Adrenochrome Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Okay, so last night myself and my drummer went to a jam night in Harrogate. The 2 basses there were a newish 3 band Stingray with maple neck and a newish Squier VMJ. I actually preferred the sound of the Squier. Now I suspect that the the 'Ray may not have been EQ'd and/or played in a style to suit my tastes [it sounded a little flat, and was mainly being used for blues and rock'n'roll]. But the point is I thought the Squier sounded great and I noted it was very even between the strings and up and down the neck, the sort of thing that lets down some cheap basses. It's good to know that there are some very nice sounding affordable basses available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedontcarebear Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 I have one of these now, changed the strings and setup a bit, and it does sound nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisan Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 i used to have a real nice trans red/maple stingray then bounght a VMJ & much prefered it.so off went the ray to be replaced by a MIA jazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 [quote name='Adrenochrome' post='308429' date='Oct 17 2008, 11:00 AM'] Okay, so last night myself and my drummer went to a jam night in Harrogate. The 2 basses there were a newish 3 band Stingray with maple neck and a newish Squier VMJ. I actually preferred the sound of the Squier. Now I suspect that the the 'Ray may not have been EQ'd and/or played in a style to suit my tastes [it sounded a little flat, and was mainly being used for blues and rock'n'roll]. But the point is I thought the Squier sounded great and I noted it was very even between the strings and up and down the neck, the sort of thing that lets down some cheap basses. It's good to know that there are some very nice sounding affordable basses available.[/quote] Gotta admit a Ray isn't my bass of choice for these 2 musical genres. Now if it was 'kick ass' blues...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrenochrome Posted October 17, 2008 Author Share Posted October 17, 2008 The sound of the 'Ray was probably appropriate for those songs. I usually love the sound of 'Rays so I wasn't knocking it at all. It was pleasing for this (skint) semi-pro player to see there is something else available if my Peavey pre-amp issue doesn't get sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I had a VMJ just after they came out. They're a very nice bass for the money. In fact, I saw one at a local store just yesterday with the most lovely (almost) quilted maple front on it! Gorgeous Rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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