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[quote name='herman' timestamp='1356788351' post='1913593'] hello all, ive got a 2008 ebmm stingray 2eq, maple neck, up until now ive always used roundwounds on all basses that ive owned, so i have not got any idea which flatwounds to try? i find now that i dont want a bright, zing, clanky, sounding bass! playing mostly fingerstyle now, so any help on which strings to go for would be much appreciated!! gauge im using is 45 - 105 many thanks, herman. [/quote] I would try Fender flats. They feel and sound nice... If you want really thuddy and dull but big sounding, try Status Hotwires. I find Stingrays with flats a bit... "emasculated". But the Fender flats seemed a decent compromise when I used them. They can have enough brightness and bit if you want them to, but they have that warmth that flats are known for, and work well for all your Chic tunes

I know Steve Robinson, he´d be my choice if I were in Manchester too.

[quote name='umph' timestamp='1356793304' post='1913678'] THAT SINGERS A BIT NICE ISN'T SHE [/quote] yessss

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1356869779' post='1914428'] Funnily enough, I encountered some quite strong five string prejudice last night at the pub, just in conversation. A friend, who has always been quite strongly in the punk/alternative rock camp, commented that he'd seen a pic of me on Facebook, and that I was playing a bass which had "one too many strings". The others (one an alt rock drummer, and a Drum n Bass producer) all agreed that a five string is "not a proper bass". [/quote] not a proper bass? it´s MORE bass!!! (I don´t play 5 strings, but just because the need has not appeared and love my 4 strings... it seems extremely silly to put down someone for playing a bass with an extra string or two beyond what you expect traditionally)

[quote name='Bassmurf' timestamp='1356621005' post='1911704'] [media]http://vimeo.com/53136987[/media] Catchy tune! [/quote] nice one, looks fun! but the special congratulations go for getting the camera on you (Lozz) while the guitar was doing his solo... how did you manage that???

[quote name='gafbass02' timestamp='1356289723' post='1908873'] Found it. It's the song 'so long so wrong' I recorded this around 1999 using my blue fretted jazz bass plugged into a zoom 506 and set as above. It's not perfect, I was just going for a 'fretless feel'. [url="http://www.reverbnation.com/myriadsonix"]http://www.reverbnat...com/myriadsonix[/url] Tbh I didn't even know there was a reverb nation with that stuff on!! Gonna have a listen through now, I remember really liking the sounds I used on those songs. The best songs for bass sounds are the ones that start with an 'R' ...odd!! I was channelling Billy Gould in 'Redemption' Glimmer and sit and stare are ok too. What a nice find lol. And the singer is the guy that recently shot burglars with his shotgun and was let off thank goodness ( he's a better shot than singer tho;) [/quote] I would have really thought you played a fretless there if I hadn't read this, very smooth!

True, it´s overpriced... but it´s up to the seller to ask for whetever they want to, surely? They are not misrepresenting it. If you buy something, it´s also up to you to find the best deal... or not. In short: cheeky seller, but not a reportable offence, in my opinion.

thank you. I loved those OLPs. Some are horrible, but some are really nice, worth looking around a bit. I now only own the black one, which I fitted with a Stingray 2EQ preamp clone. It cost me 100GBP, plus the Basslines pickup (SMB4A) and the very cheap homemade preamp... that´s a hell of a bass.

For example... my black OLP... this is with the pickguard just resting on it, not screwed yet. You can see the bottom touches the bridge and there's a 4mm gap at the top. The gap was reduced by moving the pickup upwards a little. I did not bother with a chisel at the time similar situation here... and here so, not horrible... but there is a gap. If it's important, the gap can be eliminated by moving the pickup towards the neck a little.

They have slightly different shapes, and the pickup on the OLPs is placed something like 5mm closer to the bridge than on a Stingray, which means that you always get a small gap between the pickguard and the neck. Not huge, especially if you move the pickup neckwards a little (easy, as the OLP routing is huge, all you need is to unscrew the pickup, fit the pickguard as close as you can whilst leaving enough room for the pickup, and reinstall pickup. If you have a chisel, you could make it fit perfectly in a few minutes.

