Answer-never..Why do I ask..I have both. My quest is to get my p bass to sound similar to my stingray without adjusting all the knobs on my amp(Ampeg B2R). This has been an ongoing project that has been fun. 1st I changed my KOA body to ash like my stingray. 2nd I did a body thru bridge for the strings just to add in the resonation. my Stingray just sings sooo nice. Currently I have Seymour Duncan SPB2 pickups. I read that maybe they should be Lindy Fralins. I don't know. Should I add a j bass pickup? Don't tell me to add a Stingray pickup because they are not easy to come by plus too expensive when they do show up,what about aftermarket MM pickups. Anybody that has a pbass for a second instrument that did this quest, please reveal your solutions. Should I look at Aguilar preamps? I love my Stingray and it's sound. I also love the feel of my p bass(USACG neck).I just want to love it's sound..OR is all lost and I should just get another Stingray.
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smallequestrian
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Two of the defining sonic aspects of a Stingray are the electronics and the pickup placement. Yes, you can get "similar" sounding electronics, but with a pickup in the traditional pbass position, you will not be able to get close sonically to a Ray sound.
And since this is a MM board, mosts peoples recommendations will be to get a Stingray, in this case maybe an HS or HH which can also pull off a decent pbass sound.
And since this is a MM board, mosts peoples recommendations will be to get a Stingray, in this case maybe an HS or HH which can also pull off a decent pbass sound.
58super
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The bridge also plays a huge part in the sound. The mass of the bridge and the bolts buried in the body that join the bridge to the body.
I just accept them as different but play an SR or Bongo 99% of the time.
Bill
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I've been trying to get my Jazz to sound similar to my Stingray. In the end, I always end up stickin' the Jazz back in the closet & just playing my Stingray. 
Dr Stankface
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Just get a HH SR. Soloing that neck bucker is P bass heaven.
bassmonkeee
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Just get a HH SR. Soloing that neck bucker is P bass heaven.
Yes, but he's trying to go the other way. He wants his PBass to sound like a Stingray.
My solution--sell the PBass, and use that money and the money you were going to spend on upgrades to the PBass to buy another used Stingray.
Caca de Kick
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I have both, but I never want my P's to sound like Ray's. The P's are for when I want that sound.
You will never get it to sound like a Ray since the pickup is way closer to the neck.
You will never get it to sound like a Ray since the pickup is way closer to the neck.
Dr Stankface
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That's what I was trying to say. Get the StingRay and ever wanted a P bass tone, it's there.
58super
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I've been trying to get my Jazz to sound similar to my Stingray. In the end, I always end up stickin' the Jazz back in the closet & just playing my Stingray.
I was trying to get my Jazz to sound like a Stingray. Then I just sold it instead and bought a Stingray.
Thanks everybody for your thoughts. I was hoping for a more technical solutions. This has been an ongoing project. Has anyone thrown in an aftermarket MM pickup in a pbass at the sweet spot? I wish there was a store where you could insert and remove pickups for trial before purchasing. I really don't want to sell my p bass. I am just having fun. Also my earlier question on Aguilar preamps. what do they sound like?Thanks again..
bassmonkeee
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You might have better luck finding help to modify a competitor's product with aftermarket parts here:
www.talkbass.com
or, here:
www.fenderforum.com
phatduckk
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URetros are good preamps... try one of those and a badass 2 bridge and see how close that gets you....
though that would total up to be about a $350 mod ... yikes!
you'll still end up needing an MM pickup in the sweet spot...
sounds like a fun project but im guessing its gonna be a tough goal to acheive w/o a lot of mods and $
though that would total up to be about a $350 mod ... yikes!
you'll still end up needing an MM pickup in the sweet spot...
sounds like a fun project but im guessing its gonna be a tough goal to acheive w/o a lot of mods and $
Bill
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I was trying to get my Jazz to sound like a Stingray. Then I just sold it instead and bought a Stingray.
I'm sort of tempted to do that, too!
HornetAMX
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