Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay Special vs Yamaha TRBX604

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

My TRBX604 outshines my Fender Precision and my Sandberg Electra in terms of playability and flexibility. Highly recommended!

It's... Now the 18-volt preamp also sounds amazing, and that is in part to the new neodymium magnet on the humbucker

It sounds great in a recording, probably the best sounding bass i have had. I had plans of selling this off but after recording it for a sound test I was hooked. Now this is one of the first basses we go to for recording. For me this was a great deal

The special has such an amazing mid range that means it will fit in the mix much better and has a more vintage tone. I absolutely adore it but I can't afford it yet so instead I'm using a Sterling with the treble cut and pressure wound strings to emulate it. Imo though the stingray special can do the classic stingray sound easily plus more sounds in a way other models can't do as well.

It lacked focus but what do you expect for 650 dollars. Im keeping the bass because its built solid but I'm upgrading the pick ups and electronics with aguilars and for good measure im replacing the bridge as well with a hipshot bridge. The original electronis and pick ups are fine if you just jamming in a garage but im a performing musician and supplement my income performing and i did not hear the tone that would sound well live for the type of music i play.

You can access the myriad of tonal expression via the combination of a three-band EQ and a guitar style five-way pickup selector switch, and the flexi...

When I first plugged in the bass, I could hear some serious humming from the neck pickup. I plugged my amp into a few different outlets, to see if it was a bad ground, but it persisted until I tossed the junk battery that came with the bass out and put in a new one. 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

Musicman stingray honeyburst with a black pickguard, maple neck and rosewood fretboard, basically davie504’s bass

I still love Sandberg's instruments, but I don't see myself buying one any time soon. When I was shopping for a 5-string, I compared a bunch of them as well - Ibanez, Yamaha, Sandberg, Lakland, Fender ..