Classic Stingray with brand new Cobalts Content

[drTStingray]

I took delivery of a 4 string super slinky set of Cobalts on Wednesday and just had time to get them on my Classic Ray for this gig. Recorded ambiently in the room - I pprobably overdid the bass EQ a bit - will need to get used to them but this is how they sounded. The bass is on almost full bass boost, treble about 75% - through an LM3 with standard HF210 and an Ashdown 210 with the tweeter off - amp flat except a bit of upper mid boost - Di'd from the Markbass through the PA. This is about 45 mins into a 1 hr set on a very hot stage - so we're flagging a bit!! It's the first time we've played this instro in public - original released in around 1960.

See what you think - btw the slap tone with these things is to die for! Best listened to through headphones to get the full effect.

The Savage by Quiff and The Shades - YouTube

 

[TNT]

Yeah, it seemed pretty "tight"!! I think volume wise you should have been up a hair.

 

[drTStingray]

Yeah you may be right - hard to judge because it's an ambient recording - I think it's picked up the treble side of things more - as evidenced by the snare fills and also the high bass fill, which sounds pretty loud!!

Gives an idea of what these sound like though - almost 100 views and only one comment so far............everyone appears to be lost for words - I know the tracks a bit in yer face but hopefully not that bad

 

[TNT]

There busy doing there "own" vid's!!

 

[stu42]

Very nice!! I agree as well that the slap tone on the Cobalts is especially amazing. I don't play slap very much but I think anyone who does should love the Cobalt strings.

BTW, I think at least one of your guitar players should have an Albert Lee guitar in that colour. Just saying.

 

[drTStingray]

Cheers Stu, and yeah I agree! However their amps and guitars are similar to the originals - they have endless debates over what the original chord at bar xyz was etc so I think if I suggested a different guitar there'd be a war - however I'm working on the lead player in the blues band I'm in - he's seriously thinking about an Axis Sport.

I'm allowed to get away with a Stingray rather than a Fiesta Red Precision because they much prefer the sound of the Ray.

TNT - you're right - I just been watching a couple more videos

 

[Murphy]

Hey man
I think it sounds great.....Good job
My wife loved it too.


You are in the county I grew up in........What town?

 

[drTStingray]

Thanks Murphy. I'm in sunny mid Kent, near Maidstone.

So what happened to all you other regular posters here - no views on this?

 

[J Romano]

Flashback to my "younger" days, Ventures! Really liked it, thanks for sharing..........

 

[drTStingray]

Thanks JR. Not sure if the Ventures did this song - there were several groups of this genre late 50s early 60s - this was the British version - The Shadows, along with singer Cliff Richard - their most famous song was Apache (our version is not on You Tube - thank the lord for small mercies - it has line dancing-like choreography!!). The lead guitar and bass guitarists (Hank Marvin and Jet Harris) from the Shadows have been quoted by the likes of Dave Gilmour, Glenn Cornick and many others famous from the late 60s as a big infuence. Trouble is, when you're playing in a tribute band of music with such a broad fan base and particularly of musicians, it's nerve wracking having a line of musos in the front row watching exactly what you play (thankfully they are looking at the lead guitar mostly)...you should see their faces when I drop in the odd Bootsy or Stanley Clarke inspired fill!!! Anyway, glad you guys enjoyed.

My thing is really 70s R and B but I've had the most fun playing in this tribute band I ever have as a musician - people come and ask what sort of bass it is, and are very complementary of the live sound.