Sterling, stingray, am. dlx P, stiletto

[Suckbird]

Hello, im new to this forum.
I wonder a few things, im sparing up for a new bass and i choose between: Schecter stiletto, fender am. dlx P, mm stingray and mm sterling. I will play mostly metal like at the gates, the haunted and kaliban. What's the big differences between stingray and sterling more than the size and 3-way switch? And what bass would you choose between the stingray and sterling, and what would you choose between all of the basses i named?

thanks.


damnit, i forgot to make it to a polly again!

 

[basspastor]

I'm going to pitch for the SUB, try it, you will be amazingly surprised, you can get so many different sounds from it you are bound to like one of them, and since you are in a tight for money this might be the answer.
blessings

 

[basspastor]

oh yeah, welcome to the forum.

 

[Jean-Frédéric]

Well
I had a fricken hard time choosing between the SR and the Sterling ..
I was trying a StingRay with a mapple neck .. great attack sounding .. and great snappy sounding due to the mapple neck
but I picked the Sterling with a Rosewood neck ...
I just loved the switch that gives me diferent pick up settings ..

well man the best thing to do is read the spec of the basses on the web sites ..and try hem .. and go with the feeling you get ...

tho I picked the Sterling . . . Next time I 'll get a Sting Ray then a SR 5 ..

 

[dlloyd]

Hello, im new to this forum.
I wonder a few things, im sparing up for a new bass and i choose between: Schecter stiletto, fender am. dlx P, mm stingray and mm sterling. I will play mostly metal like at the gates, the haunted and kaliban. What's the big differences between stingray and sterling more than the size and 3-way switch? And what bass would you choose between the stingray and sterling, and what would you choose between all of the basses i named?

The only valid answer is for you to go and try them out and see what you like, though I'd be surprised if you went with the Fender or the Shechter.

The main differences between the Stingray and the Sterling is the string spacing on the neck and the electronics. The Sterling has slightly narrower spacing than the Stingray. It's a bit like the difference between a Fender Jazz and a Precision.

The Sterling also has more versitility of sound, due to the switch. However, from the info you've given, you'd probably have it permanently set in the "Stingray mode", making this irrelevant.

Personally, I'd have a difficult time choosing between the Stingray and the Sterling, because I already have a Stingray. If I didn't, I'd probably go with the Stingray. Mind you, I'd also have a look at the Bongo.

But make your own choice, go and try out a few, and don't limit it to those choices.

 

[Suckbird]

Thanks for the answers.
I've tryed this in other forums to (espguitars.com and harmony-central.com) at espguitars.com i also named esp surveyor-II and they said it would be the best choose, and at harmony-central they said fender am. dlx and here they say musicman stingray/sterling. And they also said that the fender is much more versatile then stingray. I got a lot to think about.

thanks.

 

[dlloyd]

Thanks for the answers.
I've tryed this in other forums to (espguitars.com and harmony-central.com) at espguitars.com i also named esp surveyor-II and they said it would be the best choose, and at harmony-central they said fender am. dlx and here they say musicman stingray/sterling. And they also said that the fender is much more versatile then stingray.

Yeah, funny that...

The received wisdom amongst the uninitiated is that the Stingray is a bit of a one-trick pony. Go and play one to dispell such thoughts.

I got a lot to think about.

You don't really. You just have to get down to a well-stocked guitar shop and try them out for yourself. Don't rely on anything anyone else tells you.

If you go in with preconceived ideas about which bass is right for you, you'll probably be disappointed. Like I was when I first tried out a bunch of Warwicks.

 

[Mobay45]

OK guys, let's just tell it like it is. We've all played other basses. IMO, the Stingray is the best friggin' bass I've ever had the opportunity to play and I think most of the members of this forum feel that way about MM basses. I think the 3 band EQ also makes it one of the more versatile. I had never even held one until about a week and a half ago, but after that I had to have one. The action on this bass helped me to play some phrases with much more ease and speed than I could on my Fender or my Ibanez. Like everyone else said, try it you'll like it! I personally nixed the S.U.B. for it's apperance and the fact it only has a 2 band EQ, but it does play extremely well and would be a very good introduction to MM basses.