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joshbrake

joshbrake

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I placed an order for a new MM Stingray 5 today! Got a pretty killer price on it, too, which is surprising considering this particular shop usually tries to gouge you. Anyway, I digress..



I should probably introduce myself, I'm from NS, Canada, I've been playing electric bass for a number of years (I'm a drummer on the side, but that doesnt count - They're not really musicians :D).



I've got a pretty small collection, now;


Spector NS2000/Q4
Ibanez SR800
Riverhead Unicorn Headless
SX fretless J


...into an SVT 410 rig.


Anyway, my SR5 should be here within a few weeks - It's sunburst, with a rosewood board and a black p/g! I cant wait. Gonna be my first 5 string... SR5's are seriously the only 5ers that I've ever liked enough to shell out the dough for, and I've tried a ton.


Anything I should know about the basses before I get it? Do I need to do anything funky with the setup (like a Ric 4001)?
 
The only funky thing I had to do when I got my first MM bass was plug and play! I'd never been able to do that before. :)
 
Mobay45 said:
Welcome Joshbrake!

The only thing you need to know is set it all flat and make your adjustments from there. You might just find that's all you need to do.
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that's how i run my spector, anyhow. it's got a 2 band EMG pre in it.... flat with a little bump in the lows.
 
syciprider said:
As soon as I get off the phone with Mr. Hartke!
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I just talked to Larry Hartke today......Really nice guy, I talked to him for a while about music and gear related stuff. I called him first and got his voicemail and he actually called me back. I now have " Lawerence Hartke" on my caller ID. Rad....:D
 
You know I have a little Hartke A35 as my practice amp and REALLY dig that percussive sound. Great little amp.
 
thats awesome man, is it MusicStop you bought it at? I know their all over Atlantic Canada, I love the one here in Newfoundland the only spot to buy MM's
 
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Terry_R said:
thats awesome man, is it MusicStop you bought it at? I know their all over Atlantic Canada, I love the one ehre ine Newfoundland the only spot to buy MM's
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yup! i dont usually like dealing with musicstop because their prices are pretty steep most of the time, but this one was in stock in the moncton store, so i had them send it down here - i'm actually getting it for around 1500 and tax.
 
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