Stingray and P, or Stingray and J....:'(

[MovingPitchers]

I'm starting to miss my SBMM Ray 35, which is the cheaper but decent quality version of the EBMM Staingrays....

I may end up selling two of my basses to get a Stingray 4 or 5, but not sure which.

Which combo do you prefer? Apart from the classic "Why not all three" or "why not the P and J" comments.

What can't the Stingray do that the P or J can?
The 2 or 3 band EQ on the SRs seem to be able to give more punch like the P-Bass and more cut like the Jazz Bass if you dial it in right...I mean...what can it NOT do??

 

[DannyBob]

I'd go for Stingray and P. The stingray gives a tone I really like (almost a 1:2 ratio of jazz bass neck and bridge pickup) and I'd fling some flats and a mute on the P

 

[OldDirtyBassist]

Ray 35 and the Jazz. One fat neck is enough.

 

[DavidBassista]

I have a Stingray5 and P and am happy. I don't have a Jazz and don't feel like I need one, but if wanted that sound and skinny neck I'd get one.

 

[Dave W]

J and Ray are my tools of choice generally.

 

[devinp17]

I don't even have to read the OP... Precision! Hands down!

 

[mikeswals]

I have a Ray and J combo. I always end up selling off whatever P I try.

 

[drTSTingray]

You get as much thump as a P bass using the mutes on a 2 band Classic Ray. I'd say Stingray and Bongo or Sabre.

 

[JPRecess]

I say Ray and P. I don't miss my J basses now that I alternate my Ray34ca's and P's. Sometimes I miss my Geddy J, but then I play my Ray33ca, with a very J neck and a ballsier tone.

 

[fourstringdrums]

Stingray and the P. I think a jazz is a little redundant if you already have the Stingray. A Stingray isn't exactly like a jazz tone wise but it's closer tonally than the P is.

 

[Warpeg]

Ok...I'll say it...Stingray and a P/J.

 

[Happynoj]

+1 to the PJ. Best of both worlds.

 

[wvbass]

Stingray and the P. I think a jazz is a little redundant if you already have the Stingray. A Stingray isn't exactly like a jazz tone wise but it's closer tonally than the P is.

Interesting. I always felt like I got more P-like tones out of my 'Ray. Tone-wise, you may be right, I guess. I certainly feel like I play my 'Ray more like I play a P than like I play a J. Regardless, for me, it would be a 'Ray and a J. However, as I type this, I am sitting here looking at a P and a Thunderbird, so there you go.

 

[tastybasslines]

However, as I type this, I am sitting here looking at a P and a Thunderbird, so there you go.

It's a vicious cycle.

 

[spaz21387]

how about a stingray and a big Al or a stingray and a bongo?

 

[GBassNorth]

My go to tools for any gig with a broad range of music types are a Precision with deep talking flats and a 2 band Stingray 5 string with black beauties. With that pair of basses I can cover virtually any song I come across. Classic, Motown, hard rock, cool jazz, pop, reggae, club dub, country, heavy metal, rap, grunge, polka, you name it - no problem with a P bass/Stingray 5 combo.
I got tired of hauling 2 basses to every gig and eventually ended up building a 5 string P bass Stingray combo - works great at getting the best of both worlds...

 

[SirMjac28]

I personally think a Ray and a J could cover everything you needed on the stage and in the studio.

 

[Dave W]

I'm a little surprised about the comments saying a J is redundant if you have a Stingray. They sound nothing alike.

 

[dincz]

Stingray with a thumbrest in the P pup position covers the P requirement.

 

[Geri O]

Sorry if this isn't what you want to hear...

All three. I have a Ray and a Precision, and I'm amazed at how many people I work under say "you don't have a Jazz floating around somewhere?". So I'm on the hunt for a Jazz.

Sorry if that wrecks your day...