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Ozzy555

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  1. Yes agreed, it'll probably be a completely different animal in the band mix. Looking forward to that day believe me!
  2. Yes agreed, the mid boost/cut is brilliant and very much looking forward to trying it in the band mix. Funny you mentioned strings I have just ordered a couple of different sets to try I bet the fretless sounds amazing, do you use flats or rounds?
  3. Yeah it's a great combination. Thanks, shall defo wait until I've had it sat in the band mix. 👍🏻
  4. Hi Everyone! New to this site and so I thought I'd start by sharing a purchase I made back in June this year. The 2020 Sterling by Musicman Stingray 34 with swamp Ash Black body and roasted maple neck. This is my first Stingray Bass as I usually play Jazz Basses. Had seen this on the official Sterling site and was blown away with how great it looked. A 'BFR' inspired design they say on the site. Purchased it from a site called Project Music who had only one due in so snapped it up pretty quickly. As I say, my first Stingray so other than a 1990 USA Stingray I borrowed and played for a couple of week's I don't have much to compare it with. I'll start by saying it's loud, very loud although I do usually play passive Basses and one other active Jazz which has nothing on this things volume. 3 band EQ seems fine, plenty of tones can be dialed in easily. Not sure whether the bass boost lacks in the real boomy end. The body looks great with the white grain showing through and is well finished. This is a lump of a bass! May remove the clear scratch plate as after cleaning the bass after use there is quite a bit of dust build up underneath which can become visible. The roasted maple neck is lovely and plays really well. Had to file down the nut edges as they weren't particularly well finished and sharp to touch. I guess that's the real difference when it comes to Indonesian made vs USA made Musicmans. And of course love the all black hardware. Been very pleased with it so far. Not had the opportunity to gig with it as yet due to you know what but have used for online recordings and jamming at home and really feels great to play. Any Stingray players out there recommend any mods at all? I've read that people tend to swap out the standard preamp for something a bit hotter like Aguilars OBP 3. Anyone ever done so and felt the benefits? Have added some pics 😊 Let me know your thoughts, Q's etc Ozzy
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