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#176,901
KaraQ said:
The Stingray? Eh, not really a fan of the sounds I can get out of it. It's not bad, just not...me, I guess.
Plays nice, I like the neck, well made, everything on it seems good quality, but...think I'll just stick with Thunderbirds :thumbsup:
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:rollno:That was pretty much my experience with the Stingray 5 as well. For me it boiled down to not being a fan of the 3 band preamp. It seemed like I was constantly fighting with the knobs to get the bass to sound good in a given song and then it just wasn't right for the next song.

:)The original Stingray with the 2 band preamp always sounds great and I found I could pretty much set it and forget it (like my Thunderbirds). I ended up offing the SR5 and keeping my 1979 Stingray.

Ya know, you could probably sell that SR5 for about what it would cost to buy that sweet Cherry Red Gibson TBird posted in the in Fremont Craigslist. ;)
 
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#176,904
BklynKen said:
Just don't go to California with it.

And avatar... artwork...
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Having given it a little thought, I think this is the pedal I need:
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#176,907
tyohars said:
yeppp, going to go with that

yesss

different tuner? In a good or bad way? Yes that's the one on the link
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The tuners on that are Wilkinson tuners. I have them on my 2017 Ebony VP and think they’re a lot better than the tuners on my MIM 7ender Mustang PJ. I don’t know how they compare to they unbranded tuners on the newer VPs.
 
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#176,908
GBassNorth said:
:rollno:That was pretty much my experience with the Stingray 5 as well. For me it boiled down to not being a fan of the 3 band preamp. It seemed like I was constantly fighting with the knobs to get the bass to sound good in a given song and then it just wasn't right for the next song.

:)The original Stingray with the 2 band preamp always sounds great and I found I could pretty much set it and forget it (like my Thunderbirds). I ended up offing the SR5 and keeping my 1979 Stingray.

Ya know, you could probably sell that SR5 for about what it would cost to buy that sweet Cherry Red Gibson TBird posted in the in Fremont Craigslist. ;)
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Yeah, I don't care for knob-fiddling much. Maybe a few changes here & there, but most of the time, once I get it to sound like I want, I just leave it.

That's one of the nice things about having multiple similar basses - they all sound a bit different, but play similarly. I don't play live or with other people any more, so I'm the only one that has to be happy with the sound :smug:


I've actually had the Stingray for sale locally for a bit, I guess I need to break down & post it on Reverb or eBay....:unsure:
 
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#176,909
GBassNorth said:
Oh, look, a Thunderbird for sale... and not just any thunderbird, it's one our Queen would whole heartedly endorse...
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That's a sweet NR, I don't have a two pick up Lull........yet.
 
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#176,911
MCF said:
The tuners on that are Wilkinson tuners. I have them on my 2017 Ebony VP and think they’re a lot better than the tuners on my MIM 7ender Mustang PJ. I don’t know how they compare to they unbranded tuners on the newer VPs.
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My Dec. 2019 VP has the newer style Wilkinsons - has the re-named model switched to unbranded?
 
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