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It’s an ‘ass collection’ model B

The Chowny? I see you posted it a few mins ago... maybe you didn’t post it properly before? Let me know if you have any further trouble.

Use Guitarchat.co.uk!

@skidder652003 are you talking about Guitarchat.co.uk or the guitar chat forum section here? Because no new threads can be posted on the guitar section here, if that’s what you’re trying to do!

Well maybe I’m missing your point, but only after you missed mine!

Post a clip of your P bss sounding like a Stingray then 😎

So is ignorance bliss? Look at point 2. I personally like the fact that it’s probably only me and a few others who can appreciate the neuences of my sound. The audience probably can’t put their finger on it but it’ll make the music sound better and lift everything performance wise if I’m happy. I love that I can retreat to Basschat and talk about this sort of thing with like minded folk. How boring it would be if we all just did the usual because our audiences appeared not to care. Whilst I also listen to what’s being played, the more I have learned about basses I enjoy listening to the bass sound and figuring out what bass it might be, or it might inspire ,e to try a new effect, sound or idea. Just listening to a track in the ‘game music’ thread and I’m immediately inspired to try a P bass sound slapped with a phaser. And you shouldn’t listen to your singer, ever 😎

As I said in my first post it doesn’t count if you’re talking about a situation where you can’t hear it properly. Even so, even with the range of eq available on some stingrays, they still sound like stingrays. It’s physically impossible to get a jazz bass sound from one. But some people seem to think they can, and actually now I mention it some even say they can get close with careful eq, as if eq can do anything to change a physical pickup arrangement into another! Madness if you ask me!

Yes and I totally see that point. But I’m talking about people who say they can make a stingray sound like a jazz bass, or that they both sound the same ‘in their hands’

Yeah best leave this one alone I think. Thanks all...

Exactly!

Thing is, I know it's false. A Stingray sounds nothing like a Hofner.

I reckon the middle pickup would be nice as a ramp - but having never played one I don't know if my hand would naturally fall there either. I think the three pickup aesthetic suits the high tech/futuristic look of the bass though.

I think to a degree so called pure nickel strings have a steel core as nickel isn't strong enough - might be wrong though...

Time to address a couple of common ideas often spoken around these parts. The first was brought up in a recent thread and I see the second one a lot, too. Interested to hear your thoughts. 1. "Whatever bass you play, you'll sound like you'' / ''It's all in the fingers'' I suppose to a degree it's right - someone will recognise the style of playing of an individual regardless of what bass they play. A good example would be Victor Wooten playing that Sire jazz bass recently posted here. It sounds like him. BUT - I don't think it's even remotely true to say it doesn't matter what bass you buy, it's all in the fingers. Nobody can make a Precision bass sound like a Musicman just by the way they play. It's impossible. Maybe in front of an audience with poor monitoring and a poor bass sound it would be immaterial - we've all been there - but recorded, or properly monitored, it's obvious to me that basses sound completely different. Otherwise why would we even discuss them? 2. "It doesn't matter what you play (gear wise), the audience won't be able to tell the difference" Maybe not. My mum can't even identify what sound is the bass. But is that a reason not to buy XYZ? Do we do it slavishly for the audience, or do we enjoy knowing our own sound works, and the nuances, even if known only to the player, are worth the journey? Would you be happy playing a really horrible - but adequate - sound as a bass player?

Are you logged in? Same username and PW.