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Emilek
Published on 03/02/09 at 04:37
- The bass was manufactured in China. The woods used are: basswood for the body, maple neck and rosewood for the key. The body and head are painted in a funky orange color. The white pearl pickguard goes very well with it.
- The neck has 21 frets and a microphone type humnbucker MusicMan 5 string.
- A bridge type also MM5.
- Electronic active (3-band EQ): volume, bass, mid, treble. A door is attached to the back of the bass, which makes access to the battery much easier.
- The handle is typically a 5-string MusicMan handle, thick enough.
I put a ten because I have identified no default or for the varnish, or adjustment of the handle, or polishing the frets. For the price, it's perfect.
UTILIZATION
- The handle is very nice, even if it is thick enough at first. This is my first five strings, and I play a Fender Marcus Miller otherwise, which is precisely the opposite: a very round, very fine. However, the change does me more a problem after a few hours taming of the instrument. The small detail that remains to me is the gap of 16.5 mm between the strings (against 18 mm on a four-string), which is him, the more confusing.
- Access to treble is very easy. It happens only rarely needing to go to the 19th or 20th fret, but it's something quite easy given the large indentation in the lower horn.
- I noticed after a while playing a tiny imbalance in the head rather heavy, but it's really to say that ... In fact, we do not feel at all, and there was no effort required to keep the handle up. The shape is that of a MusicMan, very ergonomic, very pleasant sitting as standing. It is lighter than my Jazz Bass, basswood body with very light.
- Whatever the setting, it still has the grunt who takes the guts and I like permanently this low! Playing with the EQ, one passes easily between the deaf to sound slamming. This bass has a lot of midrange, it's wonderful!
I put eight because of the reduced distance between the strings that I have a little problem of adaptation, but otherwise I really do not fault!
SOUNDS
- I play a little bit of everything: the big rock that spot, blues, some jazz, funk, baroque. It is best suited for music punchy: this bass sends the potato! It is a wonder to rant about rock and funk!
- I use it repeatedly in a Warwick amp with 2x15 cabinet "homemade. At home, I plugged into a Yamaha sound system Stagepass. In both cases, overflowing personality of the bass is heard! Although j love it especially the clear sound of a bass, I use some effects, namely a bit of everything: distortion, overdrive, fuzz, autowah, chorus, flanger ... she is doing well!
- This is the best copy of StingRay I tried to date! It has, therefore, a lot of the personality of its "big sister" an aggressive, a bit fat ... Briefly, this discontent! With EQ, you can have a bit of slamming (necessarily less than the rosewood version of the Maple version.)
- I love all the sounds of the bass. There is none that displeases me, or even just leaves me indifferent. I love a whole. It's good to have a bass on steroids, from time to time!
OVERALL OPINION
- I use it for two days and I am totally overwhelmed!
- I love the look, sound, ease of confusing the low (you plug -> it sounds)
- I tried many basses, five or six strings, and each time I was disappointed if serious: no fishing, no taste ... or when the handle is too thick for my taste. And then I tried another version of the PLO (the version with key table and maple), being a big fan of Tony Levin. I was amazed, but at € 653, I left the store empty handed. I did not put that much money in a bass that had no immediate use.
- With experience, I would do of course this choice!
- The neck has 21 frets and a microphone type humnbucker MusicMan 5 string.
- A bridge type also MM5.
- Electronic active (3-band EQ): volume, bass, mid, treble. A door is attached to the back of the bass, which makes access to the battery much easier.
- The handle is typically a 5-string MusicMan handle, thick enough.
I put a ten because I have identified no default or for the varnish, or adjustment of the handle, or polishing the frets. For the price, it's perfect.
UTILIZATION
- The handle is very nice, even if it is thick enough at first. This is my first five strings, and I play a Fender Marcus Miller otherwise, which is precisely the opposite: a very round, very fine. However, the change does me more a problem after a few hours taming of the instrument. The small detail that remains to me is the gap of 16.5 mm between the strings (against 18 mm on a four-string), which is him, the more confusing.
- Access to treble is very easy. It happens only rarely needing to go to the 19th or 20th fret, but it's something quite easy given the large indentation in the lower horn.
- I noticed after a while playing a tiny imbalance in the head rather heavy, but it's really to say that ... In fact, we do not feel at all, and there was no effort required to keep the handle up. The shape is that of a MusicMan, very ergonomic, very pleasant sitting as standing. It is lighter than my Jazz Bass, basswood body with very light.
- Whatever the setting, it still has the grunt who takes the guts and I like permanently this low! Playing with the EQ, one passes easily between the deaf to sound slamming. This bass has a lot of midrange, it's wonderful!
I put eight because of the reduced distance between the strings that I have a little problem of adaptation, but otherwise I really do not fault!
SOUNDS
- I play a little bit of everything: the big rock that spot, blues, some jazz, funk, baroque. It is best suited for music punchy: this bass sends the potato! It is a wonder to rant about rock and funk!
- I use it repeatedly in a Warwick amp with 2x15 cabinet "homemade. At home, I plugged into a Yamaha sound system Stagepass. In both cases, overflowing personality of the bass is heard! Although j love it especially the clear sound of a bass, I use some effects, namely a bit of everything: distortion, overdrive, fuzz, autowah, chorus, flanger ... she is doing well!
- This is the best copy of StingRay I tried to date! It has, therefore, a lot of the personality of its "big sister" an aggressive, a bit fat ... Briefly, this discontent! With EQ, you can have a bit of slamming (necessarily less than the rosewood version of the Maple version.)
- I love all the sounds of the bass. There is none that displeases me, or even just leaves me indifferent. I love a whole. It's good to have a bass on steroids, from time to time!
OVERALL OPINION
- I use it for two days and I am totally overwhelmed!
- I love the look, sound, ease of confusing the low (you plug -> it sounds)
- I tried many basses, five or six strings, and each time I was disappointed if serious: no fishing, no taste ... or when the handle is too thick for my taste. And then I tried another version of the PLO (the version with key table and maple), being a big fan of Tony Levin. I was amazed, but at € 653, I left the store empty handed. I did not put that much money in a bass that had no immediate use.
- With experience, I would do of course this choice!