shaneybaby Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Hi guys. im hoping to strike up a covo with other Ray users over tones. I am a proud Stingray user but recently ive been a little disapointed in the tone of my 5 string. the upper registers from the A string up seem a little course and thin. i really have to boost the eq on my GK to get anywhere near what i want. My Stingray 4 however sounds perfect all across the board even on a flat EQ. nice highs and smooth middy and bass tones along with the thump expected. So bass chatters, any ideas what i can do? anyone else have this issue if you use both 4/5? Before you reply please realise besides no. of strings these basses are identical i.e wood. R'wood neck even the finnish and brand of strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristianJuschkat Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Maybe because of the different Pickups? I don´t know which one has which Pickups, but one is Alnico, the other one is Ceramic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dincz Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 The thicker neck on the 5 will have different resonance. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 (edited) My SR5 has a lot more body resonance than the 4 - It creates what I would call a more growly sound - I can't say I've noticed the issue you mention (my 5 is in the 92-08 period when they had ceramic magnet pickups) but I've thought my US Sub 5 can sound a little like that - at least I thought so until I saw a You Tube video of a performance with it - talk about fat sounding!! The upper register popped sound is more like an Alembic (though to me the stage sound was a little thin). It may be worth you checking the pick up height setting, that all the saddle screws are touching the bridge and set the string height/neck relief to factory settings. It's surprising how much difference this can make. I tend to boost my bass and treble EQ a little and cut the mid a little to obtain a Classic Stingray sound. I them use the mid range to make fine adjustment dependent on what the song requires and what the other instruments are doing. The ceramic SR5 is significantly more punchy sounding than the Alnico version in my experience. Edited December 8, 2015 by drTStingray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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