Hi guys, please don’t forget that most mobile phones don’t have speakers that emit low frequencies, so you won’t be hearing a lot of the bass guitar tones unless you wear headphones :-)

@terrytickler

5 жыл бұрын

Rob Chapman sounds all good :-)

@jordandillow5208

5 жыл бұрын

I'm here early so uh love the recent videos man

@antony6661

5 жыл бұрын

Rob Chapman you have 666k subs

@tatesmith3518

5 жыл бұрын

yea man keep up the recent vids im loving them

11:32 one of the best transitions in all human history!!

@zr2700

Жыл бұрын

Editors deserve a massive raise for that

I'm a proud owner of a Stingray HH, It's the best bass i've ever played! Thanks for this wonderful video!

@bassimprovjams3772

3 жыл бұрын

Yes my.mam!! I have 3 and a 2020 jet black 5H on layaway!! And I have a sterling sub with EMG pickup and EMG preamp ceramic magnet it is an absolute bad ass!!!

That solo intro is legendary! Awesome to see the bass making its prominent rounds on this channel! I've been seeing they Stringray bass around YT recently, and they look and sound amazing!

Number 1 sounded incredible

Very nice to see the people behind this beautiful instrument. Thank you !

OMG ... the TONE of that "#1" really demonstrates what the Stingray is all about!!! Thanx for the insights!

Cracking wee video. Really interesting. Thanks for putting it together.

Great editing rob, i thoroughly enjoyed the video. Must have been an amazing feeling being in that vault.

I’ve owned 3 Stingray’s over the years and it looks like it’s time for # 4!!

@kongandbasses8732

4 жыл бұрын

I have four of them right now. 2 SR 5, a 1995 in natural finish with rosewood fingerboard and a 1999 in transparent orange with all maple neck, a 1999 SR 4 in honeyburst with amn and a SR 5 Classic in tobaccoburst with amn. I checked out two Bongo 5, but I could not become friends with them.

Very insightful on the StingRay and the team working on them

the sparkle black st vincent guitar in the background is gorgeous

A very cool video!!!! I'm looking forward to getting my first USA StingRay 5 Special HH!!!

Awesome video! Love my Starry Night and Old Smoothie Stingrays

that sparkly 4 string with twin pickups is one of, if not the, nicest looking basses ive seen

Thank you Rob !

Great content - thanks so much for allowing me to tag along.

Most excellent video Rob! And thanks for creating it! I dont know how I missed this gem but I found it because I am probably buying my first stingray this week! Neck-thru HH. Cant wait!

@TheEldorado1991

5 жыл бұрын

Hey there, I actually had no idea they make these basses with neck-thru design! would you mind telling more about the particular EB Stingray model specifically that does that feature? :-)

Thanks so much for this!

Stingray #1 sounded the BEST of all the stingray types!!!!!

@Libanass

5 жыл бұрын

It sounded a bit like a Pre-Ernie Ball.. but it is not, it's not even number 1, it should be an 1984 Stingray

#1 sounds amazing.

OMG! I want that '85 lefty StingRay!

Awesome!!!! 👌 Some more bass episodes please...🙏 maybe the Ampeg AEB-1? Thanks and love your channel.🎼🎵🤟✌️💪

@shuruff904

2 жыл бұрын

MCA from Beastie Boys had one....def a nice boom stick...I want one identical to his green metallic one one day. For now, I love my mint green Stingray

Handy tip for Stingray players who have an old school bridge with string mutes: Cut a thin strip from an eraser rubber (strip needs to be about 6.5cm long and 4mm wide) and place it under the strings between mute pads and strings close to the saddles. Twist each individual mute knob until the desired amount of pressure is applied to each string for a nice evenly muted tone. Done. Now you can whip a small piece of rubber in and out between songs to change sound quickly without a lot of fiddling about. Rubber strip is small enough to be stored in the space under the strings behind the bridge saddles when not in use. Sounds really good and thuddier than the original foam pads ;)

@VideoPrens

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man

They need to recreate #1!!!!!!!!

My gosh ! so good ! best bass tone ever . "DAVE" !

