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  1. Vanheusen77
    The mids too? Isn’t that just a bit like the “middle” setting on everything but louder?
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    I’m new to Stingrays so I’m still trying different settings. So far mostly with mids centred, bass 3/4 up and treble between centre to 3/4 up. It seems a lot of high profile players actually max out the bass which to me seems a bit extreme but I’m trying that next…
  3. Vanheusen77
    The special necks are on the thin side, between a P and a J I would guess.
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    There is now a second video at the top with the Stingray preamp set to 70% on bass and treble for comparison! Someone pointed out that it would be useful to hear more of the boosted preamp sound since that is how many use the Stingray. There are of course millions of combinations but I settled for this.
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    They both have Ernie Ball slinky 45-105.
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    I will make a part 2 of this soon with a slight bass boost on the preamp as well, which I think is the way most people use it.
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    I definitely disagree!
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    If it’s a single pickup bass with a mudbucker at the neck then I agree, unless you only play with a pick in which case it sounds awesome.
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    Extreme neck dive, extreme weight (70’s fenders).
  10. Vanheusen77
    I made this comparison, and of course a poll on which one you like! EDIT: there is now a second video with the Stingray preamp boosted to about 70% on bass and treble (50% being middle detent).
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    I just tried a variety of Sandbergs. After trying both the TM and the TT the sound I ended liking the most was the TT in passive mode. The TM was a cool slightly different sound too. So I guess a passive TT 4 or 5 string is in my near future. All the Sandbergs I played had amazing quality and feel, I can’t believe I didn’t try them before.
  12. Vanheusen77
    Well it definitely shows why you cannot build a MM/P bass that can do both sounds accurately. The MM pickup overlaps the back P bass coil. Darn it!
  13. Vanheusen77
    If you use the neck pickup soloed most of the time go PJ, otherwise jazz or something with more balanced pickups. The live sound problem could have to do with other things than the bass though. Take it easy with low freq eq and push the mids/highs if you want to cut through more. Sometimes the room is just hopeless and also remember that the sound on stage next to the amp is not what it sounds like in the audience.
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    Ideally I would want both a more traditional active jazz sound AND something different with the TM but if I have to choose I think I will go for the TT. Now the question is 4 or 5 strings haha…
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    Hello Sandberg enthusiasts! I’m getting either a TT or TM and I am wondering how they compare in the coil tap mode.
  16. Vanheusen77
    I can say that the Stingray Special is one of if not the most comfortable bass I have tried. Very light also.
  17. Vanheusen77
    Especially if played through an amp/amp plugin in my experience.
  18. Vanheusen77
    You are definitely right, but in my defence it is also quite difficult to level match. What is perceived as being louder is often different to the actual db, so I compromise. For example a sound with bigger peaks (such as the Ray) will read as being louder than it sounds. If I do this again I will try to avoid looking at meters and only use my ears!
  19. Vanheusen77
    Yeah the Stingray can actually sound quite smooth. Someone on this forum described P bass sounds in general as more “rustic”. When you add in the bridge pickup on the Yamaha you get a sound slightly more towards a jazz bass but different.
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    Thanks, though I keep going back and forth with my preference regarding the PJ vs jazz bass sound. It’s a really good bass!
  21. Vanheusen77
    I made this video a while ago. I’ve gotten more positive feedback for the BB than the jazz. So it seems a lot of people like it!
  22. Vanheusen77
    Interesting points! I find myself going back and forth with this. Sometimes I like it and sometimes the difference in timbre between the strings annoys me and I use the P only.
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    It's interesting how these basses compare when listening in different headphones or speakers, sometimes the BB sounds more solid and articulated and in another speaker it's the Stingray! Another somewhat interesting find: I posted this in another well known bass forum as well, and there it seemed the BB with both pickups on was the most preferred while it seems to be the least preferred here (not that many votes here though). Different continents like different sounds?
  24. Vanheusen77
    Use the setup specs from Fender as a starting point: https://support.fender.com/en-us/knowledgebase/article/KA-01903 Make sure the truss rod is adjusted properly, set the string height to the specs and then experiment with raising and lowering from there. Like earlier mentioned, a little buzz is not a problem and sometimes part of a sound as long at it is even across notes. Also remember that the buzz you hear acoustically is almost inaudible through an amp. So adjust while playing through an amp. There is also the possibility that you simply like the Yamaha better, they sound quite different.
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    This is the one with the autograph: https://www.instagram.com/p/CFxNqUYnzUm/?utm_medium=copy_link
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