stingrayPete1977 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I only see that in the lower end of the scale which is inevitable, bottom of the range passive 21 frets solid colours etc going up through to active controls and trans colours or laminate tops etc, all those things cost money. Once you go up to sadowsky or Alleva etc all that is left behind ime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raslee Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I must admit i do like active stingrays, i could never imagine that as a passive although i know some of the old US Subs were passive. It is totally tongue in cheek of course but i don't miss that extra expense of a decent battery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risingson Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Stingrays for me are pretty much made by the electronics that they use, it's why I love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I guess I'm lucky, then. I have a (good) selection of both active and passive basses, some expensive, and some not. Don't forget that the "Active" epithet covers a multitude of sins, such as: Active pick-ups Low impedance outputs/ buffer circuits And 1,2,3,4 band EQ circuits, quasi/semi/fully parametric and filter systems, with or without active/passive switching, extra passive tone controls and so on and so forth, running 9,18,27 or even 36 volts. And that's before you turn the fretboard LEDs on ( ) It's too simplistic to dismiss a bass depending on whether it uses batteries or not. If it sounds good, It IS good. My favourites? The all-out immediacy and attack of my (passive) Yamaha Attitude, and the amazing, singing tone of my (active) Vigier. And in the middle? My (Active) Warwick Fortress MM5 with its excessive EQs (yes, 2x2 band) and mildly compressed tone due to lack of headroom from the 9v system when you "give it some". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 [quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1356203829' post='1907980'] That's not directed soley at you Ki0gon btw but I guess you are included [/quote] Yep I definitely resemble that comment but I'm not looking for treble zing or brightness the guitards can have all that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 pre eb ray with mutes on , bass on full treble off, played near the end of the fingerboard certainly would change a few opinions on the actives typical sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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