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Why do we sell our Musicman Stingray?
- Thread starter badboy1984
- Start date
- Dec 5, 2002
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- Endorsing Artist: Ernie Ball Music Man/Sterling By Music Man
I think I agree with you more than you think I do.
Could I use an aluminum bat?
Well, I took the plunge and ordered my first Stingray!
I've been playing gigs three-nights a week for thirteen years and have never even touched a Stingray in the flesh...(yes, I live on a small island in the Florida Keys)...
It will be here in a week, and I still haven't figured out why I'm gonna sell mine yet....I'm guessing the 18 hours of gigs a week with a 9.5 lb bass, the clunky neck heel...
Hopefully I will love it....
I've been playing gigs three-nights a week for thirteen years and have never even touched a Stingray in the flesh...(yes, I live on a small island in the Florida Keys)...
It will be here in a week, and I still haven't figured out why I'm gonna sell mine yet....I'm guessing the 18 hours of gigs a week with a 9.5 lb bass, the clunky neck heel...
Hopefully I will love it....
Mine was on the block to be sold/ traded. I read all the posts here and decided to give it one more shot and took it to rehearsal. I will never part with it !!!! The secret to finding a usable tone was to start out with the EQ knobs all in the middle position and adjust from there. Sounds simple, but after 30 years of basses it's just natural to strap on and turn everything to 10 and adjust from there. That won't work with the 3 band stingray EQ .thanks to whoever had the insight to post this simple solution!
I always started from the center with mine but still hated the sound. The bass was fine but mid and treble boosting always sounded so unnatural to me.
That's the beauty of the 3 band EQ , you can boost OR cut frequency. If the boost sounds odd to you try cutting instead. The knobs go in both directions from center.
Sold my SR5 a few years ago.
1) wasn't digging the wide five string spacing
2) the sound didn't fit the two guitar band I was with at the time, didn't have the spanky mids I like. Too complex sounding for what I was going for.
1) wasn't digging the wide five string spacing
2) the sound didn't fit the two guitar band I was with at the time, didn't have the spanky mids I like. Too complex sounding for what I was going for.
I traded my Ray for a 55-02. I always wanted a 55-02. Couldn't wait to get a 55-02. NEEDED a 55-02. Just traded 55-02 for a Ray. Happy.
For me it was the neck. Too big. Also I need that neck pickup.
I know they are available with 2 pup configs but I don't like the controls.
I know they are available with 2 pup configs but I don't like the controls.
- Jun 29, 2006
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- President, CEO, CFO, CIO, Chief Engineer, Technician, Janitor - Reiner Amplification
I love my Ray. It is a keeper. I do not get the clank that so many claim is "inherent" in the instrument. I do get the occasional clank on my Affinity Jazz V, but when that happens I blame my technique not the instrument. Of course, YMMV.
I think its more of a "click" than a clank.....but after reading about the John East preamps, I might give one of those a try.
I had a '77 Stingray for a short period of time that was one of the better sounding and playing basses I have ever owned. It weighed a TON though. Had a Sterling, sold it. I just picked up a Classic 4 though which is one of the nicest instruments I have owned. Not sure its going anywhere anytime soon...
That's exactly what I do; I drop the treble a quarter turn from the indent, raise the bass an eighth, and use Stage III flats. No clank, no dullness, and mids that sing. I know the 3-band doesn't gte a lot of love here, but I prefer it for the presence mine gives me.
In my humble opinion, Fenders and Stingrays just sound *different.* The main reason that I've stuck with Jazz basses over the past decade or so has been that I felt more comfortable with the way they responded. I honestly think it has to more to do with active versus passive instruments than EBMMs versus Fenders, and I think a lot of these conversations are shaped by the fact that Fenders were around first, and deviation from their standard became viewed as a binary improvement/inferiority issue rather than simple difference, like the difference between rainbows and unicorns.
I will say, for the record, that I just made a trade for a Stingray and am really, really happy with it.
I will say, for the record, that I just made a trade for a Stingray and am really, really happy with it.
