post pics soon) and am liking it. I am at the moment just playing through an Acoustic B100 combo in my home. I really love the deep lows when i turn up the bass on the bass, but the highs (D and G strings) seem a little thin and don't quite sound the way i would like when i do this. I would like the sound to be a little more solid, maybe smoother and thicker. On my jazz, when i just turn up the neck pup, i like that smooth sound of the highs, if you get me. Any ways to get my highs more like that? Thanks.

Your answer is within your question...

Pickup placement...

Try thicker G and D strings and maybe tilt your pickup a little bit to minimize this... Or add a neck pickup and make it an HS.

 

[Ric5]

Hey guys, I've recently purchased a MM Stingray (hope to post pics soon) and am liking it. I am at the moment just playing through an Acoustic B100 combo in my home. I really love the deep lows when i turn up the bass on the bass, but the highs (D and G strings) seem a little thin and don't quite sound the way i would like when i do this. I would like the sound to be a little more solid, maybe smoother and thicker. On my jazz, when i just turn up the neck pup, i like that smooth sound of the highs, if you get me. Any ways to get my highs more like that? Thanks.

You are describing the basic tonal charactistics of a Stingray. It is the nature of the beast. On your bass turn down the treble, turn up the mids, and turn up the bass. Also fatter strings may help.

 

[maxrathburn]

+1 and the reason I no longer play one

haha well, i got the thing used, and when i got it the action was waay to high up for me, so i couldnt help but lower it. Now i think the pickup is a high, and havent really done pickup adjusting yet. It is hard for me to get a proffesional setup, as i live on a little island that has like, one music shop, and im not sure if you would call it a proffessional setup if you let the people there do it..but what do i know? But, i am going "off island" (very common term here) and might get a chance to get new strings...any ideas on what to get? i slapped some super slinkies on there that seemed to die really fast, maybe something not as bright? (I play rock).

 

[iiipopes]

In the meantime of getting another bass, roll off the treble and boost the 150-500 Hz band on your amp.

 

[PrietoBass]

Bahamas maybe?

I used to buy Super Slinkies and loved their sound, but they'd die in about a month on average.

If you're trying to subdue the highs, perhaps the DR Sunbeams might work for you.

These days my strings of choice are DR FatBeams and Fender 7250Ms; the fatbeams are way brighter.

Good luck!

 

[Timmy-Watts]

I just put flats on my trusty SR5. Huge thickness up top, as seems to be the case vs. rounds. I use Chromes. All the benefits of rounds with none of the drawbacks. And some of the benefits of flats. I put on .45-.130 and they feel thick like the Jamersons, just more metallic.

 

[timmus]

I bought an SR4 last year and it took me about 20 minutes to realize the rounds on it were like ice picks in my ears...I put a set of chromes on it and I've never looked back.

The tone was immediately flattened out and nice and sparkly warm (if that's possible). Like TimWatson stated above, "All the benefits of rounds with none of the drawbacks"....and best of all (I think), my bandmates won't let me play any of my other 10 basses now. They too love the sound of it...

 

[Technotitclan]

I used to use Elixir strings for a long time. There mellower than non coated strings and mine would last me about a year.

 

[Groove Doctor]

+1 for flats (unless you slap). I went Sadowsky SS Flats - sound amazing with a pick or fingerstyle, very even string to string balance. Best rock sound to date.

 

[1958Bassman]

haha well, i got the thing used, and when i got it the action was waay to high up for me, so i couldnt help but lower it. Now i think the pickup is a high, and havent really done pickup adjusting yet. It is hard for me to get a proffesional setup, as i live on a little island that has like, one music shop, and im not sure if you would call it a proffessional setup if you let the people there do it..but what do i know? But, i am going "off island" (very common term here) and might get a chance to get new strings...any ideas on what to get? i slapped some super slinkies on there that seemed to die really fast, maybe something not as bright? (I play rock).

Not Block Island, is it?

 

[Chico16]

Roll off the treble so you can still keep that deep bass, just boost a bit on the mid knob. That's what worked for me. I don't own the same bass as you, but I also thought my D and G strings sounded weak and thin. So much that I would end up plucking them so hard it felt like if they were gonna break! All I did was add a little mids, right before it begins to ruin the deep lows. After that my D and G strings became LOUD.