Should I Buy this Short Scale Bass?
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I just got one. I'm a guitar player but I like to play bass on the side. It's a fun bass
So cool!
I have one in Daphne Blue and love it!! I'm an older player and the short scale is easy to play and the tone from this little guy is excellent.
Very cool! I think I need one!
@@realbeal I don't think you'll regret it. It's smaller than my other short scales but still has that Ray growl. I also have a Sire U5 which, IMO, is the best SS on the market for the money. Best of luck!!
Hey! I'm in West Seattle and looooooove your soothing voice and your sense of humor.
You are not too far away! I try to keep it entertaining and educational.
I've had my Sterling SS bass for a little over a year now and have been very happy with it. No issues and very comfortable to play. The amount of volume you get out of this thing will suprise you as well.
Thanks so much for sharing your experience!
I think the Sterling line of basses. Great quality instruments.
Have you played one?
@@realbeal-I own a Stingray, and not a short scale. That said, You can definitely expect a very high quality instrument. It is absolutely a professional-level instrument.
I bought an ibanez mikro bass guitar it's a short scale bass guitar 28inches and had quarter pounders pickups but in and a KSM music bridge put on it now it plays like a dream
It seems like these small basses usually need some upgrades!
@@realbeal they are 28 inches long and I had Dave at K.S.M music in Logan Utah my tech put on a K.S.M music bridge that he has patented and sells worldwide great for sustainable design 👍
I purchased this Bass in Olympic White, & I have been thoroughly Impressed with the Sound & playability. It sounds amazing with my Rumble 100 amp. oNe LovE from NYC
Great to hear!
If a StingRay Sterling is not on your stable. Get it! 🎶
Have you played one?
@@realbeal Yes, I have the Olympic White version and I love it's tonal character! I'm getting another one but with the active preamp next! 😁😁😁
I really like mine. Would recommend trying one out if you get the chance. The build quality is great and I like the sound of it, especially in series. I got it a little over a year ago and I've learned quite a few songs on it. It even sounds nice in lower tunings in spite of the shorter scale length. I tend to keep it in D standard tuning (DGCF) to play Mastodon songs with since some of their songs are in that tuning. It's not the bass that I play most often (I have a Dingwall Combustion 5 which I am presently in love with and a cheapo Squier P-Bass with flatwounds that I got for $50 Canadian years ago that is great for Motown stuff), but it's a wonderful option.
Okay. You have convinced me. I must hunt one down!
The answer is always yes 🤣
My bank account doesn't always say Yes!
I agree! The answer is always yes lol 😆
It’s good to have a stingray in the arsenal. Haven’t played a short scale stingray, but I’m sure they are good and well made. I Iike having an active bass in my stable of basses. It’s nice to have a variety of sounds to play with. really enjoy my full size. Might get a short scale maybe lol 😂
Check out this RUclips review: ruclips.net/video/ChNByus26Wk/видео.html
One of my favorite bass players Mike Hererra of MxPx plays a stingray
I have seen MxPx. They are so good!
YES! do it I have a Mustang bass & I think short scale bass is great!
Which Mustang Bass do you have?
@@realbeal because I am primarily a guitar player, I got the classic vibe Squire one in vintage white. You’d be surprised how well they are made for such a low price point. Plus, it’s string through body.
Yes yes absolutely yes buy it
you will love it,,,!
I love my Ray34, I think you’ll love the tone.
Own one. Also own 2 StingRay5 Specials. These are good basses. But warning…. They must be cherry picked in store . Some can be heavy. I have the blue and it came in at 7 lbs. The hardware is often missing ( knobs). Tuners hold and bridge is good.
They often go on sale at GC and MF. The blue , and white are usually lighter weight. Different colors have different woods. Mahogany body ones are usually lighter. Fret work is good.
I vote yes , get one. It will sound different than your mustang and punch through the mix like Tyson.😊
I didn't realize the weight and the color were linked!
Agree about cherry-picking. Tried two different sunburst units that seemed to have issues, got a blue one that I THINK I’ll keep.
Bought one of these used for my dad a couple of years ago. He wanted a short scale to replace his Ric 4001, which was to big and heavy for him. Great sound. He eventually got an Ibanez Mikro, for the even shorter scale, but he kept the SR for the sound.
Is the micro hard to play. It is so small!
If you have not ever tried a stingray style bass before then you should totally get one of these! It's such a classic design and sound, every bass player needs to try a stingray style bass at some point. It's one of three types of basses that I like to call the holy trinity of bass guitars: Precision Bass, Jazz Bass, and Stingray. I was able to acquire one the high end, Music Man Stingray Specials in a 5 string earlier this year and it is an amazing instrument. Now I know you're looking at a Sterling model here which is Music Man's lower-priced import brand, but I've heard nothing but good things about the quality of Sterling instruments and I can testify this particular short scale model does do the Stingray sound. I plan on getting myself one these short scales someday.
