Bass Comparison Slap Style: Stingray vs. Jazz Bass vs. Thumb (Nick Lombardi)
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- A comparison of some of my favorite basses! Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray HH 4, Fender American Deluxe Jazz Bass 5, Warwick Thumb 5 NT. Hope you like it!! Both pickups on only!
The THUMB is SO SICKK!!!!! Ugh I love that growl. So unique, nothing else like a Warwick Thumb Bass.
There is no bass that sounds like a thumb!
Dingwall came close nowaday
@@indobassgear2087 yea...not even near.
The German corvette... basically same thing
@@indobassgear2087 Nah those tones are extremely different, have you ever played both?
The StingRay sounds spectacular.
Great playing. Thanks for doing this.
Know this is kinda old but I have the Thumb 4 BO (Real German custom shop) and you guys are right about punching thru the mix. You don't really get the full effect till you play live with pretty loud band. I do a lot of medium to large rock and dance clubs. Whenever I use the Warwick other musicians always come to me and say how clear they can hear me in the mix
I'm struggling to get my streamer to do this, still
I can buy a Warwick Thumb 4 BO or NT, what is your though on those ?
@@francoishtzl157 the NT all day!!! And they hold their value better,
I'm gonna have to go with the Stingray.
I see on nearly every bass video I watch haha.
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I used to get that a lot haha. I don't comment on this account anymore. If you see a channel named "jwardbass" then thats me.
rip mkfan
I think jazz basses are the best
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this is why i own all three Stingray is my go to for slap and the jazz bass i love the bridge tone and Warwick just has such a sick growl finger style all three are amazing basses
You nailed it!
Choosing between the Jazz Bass and the Stingray is like choosing a favorite child. Both are beautiful in their own right, and both are children of Leo Fender.
Me personally I went with his first child, the P-bass 😂. I do have a streamer tho too for active stuff
That Warwick comes to live when put through the mix nicely. My dream instrument
It’s a beast!
Jazz Bass...balanced sound.
StingRay is cool too...but many middle..
The stingray has a pretty unique sound, it is however not a sound i like much. I prefer the Warwick :) Would love to own a stingray though..
They’re all so unique in their own way. Really tough one but I’m gonna have to go with the WarWick on this one.
Nice video. Great tone. Keep it up!
Love the Warwick also! Great choice and thanks for watching!
I love all three of these basses.
Its hard to compare which bass is the best in sound but for sure they had its own music in a particular genre that fits their tone. I Love them all ✌️😁
Thanks for posting these! Already have a Thumb and a Jazz, and I'm considering replacing the Stingray that was stolen from me years ago. This helped me decide to go for it.
TheRealIRJASON Thank you Im glad it helped! I am selling the stingray in this vid let me kno if you are interested
There is a place for all these basses because each is very different from the other. I own all three and have spent the time to find the EQ settings that work best for each. Big funky bottom...stingray, smooth melodic tone ....jazz, bright out front cut through solo....thumb. I try to play the same bass that the original recording was played on.....psk
I have a Warwick Thumb NT4 for so long (since 1988) and it's my main bass. I simply love it, but this Music Man rules! :-)
That’s awesome that’s a good year to have! Yeah they are very unique sounding and cool looking! The Music Man is a beast though
The Thumb rules on all levels!
What video were you watching?
@@stevemccambridge5947 thumb all day baby
All 3 basses sound tops! But my money goes to Warwick because they're my favourite preference wise
They are pretty sweet, and thank you!
Like the bottom end coming out of the Stingray and also the crisp highs coming from the Fender.
I like the Fender the best, and I honestly I think the Warick bolt on has a better slap sound than the NT.
I'm thinking of getting a bolt on soon. I might make a video comparing both neck through and bolt on 5 stringers, since so many people are curious about that comparison between those two basses. There is no video showcasing that. You have to constantly click on different videos but, it's not a fair comparison. It needs to be same setting, new strings and same player, same riffs.
Real awesome comparison video content.
I pick thumb > stingray > jazz...
I think jazzModel is simple and bored.
Terris Park Thank you for your input! The thumb bass is amazing!
I like Stingrays...but the other two are also great basses.
for this style..i choose Jazz Bass :* ..love it..
Fantastic comparison! I love the tone of the StingRay but then couldn’t decide which sound I liked more between it and the Fender! The Warwick did nothing for me for this style.
Nicely done.
