My StingRay sound terrible!

[oireiror]

L.a.

 

[Rano Bass]

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.

I agree with you, there's something wrong with your bass.
Take it to a good tech in your area and get it fixed cause you seem to love the Stingray sound.

 

[Musicman Nut]

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.

Man you can throw a Stingray down an Elevator Shaft plugged into a Crate Amp and it'll still sound better then most Basses, So yours is Probably just fine.

 

[oireiror]

So I just bought a new stingray 4, and it's great. I'll eventually send my old one up to customer service to get looked at. My new one sounds 100% better. Here's my next question... I play funk rock and I do a lot of slapping, and I'm trying to get a good tone for both finger playing and slapping. I've been playing around with different strings to get the right sound. When I get a good slapping sound, people say that my finger playing sounds "twangy". When I get a good finger style sound, they say my slapping sounds dull. The main thing I'm concerned with is the twangy sound. Do you think that is because I have been using lighter gauge strings?

 

[RitchieDarling]

I use ULTRA LIGHT (.035-.085) strings and I have no issue with it being too twangy...... New strings will do that sometimes.

Probably just an EQ issue. Start out flat and adjust accordingly.

Ritchie

 

[EBMM7181]

.035 - .085 Wtf?

 

[Spectre]

I use ULTRA LIGHT (.035-.085) strings and I have no issue with it being too twangy...... New strings will do that sometimes.

Probably just an EQ issue. Start out flat and adjust accordingly.

Ritchie

Gooood laud, man. feed those strings some Wheaties.

 

[martin shane]

I prefer lighter gauges too...its prob. just an eq thing, or maybe you'll prefer the sound of broken in strings...

 

[Big Poppa]

35 to 85 arent bass strings..

 

[sloshep]

I once tried 30-90 and broke 3 g strings slapping. And they did sound kind of thin. Mark King of Level 42 uses that gauge, but changes them out quickly. Like half a show sometimes.

 

[midopa]

Do you tune DAGC Ritch?