Stingray special bass pickup

[Thegrandwazoo]

If you set up a Stingray with a lot less zing, aren't you heading into Jazz bass territory?

I just put Ernie Ball Cobalt Flats on mine, and with an Empress Para EQ, I've tamed my Stingray quite a bit.

I always wanted to experiment with different pickups, but am satisfied with the original Stingray tone, I thought, why bother?

By the way my Stingray is a 2001 model.

What kind of pickups do I have?

Mike

A 2001 Stingray 4 should've come with an AlNiCo pickup as far as I'm aware. Sterlings and Stingray 5s have always had ceramic, and Bongos neodymium, again, to the best of my knowledge.

 

[Thegrandwazoo]

Was that also true of Sterlings from that same time-frame? I have a vague recollection of the Sterling PUs and selector switch mirroring SR5s at some point. I could be totally off..... I own a Sterling from 2001.

In my experience SR5s are essentially Sterlings, though I think their preamps are maybe voiced a little differently. As far as I'm aware, Sterlings have always had ceramic pickups.

 

[mikeswals]

A 2001 Stingray 4 should've come with an AlNiCo pickup as far as I'm aware. Sterlings and Stingray 5s have always had ceramic, and Bongos neodymium, again, to the best of my knowledge.

In my experience SR5s are essentially Sterlings, though I think their preamps are maybe voiced a little differently. As far as I'm aware, Sterlings have always had ceramic pickups.

Mostly correct on those.

The SR5 at first started out as alnico for the first 5 or so years, then around 93 when the Sterling was coming out the SR5 switched to ceramic since both are essentially the same, and for many many years both were hand in hand.
Then around 2008 they decided to make a Sterling 5 string so the SR5 went back to being alnico.

A Couple years ago with the new StingRay Specials replacing the old standard SR models, the pickups are now neo (except for the Classic)

 

[Thegrandwazoo]

Mostly correct on those.

The SR5 at first started out as alnico for the first 5 or so years, then around 93 when the Sterling was coming out the SR5 switched to ceramic since both are essentially the same, and for many many years both were hand in hand.
Then around 2008 they decided to make a Sterling 5 string so the SR5 went back to being alnico.

A Couple years ago with the new StingRay Specials replacing the old standard SR models, the pickups are now neo (except for the Classic)

I actually was wondering whether I was dumb, because when they started making Sterling 5s the SR5 would've essentially become obsolete. Good to know.

 

[studio848]

Reviving this baby - for an 'unusual' question

I'm contemplating buying one of these Specials with Neos. And I want to convert it to Passive.

Any opinions or experience on how the Neos sound passive?

Yeah, I know, it's not what everyone would do. But I've owned a Classic Stingray 5 with an active/passive switch, and I really liked the passive tone. And I owned an old Sub Stingray (USA) that was passive and sounded great.

Also, all I'm playing nowadays are passive basses.

Thoughts? Thank you.

 

[ics1974]

Has anyone tried swapping the Neo magnets for alnico’s in the stock pickups?

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

Reviving this baby - for an 'unusual' question

I'm contemplating buying one of these Specials with Neos. And I want to convert it to Passive.

Any opinions or experience on how the Neos sound passive?

Yeah, I know, it's not what everyone would do. But I've owned a Classic Stingray 5 with an active/passive switch, and I really liked the passive tone. And I owned an old Sub Stingray (USA) that was passive and sounded great.

Also, all I'm playing nowadays are passive basses.

Thoughts? Thank you.

Listen to the Short Scale StingRay. They are passive neodymium pickups. This will give you a general idea.

They sound great .