I've had my 4 string stingray since the mid 1990's. recently i have been playing a lot of gigs and recording in the studio and everyone (live sound guys, studio engineers, audience members) has been telling me that my bass sounds horrible. I'm not sure what to do. The D and G strings are basically dead. When I play notes on those strings they are significatly quiter than the top two strings. In addition, the E and A strings are really loud and sound distorted. I've taken the bass into the shop to get some lovin' but that didn't help. I've changed the battery several times... no luck. I've tried every brand of strings i could find... nothing. I'm about to give up on it, but i love the bass so much i would hate to do that. plus, i play funk music, so the stingray should be perfect. any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Big Poppa
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Help? I am going to sit this one out.....
Headstock
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Based on what you mention above I have to ask ...
You sure its not your amp & or settings ?
Suggestion for problem #1:
Stop listening to what every one is telling you, and ask yourself do you like the way your bass sounds?
you have ruled out the strings and battery as the issue so ...
Suggestion for problem #2:
See customer service post above
GassieBall
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Like all of a sudden?
String heights from the pickup ?
http://www.ernieball.com/faq_content.php?subjectcode=mm_basses
Probably worth getting a decent guitar tech / luthier to take a look? But I agree with the other posters - call customer services first, they have an unsurpassed reputation round these parts!
http://www.ernieball.com/faq_content.php?subjectcode=mm_basses
Probably worth getting a decent guitar tech / luthier to take a look? But I agree with the other posters - call customer services first, they have an unsurpassed reputation round these parts!
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phatduckk
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ya - customer service are the right folks to talk to
FWIW: sounds like a pickup height issue to me.
FWIW: sounds like a pickup height issue to me.
Moondog
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new battery?
WillPlay4Food
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Have you tried a different instrument cable?
RitchieDarling
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Me Bongo sound super!
Me Sterling sound heap big super!
Me have-um problem, me call-um Customer Service!
Me speak-um to AJ. Or speak-um to Jongitarz!
They make-um heap good medicine.
Make-um problem go away!
Not take-um many moons to get-um bass back!
Ritchie
P.S. HEHEHEHEHEH Just needlin' ya!
Me Sterling sound heap big super!
Me have-um problem, me call-um Customer Service!
Me speak-um to AJ. Or speak-um to Jongitarz!
They make-um heap good medicine.
Make-um problem go away!
Not take-um many moons to get-um bass back!
Ritchie
P.S. HEHEHEHEHEH Just needlin' ya!
mynan
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Me now need-um napkin to clean-um up-um coffee!
RitchieDarling
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Johngh
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Just had the same problem with mine, but on mine the G and E are dead. Battery OK, string height OK, Pickup height OK just waiting for a new set of strings to arrive. Getting help through Strings and Things though in the UK.
More Me Pls
Maybe they don't know how to tell you the've found another bass player for recording??? or maybe they don't know how to record your sound to hear what they want to hear ???
ps don't pay no attention to me , I'm still in rehab, but, can you get their favourite sounds live with a good amp ???
/PL
Maybe they don't know how to tell you the've found another bass player for recording??? or maybe they don't know how to record your sound to hear what they want to hear ???
ps don't pay no attention to me , I'm still in rehab
, but, can you get their favourite sounds live with a good amp ???/PL
So, I had a gig this past Saturday night, and, to avoid further embarrassment, I rented a Stingray for the gig. Holy crap, the difference was night and day. The rental bass sounded so good. people were actually commenting about it after the show. It just confirmed that something is very wrong with my current Stingray. I think i'm going to get a new one, and then send my old one up to get fixed. It's just good to know that the problem wasn't just in my head or my amp.
Caca de Kick
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So where do you live?
