stingrayfan

There's a tasty Ampeg 4-ohm 4x10 in the FS section.

Tasty bass. Defo one for anyone hankering after a Stingray 5.

Is it a secret gig?

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='517849' date='Jun 18 2009, 09:27 PM']Youi can copy a bass part but you can't copy the original bassplayer's feel and mood on the day. Makes us all unique.[/quote]
..or the way it was done in six takes on the day and edited afterwards. Esp these days with ProTools etc.

Yamaha BB1000 - £275

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[quote name='casapete' post='517474' date='Jun 18 2009, 03:41 PM']Just a shame the guitar sounds like a wasp in a jam jar..... [/quote]
# "Are there wasps in the jar....? Yes, there's wasps in the jar. I think the people down the hall know who you are..." #

[quote name='JanSpeeltBas' post='515807' date='Jun 16 2009, 10:10 PM']Abraham Laboriel told me about this record. Bass parts were played by several players and edited and compiled to one bass track.[/quote]
Worth bearing in mind next time we're beating ourselves up for not being able to "play it like the record".

The bass players at the time couldn't either!

These things are tone monsters and much much louder than 150w suggests.

You're not swapping this out for HiWatt are you?

[quote name='51m0n' post='515115' date='Jun 16 2009, 11:13 AM']Beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder with this one then matey [/quote]
+1

Just what I was going to write!

I got rid of my studio monitors - found them far too cold sounding for listening to music generally. Found that wiring my Mac up to a micro hi-fi gives a much warmer sound.

Have a look at the Hartke LH500. Cheap, easy to work and getting rave reviews here and elsewhere.

Bump - this is my set-up too. Sounds huge.

+1 for Andy Rourke

Adding - Mark Stoermer (Killers)

I'll stick up for Mark King too. The guy's an amazing player but just suffers from the British tall poppy syndrome - build em up, knock em down. The music might have been very MOR, the slapping over the top, but the guy's an amazing fingerstyle player; great feel. He can sing lead vocals at the same time too, which is a hell of an achievement.

[quote name='Golchen' post='499613' date='May 28 2009, 09:31 AM']Wow! there's a blast from the past!

I loved that album when I was at art college back when it came out. The songs were fantastic, the vocals were great, the production was superb. I'd really like to hear it again now. I've only got it on vinyl (somewhere??) so not very convenient.[/quote]
I've got it on now thanks to this topic. Real blast from the past.

It's 80s big production alright - lots of reverb, double tracking, DX7s, and clean Fender Strats a-go a-go!

This isn't ex-Prefab Sprout is it?

[quote name='Thunderthumbs' post='498178' date='May 26 2009, 05:53 PM']I had an imprint of my graphic on my chin for about two weeks![/quote]
Did you set the EQ to a 'smile' pattern?

As I've got back into gigging, I've switched to cheaper, lighter basses that still deliver killer sound without costing an arm and a leg. Got the G&L Tribute and stopped using my Stingray. The G&L does everything I need and more.

[quote name='Brave Sir Robin' post='495910' date='May 23 2009, 11:19 AM']try an Ibanez ATK.[/quote]
Haha...seen that French kid before. He's mad. Great player though and goes to show that a lot of it's in the fingers.

That said, you can get the SR sound out of the ATKs easily. Great basses.

[quote name='boabskiboab' post='495588' date='May 22 2009, 09:40 PM']Is this down to a crappy tuner or something else.[/quote]
If it's the TU-2, I find them quite difficult to use. You don't need an expensive tuner just a simple one! In my band we use Fender PT100s. Work a treat and cost about £30.

[quote name='stevieb85' post='495812' date='May 23 2009, 09:33 AM']saldy im not flush enough to buy a stingray new so will be lookin for a second hand stingray[/quote]
Second hand is much much better way to go at the mo - you'll get one at a good price. Under £600 maybe.

[quote name='stevieb85' post='495794' date='May 23 2009, 08:51 AM']the guitarist and drummer in my band demand i get a stingray[/quote]
Worrying statement!

Choose the bass that feels and sounds right for you.

Rays are great at doing that biting funk sound but can be heavy and some people don't like the chunkiness of the neck. On the up side, the sound does cut through the mix well. You could try a Sterling which is a bit smaller or maybe a G&L Tribute L2000 - same sound, more variation, much lighter, much cheaper.

But overall don't let the band choose your bass!

Another convert - good man! Very similar to mine...