new bass, i need advice

[Tonys_Theme]

Hi, I'm getting a new bass soon and i've got a few basses in mind and a few questions..

1. Stingray bass - i'm wondering how it sounds when played high on the neck with a pick.

2. Rickenbakers - in general, how do they sound when slapping?

Any help would be great.

[bass&cookies]

with the stingray you get a more bassy tone, boomy and such when you pick high on the neck. what type of tone are you looking for?
i would recomend the 'ray, unless you are totaly into classic rock and stuff. even then, you can get so many tones out of them...

[Napes]

Stingrays are pretty wonderful *looks at the one in the corner of the room*

Real easy to play and sound great.

[HELLonWHEELS]

I like the sound of Rics slapped although room is limited with the pick-up cover on.

[Rawb]

^^
You can remove the pick-up cover anyway so...

But out of either a Ray or a Ric, I'd go with a Wick. :p

[Criss Frantic]

When I tried out a ric it felt like utter crap to slap, and popping was really hard. For me it kinda felt more like a picking or fingering bass.

My Ray however, feels and sounds like pure sex no matter what I do with it. Sounds great all the way up the neck. If you want a great slap bass, go with the Ray.

[Polyamarous]

Stingrays are so nice.

[the101er]

+1 with the Stringray, such nice basses for slapping

God, I played one that this guy at the local music dealer owns, it was beautiful. Vintage/aged white finish with matching headstock and tort pickguard, the action was so low and smooth, it was...:amaze:

[E_man]

I've always wanted a 'Ray and I played one the other day and to be honest it was nice, but for the money I would rather get a warwick or a sadowsky. Personal opinion.

[blizzard]

Those basses feel pretty different to me so I would suggest that you go to a store and try both before buying. However my preference lies with 'ray.

[Criss Frantic]

Also, the Ric's neck felt kinda thick and chunky and not really comfortable to me, whereas the Stingray, i picked it up and it was perfect.

In this thead: Stingrays for the win.

...but I'm thinking i want a Sadowsky now...

[pitchfork]

get a rickenbacker

[GoryGoblins]

I used to own a ray. It felt great, had a satin finish neck that was very fast. The soapbar pickup had a wide freq range and sounded good scooped or mid range overdriven. It was the best bass that I had played until I played, and bought a Zon Sonuns 5, that was back in 1998 and I've never looked back. If I were you I'd add Zon and Pedulla to your list as well as warwick. try them all out before you buy

[E_man]

up Sadowsky's!!!! loverly, especially if you have the money!!!

[White_Summer]

rics are rics, and you are gonna get the ric tone no matter what you do, Rays on the other hand, are incredibly versatile. i generally dislike both bass but, from my experience this is what i have come to learn