On 2002-11-11, The General rated this Music Man Stingray a 5...(3018)
Purchase: I got this bass from Guitar Crazy, which is in Sydney, Australia. I bought it because i was told that it was one of the greatest basses my friend had ever played, so I figured I should try it, and he wasn't wrong! In Australia, you should pay anywhere in between $3000 - $3500 for a Stingray.
Pros: Everything. This bass has killer tone. Through my amp, which is an Ampeg, I have never heard such beauty. It has a more middy sound than anything else, but it can be pushed to either side of the scale really well. The action is so amazingly low! This thing is probably the easiest bass in the world to play, and combined with it's awesome, raspy tone, it's no less than perfect says I. It's also probably one of the best slap basses in the world too. You can do anything on this. Tapping ain't a problem.
Cons: The only thing that i didn't when i first bought was that the strings were a bit worn. But thats because people were always walking through the shop, picking it up and having a go. And rightly so I say. BUt the strings were easily changed, just negotiate a free pair of strings with the store guy. After paying a cool $A3250, i'm sure a free set of strings shouldn't be too hard to come by.
Quality: It's a very simple bass. Which is useful when you don't have time to fiddle around with set-up. It has a 3-way EQ, with optional piezo, which can actually make quite a bit of difference to tone. It has a Maple neck, with a matching headstock. It comes in a huge range of colours for the body, as well as the pick guard. Review Summary: Two words. Utterly Awesome. If anything ever deserved a five out of five (and there are plenty of them here) it's the MusicMan Stingray. Bloody incredible tone, easiest thing to play in the world, it doesn't get much better than this people. If you've got some money burning a hole in your pocket, take a trip down to your local music store and try one of the out. It's worth it. On 2002-04-14, matt rated this Music Man Stingray a 5...(2004)
Purchase: i bough this bass becuase ive been looking for a good bass. bought it new jersey bass and guitar . i paid 1275 . its sunburst.
Pros: i love the neck and how it plays so easily.you can get all types of sounds out of it.play one and youll know......its beatifull too.
Cons: what????
Quality: built good Review Summary: buy one ,,,,beats the warwick corvette proline i was into. but thats my opinion.
On 2001-11-02, TheMadKozak rated this Music Man Stingray a 5...(794)
Purchase: I had gone to look the local music stor to look for an additional speaker cab to sit under my existing combo. Having tried it out on a display model of bass close to the Samick I owned I foolishly asked "Do you gain anything extra by buying a more expensive guitar other than the name?". I was offered to try the Musicman and was hooked. After a week of sampling other basses at a number of stores i returned to buy the Musicman. I paid £950.00
Pros: The first thing that hit me was the low action which made it so easy to play and secondly the tone. With a three band EQ pre-amp, the variety of tones is more than enough for my requirements.
Also, it look good.
Cons: The only thing I still cannot get used to is the fact that the machine head for the G string is on the opposite side of the head to the other strings.
Quality: The Musicman Stingray is a well built bass that is balanced perfectly. Review Summary: The only bass I have picked up of the shelf and felt comfortable with. Action and balance make it so easy to play.
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