slapping

Between those two, i'd choose the Stingray (listen to some of Flea's work on Blood Sugar Sex Magik).

But for the best slap tone i've heard out of a relatively affordable bass (used), I'd have to say Warwick!!

 

stingray x200000000000000

u might get the occasional butterball who says 'i LIKE the rick slap tone'

but trust me, the ray has a famous slap tone.

 

A Lakland Darryl Jones.

 

Stingray for sure.

I started out playing on a Ric many moons ago and when I wanted to get into slapping and funkier styles of playing, the Ric just didn't cut it. I ended up selling my Ric for that reason.

 

Blood Sugar Sex Magik was recorded mostly with a Wal, so that's definitely not a Stingray tone you're hearing on most of it (although Flea did pull out a Stingray 5 for a couple of tunes). But a Stingray is definitely a great slapping bass. There's always the SUB as well if you don't want to be laying out that much cash.

 

Have you considered the Marcus Miller Jazz IV.
I have found it to be a slap machine.
I just happen to have a modded one with the J-Retro pre for sale on this forum if your interested pm me.

 

'i LIKE the rick slap tone' and the Ray as well.

Trust me, I actually own both.

 

Definately go for the Stingray. Even the SUB is a nice bass. They both have KILLER slap tone. I've never heard the Ric slapped before. Doesn't seem like the pickup arrangement encourages slapping with the Ric.

 

+1 on the ray.

 

I keep seeing here that the Fender Jazz covers all "basses" of sound. Mine sounds pretty good for both!

 

HANG ON A MINUTE!!!

what strings are you using?

before you spend loads of $$$$ and buy a new bass...have you tried a different set of strings, yet? Like some stainless steel ones...

get thee to the string forum...find a bright sounding set...

if you have a two pickup bass, then there should be NO REASON why your bass sounds "too low"...


BTW...what's happening, Eau Claire? My parents have good friends there...I used to visit them when they lived in Elk Mound...used to spend time up on Lake Chetek (sp?)...

 

Stingray or Fender Marcus Miller.
Or... find a nice Fender Jazz and stick a J Retro pre in it.

 

Ric slap tone!? - GROSS!!!

 

I'd go for the Ray over the Ric in terms of slap tone any day...it's thick and fat, and sounds amazing. Also, the Fender Marcus Miller bass is awesome for slap, you might wanna look into that!

 

I tried slapping on a ric. It just didn't work for me.

 

The MM Bongos I tried slapped better than the Rays (and Sterlings) I've tried, although I have no complaints about the Rays. That being said, my MM Sterling has a killer slap with a more Jazz-ish neck, and IMHO slaps better than the Ray.

Never tried a Ric.

- Andrew

 

sting ray, sterling, jazz, etc... generally speaking, any bolt-on neck bass will have a tone more conducive to slapping (bright mids, punchy) as opposed to neck thru basses which have more sustain. I think this is a general consensus among most luthiers and players.

after that, it's a personal decision as to which bass feels/sounds best to you.

 

+1 on that. Try a few different types of strings. You may be surprised what that will do for your tone.

 

The Ric is the only bass that I've owned that is not good for slap and pop. Definately borrow one and try before you drop the bucks for it.