Stingray 5 with Flats

[mackanbass]

Hi!

I´m thinking about changing to flats. But before i do and go through all the work and setup that comes with it, does anyone have or know any recording of a stingray 5 with flats? Just want to hear what it sounds like.

Thanks!

/Mac

 

[MrMusashi]

mm.. there was an italian guy who posted some clips of a ray with flats.. cant recall the nick though.. ill see if i manage to find it

MrM

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aight.. here it is

http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-basses/26596-sting-ray-4-flats-samples.html

 

[EBMM7181]

Stingrays and Stingray 5's sound great with flats, but in my opinion, putting flats on a Stingray takes away what the Stingray does best, and thats '' growl '' , but what you loose in growl, you gain in SMOOTH bass tone.

 

[mackanbass]

Yeah I know the stingray is totaly awsome with regular slinkys but they´re killing my fingers every gig so I´m gonna try flats out for a while and see what happens.

Thanks!

/mac

 

[Aragorn35016]

Stingrays and Stingray 5's sound great with flats, but in my opinion, putting flats on a Stingray takes away what the Stingray does best, and thats '' growl '' , but what you loose in growl, you gain in SMOOTH bass tone.

"Pistol whips Stingray7181" J/K

John

 

[Aussie Mark]

Check my sig for clips of a Stingray 4 with flats

 

[tkarter]

Just do it. My SR5 and Bongo 5 are both strung with flats and will never see anything else.

There is nothing like gaining personal knowledge in these matters as some of us are like me.

see sig.
tk

 

[mobis.fr]

Stingrays and Stingray 5's sound great with flats, but in my opinion, putting flats on a Stingray takes away what the Stingray does best, and thats '' growl '' , but what you loose in growl, you gain in SMOOTH bass tone.

i don't think so.

here is a soundfile of some TI flats on my 30th stingray. they are pretty growly.
i also tried them on my 2band stngray. they sound there very nice too.

 

[theosd]

I was gonna try this... what setup work are we talking about here?

 

[russjm]

Stingrays and Stingray 5's sound great with flats, but in my opinion, putting flats on a Stingray takes away what the Stingray does best, and thats '' growl '' , but what you loose in growl, you gain in SMOOTH bass tone.

That's exactly my experience too.

I put TI flats on my 'ray, and as nice as they were, the Stingray punch and tone I love so much had been compromised. The flats were nice on my jazz, but it'll always be slinkys on my 'ray from now on.