[quote name='littleal' post='573747' date='Aug 18 2009, 11:28 PM']Very nice Thumb, Very powerfull looking rig [/quote]
Thanks!!!
[quote name='Stingray5' post='573936' date='Aug 19 2009, 05:43 AM']Nice looking family you have there Twenty Six!
I'm particularly liking the look of the black Stingray 5.
Will you be gigging your new Jazz bass? I'd be interested to know how
it compares with the MM's. (Not to mention the Warwick too, of course! )[/quote]
Thanks!!! The 5 string has it's own unique sound with the Piezo in it, over previous Stingray 5's that I have owned in the past. It seems to be a warmer tone with the Piezo off, and gets a little more of a brighter tone with it edged up. As far as the Jazz bass goes,....... it's more of a keep at home type of thing. I got a really good deal on it, and being that it is blocked, and bound with rosewood made it more of a "I want it" type thing. FIgured I'd start building me a nice little collection I guess. As far as the Stingray vs. the Jazz...... Well, the Jazz bass is strung with flatwounds so it's really hard to get a good idea of how they compare on a level playing field. Although I have owned Jazz basses in the past, and I primarily play Stingray basses. I love that bright deep growl on a single humbucker Stingray when playing close to the bridge. As far as the Stingray vs. the Thumb...... Well, I used to play nothing but Warwicks up until 2005 when I got my first Stingray on a trade. I have been a MUSICMAN guy every since. I really only bought the Warwick because a friend of mine was selling it for a price I couldn't jump on. The Thumb is a nice, and comfortable bass.... but it reminds me of a P-Bass with an active preamp.