hi so for my next bass i am stuck between a 4 or 5-string EBMM Stingray or a Fireglow Rickenbacker 4003 i really cannot decide between the 2(or 3). i play hardcore slap funk, heavy fingerstyle funk, punk, lots of overdriven rock. basically everything , however i have a warwick thumb bolt-on already though so my question is which one would be recomended by you the good forum people. Edit: i do realise i made a typo in the pole
how's the B on the the 5er is it a tight or loose B. becasue i hate loose strings. also does the ray 5 stay clean with the 2 humbuckers running or does it get muddy.
Go with the StingRay 5. I have 5 of them. Have all the pickup configs and there's no gig i'm not prepared for.
Id chose MM stingray over the ric. I just find it more comfortable and versatile and it sounds amazing. Depends wether youd rather a 5 or 4 string though. 4 string is a beauty. Never thorougly played the 5er though
my personal preference... get the rick!!! During my visit to the states i visited mannys, gc, sam ash, rudys etc I got to play the sr5HH which I enjoyed playing and a bongo5HH. Both sounded amazing. And then i found a fireglo rick 4003 at sam ash. I was in the states for a rick primarily... overjoyed i sat down and played. In my book the sr and bongo are less than a rick. The active sound doesn't suit me, my style or any music i play. I play punk, rock and ska. Tried to jam with my brother at GC with the EB basses, but they didn't sound right. The rick is THE way to go.... love mine to death, all other basses i own hasn't been played for months. It sounds good everywhere, remove the palmrest and you get a lot more tonaldiversity. Sorry for the long post, just had to get my opinion out there! Wh4len
drmckool If you already have a Thumb, I believe the RIC will bring you more of something different than any EBMM will, IMO.
The Ric looks sweet as f$&k, but for what you describe as your style of play, I'd go for the Singray for all round use. If all round use isn't a worry, I'd go for the Ric - sweets lows and nice sustain....hmmmmm, nice.
I'd go for one of the MM's. Personnally, I'd like the SR4HH with a D-tuner. Prefer the SR4 for comfort/neck,spacing/G-string distance form the edge of board, pickguard, weight- might be lighter?, alnico pups= thicker/punchier/ballsier.. IMO! and vsb w/maple neck is sooo classy . .
Kinda strange comparing such different instrument, but I like Stringrays much more than Rickenbacjers.
I just got an SR5 HH...I love it. I have 2 SR4's and I play the SR5 way more now. The useable tones out of it are freaking amazing!!! It's my main 5 string bass now...and that's over a Modulus Q5.
My personal opinion is the Ric without a doubt. I've always GAS'ed for a 4003 especially in fireglo, ideally I'd love to have a 4005. Of course I'm biased because I can't stand Musicmans.
i would go with the rick. i don't like the 3 band eq of the musicmans. i prefer the 2band eq. plus, you already have a nice slap machine.
My choice would be a SR5. It is the classic production five string bass, IMO. To me, it is like the Precision or Jazz, "better" basses may come along, but the old classics, like the SR5, keep on resurfacing because their designers got it right.
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