stingrayPete1977

If you can get the whole band in the pa then it's no different to regular music on the sound system spaced around the pub, of course there's a ten page thread about using anything other than vocals through the pa in a pub, most of those people are playing 30+ year old songs through a 30+ year old pa though, the pa world has moved on a little in recent years

It's business, the "industry' part of the 'music industry', if you're certain the exposure will bring you into the big time it will be money well spent, if.

[quote name='ikay' timestamp='1479716681' post='3178593'] From 12th fret to centreline of Ray pup is 344mm, from nut is 776mm (+432mm). Measurement to neck coil is 332mm and bridge coil is 356mm. This is for an SR5 but SR4 should be the same. Centreline of a 60s J bridge pup is 367mm from 12th fret. [/quote] Ah well there you go

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1479713498' post='3178570'] the image I made I used measurements from the nut. Got a ray you can measure centre of pickup to 12th fret so I can check? [/quote] I'll be home after 9pm tonight, I can measure what bits will help

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1479694051' post='3178535'] I like MIJ, but it depends on the time period, the particular bass and the brand. Blue [/quote] I like Japanese made things but my favourite bass brand have never built anything there, yet.

We still have Carole Kaye and her recordings, why not try and be yourself instead?

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1479673769' post='3178380'] think it's a bad way to work it out! [/quote] Its not though is it, are all your strings exactly 34" long nut to saddle? That's why they've gone from a fixed point backwards ie the 12th fret.

http://youtu.be/eEbkQtqdy1I

You forgot that nice Japanese 'lady' that likes to slap?

Thinking about it the saddle positions would alter with string gauge and tension so all but the Lakland might be right?

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1479669926' post='3178335'] yeah and the fender line up with the bridge saddles and the others with the edge of the bridge. Kinda want to make a model. [/quote] They have worked back from the 12th fret tbf, is the drawing scale correct though?

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1479669610' post='3178325'] started to draw a scale model... but someone had already done similar [IMG]http://i42.tinypic.com/amyvj4.jpg[/IMG] [/quote] The Lakland is 35" scale though.

My personal solution is to just have both

This is the guy from 'Allo Allo!' we are talking about right?

"Rumour parrot" lol.

I've so far owned Stingray basses from 79-2010, all solid work horses.

I don't know why we bother with a judicial system, scientists, surveys and investigations costing millions when there is ALWAYS a guy on the internet who knew all the facts all along!

[quote name='darkandrew' timestamp='1479602289' post='3177828'] Do you reckon that's to do with the more compressed and slightly more aggresive nature of the 5 string's ceramic pickup as opposed to the 4 string's alnico one? If so, would a 4 string EBMM Sterling pickup (also ceramic) fix the issue? [/quote] No, not all Stingray fives have ceramic pickups, early ones don't and the new ones don't, nor the classic, I've got three SR5s and only one is ceramic, it does sound cracking though!

Possibly, I like 40 60 80 100 on a Ray 4.

Yes the 5s dont appear to get the issue. I think the best way to solve or reduce the issue is to lower the EA side rather than raise the DG side and generally keep the pickup as far from the strings as possible, I set the treble side to a height that gives a nice output level then try and balance the bass side when playing in isolation at home, then I take a screwdriver to rehearsal to fine tune the bass side when playing in the mix, so far it's worked 100% of the time on 4 basses.

Excellent news

The biggest thing you'll notice to start with will be the nut width, I can't get on with skinny Jazz necks that well so I like a Ray neck. Some ebmm ones are a bit clubby if you're not used to them, I prefer the flatter profile of the older ones which is good as my 5 strings are all like that as is my Jazz v. I can't be doing with passives basses these days, I don't know what it is but I find they lack heft far more than a class D and an active bass! You need to try it out for size and see what you think, at £700 you're unlikely to lose any money.

I'm not certain where mine was built, Romania I think, all the rest are Osbipo or Corona though

[quote name='bazztard' timestamp='1479364077' post='3175924'] except Squier is made by Fender, so it is a Fender product. Skoda is not made by Audi,they just share parent company Not saying it's OK to call a Squier a Fender, but if they call it a "Squier by Fender" I think that's OK. [/quote] Well the A3 is built in Brazil alongside the Skoda citigo amongst many others and the Q7 is built at the SEAT factory in Barcelona alongside the SEAT/Skoda/VW cars so I'd have to disagree? I own two VWs neither were built in Germany, are they still VWs?