Wow that’s an awesome bass! Glad to see them continuing the passive stingrays. I think for that price it should have the mute bridge but at least you get a matchy headstock. If you ever have problems with that circuit best of luck getting it fixed. Had some problems with my commerford and it took 6 months to get it right. The Sterling sb14 is also a slamming awesome passive ray type thing. Alnico pickup and rosewood board kills. The tone is ok, wish it went a little darker but it’s totally usable. And for under $600 it’s probably the route I’d go for passive ray GAS. I love the smaller body but it is heavier than my commerford.
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Passive Stingray Specials at Sweetwater!
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They could leave the battery box in and simply call it a stash box.
The Stingray is an interesting design, which depends on the circuitry to be what it is - the active eq in the circuit (when the knobs are at mid positions, the electrical response is NOT flat) is definitely part of the sound of the thing. A passive one will not sound the same, unless you apply the same eq somewhere (an eq pedal on your pedalboard will get you most of the way there if it's flexible enough) - it is inherently a different beast.
I bought a used short scale SBMM. It has the passive electronics with a neo pickup. Awesome bass, my 11 year old commandeered it. But I got it for $200
$3,000 is WAY too expensive! I never got to try the passive one, but I did try the active Stingray Special last week. I didn't think it was worth $2,850 (which is at least $3,000 after taxes). If the passive one is similar, it's not worth the price either.
Seems like a $50 option for an active/passive switch would make way more sense.
That price!
You might as well get used to it. Nothing worth having is cheap these days, especially if it is made in America.
I'm thinking of adding a "dual key" safety on my Mac's Return key so I cannot GAS and just buy stuff on impulse. Like on the nuke launch console? Have to convince the other half it's worth it first, before I can "launch" another bass.
Too true! I am putting together a "parts list" for the addition we are in the planning stages of.
That may be the case: Maybe EBMM CS may have an answer
I haven't heard anything from Horses mouth but have read pickup and preamp are a system and Volume control would be problem in passive also wind on pickup is very different with passive basses they offer as opposed to basic passive pickup with preamp that just have simple EQ
They may have to change performance of their signature
Active tone/sound to accommodate passive option
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What is "zing fatigue"?
I mean, i can infer it has something to do with the hotter active circuit or the scooped tone when both bands are boosted? But you know what they say about assuming so i figured i'd ask. 
Lol! Stingrays have a metallic edge to their tone. If you own a Stingray you know what I'm talking about. Its what makes them a great slap machine. They are not known for being warm and organic. And, from experience, I found the 3 band EQ to be worse than the 2 band.What is "zing fatigue"?
Two-bands and Specials have a mellower tone without so much top. The early EB three-band ones used different preamps and pickups which gave them more zing.
