Boz Burrell indeed!Bg wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 6:13 pmOh I missed that one.... Boz!!!smallface wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 6:32 pm Here is said beast with 810.
It is a righteous rig alright and there is nothing quite like a big tube head pushing big cabs.
Rob, I have a Mesa M6 Carbine too which sounds very punchy with the 810. The M9s & M6 Carbines are so very good.
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Anyone like bass guitars?
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Tell me about these music man pickups? are they a bass humbucker???
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I had a band mate who played a Stingray. Sounded really warm.
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They are indeed. Great sound when you can tame it.
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Stingrays are temperamental beasts. Some days they sound grunty, smooth, zingy, and gorgeous, others days they sound like kicking a cardboard box. Definitely can have a honky midrange.
Once you learn how to drive them, they are some of the best tones ever. I do think the magic recipe is 2 band EQ + Alnico, although I am partial to a punchy ceramic.
I have a Stingray Special 5HH with the “upgraded” electronics and Neodynium pickups. They sound pleasant and smooth but hard to get the zingy character out of them.
Got an H pickguard, got Rob Matthews to do a minor route so it can take 90’s Soapbar pickups, changed the HH switch to a Series/Single/Parallel switch, built a 2 band eq and added a Josh East MidPot (concentric with mid cut boost and mid freq)
It sounds SO GOOD and weighs under 3kg.
Best bass I’ve ever owned by far.
Once you learn how to drive them, they are some of the best tones ever. I do think the magic recipe is 2 band EQ + Alnico, although I am partial to a punchy ceramic.
I have a Stingray Special 5HH with the “upgraded” electronics and Neodynium pickups. They sound pleasant and smooth but hard to get the zingy character out of them.
Got an H pickguard, got Rob Matthews to do a minor route so it can take 90’s Soapbar pickups, changed the HH switch to a Series/Single/Parallel switch, built a 2 band eq and added a Josh East MidPot (concentric with mid cut boost and mid freq)
It sounds SO GOOD and weighs under 3kg.
Best bass I’ve ever owned by far.
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Absolutely this.TmcB wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 7:17 pm Stingrays are temperamental beasts. Some days they sound grunty, smooth, zingy, and gorgeous, others days they sound like kicking a cardboard box. Definitely can have a honky midrange.
Once you learn how to drive them, they are some of the best tones ever. I do think the magic recipe is 2 band EQ + Alnico, although I am partial to a punchy ceramic.
I have a Stingray Special 5HH with the “upgraded” electronics and Neodynium pickups. They sound pleasant and smooth but hard to get the zingy character out of them.
Got an H pickguard, got Rob Matthews to do a minor route so it can take 90’s Soapbar pickups, changed the HH switch to a Series/Single/Parallel switch, built a 2 band eq and added a Josh East MidPot (concentric with mid cut boost and mid freq)
It sounds SO GOOD and weighs under 3kg.
Best bass I’ve ever owned by far.
I've been through this a few times and approaching it from a different angle this time.
A Stingray Classic 4 with alnico pickup. Flatwounds and judicious use of the mutes I reckon
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Yeah 2EQ Stingray with flats its hard to go wrong.
I’ve never understood the “weak G string” thing but I’ve never owned a 5 just played a few.
Interesting for some (maybe) is it’s the only Bass I own where the Volume seems to play with the tone. Rolling back on the vol makes the Bass boost better imo
I’ve never understood the “weak G string” thing but I’ve never owned a 5 just played a few.
Interesting for some (maybe) is it’s the only Bass I own where the Volume seems to play with the tone. Rolling back on the vol makes the Bass boost better imo
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Passive humbucker with active EQ
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It's a 2018
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In a similar vein
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I’ve decided I want to know if my Stingray is Ceramic or Alnico
But I don’t want to take the pick up out
But I don’t want to take the pick up out
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Sounds like might have a string report on the new Sadowsky Flats this week.
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