Stingray 5 - so many knobs (& switches), so little time!

awesome bass man! you already know what the knobs do, so mess around with it. its up to you man, no one here can tell you where to leave your switches. i dont own a stingray, but i posted a thread like this a while back when i got my newest bass. nothing anyone posted sounded like me. i had to figure it out for myself. it was best that way, i suggest you do the same. it helps you get farmiliar with your new bass.

 

I had a purple Stingray 5 myself - the Graperay (hi patsy). Really good bass with the piezo option, too.

Flip that switch all the way back towards the bridge and adjust tone as needed. Never touch switch again. Caveman happy.

 

I've got a Ray5 as my main bass except mine is cherry sunburst. The settings i usually use for right about anything are: either the middle position for the switch or the towards the bridge. EQ: i generally boost a tad bit of bass but not much as for the rest it's usually flat. The one thing about my ray5 that i'm not entirely sure of is if when the switch is in the neck position there's a significant cut in volume to the point that i have to adjust amp volume to compensate. That's all

 

I just saw one of these on tv (ronan keating was doing a live performance for children in need) and it was sexy as hell.

i played on a stingray 4 earlier on and i was in love with the tone.

How long does it take to get used to 5 strings? i've only ever dabbled on cheap ones in the past for a few minutes at a time and it was uncomfortable, but will it become natural over time?

also, is the switch on the stingray 5 similar to that on a sterling?

the reason i'm considering going 5 strings is because i'm moving into playing very poppy music (britney, pink, etc. etc.) and sometimes they use lower notes than on a 4 string (this current song i'm on uses an Eb) so the versatility would be good, cos it just don't sound right the on the octave.

 

lewk? how sexy do you portray hell to be?

 

The switch changes the tap on the two coils in the pup. The position toward the neck is series. The middle position is single coil. The position toward the bridge is parallel. (If I remember correctly)

In musical use, I found that the series position gave great projection playing with a pick, the middle position for old school fingerstyle clank, and the parallel position for thump and pop. Not too hard to remember after about a half hour - you'll get the hang of it. The single coil position in the middle gets a fair approximation of both P and J sounds by moving the phase knob - almost like panning a 2 pup instrument. The phase knob is next to the volume knob. In fact I found the tones to be quite versatile contrary to a lot of posts. my 2c. Hope that helps.

 

That all depends on the time of day and the mood i'm in.

 

sorry i think this is one of the ugliest sr5s ive seen in a long time, just beaten by a yellow one (yuck).

 

You may not like my settings, but you can try them anyway.

Switch in the middle
Volume full up
next knob full up
next one in the "dente" (centered) position
last one full up

Mine is a fretless, so that will probably make a difference. Sometimes I move the switch to the neck position for ballads.

Your sound is in there somewhere.

 

"sorry i think this is one of the ugliest sr5s ive seen in a long time, just beaten by a yellow one (yuck)."

I hope the owner of this bass takes your advice to heart and immediately gets rid of this thing! And that in the future he will check with you before making any questionable purchases.

Hey, by the way, yellow SR5?

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But I knew you'd think it was ugly so I burned it.

Seriously, nice looking purple SR5 you got there. Had one of those too - a "Graperay".

 

snoopyjc, ignore these fools, your bass IS sexy.

j/k, they aren't "fools" some people just take things too seriously.

 

No, but there's no need to tell the man the bass he is proud of is ugly is there?

Enjoy your $50 chinese "Legend" Fender copy, and let others be happy with their own as well.

 

First, I wasn't speaking to you, this isn't the first time I have noticed this particular poster "scom" someones gear. I bit my tongue the first time....

Secondly, since you asked....I didn't give the EQ settings I prefer, since it has already been covered by someone else, but since you insist....

Switch in the bridge position, EQ set flat with a slight boost on the lows, and depending on the room, either a slight boost, or cut on the high end.

 

Sorry for the confusion, I was responding to his comments in reference to the question you posted.