EmmettC

I like this, here's my band.....[url="http://www.facebook.com/#!/metaltech"]http://www.facebook.com/#!/metaltech[/url] And here's the function band I play with......[url="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Corra/128031913883102"]http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Corra/128031913883102[/url]

[quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1338280164' post='1671908'] Don't make any changes that aren't reversible (drilling, routing etc). These are relatively rare and will be worth a few bob some day soon. [/quote] Now I want to keep it original, too many options. I think I'll use it this weekend and see how it goes at a gig, it hasn't been out much in the last couple of years. I can make a decision then.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1338247807' post='1671739'] if you like the bass and everything about it except the tone then mod away. if not what dub junkie says. [/quote] [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1338248046' post='1671742'] also I would keeps trying to trade it- eventually someone will bite. it's a nice looking thing and if I had anything spare that would interest you I'ld be coming to try it. [/quote] I really do like the way the bass plays, and feels, so changing out the pups and pre is sounding like a good idea. I would still trade it, but I don't have any idea what I'd like in exchange, I'm not feeling very Gas-y at the moment. Though I would like a Jazz with a precision neck.................... Cheers for the advice.

[quote name='Stan_da_man' timestamp='1338238790' post='1671502'] If I remember correctly, Flea (I don't know if it was to include a graphite neck or not) wanted to take the Stingray bass and rename it the Flea bass. Sterling Ball said piss off so Flea asked Modulus to come up with a Flea bass and the rest is history. I love Flea but if true, that was pretty dumb! [/quote] I like flea, and I like stingrays. I think that Stirling Ball was an idiot to let one of the most famous (I didn't say best) bass players go. Flea stopped playing Stingrays and stayed famous, and it's not Like Ernie Ball is broke, but I think Flea could have sold shed loads of Stingrays. If it was me I'd have a Stirling by Musicman Flea signature bass, as well as a Flea graphite necked Stingray, and a limited run of uber expensive Flea/Hirst ball family reserve bass.

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1338243422' post='1671644'] Eh? You serious? A tester? Get Duracell Procell box of ten off ebay for a tenner, they last for f***ing ages, 100+ hours at least. Make sure you take out your jack when not playing though as that drains the battery as you're completing the circuit. Edit: £7.49 free postage, new stock. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-DURACELL-PROCELL-9V-BATTERIES-ALKALINE-PP3-PP3-/150518690146?pt=UK_ConsumerElectronics_Batteries_SM&hash=item230b9cf162#ht_2973wt_1179"]http://www.ebay.co.u...#ht_2973wt_1179[/url] [/quote] My battery has never run out,I just worry it might So even if I bulk buy,I'll probably waste loads of perfectly good batteries.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1338225449' post='1671133'] Once a year appears to be more than often enough for most folks so coinciding with your birthday or christmas is a good way to go [/quote] I'm way too cautious/panic prone to wait, I usually change them after a few gigs, but I gig twice a week so it's getting expensive. I think I'll get a tester from Maplin this week.

Thanks again such, the pickups are sorted. Any ideas for a preamp, the EMG one is volume, blend and stacked Bass and Treble tone control. So ideally 3 pots that aren't mounted to a board. I guess I'll be drilling 2 holes anyway for a pickup selector and a coil tap, so I can drill more holes for pots if it's wort while.

They look perfect, I'll have a look for them now, Cheers

These are the original pups, G&L pups are amazing so I'm not sure why they went with EMG for this model. I would sticg G&L pups in in a second, but they are proverbial hens teeth, it would still need to be routed.

I have a G&L L5500, it plays amazingly, it's not too heavy and it looks awesome. But.......it's not really a G&L because of the EMG pups and electronics, they sound fine, in fact more sound-engineers have commented on the (nice) sound of my 5500 than my Stingray5 or my L2500. I just don't like it, it's too, well, EMGish, I've tried selling it, but I guess no one is interested in the EMG loaded G&L, (I sold my 2500 tribute in 2 days),so what do I do? Leave it hanging on the wall looking pretty, or........ I've been thinking about new electronics, I could do some routing and stick in a couple of MM pups, or a if I use a scratchplate I could use a P/MM combo and get a decent preamp, but would I destroy a lovely bass, or would I finally get some use out of a bass I don't really like? What do you think should happen it?

