First Post first stingray (fretless)

[prickly_pete]

+1 on the TI flats. That's what I have on my SR fretless.

[Father Gino]

Keep the roundwounds on this bass. Roundwounds sound super cool on a fretless bass.

Then buy another fretless Ray and put flats on that one. Flatwounds sound super cool on a fretless bass.

Rounds will wear a fretless board (fretted too) faster than flats. But the it'll probably take years of hard playing to get to the point where you'd simply have to get the board planed.

There's nothing like roundwounds on a fretless. You should experience this combination.

There's nothing like flatwounds on a fretless. You should experience this combination.

Rounds tend to have more pronounced upper harmonics than flats; something you can certainly make use of on a fretless bass to get that singing tone. Flats have more pronounced fundamental/lower harmonics and quicker decay; you can get a delicious upright like thump out of them.

[pinksali]

Gee, your bass sure is a beaut!

[pinksali]

PS. Of course, you realise that a tort pickguard would look killer (Copyright - Travis) on that bass.

I just purchased a shell pickguard. You're to blame. happy blame...

[pinksali]

Keep the roundwounds on this bass. Roundwounds sound super cool on a fretless bass.

Then buy another fretless Ray and put flats on that one. Flatwounds sound super cool on a fretless bass.

Rounds will wear a fretless board (fretted too) faster than flats. But the it'll probably take years of hard playing to get to the point where you'd simply have to get the board planed.

There's nothing like roundwounds on a fretless. You should experience this combination.

There's nothing like flatwounds on a fretless. You should experience this combination.

Rounds tend to have more pronounced upper harmonics than flats; something you can certainly make use of on a fretless bass to get that singing tone. Flats have more pronounced fundamental/lower harmonics and quicker decay; you can get a delicious upright like thump out of them.

Okay, I got a set of new flats I haven't used yet so since i can't possibly afford another SR I'll try them out and if they feel, sound good to me I'm happy. If not, I'm happy. I'm happy.

[pinksali]

Any ideas on a mic for the incomming amp I'm thinking of buying? Studio work only.

[xvertirx]

sweet bass man. Your bass is like the exact opposite of my bass hehe.

[pinksali]

The tortoise pickguard arrived today and it was of poor quality. Finish stipes all over it and uneven lacour spots. I got it off of ebay $54.00 and not nice. I have to send it back. It was made by WD. I need to find another and I'll have to do some field work so I can eye it before I buy it. Silly me...

[pauldogx]

Chandler guitars makes some decent quality pick guards---you might wanna check them out.

[pinksali]

Thanks, they have a web site?

[Colin]

Thanks, they have a web site?

http://www.pickguards.com/

[Colin]

or http://pickguards.us/

[syciprider]

Sssssmmooookin.....

[bassmonkeee]

or http://pickguards.us/

I've gotten plenty of cool pickguards from pickguards.us but if you only want a tort, you might as well get it from the source--call EB Customer Service and get one directly from them.

1-800-543-2255


White with Tort rules.

[stingray62]

That Is a beaut!!, If you decide to go rounds, Iwould run a nickle string . A Little more forgiving. If you want a great studio amp and are close to a dealer. try a Phil Jones Briefcase amp. They have one of the best DIs I have ever used. But again let your ears be the final judge.

Good Luck
playin: SR 5 and SR fretless 4