[quote name='apa' timestamp='1355935306' post='1904747'] The question still remains do I need an MM Pre to get close to an MM sound? Subthumper seems to suggest so. Anyone else? A [/quote] No. It helps, but no. A MM pickup without a preamp already sounds very Stingray. A Jazz pickup at the MM position... can do a Stingray-passable tone in the mix. A MM pickup outside the MM position does not sound like a Stingray no matter what you do to it. My G&L L2000 with a Stingray preamp does not sound at all like a Stingray... etc Position is the most important part. You are not going to nail the sound using two J pickups... but if at the right place, it's going to to sound nicely Stingrayish. Use whatever preamp you wish. I'd prefer the John East MMSR, of course

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1355913096' post='1904233'] dont forget the pickup placement [/quote] that's the most important part. The Squier Jazz V DeLuxe has the bridge pickup at the MM spot, and... no, it does not sound like a Stingray, but it definitely has some of the vibe there.

Google calendars. Set up one band calendar plus individual ones. Easy to check/modify from your computer or phone... Been using it for years. Of course, it's only as good as the information you put in, so people must use it/update it. Even if not fully up to date, it's a great tool when booking gigs, as it gives you some dates you can already say no to, even if you still need to confirm "manually". It works for us: juggling three-four bands.

oh, is it just something to do with an "ecological" packaging?

I was looking for some D'Addario EXL170 strings, and I found some labelled as "E series", but still EXL170... does anybody know what the E series means?

[quote name='iconic' timestamp='1356162843' post='1907479'] either are fine, be happy with one or 'tother .....go for it, everyone should own a Stingray (and an Alfa!) at some point [/quote] I have the Stingray, my girlfriend drives an Alfa...

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1356121256' post='1907243'] Musicman20 is a bit shy with his bass control I too run bass flat out on all four of my rays [/quote] That sounds scary!!! I rarely turn above half way on mine... hmmm,, I think we had this conversation before... shall we copy paste the next few posts?

[quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1356077327' post='1906427'] Very wise You'll also need at least [url="http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/machinadynamica2/ib.html"]One Of These[/url] - it's Quantum! [/quote] it's a spoof, tell me it's a spoof...

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1356037546' post='1906180'] Why oh why had i not heard of this? Didn't quite a few of the original band members die in a plane crash? Musically, i like them, but lyrically... it's gets a bit too 'texas' for my liking. [/quote] yes, in 1978 or so... I think three died, including the singer and a new guitarist, but then the singer's brother joined and the guitarist that had quit came back (suspicious! ) and continued making music. I stopped following them in the 90s, and about 4-5 years ago I got really bored of their newer lyrics... but they're still a great band...

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1356006365' post='1905541'] Em... [i]worked[/i] :/ [/quote] I thought they were still doing their thing... but I stopped caring for their newer material a few years ago, too "patriotic" in a terribly cliched kind of way

that's awesome! I should not have subscribed... now I'm soooo tempted

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1355962612' post='1905198'] Exit_International, I think. [/quote] thanks, I'll check it out!

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1356002637' post='1905466'] I can't beleive this thread is still going, and people are still attempting to argue with facts! Fair enough if you like the qualities of vinyl, but you can't say that it's inherently "higher quality" than CD, unless of course you want to ignore all the science. [/quote] Besides... what good is a totally faithful reproduction system, if the original product is not that good? I mean, a lot of the mix/production work I hear is not exactly awe inspiring. Is it just me, or are there really too many "producers" that put out a not so good sounding product, compared to say 20-30 years ago?

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1356001541' post='1905454'] I already did say, & also clarified that it's not just you; that so many people have come on here about what they enjoy about their vinyl, or their CDs - or various other formats. And all they get back is science, and more science. For the role you have in music ....... you have no soul man, not going from any example you've shown within the limited sphere of these 11 pages of this anyway. Time to dig the Xmas carols out................. on CD................for enjoyment!!!!!!!!! [/quote] science is interesting. Perhaps not for you, but some of us like to know how things work, so please don't dismiss it, just say you are not interested. Nothing to do with soul.