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Help! looking to buy stingray

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dazmon

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Advice needed please
looking to buy a stingray,should i get a (4 string) single or dual pickup ?
havent had chance to play either side by side(though i have played single pick up).At the moment i play a jazz (am deluxe) and
warwick corvette,both dual pick up,playing in a covers band the dual pick ups work from "reggae " sounds to "hollow "lead sounds
i am just a "normal " bass player,nothing fancy,would a sigle pick up be ok ?
 
Welcome Dazmon,Have you played a 5 string? MM is the best playing fiver on the planet! The B string is superb and to me the string spacing is perfect. I played my SR5H and Bongo5HH last night at a praise and worship service thru our big system,both sounded great.Our worship leader is a die hard old school Pbass 4 stringer guy but last night he asked me to help him buy an SR5 or Bongo5:D. A HH or Hs is more versatile than an H but you can't go wrong with any of the three. You will end up owning more than one any way,it is an addiction you never beat or will want to:)
 
Hi and welcome long time lurker :)

If you are a simple, set and forget kinda guy then you will be very happy with a single pup Ray.
If you want instant access to multiple sounds at your finger tips and like to fine tune your tone then you will be best served by a double pup.
 
Hi there and welcome :)

As a former Jazz bass player and current EBMM player I would recommend a HH SR either 4 or 5 string. I have an SR4H and tried an SR4HH and the tonal options with the second pu makes it a really nice addition to your arsenal of musical artillery. You will still get the the classic SR tone with the bridge pup and have a whole range of additional sweet tones.

Good Luck and remember to post pics when you get one :D

-- Ant
 
The Stingray 4HH is the way to go because you can get many different tones with dual pups + you're already playing a couple of dual pup basses. That Corvette is a fairly small-bodied bass - don't forget about the Sterling 4HH or 5HH for their smaller body - might be worth checking out a few Sterlings too.
 
In my opiniong, the StingRay HH is the best combination of pickups and preamp (3 band eq) you can get. It's very versatile and you get 5 different usable sounds at the flick of a switch without any need to touch the equalizer. Most of the time, I run mine at position 5 with the bridge H alone, giving the classic StingRay sound. But there are those songs, where some of the other sounds are just perfect.

However, if the HH wasn't available I could also live with a single H and 2 band eq and just be happy with that.
 
Personally, if you are looking to buy a Stingray and you are coming from a Fender jazz, I would go for the classic Ray, an SR4, yes the HH's have more options, the Sterling neck maybe a better fit, but if its the Ray sound you want, SR4 all the way, keep it mean, keep it simple. Good luck.
 
I don't know that I'll ever buy anything other than a straight-up, single humbucker Stingray. The other types don't make any sounds that I can't live without and, to be honest, they pretty much kill the Stingray look for me.
Just my opinion though, try them all out.
You might want a SLO neck if you are used to a jazz, though.
Or, as has been mentioned, a Sterling.
 
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i'd go with the classic. until they throw mutes back on the stingray 2H and the single H that would give you ridiculously wonderful tones for reggae and jazz after you prescribe your bass flatwounds.
 
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