kwmlondon

Just thought I'd give a quick update as the 'Ray left a couple of months ago now. Do I miss it? No, but when I see a Stingray on this site I get a momentary flutter and the part of my brain that says "I've got one of them" has a bit of a moment and what I do miss is being able to say "I've got one of them!" I play my Dingwall every day and I just get on with it so well I think this does for almost all my needs. I've also got a lovely old OLP Tony Levin 5 string that I use when I need to leave the bass at the office overnight or something and it really scratches that Stingray itch! Would I prefer a MusicMan 5 string, yes, but then I'd be wary of walking around at night with it or leaving it places so this is great for my needs. I'm tempted to change the preamp in it though, but I'm not sure it's worth it for something I only play every now and then.

The USA Pro I had came with the mint white one. I have NO idea why when every other part of the isnstrument scramed quality. I especially like the tuners and the bridge!

Lovely. For some reason I associate the black and red tortie combo with 70s instruments but that's not for any logical reason. It's very stylish though. Love it.

Brilliant

Ahhhhh.

I had one of the series 1 USA pro jazz basses. The v mod pickups were fantastic, though very smooth when compared with other basses side by side but I thought they were fantastic pickups. I remember them giving a very good signal. Maybe an issue with the vol pot?

Mine has maple fretboard and neve preamp. I went for maple as the basses and guitars I’ve preferred seem to have them but I don’t think I’ve got the skills to hear a difference. Pau ferry looks better tho IMO!

Awesome things. Is there a noticeable difference between maple and rosewood fingerboards?

No problem, thanks ever so much for trying. Worth a go!

That’s very kind and much appreciated.

Hi. Can you do me a favour? Do you know if the person who took them put the set on a 5 string? I just need a low b so if they’re not using it perhaps I could ask for it? Cheers

We have a sound bar that's the same. It was great. Until firestick. Now there is off/tooquiet/tooloud .... never been higher than that. It's bloody infuriating.

They have the coating on the inner wire, so the string your finger makes contact with is not all plasticy. They last a fair bit longer than regular strings but won't be as long wearing as fully coated but honestly, the only coated strings I get on with are Elites and they don't do those in Multiscale.

Dingwall. I just restrung with the Dragonskin+ nickels after dragon skin black costed SS and there’s more bass- low and low mid - more signal and clarity.

I just found them too quiet, lacking in bass, scooped and scratchy BUT the ones I'd got were coated so I may be being unfair. This is the irrational thread, of course.