"you think this bass isn't versatile? YOU'RE not versatile." - Jack Stratton

@MarshallPust

2 ай бұрын

You think Vlance Armstrength is shifting into the active pickup granny gear in the French alps?

@Rovewood

2 ай бұрын

JOE DART... ON... THE... JOE DART... BASS!

@minerals7873

2 ай бұрын

Stop it. No more government subsidies for active basses

@ctyligad

2 ай бұрын

Best argument + burn ever.

@MichaelThomasOflaherty

2 ай бұрын

I'm actually a big fan of the stingray bass. as I'm better at bass guitar than I'm at the guitar. I can do finger style bass as well as slap bass. But I suck at guitar with my short stubby fingers

Imagine logging into a forum to talk about a bass you don't like

@normandy2501

2 ай бұрын

It's no different than leaving a review for a restaurant, in my opinion. As long as people have a place to discuss something, regardless of having the experience with it, then they will, good or bad. It happens a ton in the photographer world as well. "You don't use a Canon? You're not professional/I won't hire you to 2nd shoot a wedding." "You don't use a full-frame? Good luck taking any good photos." "You have a Leica? You must be rich, but an expensive camera won't take better photos for you (while they have a total of $5000+ in a single Canon camera with a duplicate for redundancy)." Use what you want and let your results prove them wrong before you just block them. They'll move on.

@briman5206

2 ай бұрын

Jazz bass.... That's me....

@mrishka7286

2 ай бұрын

I’ve found forums to easily be the the most snobby, pretentious, AWFUL places you could possibly go to find opinions on something

@briman5206

2 ай бұрын

@@mrishka7286 Not just the forums, there are a lot of snobby spoiled people out there....

@alexhildebrand5718

Ай бұрын

Saying that a Music Man Stingray is not a versatile bass doesn’t mean you don’t like it.

I see opinions on talkbass forums still haven't moved on from the 1960s. A Stingray doesn't need to be versatile, it sounds powerful in any context

@WilDBeestMF

2 ай бұрын

Talkbass is just crap..

@thierry18

2 ай бұрын

The reason why people don't like them is because they, like me, find it way too honky. (Yes, I know, it's all down to taste but it was surprisingly left out in this video) Yes, Stingray basses are often used and versatile, but there are objectively better basses for less (or more) money. My favorite basses with bridge humbuckers are the Spector NS2, Peavey T40, and Peavey Cirrus, which also have the option of a neck pickup. Stingray HH basses, however, are a very solid instrument. The high end variants are too overpriced, but G&L is then better.

@WilDBeestMF

2 ай бұрын

@@thierry18 I bought a Sterling because I absolutely love Jazzes and I was told by many that they would also be right up my alley. You're right. Too honky, even by my standards. The overall feel is awesome, though. I'm putting it down to being a single coil lover, but I think there's more to why I don't really go for Rays.

@hrwildem4993

2 ай бұрын

Talkbass has turned to shit in the last 10 years

@WilDBeestMF

2 ай бұрын

@@hrwildem4993 Poopie, bruh. It has turned to poopie* 😅

90% of rock, pop, blues etc. can be played on either a Stingray, a Jazz, or a Precision. It's all good. No need to diss any of those instruments.

@bassimprovjams3772

2 ай бұрын

Exactly! And what’s really funny is you can take any of them basses to any gig and guess what, not one person in the crowd is going to say “ hey that stingray isn’t versatile enough for that song” lol

@snakeplissken44

2 ай бұрын

​@@bassimprovjams3772😄😄

@monkeyking617

2 ай бұрын

Yes, and LITERALLY EVERY BRAND OF INSTRUMENT MAKES THESE. You don't have to buy a Fender or a Music Man, there is nothing different about it other than the logo. The logo doesn't come with magic or mojo or is in any way a replacement for Gittin' Gud.

