stingrayPete1977

Behringer BDi 21, some Dunlop 1.00mm picks and a bag of angle jack patch leads that I was getting desparate for on its way from Thomann, gone from no pedals to loads of bloody pedals now

Too slow

It is a 'Cow Poke' I beleive?

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1415522711' post='2601038'] I'd be getting more than one of those keys .... it is always the ones you must have that you lose [/quote] You know I was thinking if it fits when it comes that I need to order one for the truss, one for the saddles and one for the intonation screws and put them in a bundle with the original strap buttons and receipt etc as I dont want to ruin my bass tinkering set. I have a garage full of tools for car tinkering but the allen key set lives up here with the guitars, so far I have been very good and put them all back everytime I am updating my list of serial numbers and photographing everything today too

[quote name='deaver' timestamp='1415465252' post='2600656'] PM'd [/quote] Received and downloaded, thanks again

Coffee table customs do nothing for me so I would rather spend £2.5k on a Modulus, I presume as others have in the past I would not be the only one?

I have peeked under Owen's leopard print cover and there is indeed a lovely bass under there, the leopard skin is growing on me now though

Ooh yes its very nice! And thanks for that, I will keep am eye out on ebay and see what crops up

Report back, with pics too!

You are a gent regardless of what some people say

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1415469749' post='2600725'] they all seem to pale in comparison to a Lakland 55-02. [/quote] I tried a 55-14 and I have played a 55-94 and a 55-02 a few times they are great basses but they cant do Stingray as well I a Stingray, almost but no cigar. Lovely well built work horse one bass for every occasion though.

[quote name='Damonjames' timestamp='1415468720' post='2600711'] I was wondering how long it would be before you showed up pete! I still think my USA SUB 5 was one of the most comfortable basses I've ever played, and the stingray 5 I played at pmt felt just as nice. If my current love a fair with spector doesn't last, I'll be right back to it? [/quote] Ive tried all sorts of basses and always end up back with a Stingray

Once you get it in the mix I normally find that adjusting the treble boost/cut is all I need for a whole range of styles all night, I'm a clumsy ham fisted get and it gets a bits toppy with a pick with the same settings as my finger style.

Hi Pete, its the intonation ones that are causing trouble, my set of a million allen keys has one for the truss and the 1/16th for the saddles but the intonation ones that people on the net are fighting about being a phillips screw are as you know not a screw but another allen head on the HMV bridge on these latest versions. Its meant to be 7/64ths but the one in my set does not quite fit, im hoping its just a cheap key and I have ordered a single 7/64 allen key off ebay hopefully that will fit?! The truss rod on the new US standards and your Deluxe do both share the same posiflex truss rods, non US models dont get them so they might have a different key size. What exactly was with your case candy? I might try and get a set off ebay just for future value. Still not decided what to do with the deluxe case im not going to use, ive left the wrappers on it for now

I go parallel most of the time, the Classicray5 hasn't got a switch anyway but the ceramic version in series is a serious tool that you will enjoy a lot! I like my ceramic SR5 in series with a pick, its awesome

At £17 from Thomann I cant lose can I, gigging I will use the bigger amp and use the valve channel for the Jazz and the FET for the Ray or double bass, at least at home with the 3.0 I can boost it up a bit, TBH my Fishman Plat Pro I use with the DB would probably do the job too. If I use it all the time I will look out for a better version like a BDDI or something next year

[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1415457200' post='2600555'] Ah right, in that case I see the problem. I'll shut up. I still say go outboard rather than onboard though. For me this allows for the natural tone of the bass to be blended in, rather than having a full active tone, and you can use it with all basses. [/quote] I agree and I'd rather not mess with the bass really, I'm going to order a Behringer bdi 21 today, jusy using the valve preamp channel on my other amp has transformed it already.

[quote name='thebassist' timestamp='1415456933' post='2600550'] Ah shame about the Rotosounds. They're my go to standard strings. I had the exact bass you've got and will get that exact one again. Sunburst/rosewood - perfect. [/quote] I haven't used them for years I remember why now, lol. Burst RW and torty is about as classic as is comes isnt it?

Behringer bdi 21 are less than £20 at thomann right now, you will need to order yourself a new bass or amp to save the postage fees though

Everyone should own one really, felt wrong without a Jazz to hand and I really like this one. The rotosound strings are dead after one gig and they are giving me blisters but I'm trying to get my money out of them even though they were free! What version and colour combo are you thinking?

Thanks

I was waiting for someone else to say get a Gedo first but yes get a Gedo I dont know how good any bass below a few grand will sound really but it sounds like the next logical step and right on budget at £1000-1500 for a half carved bass. If you ever head up towards the midlands gilmour you are welcome to try mine and have a cup of tea

Yes please if you can deaver I doubt it will go in our set, but its one of those lines I would like to nail as the record one day, I have got a fairly good approximation going on now, mainly the second half of the main riff that sounds messy, it is also causing me some blisters on my pinky due to these awful Roto strings!

I had a metal plate in my left wrist but had it took out to help with the movement last year, it didn't though. Stingray5s for me and my duff wrist work well, come and join the dodgy left wrist and Stingray gang

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1415443314' post='2600343'] Since when did this become a cock measuring exercise?! :-p [/quote] Ah, If that is what we are on about I will have to go back to my original 3.0 comment then