These new ones make me want to trade in my older stingray for it. Gotta wait on that Joe Dart signature though!

Dave never fails to give me an earboner with his bass tone and playing

I love this company.

Digging the beardless Chappers. What a young looking handsome beast 🤣

17:42 he smacks the headstock off the light lol new Ernie ball stingray (slight relic)

@tbdmn83

3 жыл бұрын

"Road worn" model.

Musicman are my Heroes!...they really put the progress of Bass playing , Composing & Recording for Bassists on the map! (..as some MM owners can attest,..you got the gig because owned one and could work the sh#$%t out of it!..) All one has to do is just go back in time to ANY Era and listen to the significant Hits from Artists & Bands to feel Nostalgia then know that tone of the Stingray Bass!!..MADE the tunes come to life! Such as: “Sweetest Taboo” -Sade,...”Promises,Promises”-Naked Eyes,.. ”Stomp!”-The Brothers Johnson,..”Kajagoo goo” & “Hang on now”-Kajagoo goo ...Red Hot Chilly Peppers,..Michael Jackson hits plus many more!! I own a Musicman Bongo Bass and it IS Killer as well! b(‘_ < )

Hi Rob. Have you thought about putting the top and finish from Dave's Sig basses on a 6 or 7 string as it is a stunning finish

Thank You Louis Johnson, if it Weren't for You, Leo Never would have made the Music Man RIP Louis Johnson. @Rob Chapman

Worst thing about Ernie era Stingrays is the elimination of the string-thru-body design .

Dave is a legend.

I'm hugely surprised that a company like EB who hire many full time engineering 'specialists' took so long to correct the string/pole piece alignment on the G string, which has caused tonal balance issues with Rays since the beginning of time. The new modern Stingrays FINALLY address this issue after nearly 30 years.

@ileutur6863

2 жыл бұрын

It was never that big of an issue in the first place

@pretendtobenormal8064

Жыл бұрын

@@ileutur6863 Unless you bend string or apply vibrato.

Any video with Dave jamming, a a video I'll watch!

have you noticed that every new model they moved the pickup from (almost) 2cm from the bridge(the sound i love) to almost middle position?

I can't afford one so i bought a sterling music man stingray ray34 ash black and its so amazing.

Rob-What is up with the custom Music Man guitars? Just curious, I'm sure we will see them when possible.

That edit at 11:33

I would like to know given the electronics, how is this different from the Bongo?

Rob can you do a vidoe about how you started playing the electric guitar and who inspired you in your journey.

@Kingsnax12

5 жыл бұрын

Dartin 914 this video exists

@Kingsnax12

5 жыл бұрын

Find it

@Kingsnax12

5 жыл бұрын

*Litost* man that’s too bad

I miss my stingray bass :( regret having to sell it.

Rob u have 666k subscribers, that is so metal

@FateBringsMe2U

5 жыл бұрын

Eric Blasse brutal

Thanks for the low end love. And is this the first vid that Dave wasnt shown to "Dave" the world?

Please do a lesson video on catalyst I want to know how to play it

I’m obsessed with those roasted maple necks. So much better than the classic yellowed wood look lol

I want that Axe bass. I bet it feels weird to play but sounds good!

@shuruff904

2 жыл бұрын

I bet Gene Simmons would love it......even though he sucks on bass lol...

Thank You Louis Johnson, if it Weren't for You, Leo Never would have made the Music Man RIP Louis Johnson.

Ok, I'm just gonna say it. Is it just me or does that red Stingray from the 80s sound awesome? I've always thought those late 80s Stingrays were the bomb! It's like having a pre Ernie Ball with some EB improvements.

@farrh6867

5 жыл бұрын

I have one and anyone that plays it, loves it. I bought it all beat up in the early 90's and it has been my main bass since. Also, Skip Goez rewound the pickup for me and it kills even harder.

Tour Dave.