@BrunoHenrique-jr1uj

22 күн бұрын

Aye for sure mate! You said everything! EXACTLY 💯👍🏻🙂! I AGREE ✅✔️

Saying the Musicman stingray is a one trick pony is like saying The P bass is a one trick pony.

@JLeppert

2 ай бұрын

They are one trick ponies. Those tricks are amazing though.

@catvoncrimson666

2 ай бұрын

@@JLeppert one trick ponies that fit in lots of music.

@Nerotique

2 ай бұрын

Carol Kaye can attest to that.

@catvoncrimson666

2 ай бұрын

@@Nerotique for sure!

@La_sagne

2 ай бұрын

the trick never gets old

People do realize they can just roll off the treble right?

@ampthebassplayer

2 ай бұрын

But it won’t work if the knobs aren’t turned all the way up!

@darwinsaye

2 ай бұрын

Too much treble isn’t a problem. But there is some fundamental in the bottom and low mids that is missing, because of pickup placement. Having the pickup close to the bridge where there is no bottom end fundamental, and then trying to make up for that by boosting the bass frequency with an active eq circuitry, is a backwards way of going about creating a bass tone. It’s always better to have to too much of a frequency straight from the instrument and use eq to cut it, than to have too little of a frequency and try to artificially create it with EQ. The resulting Stingray sound, to my ears, is a tone that sounds kind of like a frog burp. Some people can make cool sounds with that - Tony Levin does great things with a Stingray - but the sounds that most players get out of them is not my favourite bass tone at all.

I didn’t realize I wasn’t supposed to love playing my Ray. Damn it.

@nathanlee1161

2 ай бұрын

cant believe you werent looking for single coil sounds (i love my jazz but this shit is hilarious)

I personally just really miss the neck pickup when playing Stingrays. RIP Steven Irwin

@poopmidas

2 ай бұрын

I don't know why they stopped making the HS, but they shouldnt have. I stumbled into one and use the single coil neck pickup often.

@ampthebassplayer

2 ай бұрын

@poopmidas There’s a guy I follow on TikTok (Kris Lohn) who uses one and he sounds great!

@michaelbrain3820

2 ай бұрын

lmao

@adrianmcgrath1984

2 ай бұрын

I had an H/H - as well as a single pickup. I didn’t keep either of them for too long. If I wanted a more 'modern' sound to my Fenders, I’d go to a G&L. - it’s noticeable that when Leo designed the G&L 2500, he kept the chunky humbucker, but moved it back into the P-Bass position.

@14fluffies

2 ай бұрын

NOT STEVE IRWIN NotLikeThis

I think what those forum members are really saying is: I don’t know how to use the EQ on a Stingray. And I refuse to learn. 😂😂

"This bass isn't versatile? YOU'RE not versatile!"

@MaxHBass

2 ай бұрын

That's exactly what popped in my head too lol

I can’t imagine living my life thinking the precision is the pinnacle of bass guitars.

@monkeyking617

2 ай бұрын

I KNOW, right? 😩

@atonofspiders

2 ай бұрын

If it makes you happy it makes you happy I guess

@thomashaapalainen4108

2 ай бұрын

Exactly they are good basses but I owned one. And sold it after a few months and never wanted another one. I do love my jazz bass and I've owned many prior. But my carvin LB76 with single coils is my go to. My next one will probably be a sterling ray 34 with the double humbuckers.

@conrad03

Ай бұрын

why?

like the stingrays were literally used both in bands like RATM and Sade... Isn't that a sign of versatility?

@csj9619

2 ай бұрын

Very astute and intellegent observation.

"The bottom and top end either work for what you're going for, or not." Damn, wouldn't it be crazy if there were two knobs on almost every stingray that could control the top and bottom end of the bass? I'm sure Leo Fender would have done something that cool.

