Andy_D said:
I'd recommend getting a 2 band eq or a John East if you want Stingray bite but without the weird horrid treble clank thing the 3 EQ does. I got the 2 band + mids from John East and it kicks major booty.
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Music Man sound and pickups
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I'd recommend getting a 2 band eq or a John East if you want Stingray bite but without the weird horrid treble clank thing the 3 EQ does. I got the 2 band + mids from John East and it kicks major booty.
ah. I'm looking to get a decent, inexpensive, good looking bass to throw an SD MM PU and pre into. Since I won't necessarily have an MM style bridge, can you tell me what the distance is from the G-string saddle point of contact with the string to the close edge of the pickup is? I think that's the dimension I'm trying to match.
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But if you wanted to compare to my measurements you would to measure not from the saddle but the very end of the bridge where you string through.
That has a fair chance of varying too, though, between different bass models placement, or bridge design. The nut or 12th can't, outside of a scale length change(of course, the pickup placement has to be adjusted to suit other scale lengths, if you're going for any particular sweetspot).
I recently aquired a 1990 MM SR5, and in parallel mode it sounds great like it should, but in series & single coil, it gets a "single coil" type hum. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this. Is it a wiring issue?
GREAT! nice pocket, you got skills. The quality of the SD pickup really shines and is enhanced by the preamp. Did you use electrolytic coupling caps on the preamp? Did you use a ceramic for the .047uF cap?
i have know idea what you are talking about
haha. i bought the same exact stuff that he posted in a parts list in the megathread. i presume it was just the cheapest parts to get by. i did use the 220k input resistor instead of 100k. ive got an ernie ball ray pickup sitting here too but im saving it for another project. the duncan actually had a dcr that was ever so slightly higher but they were pretty much the same. ive been having a great time with this pre. i use it in my fender jazz too. i really dig it in fenders because its not as extreme sounding as all the aftermarket pres. super natural and doesnt make the bass sound hi tech.
i have know idea what you are talking about
If you used the parts list then it has the ceramic and tantalum caps in there. The '77 Stingray I owned had those caps.
The bass tone is warm and not Hi-Fi-in-your-face sounding. It sounds like the bass tone in Teena Marie's "I Need Your Lovin" and Atlantic Starr's "When Love Calls".
the impact on timbre is determined by what percentage along the strings area of vibration the pickup sits.
measuring from the end of the bridge is not consistent because mounting varies and the whole reason adjustable saddles exist is to compensate for that among other things. measuring from the G string saddle point of contact with the string should get you a distance that will work pretty well even across different scale lengths. why the G string? because it is the smallest diameter and the saddle adjustment isn't as affected by it.
measuring from the nut or the 12 fret is good, but you have to do some math if you plan to put that to a different scale length.
I want to get the MM sound on a 35" scale length 5 string.
Even measuring from the G saddle as you want to do, you need to do the math. The 12th fret, or the nut is the most accurate way.
Right, I have a dilemma regarding musicman soapbars!!
I have a stingray here at home but after years of playing it on in many different scenarios, i have noticed that it does have some minor flaws (insane I know). So I have been thinking, because I am man empty at pocket and buying another bass isn't really an option, would adding a pair MEC jazz pick-ups be worth doing? I have the MECs here at home and they produce a nice tapping tone, which is where I think the soapbar is lacking.
Hope someone can shed some light of the situation!
I have a stingray here at home but after years of playing it on in many different scenarios, i have noticed that it does have some minor flaws (insane I know). So I have been thinking, because I am man empty at pocket and buying another bass isn't really an option, would adding a pair MEC jazz pick-ups be worth doing? I have the MECs here at home and they produce a nice tapping tone, which is where I think the soapbar is lacking.
Hope someone can shed some light of the situation!
i posted this in another thread, but thought i may get more response here.....has anyone put any pre's into a passive sub? will the pre and the battery both fit in the control cavity? ..i dont wanna drop the coin for something that wont fit.....thanks
it wont all fit.i put a 2 band stingray pre which has a pretty small footprint and it and the battery wouldnt all cram in there.
the OLP's are similar. enough room for the preamp but not the battery. For my OLP's I routed a cavity in front of the pickup under the pickguard for the batteries and ran the wires next to the pickup wires. I routed all mine for 18v so it's even easier for 9v. I'd rather route it in a place that's covered up rather than chopping into the back of the bass to add a battery compartment
Am I correct in assuming it's a MM Stingray, not a copy?
The best option would be to sell it and buy a bass with the proceeds. Modding it that far would completely kill the resale value should you ever decide to get rid of it.
FYI, they are humbuckers not soapbars.
I figured this is the right place to ask this, not making a seperate topic: How do StingRays sound with nylon strings? I have a cheapy fretless Wolf that could do with a 'pup change (along with hardware update...) and I like what I've read about 'Ray 'pups. The bass has a humbucker and a single coil, but I figured it'd be fine with just the 'bucker, and the StingRay fiver pickup could be a fine choice for the punchy sound I'm after.
