AngelDust Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 [url="http://youtube.com/watch?v=UapIuZeKi98"][/url] https://youtu.be/UapIuZeKi98 [color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]I hope You'll like this comparison of 2 really good Music Man Stingrays. One of them is typical but very solid one from 95. It has Flea-bridge and older type alnico pickup (btw like the Flea had, even in the same colour). From another side is Classic model of Stingray from 2010. Made to represent the feel of old school stingrays from the beginnings. So try to hear the difference in sound between them. They were recorded in absolutely the same environment. And yes, this time there are the same type of strings on both of them [/font][/color][color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,] D'Addario Nickel Wounds 45-105.[/font][/color] [color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]I use:[/font][/color][color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,] Avalon U5 DI[/font][/color][color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,] Aguilar DB-750 Amp[/font][/color][color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,] Bergantino HD-210 Cabinet[/font][/color][color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,] Rode NT-2A Mic[/font][/color][color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,] RME Fireface - Macbook Pro - Logic Pro X (audio)[/font][/color][color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,] Final Cut Pro 10.2 (video)[/font][/color] [color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,] [size=3]See You on the next reviews![/size][/font][/color][color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,] Cheers![/font][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highfox Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Nice. I think the Classic gets closer to the sound of the pre EB's.. maybe it's just the 2 eq vs 3 eq here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obi 2 kenobi Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 What are the eq control settings on each bass ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelDust Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 [quote name='obi 2 kenobi' timestamp='1452694624' post='2952502'] What are the eq control settings on each bass ? [/quote] Pretty flat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairobill Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) Cool video... I owned a 1994 3 band stingray with a maple board (which I sold) and now own a 2011 Stingray classic with a maple board. I can confidently say (as I have recorded and gigged extensively with both basses and had them both under the microscope in various conditions) I much prefer the Classic to the the 1994 3 band. The classic preamp is darker, thicker, more thumpy whereas I had issues with the spiky three band sound. The 7.25 neck radius on the classic is a winner too. Edited January 13, 2016 by Cairobill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 nice video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) I preferred the Classic, the sound just seemed thumpier and fuller. Edited January 13, 2016 by Lozz196 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Thanks for that! Nicer slap sound from the modern one, but the Classic wins everywhere else! Much fatter and more mids, although I wonder if the standard could get closer by boosting the bass/mids and rolling off the treble? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudpup Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) Probably the best Musicman Stingray bass comparison on the net - well done. Played thru decent headphones you can really hear the subtle differences. Really good playing too - not just another hero slapping da bass. Dont suppose you could find an early USA Sub to compare against the Classic to lay one of my personal demons to rest? Edited January 13, 2016 by Mudpup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelDust Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 [quote name='Mudpup' timestamp='1452724425' post='2952977'] Probably the best Musicman Stingray bass comparison on the net - well done. Played thru decent headphones you can really hear the subtle differences. Really good playing too - not just another hero slapping da bass. Dont suppose you could find an early USA Sub to compare against the Classic to lay one of my personal demons to rest? [/quote] Thanks for kind words, bro! I would like to find some SUB for recording, but don't have it for this moment. Maybe in the future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinehead Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Great work! I really enjoyed that and the video production is excellent. Nice playing too. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 [quote name='AngelDust' timestamp='1452727485' post='2953002'] Thanks for kind words, bro! I would like to find some SUB for recording, but don't have it for this moment. Maybe in the future [/quote] I'd lend you mine if you were near Edinburgh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelDust Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1452730437' post='2953036'] I'd lend you mine if you were near Edinburgh! [/quote] I suppose it's not the easiest way for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jecklin Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 (edited) Great video, thank you! I'd be happy with the sound of either, but for my music I feel the '95 3band would suit me better. I would only have considered a 2band before, but this video has shown me what I could alter with the 3eq to make it fit perfectly in my anti-funk. I have had a hankering for a stingray fretless for for a long time, but now I could see gas for a fretted anyway. Oh dear Edited January 14, 2016 by Jecklin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 (edited) That's a very nice comparison. The 3 band MM EQ does seem to have more upper mid at centre detent. The EQ controls on both versions interact in that for instance boosting bass may affect the sound of the mids. I have a 4 string classic and a 5 string USA Sub. They sound fairly similar to me but I think the poplar (used on the Sub) sounds slightly mellower. The classic has the strings through bridge which certainly increases sustain but also has all the cool high quality materials and finishes, as well as the adjustable mutes which give an additional sound available. However my Sub is very cool IMO in the textured white colour and retains the diamond check aluminium scratch plate which I think is great. The neck has a painted finish (on the back) - similar to my Bongo, which is fine by me. You won't get a maple finger board on a Sub (unless someone has modified it). The Sub sounds great to me, but so does the Classic. Edited January 14, 2016 by drTStingray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 That is an excellent way of doing an a/b comparison of two basses - great work. Preferred the classic in the first style, but thought the standard was a little more versatile, and sounded better in all the others, although it was the first style that was my favourite of all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matski Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Have you ever made a comparison video of a Classic StingRay and a pre-Ernie Ball StingRay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerster135 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 [quote name='matski' timestamp='1453116880' post='2956416'] Have you ever made a comparison video of a Classic StingRay and a pre-Ernie Ball StingRay? [/quote] I'd love to see/hear this, I don't think anyone's ever done one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelDust Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 [quote name='bakerster135' timestamp='1453118055' post='2956424'] I'd love to see/hear this, I don't think anyone's ever done one! [/quote] Yeah, all i need is to buy some pre-EB stingray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matski Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 I see that you've relocated to Berlin. That's a pity - if you were still in Warsaw you could have borrowed mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerster135 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 I liked your 70s Jazz Bass shoot-out btw, it influenced me to put the Nordy 70s-wind pickups in my 75! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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