Notable MusicMan Stingray/Sterling users

[jollygiantchris]

Dude from Pelican plays a stringray. Also Jeff Caxide from Isis and Red Sparoews. I think Justin Chancellor used a stingray with Peach before joining Tool could be wrong on that though.

 

[j.kernodle]

Tim Commerford before he switched to J-basses. Listen to the self titled Rage Against the Machine album from the early 90's to catch some great 2 band Stingray tone thats really forward in the mix.

 

[jaywa]

Norm Stockton (Lincoln Brewster) - StingRay 5, IIRC.

Ross Valory (Journey) - a Sterling 4 IIRC, though he switches basses so often he might be on to something else by now.

Jay deMarcus (Rascal Flatts) - Have seen him rocking a StingRay 5

Pino Palladino - the world famous fretless Ray

The interesting thing about MusicMan players is, I see a lot of guys playing Sterlings and StingRays as one of the axes in their arsenal, but I don't see many guys playing a Ray or Sterling exclusively, full-time.

 

[JimK]

Charlie Meeks (natural Sting Ray) w/ Chuck Mangione. Check out '70s Pop-Jazz stuff like "Feels So Good" & "Give It All You Got".

Jim Kurzdorfer (sunburst Sting Ray)...Spyro Gyra's original bassist.

 

[The_Cause_Ca]

Martyn Walsh of Manchester band Inspiral Carpets used it exclusively - it's all over their records in the late 80's/early 90's.

 

[Thorsoundcore]

i know a few of these have already been mentioned, but the first people that come to mind for me are justin chancellor, jeff caxide and colin edwin. also, i'm pretty sure paul d'amour used a ray for a short time.

 

[okcrum]

the 80's Pino played a fretless Stingray.

PSP Pino still plays the fretless Stingray 5.

 

[Gasman]

Simon Gallup of the Cure.

 

[JacobE]

his name escapes me at the moment but the guy from millencolin

 

[jasper383]

Patrick Dahlheimer: that first Live album "Throwing Copper" has a lot of Stingray on it. You can hear it growling away. Listen to "Iris" and "I Alone".

 

[ronlitz]

I remember Michael Anthony playing a Sterling at one time. Didn't seem to last very long - I always wondered why it was so short lived. I suspect it was because the Yamaha endorsement deal was sweeter.

 

[LowendinFL]

Hank III in Superjoint Ritual rocked a Stingray I believe.

 

[bstringkyle]

Stevie Wonders bass player Nate Watts played a Stingray in the late 70's / early 80's. U can hear his 79" Ray on 'Do I Do'.

He gets one awesome tone out of that Stingray on that song.

 

[4-string]

Mark King used a couple of Stingrays for the "Forever Now" album.

 

[T. Alan Smith]

The interesting thing about MusicMan players is, I see a lot of guys playing Sterlings and StingRays as one of the axes in their arsenal, but I don't see many guys playing a Ray or Sterling exclusively, full-time.

True. I'd be interested in knowing why. I play them full time. I understand their distinctive voice and how they don't entirely replace a P, J or a Rick. I guess it's just me that feels an EBMM covers those basses(no pun intended) BETTER.

 

[4-string]

Hamish Stuart with McCartney in the late 80s / early 90s.

 

[DerlinStiles]

Cool thread. I know there's been a few mentioned already...

Stevie Wonders bass player Nate Watts played a Stingray in the late 70's / early 80's. U can hear his 79" Ray on 'Do I Do'.

Mark King used a couple of Stingrays for the "Forever Now" album.

Charlie Meeks (natural Sting Ray) w/ Chuck Mangione. Check out '70s Pop-Jazz stuff like "Feels So Good" & "Give It All You Got".

Tim Commerford before he switched to J-basses. Listen to the self titled Rage Against the Machine album from the early 90's to catch some great 2 band Stingray tone thats really forward in the mix.

Patrick Dahlheimer: that first Live album "Throwing Copper" has a lot of Stingray on it. You can hear it growling away. Listen to "Iris" and "I Alone".

...thanks for those, guys! I love HOW they play, but I never really played one plugged in- I checked these out and they were a great education for me.

Anyone got any more specific notable Stingray recordings?

 

[matt_bass]

Phoenix - Linkin Park
Nick Beard - Circa Survive (He's on P Basses now)
Johnny Christ - Avenged Sevenfold
Bassists from Atryeu and Escape The Fate...

 

[Tom Howland]

Two of the first "Ray" users were.

Carl Radle-Eric Clapton
Freebo- Bonnie Raitt.
Both were playing "Rays" in 1977.

 

[Bass-Adrenaline]

Blasko uses a stingray doesnt he?