I tend to ignore suggested setup measurements and just set things up to my liking based on how I play the instrument. I tend to enjoy a bit more relief than probably the average player and I dig in quite a bit too so I have to adjust for that.
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Music Man StingRay Club | PART FIVE
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I tend to ignore suggested setup measurements and just set things up to my liking based on how I play the instrument. I tend to enjoy a bit more relief than probably the average player and I dig in quite a bit too so I have to adjust for that.
That's one thing that makes a good bass player, knowing his own setup for his own style.
I've found my personal ideal setup with my Fenders, starting from the suggested settings and adjusting from there.
My StingRay has been setup like a Fender, I used that method and tweaked things based on my playing style, so it plays good. I was just curious to try their suggested settings and realized how much vague they are.
As much as I agree, you should start from a basic guide and understand how a specific instrument works. All basses are different.
Could you tell me why this one has 5-string pickup on it and why it is called "Old Smoothie"?
As far as I know, old MM models didn't have pickup like that?
What is so special about that one?
What is the difference in tone?
Also, the pickup cover looks cheap.
Doesn't fit?
For that price it should be perfect.
As far as I know, old MM models didn't have pickup like that?
What is so special about that one?
What is the difference in tone?
Also, the pickup cover looks cheap.
Doesn't fit?
For that price it should be perfect.
It's a tribute to prototype No 26, which Leo Fender built for Sterling Ball to test.
Old Smoothie | Basses | Ernie Ball Music Man
About 10 years ago I bought 5-string 1992 StingRay. Sold it 2 years later because of sliding off G string.
Does the G string slides off in the new 5-string MM?
Does the G string slides off in the new 5-string MM?
I believe the idea to have the magnets on either side of the strings instead of directly under the strings was so that it would be less aggressive sounding and more "smooth". The pickup cover is like that because that is how Leo Fender did it for the prototype. They weren't manufacturing pickup covers for a 10 pole cover so he cut 2 of them and taped them together.
I haven't tried a new sr5 special but I have a 2010 sr5 and have not had that issue with mine so maybe they fixed it since then?
I felt in love!
I have all natural StingRay 3 band EQ from 2000.
I always wanted black one with rosewood fingerboard.
I am considering buying this Music Man Stingray 4 Special Jet Black.
Or should I search for 90's-2000's one?
Does this new Special look different [black hardware] only or there are tone differences also?
I cannot test any Music Man because in my country it is hard to get them.
I will probably order from Germany.
I have all natural StingRay 3 band EQ from 2000.
I always wanted black one with rosewood fingerboard.
I am considering buying this Music Man Stingray 4 Special Jet Black.
Or should I search for 90's-2000's one?
Does this new Special look different [black hardware] only or there are tone differences also?
I cannot test any Music Man because in my country it is hard to get them.
I will probably order from Germany.
I've had a similar problem with my Stingray Special but I realized it's not caused by the bass itself, at least not directly. There's plenty of space for the G string to move, definitely not less compared to my other basses. Low tension strings and improper technique can cause the G string to slip off. I simply adapted and it doesn't happen anymore.
That's an ebony fretboard, not rosewood actually. It would likely sound a little different compared to a non-special Stingray since the newer ones have an 18v preamp which is voiced a little differently.
I haven't had that problem with my 2019 SR5 Neck-Through. But it's probably an issue of either the bridge being positioned wrongly on that particular bass, or your technique, since this doesn't seem to be a common complaint (at least, I don't recall hearing it before).
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If so then definitely one with a Flea-bridge.
