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Music Man StingRay 5

5+ string bass guitar from Music Man belonging to the StingRay series

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Published on 11/22/08 at 04:48
Made in the U.S., 22 frets,
musicman humbucker, bridge musicman
Knob a volume, treble cut / boost, a medium cut / boost, a serious cut / boost, 3 Position slecteur Standard (mic 1 & 2 series, Phantom + coil bridge pickup, microphone 1 and 2 in parallel)
neck and Fingerboard Saddle
10 The characteristics (simple and effective)
edit: here 2 months and I have a small problem appears: big drop in for a repeat, then return it, I change position and the sound is perfect, two positions that merdent and moving the mic returns to normal after disassembly and advice from a friend over the microphones caught in a screw and it causes a decrease in random image as the movements we make with the instrument, So I remade the spot weld and rebuilt the existing welds. more problem, but too bad for this price range of the low (-1)

edit after 2 years: micro HS galR ernieball U.S. with selling their pickups for a great price

UTILIZATION

Channel super fine, very fast, the string height is perfect for home, a real highway, CASC to treble is not the best but it is fairly well
weight is enough consquent (compared to my Cort A5!) but a good strap and rolling ...
the eq is effective and the selector gives a lot of possibilities
9 for use (-1 for weight)

SOUNDS

I play on Hartke 3500 with two baffles and a VX115 + TP410 dbx 266 in insert (DIY house), the combination of low and TP410 provides an incredible sound slap, a shot selector and the game gives her the finger equally slamming and round at a time.
I find the concept of selector really very effective, no need to change the balance of the microphones on my JazzBass Knob as MM, which is nevertheless a superb low but this does not sound in homognit .
The Si is terrible, I played on Cort A5, and on the stingray If you have a true, snapping, serious, and very well made.
10 for the sound (to use my funk mtal )

OVERALL OPINION

I only last week I have done only repeated and a concert with but one senses immediately that it has gold in his hands.
What I like most (hard to choose) is the sound, chattering and specific on the Gave a treble.
What I like least is the price to pay, over 2500 in-store, 1800 in online stores, mine just direct us, shipping costs and customs I'm doing for 1300 is quite reasonable given the gear.
I tried the musicman as I could in the shops, in zicos, stingray and Bongo 4 and 5 strings, I've never dua t first glance. Some would say that 2 stingray does not sound like it is normal and it was like for any instrument made with real wood (JazzBass, stratum, lp ...) then just fall on the right, I advise to try and when it will be good, get out of CB.
I JazzBass availing oneself of a Marcus Miller 4 string, a Cort A5, I played on JazzBass U.S., U.S. precision, warwick, Vigier, ibanez and it is undoubtedly the best of all for the moment, case follow ...
Given the relative price quality for the price I got it, I immediately Rasht eyes closed.
I edit this review After a few months of use.
10 for the overall (this is the best bass I've seen to date for my use)
says: I leave the same note this magnificent instrument, but I put a yellow card for ernieball sav, the secret defense information is amricain manufacturing under guard ... <img class="smiley" src="/images/audiofanzine/interface/smileys/icon_wink.gif" alt="" />