@chevyboomer62

2 ай бұрын

Why would Leo Fender design something functional? Lmao

@sEaNoYeAh

2 ай бұрын

​@@chevyboomer62hats off to the great man. Also in the vein of the Stingray the G&L Kiloton is sick too

@chevyboomer62

2 ай бұрын

@@sEaNoYeAh I will never respect anyone who designed something as horrible as the vibromatic

A P bass, A jazz bass and a Stingray are all needed for whatever situation you’re in..Play what makes you happy🍻

@rodshop5897

2 ай бұрын

I have a baker's dozen of basses and none are duplicates of another in my collection. I love them all. Play and smile!

@La_sagne

2 ай бұрын

a fretless stingray

Im a fan of extreme metal genres and some of those bassists use stingrays, easily on of the most versatile basses imo

@maciejbzura9057

2 ай бұрын

no they are not lmao

@Tragic_TV

2 ай бұрын

@@maciejbzura9057 Sorry dude I have been looking for hours but I still can not locate who the hell asked

@ampthebassplayer

2 ай бұрын

Bahaha!

@roachdoggjr155

2 ай бұрын

2 pickup stingrays with the 3 band eq are super versatile. wouldnt want to play a passive or 2 band single pickup ray in a rock/metal mix though personally

@capatap7091

2 ай бұрын

@@roachdoggjr155 hello brother

I remember talkbass had a thread back in the day. Someone had a fender p bass and put it against a skateboard or broom something with p bass pickups, and they were arguing which one was which for like 50 pages

First, stingray 5 strings have the a superior body shape and the pickguard doesn’t look like a toilet seat. Second, Stingrays are fine sound wise.

@ileutur6863

2 ай бұрын

Doesn't look like a toilet seat, but instead has an unnecessary piece of plastic covering up 90% of tbe body

I believe the StingRay Special (aka the post 2018 StingRay) is the highest quality production bass on the market. It is lightweight, very well balanced, has great hardware, and a smooth playing neck. People complain about the sound being too trebly, but cutting the treble and playing up by the neck can address that. I cut the treble all the way, leave mid at center, add a smidge of bass, and it sounds great. I did have an HH, but in the end, I felt just the 1 pickup was enough.

I’m a huge Stingray fanboy. My Stingray 5 HH special with the roasted maple and 18V preamp is still my favorite bass that I’ve ever played and it’s not even funny. I’ve bought other basses, but then I don’t play them because they just don’t sound or feel as good as my Stingray. And it’s totally versatile! When you get to know a bass well enough, I’m sure that you can figure out how to make it work in whatever situation you want-unless your idea of versatile is “can I make this sound like xy bass” because if that’s your idea of versatility in an instrument, you might just be dissatisfied with your basses. All basses will sound like that bass, but you can totally mold it into whatever function you’re looking for with the right strings, eq, compression, etc. Loved this video!!

@rangeljrjess

Ай бұрын

I 1000% Agree. I love my Sterling Ray4 .

Personally I like the L-2000, as the neck pickup makes it more ergonomic for me, and the electronics are even better, especially with those humbuckers in series.

Hilarious! You made me smile with the forum posts, thanks

I can't believe someone turned their EBMM Stingray into a P-Bass. I hope that's a fake Stingray they did that to.

@ampthebassplayer

2 ай бұрын

Let us P-Ray that’s the case.

@phipschi4255

2 ай бұрын

He just saved the bass then.

@mr_bassman6685

2 ай бұрын

It's funny considering that one of Leo Fender's original prototypes for the Stingray had a reverse P pickup, next the the bridge.

My first bass purchase was a Sterling Ray 4 bass. Super happy with it! I put a Original Bartolini MM pickup in it, and it sounds even better!

Okay. My opinion - a 'Ray is like having a very powerful motorbike. Yes, you can ride it slowly and genty but it's so much fun to go big and loud! A Precision or Jazz is much easier to play subtly (and they can respond really well to digging in) but when I pick up my Stingray it just delivers so much joy when you give it some throttle!!!!

talkbass irrationally disliking something? some things never change lol

Those who didn't get satisfying tones from a Stingray didn't know how to use it. Certainly they weren't using the HH models.

