My local Music shop FINALLY got in a MM SR 5 w/Piezo. OMG the sound of this bass was so damn cool! I had fun with the piezo. Turned it down and had a tight punchy sound. Crank it and the low tones were so warm it was undescribable. I think I found my baby. Yeah I know I just started learning bass, but I never gave up on anything that I start so this thing is mine!! Besides, I'm doing better than I thought I would. Thoughts?
Well, MM5er's do appear to rule quite a bit from most testimony.. and I played one in a GC, it was really nice I suppose you can't go wrong!
I played one for like 5 minutes while tryin out an amp to see if it could handle a 5 and see how it sounded. I woulda walked out with the bass if i had the money SR5 in sunburst with a white pickguard-the neck [maple board] felt great these are making me get GAS and the fact that the OLPs exist are tempting-i gotta keep on tellin myself YOU NEED AN AMP!!
Stingray fives sound incredible. I would own one if the string spacing was just a smidge wider. I apologize for incessantly complaining about this, but it's really frustrating that EB/MM doesn't offer a wide 5 option. Thank you for allowing me to vent. I'm done now.
I'm with Fuzzbass in that I'd like wider string spacing since I too like C necks on my fours, but I find the sound of the SR5 irresistable so I ordered one last week and should be enjoying it in a few days. Orion, Even if you are just a beginner, I see no fault in spending the money on a nice instrument like the Stingray. It took me a long time to discover how much more I like to play when it's on a quality bass. I used to have quite a collection of lesser-expensive basses, but I got rid of them all after I got my first (what I considered to be quality) American Fender. I've been through a few basses since, fine-tuning my collection to exactly what I like in a bass (leaving me with only two until i get my new Ray), but I play a lot more now because I enjoy what a good bass that "speaks" to me can do.
I'm fortunate to own two EBMMSR5's and the new one does, indeed, have the piezos. Outright killer, fershure. Wanna go from smooth jazz to funky slap city and everything in between? This here's the sh*t. BTW, the string spacing is just about perfect, I'd say.
Live you might find the piezos to be too much sound. I found the MM sound to be quite massive to begin with. I did not like the piezos on my Carvin. Too much. I also found I liked the MM less the louder I played. I wanted a tighter sound. This is all personal preference stuff. I would buy another.
I imagine that piezos on a Carvin are quite different than piezos on a Stingray 5. The piezos on my 'Ray 5 sound great on gigs, whether combined with the mag p/u or alone for jazzy tones.
