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Thinking about selling my MM

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As of late im really not liking how punchy and twangy my MM is sounding. Is their anything I can do to get a better sound out of it. I played with the EQS but its still punchy and twangy as ever.

Also any recomendation on how to go about selling it
 
Twangy?

Dude, banjos are twangy.

Telecasters are twangy.

What kind of strings are you using? What sort of music are you playing?

Don't do anything rash just yet.

We're here to help.
 
Its a 4 string stingray and I havent changed the strings in like 2 months. It sounds really like punchy whenever I play it unless I turn the mid eq ALL THE WAY DOWN. Then it doesnt sound clear enough
 
How close are the pickups to the strings? When I had the G too close to the pup it got pretty twangy.
 
Raise the action a little , helps to make it sound bigger

Twangy makes me think the strings are too close to the frets and you are getting fret noise when you dig in.
 
Lower your pickup to 5mm or more between the bottom of the string and the top of the pole piece. Worked wonders for me.
 
The big thing I learned with MM basses as far as getting versatile tones is to get an amp or preamp with a variable mid frequency.It will make all the difference in the world. I use and old Pearce BC-1 that has 2 channels with 3way tone controls with a varable mid sweep. I can get a nice thick fingerstyle tone, and a great aggressive Geddy Lee type tone with a press of the foot switch.The bass and treble controls are set to the same spot,but the mid frequency and it's boost and/or cut are different.That's the difference.Every amp makers tone conrtol center ferquencies are all a little different. The GK amps have a 4 way tone control that works well also. Search around for an amp or preamp with a variable mid,and I think you'll like what you hear. Good luck.
 
bovinehost said:
"Twangy" made me think he might like flatwounds.
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I just put Super Slinkys back on my Stingray so I know what he means. I got a great RHCP tone now but the TI Jazz Flats had more ass and thump, at the expense of aggression. It's all a tradeoff.
 
73jbass said:
The big thing I learned with MM basses as far as getting versatile tones is to get an amp or preamp with a variable mid frequency.It will make all the difference in the world. I use and old Pearce BC-1 that has 2 channels with 3way tone controls with a varable mid sweep. I can get a nice thick fingerstyle tone, and a great aggressive Geddy Lee type tone with a press of the foot switch.The bass and treble controls are set to the same spot,but the mid frequency and it's boost and/or cut are different.That's the difference.Every amp makers tone conrtol center ferquencies are all a little different. The GK amps have a 4 way tone control that works well also. Search around for an amp or preamp with a variable mid,and I think you'll like what you hear. Good luck.
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Are you talking about a parametric mid adjustment? Should one have something to adjust low and high mids?
 
I should have been a little more specific. Try something with a semi-parametric eq. It should have a knob for mid boost/cut,and another knob for frequency setting. I just started with a little mid boost and adjusted the frequency knob till I got the tone shape I wanted. Then I cut the mids a bit, and did the same thing.You just have to play with it till you find what you want. The Sansamp RPM has variable mids,most all the SWR amps have a q knob for 3 or 4 bands, depending on the amp. You just have to do some research and go try some out. It's worth the effort.
 
Wouldn't make more sense to cut the treble down, instead of the mids? I can't imagine cutting mids the mids out of my Stingray, because it is already shy in them to start with.
 
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