Never thought some people don't like these basses. I own a Music Man SUB (the cheaper version) with a Seymour Duncan humbucker, and everybody I play with loves the sound of it.

I have been playing bass over 40 yrs my band was signed to a major label in the 90s here is how I feel versatility is in the hands of the bassist what kind of music do you play? do you play original songs? a stingray a p bass or whatever you make your own sound so your bass becomes an extension of you if your a studio bassist particular bass sounds may be required if its your music your style and all you play is a stingray who is to say its not right? your bass is an extension of you and your sound I play original music and i use a jazz a p bas and a sting ray i find that to many bassists get hung up on crap like this

I have the "Harley Benton MB-5 SBK Deluxe Series" that is heavily inspired by the Stingray and I love it. It isn't active but has many of the other features and is a joy to play.

@bassimprovjams3772

2 ай бұрын

I actually wanted one just because their so inexpensive and actually sound great

I was never a back pickup guy, so Stingrays never stood out as something I wanted for myself for a while. I had my mind changed when I saw a local bar rock band member using one and cutting through. I have always thought Music Mans look cool tho. Particularly the bongo stealth

Great timing as I was looking at getting a Stingray.

@bassimprovjams3772

2 ай бұрын

Get one man!! You’ll love it! Don’t let talkbass be your deciding factor, let your ears do the deciding plus their cool as hell looking with one of the nicest looking headstocks out there imo

@MsCpcheats

2 ай бұрын

@@bassimprovjams3772 I've got one now and it's great. Found an actual Music Man Stingray Special for a good price used and it feels great.

I love my SBMM Ray34H. Plays and sounds great. Also have a MIJ P bass with flats and it sounds good too.

One of my favorite bass players of all time, (Felipe Ilabaca from famous Chilean funk/rock band Chancho en Piedra) has used a stingray on multiple occasions and it's the reason I fell in love with bass in the first place.

I bought a brand new US made Stingray 5 back in 2009, for 11 years I played it for every gig I had and never had a complaint about the tone! Eventually I had to stop gigging with it because my aging back started having issues holding up the 11 lbs beast., my back would start hurting 15-20 minutes into the set and I would end up walking off stage in tears from back pain. So I bought an Ibanez EHB-1505 that I could get some nice Stingray-ish growl out of without killing my back, and that served me well for a couple years. Fast forward to today and I have discovered that good orthotic footwear has almost completely eliminated my back pain while playing bass so I am able to play the Stingray live again. However, a couple years ago I picked up a Fender Jazz bass and have really taken to it, it is now my main bass. I only pull the Stingray out on occasions when I really want a five string. I would say the Jazz bass is more versatile when it comes to getting a greater variety of classic bass tones. The Stingray always sounds like a Stingray no matter what you do to it, however, that does not mean it won't work for everything, it just means it's unique voice comes thru and you either like it or you don't.

@57precision

2 ай бұрын

My Stingray Special 5 string weighs 7.9 lbs. They really shaved the weight off of em with the 2018 redesign.

I love every bass in my arsenal uniquely. They all have their own personalities that shine in different applications. If i was traveling to work on a project and did not know what was in store I would bring 4 basses from my collection to cover everything: Fender P-bass, Lakland USA Series Dj-5, Music Man Stingray Special 5, and my Lakland 55-14. I can say that I wouldn't prefer the Stingray to be my only active option but that's just me. Awesome video AMP!

Bernard Edwards - Chic.....,Flea - RHCP....,Louis Johnson....,Rage against the machine...,Tony Levin .... and so on.....top bass

Bought one in 78 and converted to a fret less then and still my favorite

I bought a Sterling Ray4 when I first started to get into playing seriously. Honestly, if it weren't for the fact that I had to move to another country I would still have it and even now I miss the stingray feel and tone. Lovely video as always! Also, haven't used Talkbass in months and seeing those replies reinforces that decision lmao

“Baby, you got a stew going!” RIP Carl Weathers

People are entitled to their opinions, but Music Man Stingray is very versatile..just ask Flea, Bernard Edwards , Louis Johnson, Joe Lilly, Pino Palladino, Tim Commerford, Joe Dart …I can Keep going, as for me , I play Gospel, to metal and everything in between on my StingRay’s.

