RaNoFuNkY Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 (edited) What do you guys think of this? Tremelo on a stingray.....is that cool or gimmicky?! And how would it affect the tone? [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Music-Man-StingRay-electric-bass-guitar-ca-1982_W0QQitemZ270280720782QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item270280720782&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Music-Man-Stin...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url] Edited October 3, 2008 by RaNoFuNkY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markytbass Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 First I've seen on a Ray, Les Claypool has a trem on one of his Carl Thompson basses. I suppose it depends on weather you need one or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayfan Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Bizarre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 They say tremolo, I say vibrato - dammit, let's just call it a whammy bar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Someone please buy one of my BCR's so i can buy this!! Pleasssse! Offers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 [quote name='Shockwave' post='296039' date='Sep 30 2008, 11:30 PM']Someone please buy one of my BCR's so i can buy this!! Pleasssse! Offers[/quote] leave US ebay alone!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Dave Larue had a trem on his Sterling bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaNoFuNkY Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 HELP! OK guys, I'm now seriously considering this bass. US Ebay is not a prob for me for many reasons, I just wondered if the Kahler bridge will change that musicman tone substantially? Basically, I'm looking for a 2band eq pre-EB ray in natural finish, and the price of this bass is significantly reduced by the tremelo/whammy addition (which I quite like). However, I desperately want that musicman tone. I don't want to compromise on the tone, but this does save money! Thoughts? Just how big a deal is this bridge? Cheers all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 [quote name='RaNoFuNkY' post='298640' date='Oct 3 2008, 03:14 PM']HELP! OK guys, I'm now seriously considering this bass. US Ebay is not a prob for me for many reasons, I just wondered if the Kahler bridge will change that musicman tone substantially? Basically, I'm looking for a 2band eq pre-EB ray in natural finish, and the price of this bass is significantly reduced by the tremelo/whammy addition (which I quite like). However, I desperately want that musicman tone. I don't want to compromise on the tone, but this does save money! Thoughts? Just how big a deal is this bridge? Cheers all[/quote] I suppose the only change might be a small change in note attack and sustain, but if the Kahler is a quality unit (can't comment, never used one), then this effect should be minimal. It's the same wood, the same pickup, the same electronics, the same strings, the same nut. I noticed a big change when I changed the bridge on my Epi EB-3, but that was going from a 3 point bridge on stilts to a Hipshot Supertone with about twice as much mass and total body contact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 (edited) here's a clip of Dave Larue using a Kahler-equipped Sterling- [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-zvHWBdY8Y"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-zvHWBdY8Y[/url] closeup at 1.15 and solo at 1.41. Edited October 3, 2008 by SJA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Bloodaxe stuck a trem on one of his Arias. Maybe you could shoot him a PM to see how much difference it made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaNoFuNkY Posted October 5, 2008 Author Share Posted October 5, 2008 Cheers for you're help guys, my internet has been down for 2 days so I missed the ebay auction! But 'preciate the advice B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 (edited) It's been re-listed and a bit cheaper too. > [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Music-Man-StingRay-electric-bass-guitar-ca-1982_W0QQitemZ270283858547QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item270283858547&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14"]link[/url] I'm guessing though when I say that I think the ray tone would be compromised by this bridge also any trem bar I've ever used (guitars only) has always resulted in it going out of tune every time you touch it (maybe that's just because I've only mucked about with relative cheapos). I'm guessing again in that to fit this trem there would have had to of been a cavity installed to accommodate it, so unless you access to and the funds for a luthier to refill the cavity properly, I'd say this bass is stuck with this bridge for life and can't be returned to original if the sound was found to be compromised. Personally I would only buy this if you needed tremolo. IMHO. edit for sp Edited October 7, 2008 by Ou7shined Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnylager Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 [quote name='Hamster' post='295925' date='Sep 30 2008, 09:50 PM']They say tremolo, I say vibrato - dammit, let's just call it a whammy bar [/quote] Wang bar. Buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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