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1337978718' post='1668412'] I've used a Boss TU2 for years. It works. [/quote] +1 Mine got stolen and I bought a Danelectro one, but it didn't like low E, so I got another TU2 I've had it a long time with no problems.

I thought I'd give a quick update on this, I've been playing with a function/wedding band a lot over the last few months (which is why I've been so quiet here) and I'm really comfortable with the bass now. I stand by the fact that the John East pre is amazing, but the kneck humbucker and coil tap are really great too. Particularly in a function band which plays rock, pop, funk and ceilidh in one gig. The stingray bridge pup is still my favourite sound in my original band (rock/techno crossover), and for the funk music in the covers band. The 2 humbuckers are great for most rock, a bit like my G&L L2500 but less agressive, but they can sound nice and deep too. It has a nice deep (bass) tone. The 2 pups on as single coils are great for some slower numbers, and give lovely clarity for high end stuff. Either single coil alone is a bit noisy, and the kneck humbucker is too wooly sounding, but it really has worked out well overall. It now does everything I need it to.

Colin lives in New Zealand now, but he's still great to deal with. I bought some pick-ups and a few other bits off him with no problems at all. NZ to Scotland, quickly and safely, even though we're both from Cork?! Cheers Colin

They have furry muppet hands, the swedish chef has bare naked human hands!!! I don't see why it's strange though, Rowlf is a dog, of course he has furry hands. The swedish chef is a people from sweden who cooks, so he has human hands, hurgdy gurdy.

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1332027323' post='1582395'] That said, I would be quite happy with an ucking fugly bass if the other two factors weighed in at 10. [/quote] I hate the look of Stingray 5s, but I own one because it plays and sounds great. Never a fan of rics or Warwicks, but never tried either.

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1331830162' post='1579629'] I'm pretty much endorsed by Bic. They're me biro of choice. [/quote] I get the really cheap 10 pack of biros in tesco, I want to use them for a while before I buy something decent like Bic. Do Bik have a budget brand they make in china? I could buy the budget one and upgrade it gradually.

My band use backing track for synths and drums, we use a laptop and cubase for the backing track, though I keep a copy on my phone and on a minidisc just in case. Cubase is great for programing beats, or you can download free samples, and having individual tracks for drums, synths and keys means we can change levels to suit venues, and send different parts to different monitors (all I need is drums in mine).

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1331724180' post='1577652']The only negative is that I can't check my email on stage with the POD, which is a total bummer isn't it. [/quote] Haha.

I've been using it for a week now, 2 auditions, 2 gigs and 1 rehearsal. It is lovely, possibly my favourite bass sound ever is both humbuckers on, treble and mid set around zero and bass boosted slightly. Both on as single coils give a really lovely tone too. Both auditions were playing covers, and all very different, so I managed to get a really good sound for all of the songs. The gigs and rehearsal in my originals band though, much as I love the variety, what sounded best with full band, and cut through was the bridge humbucker on it's own, and just use the John east pre to change the sounds for different songs. I love the finished bass, and I have no doubt I'll use all the pickup options in different bands, gigs and recordings, and the Nordstrand pups are lovely, however I think bang-for-buck my favourite alteration is definitely the John East Pre, it really is amazing. I think it will be the first thing I do to any Stingray, or any bass, I own in the future.

Does anyone know of a good tech/repair place in or about Edinburgh to try and sort the problem?

I'd say the Tartan Heart festifal in Beladrum near inverness. We've played there for the last 2 years and it's been great both times. There's a nice atmosphere, lots of interestin bands and people, and for some reason we seem to go down really well there and get a huge crowd. Hopefully we'll be there again this year, but even if we don't play I think I'll go just to experience it.

I have an EBS HD350 and a Proline 4X10 and the tweeter has started distorting badly when I turn it on, the head and cab sound fine without the tweeter, but as soon as I turn it up it starts to distort. I'm guessing it's either the crossover, or the tweeter itself that's causing the problem. Has anyone any advice on how to isolate the problem, and what parts I need to fix it. There is one little odd twist, when I use the cab with my SWR 350Bass head, there doesn't seem to be any distortion from the tweeter, but my HD350 doesn't distort my SWR cab. Any ideas????