Amp, As you pointed out, the 80s music would not be as good as it was without the Stingray! It was Louis Johnson who inspired me to get my 1st real bass and it was the 3 band eq Stingray! I had a couple of pics on my fb page of it! I wish I still had it but I got sick with kidney failure and had to sell it but plan on getting a sterling Ray 5 to replace it!

This is why I have my eye on a Sandberg TM. Noiseless neck (P-ish), multiple J options, plus a full humbucker.

Here’s the thing. I love the stingray sound, but you can get a bass WITH A P PICKUP AND A STINGRAY’S HUMBUCKER. YOU CAN HAVE BOTH AND THEY SOUND AMAZING TOGETHER.

@justmemin7005

2 ай бұрын

Any recommendations

@jamesmarkham7489

2 ай бұрын

That’s what I did. Took a pj and routed out the jazz pickup for a stingray humbucker. It’s a great instrument

@monkeyking617

2 ай бұрын

IBANEZ USED TO MAKE THESE! They were called ATKs, and some of them had the added single coil in the neck position. Not exactly the same, but close enough, I challenge any of you to hear the difference in a blind test. Yes, the P bass is known for the split coil, and most bassist should be able to DIY add a split coil to a Stingray, or get a friend with shop skills to do it for them. Alas, the Fender groupies with their heads so far up their own asses they can't tell its not the 70s anymore, have ruined the market spreading this nonsense that a P bass has some special juju, like its Excalibur or something. Boo

@XVENDETTA100

2 ай бұрын

​@@monkeyking617 and i really wish they make it again ....

@worstghosthunting3466

2 ай бұрын

@@justmemin7005 schecter stealth 4

I personally think the stingrays with two humbuckers because it gives me as many options as possible with the active electronics. Also: citing Ed Freidland made my day.

@rrdream2400

2 ай бұрын

somehow the bridge pickup solo on a 2 pu stingray doesn't exactly like a 1 pu stingray

Got me a 2002 USA Ernie Ball Music Man Sterling in Burnt apple and I find it a joy to play. Also have a Sterling by Music Man Ray 34 but not touched it much since getting EBMM Sterling USA bass. It feels really good to me. I'm pretty new to bass....15 months into my bass journey but play everyday. For hours. Retired man. Hooked on groove. Time travel. These days I play my 2002 EBMMSterling USA and my G&L CLF Research L-1000 more than my other 3 basses. Five bass limit as I am on a discovery to see what bass calls to me. I enjoy your videos AMP. Jam on. Burn some hours.

@NatePlaysMM

Ай бұрын

You've been playing 15 months and own 5 basses?

@shugemery

Ай бұрын

@@NatePlaysMM True. I'm retired. Trying to discover "my bass". Making Sterling Stingray RAY 34 fretless right now.

Andy, I don't think The 3+1 headstock has anything to do with dead spots or the G string also Leo didn't design the headstock Forrest White did and he chose 3+1 to give The Stingray a distinct look (vs. Fender) and better balance.

It is infinitely less popular than any of the other basses you've made Solo vids for but I pray you one day do one of these on the EB-3. I think it's interesting and overly maligned

1) I respect every musician's bass choice; I get it, it's personal. 2) Luv U surfacing this issue in a simple, concise video. Finally, I appreciate this forum's audience viewpoints. Thx AMP.

move where you are playing between neck and bridge, versatile sounds

My number one luthier, who has been building basses since the 80s (Leader bass guitars where Warwick stole some designs from) once told me when asked what is the best bass and he without a second thought said Stingray. Great for slap, great for rock, great for pop. All round good. I play a jazz bass but always wanted a proper stingray.