I think it is made in Indonesia. I don't have a problem with that as long as the wood has held up through the change of weather.
@@realbeal yeah, Indonesia. I have not personally played any Sterling basses so I can't speak from first hand experience. I just know the brand has a good reputation and I've heard nothing but good things about it. I do know that Music Man as a company has always been keen on maintaining a very high level of quality control; just about every instrument that comes out of their factory in California is flawless. So I'm sure they would extend the same concern QC to their Sterling instruments.
Hope you enjoy the Sterling Stingray Short Scale Bass(Next To The Fender Jazz Bass, That is)
I still thinking about it!
That's a very cool bass, it's great to be able to switch between different pickup configuration. I prefer single-coil but is nice to have also 2 hum cancelling tonalities.
I really do prefer this knob over a switch!
@@realbeal I don't think we're understanding each other 🤔
I played one of these and it paled in comparison to my Ibanez Talman short scale or my Sire U5 in the tone department. Both basses together cost me less than 1 short scale sterling stingray
I did wonder about the tone.
Di. I saw this video a while back but I guess I didn't respond. I have this SS4 model in Arctic White. Personally I don't like active basses and the majority of my basses are short scale. I would never afford a MusicMan model although I believe they are of a higher quality than the Sterling. I am delighted with mine. I don't understand why they charge more for this short scale than they do for the 34" models with active pickups??? I find the bass is light and well balanced. I don't use the 'boost' and 99% of the time I use the series pickup configuration. I don't have a bad thing to say about it. I've had older Mustangs and the new PJ as well. The PJ was a huge disappointment for me. It had low output (I tried PUP height adjustments) and that switch location drove me nuts. Soon as I got the Stingray, I dumped the Mustang. I'm older than you are DI but I play short scale as a preference not because of any medical problems like arthritis etc.
I wonder if the short scale costs more to produce because they are buying a smaller lot of parts. I have noticed the low output on the PJ so I crank up the volume on my sustain pedal and it seems to give it enough boost. Do you find you have a better reach on short scale?
For certain the reach is easier on the short scale instruments I own; Stingray included. Did you buy or try it?
@@realbeal
Yes get it! I have tried Fender mustang bass. I did not like its neck dive. The StingRay short looks like a very weight balanced bass. BTW, love your wall color. Do you mind sharing what paint brand/color it is?
The paint is from Home Depot called Riviera Paradise!
@@realbeal thank you! Will check out that color. Back to bass again. I wish this short scale bass were available when I was trying to get a short scale. I am short (5’2”) so sort scale bass is the only way to go. As I said previously, tried but didn’t like the neck heavy fender mustang. So I purchased parts from Warmoth and built myself a short scale bass. I love my bass. But it took me several months to finish it. Had the Stingray be available back then, I would get one in blue.
The Fender Mustang CIJ /MIJ models are balanced and don't have the neck dive. Super build quality. Find a good used one on Reverb.
@@joycerichardson1810 I didn’t know that! I went to a local Guitar Center store and tried one on with a nylon strap, the head went straight down to floor 😂.
I have the Olympic white one and I love it. I think it holds up and I paid it with my helix floor.
That is awesome!
Having played a fair number of USA-made Music Man Sting Rays, I bought a Sterling by MM Ray35HH about 4 years ago, and I adore it! Sterling by MM (SBMM) make some great, affordable versions (without having to save up as much) of the Music Man basses, just not at the higher level of craftsmanship as the Music Man basses. That said, I've gigged with my Ray35HH, and honestly, the only upgrade I'll make is replacing the tuners.
BUT THEN...I tried one of the SBMM Short Scales, and they are AWESOME! The only passive model in the SBMM bass lineup, it sounds great, feels great, and can get pretty close to the classic sound of a Sting Ray, while being passive. If you *need* another bass, you can't go wrong with it. The short scale even has me considering rewiring my Ray35HH to passive with similar controls.
The SBMM Ray24CA is not made in California, but rather the CA is indicating it has the classic 2-band EQ, flat slab body and a narrower nut.
Short scale basses aren't more susceptible to hum - they work on the same principle as a long scale bass (ferrous material [nickel or stainless steel strings] passing perpendicular through a magnetic field, generates an electrical current through the wire wrapped around the magnet, and passed through controls to the output jack), just with a shorter string length.
Hum is more susceptible to one single-coil pickup being soloed (but it also is impacted heavily by how well the electricity lines and nearby electronics are grounded and shielded. Once you have 2 single-coil pickups played together at the same levels, this will generally start cancelling the hum (a humbucker is effectively 2 single-coil pickups wired together, either in series, parallel, or both), and is even better if one of the single-coil pickups is "reverse wound". Yay, physics!
