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Tyler. Tyler.
Published on 05/01/08 at 07:27
Made in America in the plant Musicman
21 frets, humbucker bridge and typical Musicman.
Active, this low possde 3 pushbuttons: microphone volume, treble, bass.
The neck is like the Stingray, big and round.

The absence of the rglage mdiums forced me to put only 8.

UTILIZATION

The handle is little prt the same as that of the Stingray, at least in a form it's all the same. Large and pais, it looks like we took the trunk of a tree and that he was shot in the two lengthwise, not dsagrable but requires some acclimatization time.

Access in acute trs is correct.

Ergonomics are good, rpute to be heavy, I did not find that the weight of this bass silent unbearable ...

With only a microphone and 2 buttons do not rglages three days to find an audible sound, I just returned APRS.

I put 8 as the lack of mid-point is very harmful.

SOUNDS

My style of pop / rock and my aggressive play, often in slap stick perfectly to this low, it is besides that for which it is intended.

I first test of a "small" 15W amp just to see what it gives without being highlighted. Then I test the bug on a HP Ashdown 300W 1 * 15 "and 8 * 10".

The range of sound is extremely restricted due to rglages limits. The treble knob is almost unusable: too dnature pushed this sound, you almost cut for not sound shrill. The bass knob is quite effective, it can be a bit player on it to change the sound but in fact trs around quickly.

With a low base and treble almost slap shots obtained by the sound typical of the Musicman Stingray, however, is virtually the only use and when playing the finger, the absence of acute makes sound on the strings of RE SOL and almost inaudible (in the sense that means virtually nothing)

You really have to play aggressive or we fawn does not draw much of its sonic palette over rev limit does not allow much freedom as the game on the style to play. Having the sound that kills slap fortunately saved the house but overall it's not terrible, I mean but it is just ...

OVERALL OPINION

Wanting to buy a Stingray bass but do not have the means, I thought that this may be the SUB was worth a shot for a price 2 times infrieur the Stingray. Not wishing me on DCID simple opinion, rev share, I have found I am all me make my own IDE on this issue. So I spent many hours testing it, every angle, with DIFFERENT amps, etc..

It shows that on paper, it has almost nothing to envy of his great, if not a knob of mdiums.
However Ralite is easy to see why the price is 2 times infrieur: the sound palette is too limited.

If you want a bass just for the slap, because you like the sound of a Flea, and / or have the means to pay you anything derrire: go for it!
However if you want a bass with that particular sound but can also have other things to offer, more versatile, go your way.

The moments I spent on this low slapper silent and just for good I think it's a good bass. It does not feel amme on a US Fender, Musicman it's is unique. This is mainly because of this that I put all 8 of the same in overall score.