Hey, who doesn't like fun?
I've heard about the weak G string issue with Stingrays, but it's not a problem with mine.
Now I gotta go read that thread.
Okay, but yer on yer own. It's turning into a rough ride. Go in with raised shields!!...
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Stingray 5 vs P-Bass
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Okay, but yer on yer own. It's turning into a rough ride. Go in with raised shields!!...
Out of the Ray and the Precision, I can take either for any genre an everyone loves either of them. For some mainstream record producers, I get that they may want a Precision, but in the end, it's really about the player.
I like that! A little retro, a little modern. It all works very well visually. What do they run?
Here's some bad ass thumbless Precision Bass funk for you.
Or with thumbs if you prefer. Sounds plenty funky to me:
Or with thumbs if you prefer. Sounds plenty funky to me:
I would keep the P and save for a Ray. Both are great basses suitable for almost any genre. If you need a modern tone you will have a ray, classic, so you will have the P...
However, If you cannot afford both, then I would agree with you to sell the P and get a Ray 5. I love my Ray 5, although I am not going to get rid of my P. My P it is like a woman which could forgive everything and receive me whenever I want...
However, If you cannot afford both, then I would agree with you to sell the P and get a Ray 5. I love my Ray 5, although I am not going to get rid of my P. My P it is like a woman which could forgive everything and receive me whenever I want...
In the first video I think a Ray or a J would be felt better. In my view the P was lost somewhere.
As for the second video, it is a great example how good players can make great music regardless of the gear and stereotypes.
I think the Tower of Power clip suffered from a bad mix. The slapper was incredibly flashy while keeping a wicked groove.
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If you go with the HH model I think you get more versatility than a P or a J. Better build quality too.
+100
If you can keep the P and save for a Ray5, you will have a very nice arsenal that can deal with just about any genre you choose to throw down.
For me, my war chest is a Ray5 and a Jazz, and it's a similar situation - I feel I have all styles that I need covered. But nothing at all against the P, just that they don't speak to me.
YMMV
Man that is a first for me. I've heard the complete opposite!! The SR has the 2 or 3 band EQ which makes it more versatile than a standard jazz, but if it was a deluxe jazz or whatever, it'd be on par.
Why not all 3??????
Good decision to keep your Precision.
You say it's like new right? I guess this means it still has the factory set up.
Get your bass set up by a reputable tech/Luthier and tell them you want a nice low action (may require a wee fret level and possibly the nut slots dropping a tad - mine did), straight neck and sling some DR Fat Beams on there.
You will be surprised how funky things will get then
You say it's like new right? I guess this means it still has the factory set up.
Get your bass set up by a reputable tech/Luthier and tell them you want a nice low action (may require a wee fret level and possibly the nut slots dropping a tad - mine did), straight neck and sling some DR Fat Beams on there.
You will be surprised how funky things will get then
I like passive basses so would stick with the P.
Many stingray 5s I have tried were really quite bad and much too heavy.
4 string stingrays? I liked some I tried very much. Especially the ones with the simpler eq.
You can get a fantastic slap and finger funk tone from a P, unless of course you don't like the slap and finger funk tone you get from a P.
Many stingray 5s I have tried were really quite bad and much too heavy.
4 string stingrays? I liked some I tried very much. Especially the ones with the simpler eq.
You can get a fantastic slap and finger funk tone from a P, unless of course you don't like the slap and finger funk tone you get from a P.
the P not good for slap? I bet Freddie Washington would love to hear that ()
as an owner of multiple Ps and Rays over the last 7 years I have to say the P bass is the most versatile bass to me due to two factors: where and how you pluck/pick makes a ton of difference in tone in addition to the interplay between tone and volume control. the second factor being how nicely the P tone sits in a band mix, no matter the genre. it just sounds right (I guess due to the fact it's featured on 90% of recordings in the last 7 decades).
regarding the Ray 5, if you're going with the single pickup model make sure what year the bass in subject was made - from '87 up to about '93 they had alnico magnet pickups like their 4 string counterparts, from '93 up to about '07 they had ceramic magnets which means they are more of a Sterling 5 string reiteration than a Stingray in terms of tone. in '07 EBMM introduced the Sterling 5 and Alnico magnets were reintroduced in the Stingray 5.
the models with the ceramic magnet may prove too aggressive which may sound great in prog rock and not so great for other genres, depending on your taste.
personally I feel the differences in tone and feel are justifiable enough to keep a P, a J and a Ray.
as an owner of multiple Ps and Rays over the last 7 years I have to say the P bass is the most versatile bass to me due to two factors: where and how you pluck/pick makes a ton of difference in tone in addition to the interplay between tone and volume control. the second factor being how nicely the P tone sits in a band mix, no matter the genre. it just sounds right (I guess due to the fact it's featured on 90% of recordings in the last 7 decades).
regarding the Ray 5, if you're going with the single pickup model make sure what year the bass in subject was made - from '87 up to about '93 they had alnico magnet pickups like their 4 string counterparts, from '93 up to about '07 they had ceramic magnets which means they are more of a Sterling 5 string reiteration than a Stingray in terms of tone. in '07 EBMM introduced the Sterling 5 and Alnico magnets were reintroduced in the Stingray 5.
the models with the ceramic magnet may prove too aggressive which may sound great in prog rock and not so great for other genres, depending on your taste.
personally I feel the differences in tone and feel are justifiable enough to keep a P, a J and a Ray.
......Or raised poles!Okay, but yer on yer own. It's turning into a rough ride. Go in with raised shields!!...
I've got a 3 band EQ on my amp...that'll do me! I don't think I lose anything over a 'deluxe' jazz.
Damn is that Tower of Power clip great.... Rocco don't need no thumb
