Is Your Stingray "Neck Heavy"?

[bovinehost]

Jack/Bryan,

I didn't let this go in order to set loose the attack dogs or anything. I wanted to give this question its own space and have the players most familiar with the instruments give their opinions.

Just to be clear.

Jack

 

[philthygeezer]

I always notice how well my Stingray sits when I strap it on. It made me pickier about my other basses' balance.

 

[tkarter]

Mel Bay books haven't taught me anything. Well I did start a fire with one once.



tk

 

[Strangeglow]

The only, and I repeat only way to know if a Bongo 6 is going to work for him is going to be to play one. Given how much of the balance depends on the density of the materials being used, it's impossible to infer anything from a 3D rendering.

jw

 

[Disquieter]

The only, and I repeat only way to know if a Bongo 6 is going to work for him is going to be to play one. Given how much of the balance depends on the density of the materials being used, it's impossible to infer anything from a 3D rendering.

jw

I'm pretty sure the bongo 6 is going to be made of plexiglass in a variety of colors.


I think i read that somewhere.....

and the fretboard is going to be made of hemp.

 

[mrpackerguy]

I own three and have owned as many as 5 MM. Not one of them has been neck heavy.

 

[Big Poppa]

I hope this is dying a slow death........

 

[Spectre]

BP, seeing that 99.9999....% of everyone feel their bass necks are superbly balanced, including me....

I vote close the thread.

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

BP, seeing that 99.9999....% of everyone feel their bass necks are superbly balanced, including me....

You need some help with figuring out percentiles

 

[tkarter]

Mel Bay math maybe?

tk

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

I think a better way to phrase the question would have been "is your Stingray neck heavy to you?", as it's a matter of perspective. It's not a ridiculous question as some might think- if you go over to the Fender forum and ask the same question, you'll probably get mostly the same "of course not" responses, although I've played a lot of neck-heavy Fenders. For most people, a Stingray will have perfect balance. If you're used to playing basses with small headstocks, compact Hipshot Ultralight tuners, and thin necks, a Stingray will obviously balance differently in comparison and may feel neck-heavy to you. I think the rub is that since this is the EBMM forum, pretty much everybody here who is an active member has purchased their EBMMs because they are perfect for them.

 

[Spectre]

You need some help with figuring out percentiles

No, my percentiles, and representation there of, is correct.
And I guess this means I have Hijacked this thread.

 

[Spectre]

Mel Bay math maybe?

tk

Mel Bay what ???

Never heard. sounds like a social disease

 

[Big Poppa]

Bryant \welcome back but you seen to be missing the point. The original poster stated as a matter of fact that stingrays were neck heavy. He did not say to him. THat is what started this diatribe. Has nothing to do with what people think on the Fender forum. IT does however not sit that great with me as we consider balance points in each and every design or revision of design .

I love opinions and personal preferences everybody should have them. I dont like procolations of fact when they are "baseless" no pun intended.

 

[mynan]

I think a better way to phrase the question would have been "is your Stingray neck heavy to you?", as it's a matter of perspective. It's not a ridiculous question as some might think- if you go over to the Fender forum and ask the same question, you'll probably get mostly the same "of course not" responses, although I've played a lot of neck-heavy Fenders. For most people, a Stingray will have perfect balance. If you're used to playing basses with small headstocks, compact Hipshot Ultralight tuners, and thin necks, a Stingray will obviously balance differently in comparison and may feel neck-heavy to you. I think the rub is that since this is the EBMM forum, pretty much everybody here who is an active member has purchased their EBMMs because they are perfect for them.

Balanced is balanced. It doesn't matter how a bass feels in comparison to another. It is either balance or not balanced. Obviously, there is going to be some slight variance due to the fact that we are playing wooden instruments, but still, balanced is balanced.

I think if someone is going to get hung up on the fact that a bass is slightly less than perfectly balanced, then playing bass probably stopped being about the right reasons a long time ago for them.

 

[bovinehost]

Look, ma, no hands!

Balanced.

 

[mynan]

he, as I do, likes a bass that will stay at a 45 degree angle without having to have a super-sticky strap to hold it there.

Got one of those in a 45? Yours must be neck heavy, Jack...

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Bryant \welcome back but you seen to be missing the point. The original poster stated as a matter of fact that stingrays were neck heavy. He did not say to him. THat is what started this diatribe.

Maybe I am- the thread question is "Is your Stingray neck-heavy?" and the original poster, KennetB, stated that all EBMMs are balanced. Did I miss something? Jack's post said that many were- he never said all.

 

[mynan]

All...Many...Either way, it's leading toward a false conclusion.

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Got one of those in a 45? Yours must be neck heavy, Jack...

Actually I do

"Balanced is balanced. It doesn't matter how a bass feels in comparison to another. It is either balance or not balanced. Obviously, there is going to be some slight variance due to the fact that we are playing wooden instruments, but still, balanced is balanced."

Not when the balance is based on a personal preference of where someone likes their basses to hang. We all like our basses to be in a certain spot- if it doesn't go there, then it's not balanced to us. Hell, a Gibson EB-0 is perfectly balanced to someone who prefers playing with the neck pointed at the ground My EBMMs balanced great for me- that's not to say they'd be great for everybody.

"I think if someone is going to get hung up on the fact that a bass is slightly less than perfectly balanced, then playing bass probably stopped being about the right reasons a long time ago for them."

Gotta call BS on that one. Many of the pros out there are far more nitpicky about things that are far less important than their preferred balance. If how an instrument balances makes the difference between whether or not an instrument was comfortable for you, then why would you demean that?