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How Different is a StingRay to a P?

#21
I've had several of both. The SR can get old school, especially with a set of flats on it. And it had more sounds in it than a P,(IME). Not dissin the P, I've got 2 right now, but if I had to have only one, it'd be a Stingray.
 
#23
paganjack said:
i really like the stingray tone sometimes. it's really good for a more modern rock sound. To me it sounds brighter, although you can EQ them the way you like. The P has got the low-mid bump in spades. I've recently discovered the joy of a p-bass with flats.

also hey we have the same last name! there aren't too many Paynes about where I'm at. [my TB username is an etymology joke on payne, which comes from middle french 'paien' which also split off into meaning pagan...but i digress...]
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He he nice! Apart from my small family my father's side, I have never met another Payne before either, here in England :bassist:
 
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#26
I have a P a J and a Stingray 5. Here's my two cents: I can get damn close to a Fender Jazz bridge tone out of the Stingray, with the selector switch in the center position (single coil with the dummy coil). With the selector forward (both coils parallel with the dummy coil) it has a lot of bite and good low end, but not like a P at all. In the rear position it's a big ol' warm bucket o' sweet humbucker goodness (my preferred position, if you can't tell). Does the SR5 sound identical to a Fender? No way. I understand this is not the classic Stingray, but it's still a Stingray.
 
#27
sebpayne said:
I was referring EQ wise, if they are just maxed out then..?
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To me, it doesn't work this way... Each of these basses and pickups have a "timbre", an unique character.

To you, what should really matter is what you hear. If you find a Jazz to sound just like a Stingray, it DOES sound like a Stingray. Are you happy with the sound of your bass? If yes, keep it, if not, search and you shall find... Simple as that...

Do you hear major difference between the basses in this video? I do... Many don't. At the end of the day, it's YOUR sound, and your bass...

 
#30
allexcosta said:
To me, it doesn't work this way... Each of these basses and pickups have a "timbre", an unique character.

To you, what should really matter is what you hear. If you find a Jazz to sound just like a Stingray, it DOES sound like a Stingray. Are you happy with the sound of your bass? If yes, keep it, if not, search and you shall find... Simple as that...

Do you hear major difference between the basses in this video? I do... Many don't. At the end of the day, it's YOUR sound, and your bass...

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lakeland sounds darker/warmer IMO on that vid except up against the Stingray. The Stingray sounded better to me in that vid than the Lakeland, darker/warmer/punchier if you will
 
#32
The Lakland does the job of emulating the tone of those basses VERY well, I think...
The MM sounds a little on the bright side because of the maple board.

Nothing like the sound of that Jazz Bass though. Tone heaven, right there...
 

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