I love my Ray4. The stock pickup is a hot ceramic wired in series. That just wasn't my sound. I switched it to parallel and that helped, but it didn't quite get me there. I found a SD SMB-4A on clearance and I jumped on it. That nailed it for me. I even got an aftermarket preamp, but I'm happy with it the way it is. Ceramics have their place tonally, it just wasn't my taste for this bass.

I have 4 Stingrays..2 mid 90s 5 strings,a 2001 4 string and a 79’pre Ernie ball.In over 30 years playing and tons of other basses,these are my favourites and it’s the Stingray tone I love

As a non Stingray user, I find it very interesting to try it out and see how it sounds on. I had previously played a Stingray HH once(when I was a younger and found it to be really heavy. Also didn't get a chance to eq the sound or try the bells and whistles) and it didn't seem very remarkable. However I have plans of getting a 4 string and a bit torn between a P and SR. I have a J bass with Active EMGs and I just dig it.

I love how wildly unfounded the takes are on TalkBass 😂

My absolute favorite bass of all time is my sterling shortscale stingray. It's the most comfortable bass I've ever owned and although it is a passive bass, it's pickup mode selector actually makes it fairly versatile. I honestly wish they'd make a long scale version of that bass.

I stopped playing bass 40 years ago, but I remember when these Sting Rays first came out. Heard on going through an Acoustic 360 at a live gig. Absolutey beautiful sound. Haven;t heard a bad sound out of one yet, and I pay attention to the equipment people are using. Plus, after all these years, I still think they look great. As a comparison, I played a 65 Fender Telecaster bass, which I really liked, though a V4-B cabinet powered by an Acoustic 150B top. Total clarity at all levels. Round wounds produced a Rickenbacker growl. That was the shit back then.

I bought a Harley Benton Music Man copy just to mod. It’s a comfy bass stock but I’m doing some research to see what kind of pickup and possibly preamp to throw in there.

My Stingray is the one I play the most. It's versatile enough for me.

I have 4, Stingray 5 strings and love them all !!!

In 30 years of playing, I've never found a P-Bass that spoke to me. Jazz basses and Stingrays always feel and sound great, though.

@bassimprovjams3772

2 ай бұрын

Same man, in the 27 years of my playing if owned 2 p basses and 1 Jazz the Jazz sure I actually miss it and need another one , but I’ve had 11 USA stingrays and they just speak to me and the Warwick Thumb NT lol

David Hood is listed as the bass payer for the tunes "Still Crazy After All These Years" and "My Little Town"

The stingray is very versatile..!!! It has an active three band EQ that makes it very versatile., Plus it’s using different techniques that make a bass versatile..

I've got an old Sterling Sub that absolutely rocks. Feels and sounds ridiculously good for such an inexpensive instrument. See you in the poison swamps, brother.

@ampthebassplayer

2 ай бұрын

Lake of Rot 2: Electric Boogaloo

@Dwightpower88

2 ай бұрын

I have one of those too and I find myself playing it more than my others

I needed to downsize my guitar collection and could only have 1 bass. I chose a Stringray with 2 pickups. The bridge pickup is iconic in itself, but throw in a neck pickup as well and you get as much versatility as you need.

Stingrays sound awesome!

Absolutely you should. I bought myself a legendary 77 stingray recently.

I have two sterling stingrays. The ray 34 and the short scale. Amazing basses. And i have my fender P and J basses Great video.

In my limited experience it’s better for the player to know how to variety of styles than to have a versatile bass. No one has ever given me grief over my bass tone not being arbitrarily whatever enough that required a second pup to satisfy. I have a vintage style bass with flats and a J style bass with rounds and active pups and all I ever lack is a low B string; both are 4 strings I had a Sterling sub 5 but couldn’t do the low B string and didn’t want to try to get used to it. Thing was heavy!

