Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray 5 vs Yamaha TRBX174

Ernie ball music man stingray HH. I have a 2006 and had it since 2008. It’s active and the best bass I’ve ever owned in terms of playability and versatility. Can’t recommend it enough

This fixed the humming noise unless I max the treble out, in which case I can hear it just slightly again. To sum up, this bass gets 3.5 to 4 stars from me because of the minor imperfections, but it's so fun to play, that I couldn't bring myself to return it, or rate it any lower.

A 3-way switch, with the 1 and 2 in series, with the 1 and the 2 in parallel and phantom coil on its own. For the test we will use Galli strings 45-13...

It's as good as or better than some $900-$1,300 basses I've played. Definitely recommend. And I really don't understand why cheap basses are pushed on beginners: you're gonna need an instrument that makes you want to learn to play it. It's much harder to make a cheap bass sound good

Over time it began to sound super groggy and distorted . I tried different cables , amps . It was the bass guitar . Unfortunately I had to return it

So just for example, I shall turn the first one down completely, so that's down ok, now turn it up, so that's giving you a bit more bottom end, so if ...

Let start with the negative. I ordered two of the 4 string Ruby Red Burst Sting Ray. The first one arrived with the nine volt connector damaged. This one also

We've got the TRB style headstock, which you may recognise from the flagship TRB range. We've got a newly sculpted body. In terms of electronics, fant...

I ordered this new but noticed blemishes all over the front plate that indicated it had been used or perhaps refurbished. I wasn't concerned at the time as I figured I'm just a learner currently. Unfortunately, I have had a persistent issue with the strings severely rattling during my practice sessions. I did some research to affirm whether or not I was the one to blame and then took it to a professional; I had the action adjusted and did some practice with it in the shop and the professional said the problematic strings likely needed to be replaced

The 174s are actually a really great, great little beginner base in terms of what they've got going for them. So these are a perfect base for anyone w...

However it’s heavy and is not the easiest to play. Getting a custom built Le Fay this year, excited to say the least.

Nice weight and well balanced. The neck is slightly chunky, with a nut width between a precision and jazz -. very comfortable. Very straight neck out of the box too

Build quality is superb. The jatoba fingerboard on mine has a buttery feel and a pearlescent/flamed quality that is surprisingly beautiful. There was a thin film of squeeze-out on a couple of high frets, easily managed with a razor blade. Frets could use a polish but are properly leveled, no buzz, no sprout

This bass is made in Indonesia. I was a little squirrelly, but the construction is top notch and I found nothing to complain about. I couldn't find any obvious flaws, and it looks, feels, and plays great. No cheap construction materials here