stingrayPete1977

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1372499961' post='2126433'] What? You couldn't FEEL him? Loved his line on We Are Family...the timing of each note was impeccable... [/quote] I just watched the clip and it reminded me of why I dont like Flea on a Jazz live either, it always leaves me thinking how much bigger yet just as defined on the slap/treble notes it would be. Flea is my hero but I hate his live sound generally for the same reasons. The groove was quite Chilis in the clip too IMO, I know Nile did it first but I felt a bit of a full circle of funk right there band name maybe.....hhmm circle of funk....

[i][b][u]Can I just be clear a moment [/u][/b][/i]the guys playing was [b]awesome![/b] in no way am I slating his playing, I just wish he played a Ray so I could fecking hear him in the mix

I know I am biased but without the Ray it just felt empty, nothing thumps on the 'one' like a Stingray which is what holds the whole Chic show together, Le Freak sounded crap without the [i]'Bum Bum' [/i]behind the vocals IMO. The thing a Ray has like no other is the ability to cut through with the high end like last nights Jazz did but retain an fat meaty bottom end to keep the groove going the rest of the time, never heard another bass that can do both, To me there is almost one sound on the E&A strings then another on the D&G, work your lines around that like Bernard did and you have the lot

My beloved old pre EB has gone due to its lack of B string, the closest thing possible was this [URL=http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/20130623_172731_zps46dbb2fd.jpg.html][IMG]http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af100/stingraypete/20130623_172731_zps46dbb2fd.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1370295305' post='2098892'] 2 eq rays are the way forward, classic 5 will be my next purchase! Funky [/quote] Note to self, Mission completed [URL=http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/20130623_172731_zps46dbb2fd.jpg.html][IMG]http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af100/stingraypete/20130623_172731_zps46dbb2fd.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1370340739' post='2099245'] I still want a Classic 5 [/quote] You know you need one

Jeez thats close to the one I just traded to Old Horse Murphy! Mine had a white plate from new and the serial was something like B023030. As the starter of this thread but now not owning a pre EB I feel quite sad

I did the same as the op and actually gigged a 78 in fireglo, hated it and gave it back gas extinguished!

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1372430384' post='2125699'] Exactly. Don't look at the numbers, play the bass. [/quote] Correct, I have nevre really been a numbers guy then I bought a double bass and all this talk of 17mm rather than 17.5mm string spacing, 42mm or 38mm nut widths became a bit of a none issue anyway

Not helped my Jabba gas but great thread, well done

I'm bored of seeing sunburst/tort fenders on every live/mimed show, I actually mentioned in the Bruno Mars thread that the image has taken over from the music to some albeit small extent as the recorded versions are mostly on erb yet live is always a guy with a p bass, I got slated and told who the guy was and that if its good enough for him blah blah, but it wasn't good enough for the studio was it? Anyway I'm rambling and we only have two pages left to get a few more what about Jaco, Geddy and Sting? Posts in

Just got in, its nice. Can be trickier than a 3 eq to settle in the band mix but once you do its got the proper sound a Stingray should have, really nasty or super funky. As soon as you play anything like chic on a 2 eq Ray they come alive, maybe its the sonic room given to the overall mix because the guitars are not grinding away? This bass in particular has less poke than a pre eb ray and generally more trebly overall, the action was very low before though so I might raise the pickup a bit yet and see how that sounds, playability is great and the neck is very well finished with vintage frets and a laquered fingerboard like a proper 70's bass. I was thinking that although they are expensive new for what they are (£2200?) Because of the fact they never made a pre eb 5 string there has been loads of work and machine tooling to create this range, Body-obviously never been a 5 string slab as far as I know so new cnc tooling. Neck-same profile as a Ray 5 but only 21 frets like an SR4 not 22 as a regular Ray 5 so new tooling there. Frets-vintage frets and no getting away with a quick gunstock oiling. Bridge-totally new tooling to create a 5 string pre eb bridge even for the spring plate as they are all connected behind the bridge. Pickup-cover is neither like the new or the old SR5 as far as I can tell? Scratchplate-bespoke to the classic5. Top grade wood for the neck (birdseye or flame) with extra finishing for the classic range and the body is one big slab with a nice grain which is getting more difficult to do, overall that's quite a bit of effort for a fairly niche model compared to the quantity of regular SR4 and 5 basses they must sell. It certainly is a pretty bass in the flesh and right on the verge of flashy for a Ray imo, makes me think of something someone might have made as a custom order by shuker or someone as a sort of super stingray 5.

I'm off to practice with it shortly, if its 75% as good as my pre eb but with a B string hopefully it won't be going anywhere

So we are all praising the standard fender jazz bass for it's simple Workman like qualities over a super jazz clone yet the bass in question is active and had none standard pickups?............

My squier jazz plays and sounds better than any fender I have tried but then it has lots of mods bringing it more in line with some kind of super jazz, like others have said the best jazzes I have tried were not fender not were the best p basses

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1372238708' post='2123134'] Calling BigRedX... [/quote]

Don't change it yet, I paid two donations in just before the new fees came in then paid my twenty quid last week, not got many fivers left!

I certainly fancy a Jabba 5 classic

Ha its madness I tell you! Anyway just having my first go on the Classic after raising the action, Nick had it super low due to his bad hand (nice to know it can go so low should anyone wish in future) so far so good but I wont be able to tell much until thursday practice, it looks really good though and must be the most discreet 5 string bass available in the mainstream?

Not the best picture is it? Might change it for a close up of the classic logo......