I bought a Harley Benton MB-4 SB Deluxe last year, which is a stingray clone with a passive humbucker. I hadn't played bass in about 20 years after a year of lessons and switching to guitar. My initial thought is that I actually like stingrays with passive humbuckers ..I personally hate active pickups. The tone I've gotten sounds well rounded, though it has a tone and two volumes to split the coils. Essentially I rarely ever find myself using the full humbucker as I usually roll off the neck portion and just use the bridge for that punch and clarity ..they do seem versatile ..but it also depends on the setup you have for your controls and pickup and what pedals you throw in front of your amp. A 10-band EQ pedal can make a stingray sound like a lot of things it clearly isn't.

I’ve had a Stingray right next to my Geddy Lee jazz bass for years, I would say it gets close to a lot of improv jazz tones, or if you wanna try and get somewhat close to a Wal without breaking the bank. Never owned a Stingray with two humbuckers though

Got me a sterling subray from guitar centre. I played lots of basses trying out what I liked most and I love the feel of the ray, it just feels exactly like I want it to. Working on getting the sound I want out of it, but I feel like i can just buy the upgraded pickups or use the Line 6 HX Stomp pedal. Everyone should own a HX Stomp Pedal.

I'm also looking at one. Not exactly Musicman but a derivative of the Stingray. Lakland offers a humbucker for bridge and single coil for middle. I might pick that up.

@coreldan

6 күн бұрын

My experience is that almost no bass with a humbucker in bridge position has anything to do with Stingrays. The placement of the humbucker is almost always in the wrong place and it sounds nothing like a Stingray. Not sure on this specific bass, but all my basses have a humbucker in the bridge position and none of them (except the Stingray) sound like a Stingray

Noticeable that when Leo followed up with the G&L L1000, he moved the pickup back into the Precision position

If I had to keep only one bass : Jazz Two basses : Jazz and Stingray The Stingray is just a groove machine, it is so powerful and that tone, like it or not but it is so unique, you just have to own one The pickup position, the active electronics, it's a must have

A friend is playing my sterling stingray full time in a punk band. The electronics are all fd up. The volume kinda works. I bought it because it was a cheap crap can bass that some kid chopped up but the neck was perfect. It sounds incredible.

I have a low cost SUB Ray4, the active Circuit is blow up (because is cheap) put an Seymour Duncan MB4 Ceramic, pasive Circuit with only Volume and 1 tone Knob, and is still kick ass at that price

I just got a lefty schecter stealth pro 5, mostly because it has emg p and mm pickups...they may not sound exactly like a p bass or a stingray, but it has all the tones i could ever want.

I got one surprisingly cheap on a musician's flea market and it's still my only bass. I'm not a professional musician and with such an high-quality instrument I don't see any reason to get a different one, well, besides fretless.

Just curious. Why the MFD in a Serek, rather than just getting a G&L? I have two G&Ls and will probably order a Serek eventually, but I wouldn't drop the MFD in there.

my HS configured cort can do some stingray sounds despite having the humbucker closer to the bridge, the series humbucker gets really hot with mids, so I always roll it all the way off from onboard pre, the crisp but burpy and also fat tone always gets me EDIT: That Stingray modding playlist doesn't include the Lusithand preamp. LEL made a video with the guys from Lusithand and it really gives you that BSSM or Tool kinda of Wal sound, you can also set the cut-off frequency to the low mids for the subbiest of the tones.

wise words here!

I think people call it an input jack because it's where the PUT the cable IN

in the US Fender basses rule the roost but when you go over to the UK its Ric, Stingrays and Gibson basses. I've notice those 3 combine out sell fender basses during the golden era of rock betweeen 1965-1981 and yes the Stingray was part of that era

Extremely comfortable playing basses. Always my goto for extra long sets.

I love my StingRay5 - single hum bucker.

