Eilif
Well-known member
I just ordered a Stingray yesterday. It'll be my first bass. I'm gonna learn how to play bass! 
I tried out several basses over the last few weeks at my local guitar shop. I'd never really paid attention to bass sounds before, so I didn't know what to expect. I tried a Big Al, Reflex HH, Sterling HS, and Stingray. At first, I took to the Reflex as it is a lot like a guitar and quite comfortable. I messed around with the buttons and got a feel for active vs passive sounds. The Big Al helped me get a feel for humbuckers vs single-coil bass sounds. So my initial decision was to go with a Reflex HSS, as I was digging the pickups on the Big Al.
Then I tried the Stingray. Now I know why it has such a following. The one I tried was quite plain compared to the other basses I played: just one, lonely pickup. But the sound of that pickup haunted me, and I kept coming back to the Stingray. There is something about that pickup--windings, placement, magnets, or whatever, I haven't the foggiest. But it's almost magical. It continued to grow on me to the point where I knew which bass I wanted to get. The 3-band EQ gives it quite a bit of versatility, so it's not like the bass is locked into just one sound--even in the absence of The Game Changer. Far from it!
So now I've got a Stingray HS on order. This will be the fourth EBMM I've ordered, and this time, I'm actually looking forward to the wait--if that makes any sense--because I know it will be one SWEET instrument.
I tried out several basses over the last few weeks at my local guitar shop. I'd never really paid attention to bass sounds before, so I didn't know what to expect. I tried a Big Al, Reflex HH, Sterling HS, and Stingray. At first, I took to the Reflex as it is a lot like a guitar and quite comfortable. I messed around with the buttons and got a feel for active vs passive sounds. The Big Al helped me get a feel for humbuckers vs single-coil bass sounds. So my initial decision was to go with a Reflex HSS, as I was digging the pickups on the Big Al.
Then I tried the Stingray. Now I know why it has such a following. The one I tried was quite plain compared to the other basses I played: just one, lonely pickup. But the sound of that pickup haunted me, and I kept coming back to the Stingray. There is something about that pickup--windings, placement, magnets, or whatever, I haven't the foggiest. But it's almost magical. It continued to grow on me to the point where I knew which bass I wanted to get. The 3-band EQ gives it quite a bit of versatility, so it's not like the bass is locked into just one sound--even in the absence of The Game Changer. Far from it!
So now I've got a Stingray HS on order. This will be the fourth EBMM I've ordered, and this time, I'm actually looking forward to the wait--if that makes any sense--because I know it will be one SWEET instrument.
