funkgod Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 (edited) Found this intresting. my cash over the counter is for the jazz. but could hear right away why duck dunn used a P. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKEHQdONP90[/media] Edited August 9, 2013 by funkgod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 I liked the Bongo best overall, shame I dont like the look of them! The P did nothing for me in any genre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Ridiculously (being as I have just got rid of mine because I didn't like the sound) I liked the Stingray more times than any of the others, then the Bongo then the Precision wasn't taken with either the Jazz or the Fretless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Precision, then Bongo (neck pickup). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinehead Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Very confusing. I liked them all, but Jazz best, then Precision, then Stingray. I wasn't really struck with the Bongo at all. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 I disliked the Stingray the most...had no depth for my liking. Either the P or Jazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risingson Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 [quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1376256363' post='2171500'] I disliked the Stingray the most...had no depth for my liking. [/quote] I don't know why people always EQ Stingrays up like that, they can do so much more! Also, welcome back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 [quote name='risingson' timestamp='1376256676' post='2171505'] I don't know why people always EQ Stingrays up like that, they can do so much more! Also, welcome back [/quote] Thank you I like Stingrays, just not the sound of that one on that clip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 I remember this from a while back: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/200630-rather-good-bass-comparison-video/page__p__1991120__hl__rather%20good%20yet%20comparison__fromsearch__1#entry1991120 Love that Bongo tone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumps Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 OOO I fell in love with the Bongo. It's a shame I dont like the look of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkgod Posted August 12, 2013 Author Share Posted August 12, 2013 (edited) [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1376287192' post='2171636'] I remember this from a while back: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/200630-rather-good-bass-comparison-video/page__p__1991120__hl__rather%20good%20yet%20comparison__fromsearch__1#entry1991120"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry1991120[/url] Love that Bongo tone [/quote] Bugger, sorry i must of missed that, i did not like the bongo at all with the fingers it almost sounded compressed, not open enough. poss an EQ thing? Edited August 12, 2013 by funkgod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Rather liked the Bongo to say the least. Loved the video, missed it first time round. Even the slap was quite nice and didn't make me want to put a pitchfork through both my ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Miss my bongo. Hate the new sucked sweet machine heads they've started putting on them. And the lower horn was a bit of a pain in the thigh. Epic sounds though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle psychosis Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Interesting video. Being absolutely honest, I didn't rate the tone of any of them. Too clanky on all of them. The fretless sounded most appealing to my ears. And Bongos must be one of the most ugly "mainstream" basses ever. Ugh. Great video though and some really nice playing. Just put some flats on and tweak the EQ to my tastes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Interesting to see the Bongo stands out the most. I know its a very obscure looking instrument, (although in my eyes, much more to my tastes than a single cut bass with an expensive figured top) but I found after a while I just got used to it, and now I actually like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 I don't think the Bongo looks ugly at all . I never have done . It looks unapologetically modern , and sounds that way too , but I think its' stylised lines and 3-D chamfering look beautiful . I like the sound of all the basses , although I like the sound of the fretless and the Stingray 5 the least , and the Bongo would be my favourite . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 not a huge ray fan but cant help thinking that that particular ray might not be a good ambassasdor for the whole species Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 [quote name='AndyTravis' timestamp='1376347130' post='2172747'] And the lower horn was a bit of a pain in the thigh. [/quote] Its only drawback imho. That and the fact I didn't like it in this vid! Its looks are stellar in my view, and the only worthy competitor to the Steinberger headless. Courses for horses, I presume. best, bert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowender Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 (edited) In general, in straight up comparisons, active tend to be preferable because they're hotter and have a wider frequency range. Passive (especially single coil) basses need to be amplified more in order to match the output. That in itself may make passive, single coils seem inferior, but once that adjustment is made, they have a tonal quality that actives basses can't match. In fact, basses with preamps can sound a little "false." I like active and passive and single coil and humbucker all for different reasons. But head to head, active HB will always seem more "present" -- to me at least. Edited August 13, 2013 by Lowender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highfox Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 I agree the Stingray could of been eq'd a little better, maybe he tried to set it flat! We all know the bass full up and treble to taste is the way it's done on a ray. (at least on the 2eq) I'm also very much in the passive club when it comes to bass's.. at least for what I do. For some reason I like active soloed and recorded in a controlled environment.. but using one live with the band I'm always fiddling and never completely happy. Saying all that, another Ray is deffo on the radar at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 [quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1376403719' post='2173427'] I agree the Stingray could of been eq'd a little better, maybe he tried to set it flat! We all know the bass full up and treble to taste is the way it's done on a ray. (at least on the 2eq) I'm also very much in the passive club when it comes to bass's.. at least for what I do. For some reason I like active soloed and recorded in a controlled environment.. but using one live with the band I'm always fiddling and never completely happy. Saying all that, another Ray is deffo on the radar at some point. [/quote] I have a John East 2 band in my Classic5 (I'm not the only one either) and for the first time ever on a 2 EQ ray I dont use the bass flat out, maybe I have turned a corner but more likely the JE just has a beefier output Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomE Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 (edited) Watched the whole thing and my order of preference would be - Jazz, Stingray, P-Bass, Bongo To my ears the Jazz sounds best in most of the clips (EDIT for stupidity) Edited August 13, 2013 by BottomE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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