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New Stingray Special or New Flea Bass?
- Thread starter Mantis Tobaggan
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Fair enough. I'd love to try one, hell I'd love to own one in the future.
Oh and you're right about the GK combo thing. I play mine through GK 2001RB + GK 410RBH or GK 412 NEO. Awesomeness.
Name ONE "new" thing that Fender has produced in say the past...10 or 20 years that has or will change the benchmark for the next 25-30 years? No, no, you're right, it's the "New Fender Elite American Professional Elite Precision Shazbot Vintage Signature..." The 2018 EBMM Special is in the spirit of her ancestors, but immensely better. It's one of the first things to come out in the mass produced U.S. built bass industry since the advent of dare I say Leo electrified the instrument.
Selectively omitting, I mean editing, my opinion to fit your attempt to remain relevant is why objective analysis is now considered "fringe."
...reading is fundamental.
Are you sure you aren't in Polk County?
Are you saying that the Special will change the world for the next 25-30 years? Okay.... I own one and it's great, but in the end most people would rather that I show up with a P bass. That's not going to change. A P bass, through some tubes, will be the recorded bass tone of choice. Fender doesn't need to change the next 25-30 years. They already own it.
Position 4 cut the bass and treble and slight mid boost.
I've heard a clip of that setting. I even think you posted it in another thread it if I'm not wrong. It's nice, glad it works for you, but it doesn't really do that P thing for me. But I'm one of those guys who don't want a Swiss army knife of basses, I just want my basses to do their thing and don't need them to be "game changer" if you catch my drift lol.
Yeah, I've tried that. Still not a P bass, IMHO.
Never have had any issue(s) when recording with any of my Srs.
From QC of material procurement, to fabrication, to electronics, to control surfaces to the end-user, EBMM Sr first time everytime IMO.
Sure, if a engineer/producer says "use THIS instead..." and "using this" is contingent on payment(s) well, duh, they'll get what they want.
"Own it"? Nah, not from a stock U.S. production to end user stand point; total package.
Mids are mids, scoop it or boost it an HH can do it.
I own a 4HH Special. Great bass and all, bu Fender will still outsell EBMM by a few orders of magnitude.
It doesn't really matter to me. The temperature is relatively consistent where we live. I've adjusted the truss rod on very few instruments I've had over the years. I've never adjusted the truss rod on my MIA P in 7 years and it plays teriffic.
McDonald's outsells Ruth's Chris. That may not be an apt analogy but you get my drift. It's not really a determining factor for me. I'm not buying an entire company. I just want the stick.
Fair enough. I live in Texas. Lots of variation in weather but it's more about changing strings with different tensions. The truss wheel is a superior method. FMIC liked it so much they put it on their top of the line instruments.
In this particular match-up I'd pick the Stingray, but in general I'd go with Fender over EBMM. I don't agree that EBMM is objectively better quality than Fender. In fact, I think Fender makes the better necks. In my experience, Fender necks are more stable, lower maintenance, and just more comfortable to play. EBMM used to have better bridges, but now they've taken away the studs preventing saddle wobble and brought back the inferior hollow saddles on the Stingray Special. It's basically a nicer looking bent plate with less adjustability. And I've seen no meaningful distinction between the two on fit and finish. Even most Mexican Fenders seem to have the same tight neck pockets and quality nut and fretwork that you'd see from EBMM. So this notion that EBMM is sooo much better and sexier than fusty old Fender seems to come mainly from the admittedly cool matte black hardware, marketing videos, and cooking the necks.
To me there's two chaps digging the essentials of basses and playing them: Leo F. & Ned S. -both created time- and perfect fancyless instruments, all others were just followers ... e.g. Spector & Warwick and all the close to 1:1 J&P-remakes ... Fender was the first to think things fundamentally over and Steinberger closed that circle in the early '80s.
Do you care to explain what this means? I have never heard anything specific about this county. Perhaps aside from the general intent that you are insulting folks that disagree with you, can you be more direct?
I think it's a way to refer to people from the sticks, and that Polk County is a euphemism for Podunk, USA.
As if you've been living under a rock.
Do you have some sound samples or videos that show these P or J settings of the SRS accurately? I am curious.