Dave.

i have pre ernie ball's and ernie balls, the pre, like the no. 1, sound more like an in your face P bass. the ernie ball is more well, ernie ball sounding. not a bad thing just different from the leo fender design. i love them both

not an ernie ball fan - sorry but out of my price range..... but they have excelled at making bass a huge product - so mad props peoples, the look and sound great !!!! even if affordable im a single man band - to spend that money, it would be not in the budget.... besides , i happened to have found 2 somewhat vintage bass's that just happened to have great necks and handle flat wound strings well . but 1 up for ball bass's !!!!!!!

Some of the demos are too fast for my Iking and it can be hard to hear the Bass tone for the 'demo' noise.

Love it with 2 pickups

A question I would ask is, "How does EB MM maintain the high quality of craftsmanship and finished product, right down to perfect setup of every instrument that leaves their factory. I don't think any other company can compete with EB MM at that level. ... And personally, they Stingray Specials are the highest example of that quality craftsmanship. ... I can achieve that with my personal basses but these guys do it with every bass. ... But, personally, every bass pretty well sounds the same slapped.

Interesting to see they didn't mention a fix for the famous Stingray deadspots.

My parents gave me a Sting Ray for my 18th birthday. It served me well for 10 years, until one particular bandmate's particularly rumbly vehicle vibrated the guitar to the point of breaking all the solder connections. At the time, I didn't know anyone who did soldering, so I was forced to retire it. The 10 years I spent with that Sting Ray are what made me so picky about the neck MUST be satin, and why I only ever use bridge pickups.

@mouthmw

5 жыл бұрын

I bet it was an easy fix though, and most likely, it was just the battery box connection.

@ThatBaritoneGuitarGuy

5 жыл бұрын

I should ask. That said, when I did finally find a guy who does soldering for a living, I had him completely re-solder the electronics.

In for 500!

Seems like the dude interviewing gave more info than the actual EB employees 😂

Sell me that lefty Stingray from 1985! Yes please!

The bass he said was #1 had 3 band eq.I didn’t think that came along till much later 🤔

the difference between MM and other "active" basses is that the pickup is not active on a MM, it just has a preamp in front.

"Yep" -Dave.

Good to see they have pride in making a great product & not just another crappy muddy sounding bass.. Electronics means alot to them .

Dave has some stonking chops. Why don’t we see more of Dave on KZread?

13:16 if you know you know ;)

Bass

I have a 79' from new and in its lifetime it has had three necks, first two had truss rod problems and the last and present neck developed sideways twist, so it hangs on the wall now, not because I don't like it, but simply MM stopped doing spares for their early instruments, bad PR work don't you think? PS If you have a spare neck in that store to fit my 79' Stingray I'll take it thankyou.

@ileutur6863

2 жыл бұрын

You do realize a luthier could repair those issues?

@wolfnik7410

Жыл бұрын

Would you sell pickups.?

@whamni

Жыл бұрын

@@wolfnik7410 lol you obviously know the best parts lol . If I was selling, it would be the complete bass at the going rate.

The axe one looks like a Gene Simons bass. ( Kiss)

Who in their right mind drops a thumbs down on this video? Banger video, Chappers!

5:19 what a meme.

Please suggest music man bass within 500-600 dollar? Stingray model

@PasqualinoFondanzio

2 жыл бұрын

Sub

Ernie ball music man stingray basses rule.

but, does it djent?

Hollingsworth=Bass GOD

666k subs. Oh.

@OthiOthi

5 жыл бұрын

Wang.

And supposedly the new Stringray is built entirely by computers.

Bajazo

Is it possible to play a Stingray without slapping it? ;-)

So that were Gary glitter is now days hahaha

Cost of this guitar?

@justinjohnson8816

3 жыл бұрын

2000, +

Man, this neck is thicc

Dave's not here man.

DAVE.

Who knew Conan was good at bass

but after all this people still pay way more dollar for pre eb stingrays...its like saying eb screwed up the magic.

#1 with 4 knobs,a 4 bolt neck and not a string through body? Obviously not a '76 B00 bass.#1 Ernie Ball MM 3 band Stingray I guess.

It’s so funky and it’s low volume. Come on.

i think there are better basses for the price of a top MM stingray

"improving" Leo Fender's design ?? ...well, that's questionable

Third

666k subs o_O

Can you just lay a groove not solo when you demo

Early

Like 666

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