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[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1482005683' post='3196971'] This is exactly me. Had an Xotic, lovely bass, would have kept it. But a 5er is second to my Precision for most gigs, plus buying a house, so wanted a cheaper 5 and free up some cash from the Xotic. I was all set to have fun searching for a used SR5, but with struggling to find the spec I want, at the price I want, with a new baby and new house stuff....I got bored quickly with shopping around used sites etc. So today I purchased a 55-01 from The Gallery . NBD thread up a little later! Si [/quote]why on earth would you let an Xotic go you crazy fool. Imo one of the best 5 string Jazz basses ever made.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1481966027' post='3196566'] For me that is too much, ok for a verse maybe, the guys sat behind him should be nodding along but neither the bass or the drums are giving them a solid beat to get a count on to groove to, yes the musicians know where the count is but the singers are out of time once it gets going until about 4 minutes in when it finds a pulse again, they are have a great time because they know the song so well and it is a big favourite. That's a miss for me regardless of the chops I am afraid [/quote]No solid beat to groove to.????? I find it really hard to understand you think that. Different horses I guess.

[quote name='timhiggins' timestamp='1481967010' post='3196573'] That Sharay clip blows me away everytime ! well i would find it very hard to narrow it down to a favourite but just cos i'm feeling jazzy this morning ...this http://youtu.be/yI-1sq5dFD4 [/quote]Yep.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1481968043' post='3196590'] The fact they have been used in every genre of music with great success suggests the bass is as versatile as it's operator [/quote]I think it comes down to the core sound. An SR5 can't do a jazz bass or a P bass. But a Lakland 55 02 can. Or as close as. An SR5 will always sound like an SR5 regardless of cutting mid's boosting etc etc. A HS or HH still has that tone. Is it the ceramic pickups I'm not sure.Sometimes. and I mean sometimes it's not just in the fingers.Marcus Miller will sound like Marcus Miller on an SR5 but the tone will still be an SR5

I actually prefer the SR5 pickguard to the Stingray. How different we are. ☺

The best band that has ever recorded music, with Tom Barney on the thunderous SR5. I get the feeling Ernie didnt design the SR5 for slap, but fingerstyle/pick groove playing. The necks are so easy to get around. http://youtu.be/ffmpi5zmphU

[quote name='Pinball' timestamp='1481964632' post='3196544'] Re: Stingrays and G&L's, having owned a few of each now. Both are excellent and very usable. Stingrays are a little more quirky maybe but are very versitile. I have a great fretless with a wonderful tone Weight? well typically they both have great balance and vary in weight. Some of the older ones are pretty heavy so it's a case of finding one that your confortable with. There is a wider breadth of sounds on the G&L's but do you need it? If you like simplicity I would say Stingrays If you need a passive option G&L's. I don't know much about Lakland's. [/quote]I'm a bit confused about two words. It's Stingray and versatile.? They don't seem to go together for me😉

I must have listened to this clip a thousand times, and it never gets boring. Firstly because I love funky gospel and secondly there is always a nuance in his playing that I didn't hear before. His bass playing has so many dynamics, you can get and learn so much from it. What I really love just like Pino, there is not one bit of slap bass. Not against it but it shows how amazing bass playing can be without it. it's just off the wall groove playing. And that famous fill at 2.05 minutes. Just a wow peice of bass playing. It's this and Willie Weeks on Donny Hathaways Little Ghetto Boy. What's your favourite.? http://youtu.be/pATcvr3zAhg

Damn you all foul temptresses.!! You got me gassing for an SR5 HS now. !!Did I hear somewhere that Ernie brought out a Stingray 5 with 18/19 mm spacing.? For me that would be a deal breaker and would so go for one.

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1481931133' post='3196449'] I think most people compare the MM SR5H with the Lakland 55 (94, 01 or 02). However the MM can be had in the same HS arrangement as the Lakland or also in HH format so you can get that cute sound but with the added versatility of multiple pick ups. Although a different bass I find I often use the HS setting on my Sabre as it just fattens the H sound slightly giving it slightly more bass. Back in the early 2000s I was in the market for a 5 string and ended up with a shortlist of Lakland, Warwick Streamer, Yamaha BB2005 and MM SR5 - I did try others including Fenders - after a long time deliberating ended up taking the SR5 simply because I dug the core sound so much and the bass had enough versatility to do what I wanted - I even used it in a rockabilly band for a while!! I switch between MM 4 strings with 19 MM spacing and the SR5 with 17.5 without problem - however I don't have large hands so find the spacing for a 5 to be just right - slightly more difficult to slap accurately but still easily possible - and the build quality and playability is just excellent - it's a heavy bass but no problem on a wide strap - and I think it gives it more growl and resonance. [/quote]

I will leave it to them. http://youtu.be/cO6KbdYA0cg

[quote name='Damonjames' timestamp='1481919072' post='3196351'] I have two SR5's now, and I find that with adjustment of the pre, finger position and level of attack, I can get a wide range of tones from mine. Especially as one has a single in the neck position, it is even more so versatile. It may not be able to cop a p bass tone completely but if it was a tone I wanted, I would buy a P bass. Go for something distinct, if you are considering it in the first place, it's obviously a tone you like. Also is the laky a 35" scale? While it's wasn't impossible to play a 35", I find a 34" much more comfortable, and prefer The 17.5mm string spacing to a 19mm on a 5er [/quote]I never noticed the 35" scale on the Lakland. I did notice the tight spacing on the SR5 though.

I feel the need to say although I totally dig the Lakland, the SR5 that I owned just had that edge when it comes to build quality. Little touches like the truss rod wheel. Also a detail I loved is Music Man gloss the body and the headstock, but leave the back of the neck satin. And you can see where the gloss stops. Great little detail for me as I love satin necks. Stuff like that I really appreciate the thought put into it. A very seasoned pro instrument out of the box. I had an SR5 in blue pearl with matching g headstock that was awsome, but my only bug was the weight. I still would go for the Laky as it is more versatile. But it doesn't really do a Jazz bass properly.

Although I do love SR5s The Lakland is a more versatile instrument. Lakland 5502 would be my choice. Especially with the Lakland/Hanson pickups and preamp as found on the USA models. Amazing sounding bass.

Who else uses this technique of palm slapping to add to the percussion of the bass.?

I always look at this versatility thing with pickups on the basses I've played, and by far the most versatile was the Lakland 5502. So its MM/J imo. And go for Nordstrand imo.

Not sure if this is too good to be true. Unless this is a very very good copy It looks legit to me. I'm not buying but someone might want to snap it up. More pics would be good. https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/fender-jazz-bass-2013/1203914422

Pics of the whole bass?. Not sure it would bother me. Adds character and makes that instrument unique.

Ahh good ole Bass world. Thems were the days

[quote name='PaulGibsonBass' timestamp='1481209396' post='3190580'] Glad it's not just me. [/quote]I guess a spring washer or a rough sided washer might help