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4 hours ago, ahpook said:

Nice to see Mr. Severin getting a mention.

Def. Never been a big fan of S&TB but they certainly had a pretty unique sound, and methinks Steve Severin had a lot of input on that. 

Also made me think listening to the vid how insipid the bass sounded on its own but just how well it worked on the songs.

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39 minutes ago, Lozz196 said:

Def. Never been a big fan of S&TB but they certainly had a pretty unique sound, and methinks Steve Severin had a lot of input on that. 

Also made me think listening to the vid how insipid the bass sounded on its own but just how well it worked on the songs.

I don't think the bass was at its best, um...bass-wise around that time. There's some great basslines on 'Tinderbox', but they're buried a bit in the mix.

 

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1 minute ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

At the moment it’s Marilyn (White/maple ‘Ray)/Lull for the Bowie band, the Modulus/Lull for the 80’s band and the modified Flea ‘61 for the ska band.

The Special is great and I tend to rotate the ‘Rays. This thread has prompted me to get the 30th out. Might use it at the gig on Saturday.

I love that you’re gigging loads and getting good use out of some outstanding basses. Top stuff brother. Enjoy the 30th at the weekend. 

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4 hours ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

At the moment it’s Marilyn (White/maple ‘Ray)/Lull for the Bowie band, the Modulus/Lull for the 80’s band and the modified Flea ‘61 for the ska band.

The Special is great and I tend to rotate the ‘Rays. This thread has prompted me to get the 30th out. Might use it at the gig on Saturday.

Oh bugger (whoopee no profanity substitution 😂) and there was me hoping you might sell it - I have the mahogany Sabre to go with a 30th SR4 - if I could find one!! Oh well!!

Have you seen the You Tube vids with Bob Babbitt playing a 2006 30th Stingray? 

The ska band I play in get a Stingray Special or Old Smoothie - they both work really well in that setting. 

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22 hours ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

No, I don't think so. Do you have a link?

I used the Smoothie for the last Bowie gig - PHAT!

Yes they sound great. I remember seeing Horace Panter using a Stingray Classic a few years back on live performances so not entirely out of the question on ska - a liitle off piste but do you reckon drummers would use a drum kit from the era or something more modern - or keyboard players? I've got the feeling they're slightly less bothered perhaps.  

The vid with Babbitt is demoing a cable - but it's on a 30th Stingray. 

https://youtu.be/NNENWcEwazk

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