thunder
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nine inch nails, flea and tony levine got me hooked on the stingray.
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ModuMan
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My Senior Prom.
I was just starting to play bass (I was a drummer at the time) and when I walked in I heard an awesome bass tone from the live band. The guy was playing a StingRay which I thought looked really ugly with the oval pickguard (I've since some to terms with it) but it sounded fantastic.
After that I guess anyone playing a MM caught my attention... Paul Denman, Bernard Edwards, Gail Ann Dorsey. Someone mentioned the Tears For Fears Elemental album, I love that tone.
I was just starting to play bass (I was a drummer at the time) and when I walked in I heard an awesome bass tone from the live band. The guy was playing a StingRay which I thought looked really ugly with the oval pickguard (I've since some to terms with it) but it sounded fantastic.
After that I guess anyone playing a MM caught my attention... Paul Denman, Bernard Edwards, Gail Ann Dorsey. Someone mentioned the Tears For Fears Elemental album, I love that tone.
I was hooked from the beginning.... the advertisments in Guitar Player in 76. Then I noticed the photo's of Queen and Aerosmith in the rock mags like Creem etc.. and saw that John Deacon and Tom Hamilton were playing them, and then it seemed like everyone was using them in the mid 70's. The Stingray was known as the bass that could be plugged direct into the recording console without a DI... A great recording bass! A poor mans Alembic? Dunno.... I bought my '78 brand new for $450 complete with HS case, optional MM gig bag, MM T-shirt, MM-Leather strap, and a few other case candy items. I still have everything that came with it including the hang tag!! I have had one refret and still play it faithfully after 30 plus years. Just purchased a new 2008 version EB Stingray 4 to take with me on the road. This is my 4th Stingray and I love it!!!
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francric
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actually,it was a schecter bass that got me into stingrays.i was playing a schecter at guitar center,and it had a really distinct tone which i LOVED.
then,i heard this system of a down song,"mind" and noticed that the intro bassline had that very tone.so i looked up shavo's equipment listing and sure enough,he used a stingray to record that album.i had tried a black stingray while back,but it's strings were dead so it gave me a thumpy tone rather than that bright punch i was looking for.then i got to try a tobacco burst ray at a different store and at one pluck,i was sold
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here's the song,mind.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPXn_dK3hgk"]YouTube- System of a Down Mind[/ame]
then,i heard this system of a down song,"mind" and noticed that the intro bassline had that very tone.so i looked up shavo's equipment listing and sure enough,he used a stingray to record that album.i had tried a black stingray while back,but it's strings were dead so it gave me a thumpy tone rather than that bright punch i was looking for.then i got to try a tobacco burst ray at a different store and at one pluck,i was sold
.here's the song,mind.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPXn_dK3hgk"]YouTube- System of a Down Mind[/ame]
bovinehost
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I cried a little bit. That was really beautiful.
OutToPlayJazz
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For me, it's a different sounding bass for different situations. I like my Status basses because nothing else has that 3d-effect to the tone with such massive sustain and growl. I like my Jazz basses because of that slightly out of phase honk they produce through the rich creaminess of the tone.
I've recently come to like the MM sound because it's so gutteral and raw, but without being harsh at all. If a Status "growls" and a Jazz "honks", then a Stingray "snarls." It's a very individual sound and definitely sounds like nothing else. I love it!
I've recently come to like the MM sound because it's so gutteral and raw, but without being harsh at all. If a Status "growls" and a Jazz "honks", then a Stingray "snarls." It's a very individual sound and definitely sounds like nothing else. I love it!
modulator
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My flavor of choice is the Stingray 5. I was playing a Modulus 6 in 1999 but wanted a bass with a more "organic" sound and something not so hard on my hands. I bought the Ray because I got a good deal and it was definitely closer to what I was looking for.
I own other basses, but it's been my "go to" bass for ten year due to the way it cuts through a band and because I can jump from my fingerstyle to slap tone with the flick of a switch. It's a sweet ride...
Also because my bandmates always complain if I bring a different bass to the gig.
I own other basses, but it's been my "go to" bass for ten year due to the way it cuts through a band and because I can jump from my fingerstyle to slap tone with the flick of a switch. It's a sweet ride...
Also because my bandmates always complain if I bring a different bass to the gig.
