StingRayBoy42

Me stupid think more watt mean more loud 🤪 Thanks for all the replies, folks!

Bought some ABG strings - he offered a discount (on an already good price), communicated perfectly and posted ASAP. 11/10

Apologies if this is a stupid question or it's been asked before, or (most likely) both. My amp gives 500W @ 4 ohms and 300W @ 8 ohms. I have one 8 ohm speaker. Is there a cheap and simple way to get the full 500W of power into my one 8 ohm speaker? Is there such a thing as a 'fake' 8 ohm speaker that I can plug into the other speaker output? I don't want to buy another cab, or solder anything. Cheers

I love the La Bellas on my 70s reissue P Bass, tons of old skool thump especially with the tone rolled off. Great for Rock 'n' Roll, Motown/Disco, Ska and Jazz which is what I'm playing at the mo. My StingRay is currently wearing EB Slinky Cobalt Flats, which are pretty nice, just wondering if anyone is using Deep Talkin' flats on their 'Ray and if they suit? All opinions welcome!

I really like the Markbass CMD 101 micro 60 - set flat it sounds superb with DB. It was a bit underpowered for bigger gigs, so I upgraded to the Markbass Minimark 802 - sounds great and has a decent amount of volume. For really big gigs, I use the MB CMD 121. I use a Fishman Platinum Pro (the old one) to get round the impedance thing - can't rate it highly enough!

Bought a beautiful 70s style P Bass from David and the transaction could not have gone better. Lovely Bass at a decent price, great communication, absolutely lovely chap. A genuine pleasure to deal with.

Hiscox all the way! My StingRay lives in one.

You might find the mic signal is weak because the impedance is different. Mics are low impedance, instrument inputs are high impedance. If you get an impedance matching transformer, you'll get much better results. I use the Audix T50K, but I'm sure there are other ones available!

Very nice but it's £50 more than the Bright Onion one that's too pricey!

According to their site, they're not taking on custom orders. I will be going for Bright Onion though - they tick all the boxes (and I'm a sucker for a pink LED).

I definitely couldn't!

They're gorgeous but a bit pricey... I might be asking Santa for one! Bought a nice looking Levy's from another BC'er, feel free to keep suggestions coming!

I love the VLE, it dials in a bit of Old Skool "Thump" that suits me. I'm not so keen on the VPF, it makes the sound a bit thin to my ears. Feel free to disagree!

If you can find a Squier 50s P Bass, get one! £250 ish second hand, plays great, sounds great, looks great, holds its value... a great way to scratch that P Bass itch. I love mine!

That looks rather fine. What's the padding like?

Usually just black, but a nice tan or brown might work with this Bass?

Yeah, that's plan B. 😛 They look incredible, but they're way too expensive and over engineered for what I need! Cheers