Thank you so much for filling me in. Why are not humbucking pick ups standard on short scale basses? It seems like they are always single coils or split coils.
I want one! ;)
I have one in Daphne blue. I bought it when they first came out. It punches way above its weight. You should totally get one
That is so good to know!
Olympic white and rosewood looks great, but so does the black, and also the blue!
Ummm...that is all of them!
The black is nice.
Am very happy with my Reverend Dub King, they also offer Mike Watts signature in a couple pickup configurations and the Sentinel. G&L recently put out a short scale that’s intriguing at a lower price point. Keep shopping girl!!!
What great ideas of some basses I should look at!
The Sire Marcus Miller U5 is a 30" short-scale PJ bass that looks like a J-bass without a pickguard and is made in Indonesia.
Maybe I should be looking at that one!
@@realbeal Here's a good video comparing long- and short-scale basses, including the U5 referenced above: ruclips.net/video/gXOzQeRU8TE/видео.html
I'm not a bass player, but I have a G&L Tribute Series Fallout Short Scale Bass. It sounds good to me. G&L is another Leo Fender project. They list @ $649 USD.
I will have to check that out!
FYI, "true single coil" and "coil split" are technically the same thing. A humbucker pickup is literally 2 single coil pickups next to eachother with the wires wrapped in opposite direction and both coils active at the same time. So "coil split" is when only one of the 2 single coils in the humbucker is active while the other is inactive. "True single coil" is whenever you have a single coil pickup active by itself. So that means technologically they're the same thing. I'm guessing maybe Sterling used the term "true single coil" because on the new Music Man Stingray specials the pickup selector switch doesn't have an actual split coil mode, it has a mode where the coils are in series with an EQ filter that is supposed to mimic the sound of a single coil pickup so that you have the option of that kind of sound without 60 cycle hum. So maybe Sterling wanted to make sure it was clear to people that on their basses it is actually only 1 coil active 🤷♂️
Sigh. Well, that is frustrating. Do you know why smaller basses are not produced with real humbuckers?
@@realbeal maybe my comment was a little confusing. These basses do have real humbuckers. A humbucker is simply 2 single coil pickups side by side with the wires on each wrapped in opposite directions. And that's what these basses have. In fact I'm pretty sure they are neodymium humbuckers like the ones on the high end Music Man Special basses. Now a humbucker can be wired so that both coils are active at the same time in either series or parallel, or wired so that only 1 coil at a time is active. This bass has a 3 way rotary switch that let's you toggle amongst both coils active in series, both coils active in parallel, or only 1 coil active. What I was pointing out was that when you select the mode where only 1 coil is active, that can be referred to as either "true single coil" or "coil split" because both terms mean the same thing (only 1 coil is active). I hope that makes sense. Technology can be confusing sometimes
Yes, go find and play one! And you know what happens next...
I play SS bass--I have a Fender Mustang CIJ that I love (vintage white w/tortie pickguard) and a German Hofner 1962 violin bass reissue (like Sir Paul's).
To hear the Stingray SS, go to Ellen Plays Bass on youtube. Ellen is quite the bass playing phenomenon.
Thanks Joyce. I will check it out!
I think I have visited this channel before. Right now, Harley Benton really has it going for basses and guitars too. I can get 3 good basses shipped for less than $600.00.
Dang! That is a deal!
The bass in your thumbnail is sure pretty!
That is the StingRay short scale bass in Dropped Copper.
Everybody needs a Stingray! I haven't tried the short scale version but have played hundreds of gigs with the long scale 2-band EQ models. No hum, no fuss. Can't go wrong.
The short scale has good reviews! I wonder if it looks funny?
@@realbeal It looks great! And there are some nice color options.
They play so well but I can’t bring myself to play a toilet seat 😂😂
It's the round shape of the pick guard that has that toilet seat styling!
Great video Di if you wanna see a short scale stingray in action I'd suggest you go to
ellen plays bass she's a very talanted little girl who puts her short scale stingray to work.
And any excuse to buy a new bass is a reason to buy a new bass
I'll check it out!
I practice in a small area and short scale bass makes a lot of sense. i, too, have a Mustang bass and love it. I'm looking forward to hearing you compare the Sting Ray to the Mustang. Thanks for this video!
Your welcome! Are there any other basses I should look at?
R u diabetic? How is your eye health?
I am not diabetic. I have a disease called Von Hippel Lindau. It does cause tumors to grow in my eyes. Why do you ask?
visit: Low end Lobster here. He does great reviews and upgrades on basses.
But the lobster claw hand...so weird!