badboy1984 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Recently traded my Fender jazz for a Musicman Sub stingray (MIA version). I finally enjoy the MM bass again. I had 2 high end MM bass in the bass and they were Stingray 3 band 4H and Bongo 4 HS. Sold the ray because didn;t get on with the sound and sold the bongo due to money problem. The MIA Sub sounded fantastic, altho is 2 band with no indent on the bass/treble control but it sounded completely different then the 3 band ray i had in the pass. The bass just sounded right to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 [quote name='badboy1984' timestamp='1429567033' post='2752778'] Recently traded my Fender jazz for a Musicman Sub stingray (MIA version). I finally enjoy the MM bass again. I had 2 high end MM bass in the bass and they were Stingray 3 band 4H and Bongo 4 HS. Sold the ray because didn;t get on with the sound and sold the bongo due to money problem. The MIA Sub sounded fantastic, altho is 2 band with no indent on the bass/treble control but it sounded completely different then the 3 band ray i had in the pass. The bass just sounded right to me. [/quote] They do sound great. I had two in the last few years and both sounded great. I particularly liked the real THUMP they had.....like a P bass but with a kick drum behind each note. I'll own one again, one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inate_hex Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I'm a big fan of Musicman basses. I currently own 3, a Bongo H 3 band eq, a Bongo HH 4 band eq and a Sterling. Each has their own flavour of the Musicman sound. Enjoy it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinball Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) All mine are three band eq but for for me its is as you say below. [quote name='badboy1984' timestamp='1429567033' post='2752778'] The bass just sounded right to me. [/quote] Edited April 21, 2015 by Pinball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianrendall Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Love my Stingray. Finally got the 'Nard tone nailed. Took me 15 years and three different 'Rays to realise that it's all in the fingers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny-79 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I Love my StingRays's Just recently fitted a "John East MMSR-4" to the one and that has transformed it into something else, very impressed with it. when I A/B'd the two together the Ray in question sounded very thin so thought it to be a worth while upgrade and its sure fixed the problem, its taking a bit of getting used to but cant fault it ! The one I keep totally stock though as they have a sound all of there own Everybody should own a StingRay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 [quote name='ianrendall' timestamp='1429609361' post='2753047'] Love my Stingray. Finally got the 'Nard tone nailed. [/quote] 'Nard ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhet Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Mine is the standard 2 eq 4 string but has a John East preamp in it, which has turned it into a monster. Just love the growl when you push 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianrendall Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 [quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1429631324' post='2753429'] 'Nard ? [/quote] The late Bernard Edwards, he of Chic fame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 [quote name='ianrendall' timestamp='1429631951' post='2753439'] The late Bernard Edwards, he of Chic fame. [/quote] Aaaah, right so Ted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairychris Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 (edited) Yeah, I've not played many basses (newcomer to the bass world) but the 2-band in my MIA Sub 5 is great. Massive amount of punch, it really pushes the preamp but flexible too. It really cuts through live. Edited April 23, 2015 by hairychris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianrendall Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 [quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1429632060' post='2753441'] Aaaah, right so Ted. [/quote] Currently doing a week run of 'Oliver' with a Bernard Edwards tone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 [quote name='ianrendall' timestamp='1429817923' post='2755347'] Currently doing a week run of 'Oliver' with a Bernard Edwards tone! [/quote] Consider yourself.....well in ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 [quote name='ianrendall' timestamp='1429817923' post='2755347'] Currently doing a week run of 'Oliver' with a Bernard Edwards tone! [/quote] lol and the piano player doubling everything you do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 [quote name='ianrendall' timestamp='1429817923' post='2755347'] Currently doing a week run of 'Oliver' with a Bernard Edwards tone! [/quote] Good times then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badboy1984 Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share Posted April 24, 2015 The mids on the stingray is so good that the notes is not muddy, even when the bass eq push up to mix on the preamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 [quote name='badboy1984' timestamp='1429860471' post='2755562'] The mids on the stingray is so good that the notes is not muddy, even when the bass eq push up to mix on the preamp. [/quote] Glad you're enjoying - the Stingray has a lot of variation in sound in skilled hands (have a look at the new post I just made) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) [quote name='ianrendall' timestamp='1429817923' post='2755347'] Currently doing a week run of 'Oliver' with a Bernard Edwards tone! [/quote] That sounds great fun but also try the Paul Denman tone - it's good as well (see Sade live clip posted). I played for two years in a Cliff and the Shads tribute band using generally only a coral red 2 band Stingray - sounded great (much better than a Precision, which are generally too honky sounding against the Hank B guitar in a live setting - unless you can get tone off to sit in the mix - which implies full FOH and sound mixing capability - and even then it may be less than audible) Edited April 24, 2015 by drTStingray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meypelnek Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Enjoy your new Sub Ray. They are great! I have three Music Man basses: Big Al SSS, Bongo 5 HH and StingRay 5H. I really did get used to the 4-Band EQ of the Al and Bongo but am still impressed what the 3-Band EQ of the Ray can do (plus my fingers). Nevertheless can't stop looking at a 2-Band Ray. Perhaps a Classic 5 ... someday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianrendall Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 [quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1429903407' post='2756294'] That sounds great fun but also try the Paul Denman tone - it's good as well (see Sade live clip posted). I played for two years in a Cliff and the Shads tribute band using generally only a coral red 2 band Stingray - sounded great (much better than a Precision, which are generally too honky sounding against the Hank B guitar in a live setting - unless you can get tone off to sit in the mix - which implies full FOH and sound mixing capability - and even then it may be less than audible) [/quote] Funny you should mention Denman. I was just looking at the Sade vid a minute ago and thinking that's a great tone. Haven't heard the song since before I played bass, so never realised it was a 'Ray. I can listen to the whole album again with a new perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmachine2112 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I,ve never traded up to a full blown ray cause they dont sound or feel any different apart from the finish on the neck but it,s wearing away now after 12 years of playing. Bargain is the only word,enjoy your real musicman,they are the real deal. At the time musicman made these to get people into musicman and they would so impressed that they would trade up later to a ray but it kinda backfired cause some of us savvy ones didn,t see the need to splash the cash for cosmetics.Papa said making SUB basses was like putting a hundred dollar bill in every box there you go.Seeminly the preamp is the original circuit ala classic and the original ones. Enjoy and learn to use the tone knobs,sometimes turning them down is better than boosting everything and this took a few years to work that one out for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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