I want that Sterling SB14 that looks like a budget Joe Dart bass with a pickguard

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I actually tried it last weekend, and the nut was actually too narrow for my taste which was really weird given I usually like that on fenders lol

Owner of two jazz bases here... one 5 string and a 4 string fretless. I like them all, but sometimes I want the P bass pickup on them. And sometimes the active humbucker bridge of the stingray.. guess i'll just put then all on a jazzbass body and see what it does. oooor... i'll buy a cheap stingray from tagima (used) and put an p bass pickup and run another output jack, just to have some fun

I’ve never been a fan of the ping pong paddle pick guard, and I do find the bridge pickup on a HH gets in the way a lot but anyone saying they’re not versatile might want to look up the artists that use them lol.

Absolutely, you should. They rock.

I'd say I am a Fender Jazz Bass player, I have a couple of early 70s and one 66 and it's THE BASS for me. That said, my MM is killer, the neck is the fastest I have, the body is super comfy and it's freaking powerful. Coupla things I hate about it, tho, is it doesn't have a passive tone and some notes on the higher register on the G string tend to disappear a bit in the mix. So I got myself a custom made MM style bass, with Nordstrand MM pick up and 3 bands eq, and passive tone. Well, that's a dream bass. If I'm not on my Fender jazz, I'm on that bad boy.

Versatility is not the number of sounds you can get from a bass, it's about whether you can make it sound great in different genres. I'd say that the P and J might be more versatile, but only because people are used to hearing them in the context of a bigger variety of different genres. All three have a distinctive character, much more than most modern basses. All three are still very versatile, and I love all three. My most-played bass is a J with an MM bridge pickup btw., and I use the MM pickup soloed just as much as I use the traditional J sounds it provides. If you have the options, you use them. But if I'd use a plain J, P, or StingRay, those would do the job as well.

It’s March 2024 as I leave this comment. Since 1996, I have owned four different bass guitars. The first one was the 1996 Epiphone slant on the P-bass. I only had that for four years and let it go when I purchased a Fender J-bass. In the interim, I supplemented it with a Squier Vintage Modified Bass Six and a friend’s custom Carvin fretless. I have meditated extensively on whether I wanted another bass and would it be an Ernie Ball. From where I stand, it’s hard for me to imagine that the Stingray is less versatile than the P-bass. There are probably any number of times that deep back to when that model hit the market that I thought were played on fender models. That’s how frankly easy it is to adjust the sound of this instrument to match any context.

I've had many basses over the years, but for historic reasons I kept a souped up 'J' and a Lakland 'P'. I'm probably in the "if you have just one bass, make it a 'P'" camp, but all that said, I played a classic Stingray for years and I LOVED it. It was absolutely pristine. I wish I'd never ever sold it because the prices for them now have just gone through the roof. Yes, you should DEFINITELY play a Stingray

I got the MM5CS in mine, dude, that thing melts faces for metal.

I had a p-bass, then a j-bass, and then I bought a Stingray 5. Stingray is the nicest and most "reliable". It fits everywhere and when I had to sell it for financial reasons (thank you cov19) I was just sad to part with it. Now I'm looking for another copy of the 5-string Stingray (or rather a cheaper Sterling replacement). I will complete the collection with a 4-string p-bass with flat strings (maybe Squier Classic Vibe?).

I can't imagine going back to playing only one bass again. I like lots of basses, and don't care at all which ones are "versatile." Play what ya love!

I’d argue their one of the most versatile, their all about the EQ not pickups to change versatility I’ve played all kinda of genres of music with my stingrays, gotten gospel tones to metal tones and country tones

Love my J bass but my Ray with twin active humbuckers just screams like no other. Put a little anger into it and the MM really starts to shine.

Once you go musicman you never go back.

I am a new to bass (well, any instrument) and I always loved the Stingray look. And since I am broke I got the Harley Benton replica. It is fun, but I would like to upgrade soon. I was thinking about the SUB series, but I was also looking at the Vintage V964. Has anyone here experience with the Vintage version? It is quite hard to find videos of it.