Thank you! Glad you tuned in! It’s tough to choose since they all have their own voice.
Great playing and groove, I love 3 of them but in this video, I dont like Warwick because it is weak on low (bass) frequencies in this video.
Thanks for watching!
Fender Jazz for me. They're pretty much THE bass for slap.
I find that stingray sound pleasing in this video, Yet my personal favorite is the Jazz
Thanks for stopping by watching and sharing your thoughts on which bass you prefer!
Jazz Bass wins for me, but the Stingray is on point
Both are great Basses!
Warwick all day, everyday!
Matthew Thomas Id have to agree with you!
Without a shred of a doubt, the Stingray takes the cake.
The bass J bass sounded the best for me, followed closely by the Warwick. I did not dislike the stingray, but the other two were much better IMO.
pearljaime2 The fender does have a great sound to it as well as the Warwick! They all have their own unique qualities.
Can definitely hear the Avalon 737 sound. Best channel strip for bass on the planet. And a lot of other stuff. Well done.
It is a great channel strip! Thank you!
I think Warwick defo has this distinct high mid presence ... and will cut through the mix the most. But all of them were wonderful, esp with a playing like this.
What did you run them through?
+D3ft0neThe thumb deff has alot of low mids an highs and thank you!! I plugged them right in the front input of an avalon737 pre connected to protools
Warwick all the way
Not my preferred pickup setting on the Thumb here, but it was still my favorite of the bunch.
I don't usually like this particular bass but for this video I have to give it to the Music Man
That thumb is a monster!!
It really is! It's so unique!
Stingray. In this video, the Stingray.
Man. That Jazz bass sounds really unique. Alnico pickups?
Honestly I've never heard a jazz with that kind of "HNNGH"
All basses are 100% stock haha
Interesting man. I've NEVER heard a Jazz like that.
@@StrayLion it was eq'd. I wish he had it all flat eq ( like 12 o'clock)
I like the sound of jazz bass. It mix well and its perfect.
I really like the stingray, but I’m gonna have to go with Warwick. Maybe I’m biased since I own one.
AnneFrankenstein They are sweet Basses!!
Stingray all day....I'm biased. I have the exact same bass. Of the 3, I'd go Fender then Warwick, but wouldn't be embarrassed to play any of them. Nice basses.
My main bass is an Alembic Elan, and to me ,all 3 of these basses can keep up ,for what they do. The big difference is that I can get the sound if each with the Alembic, though not the other way around.
Oh really?! Do you have the Olive Gold finish? Yeah they are all unique to themselves neither can sound like any of these three basses. Which is cool, I like variety. I’ve never played Alembic they seem to be a high quality bass. Hard to find too. Warwick’s are even hard to find now. Unless it’s the rock bass series which is eh for me.
Half Past Seven My Stingray HH is "sapphire black" with a rosewood fretboard. Simply love it.
Alembics can be hard to find( a little over 15,000 ever made in 45+ years) in a store, but if you are patient you can get one like mine online (an Elan used for around $2 -$3000). Not cheap, but cheaper than $8- $9000 new. The "Alembic Club" site is the best place to look. They have a real network posting regular updates.
Every single instrument is handmade, and custom ordered. The electronics use filters to dial in tone ( think wah wah pedal) or you can switch to passive with balance and tone control. Wal basses use a system modeled after Alembic,
Half Past Seven Its not so much a perfect reproduction of these basses sounds, as it is a very close approximation. Alembics are kind of a Swiss army knife kinda bass.....
The Musicman Stingray sounds awesome, punchy, focused and transparent. The Warwick sounded really scooped...maybe the strings needs changing
The strings were all new on these basses. I think the Thumb when tuned to standard and played up on the neck has a more twangy sound to it. De-tuned in my opinion sounds better on the Thumb, better than the Stingray. The Stingray gets a bit clanky especially when tuned low. Stingray better = better for standard tuning Thumb = better drop C or B
The Jazz, hands down!
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Warwick sounds like with a big bad compressor on it. All slaps pumping, no attack.
Thank you for the input!
Awesome tasteful playing! Wish Thumb 5 strings had normal pickup placement to get rid of that nasal sound... Torn between the Stingray and the Jazz, and this comes from a Warwick user!
Thank you! The Thumb pickup placement is what gives that signature sound which isn’t suited for everything! All great choices though.
It is very clean sounding, the basses has lots of growl and tone.
Hodari Daniels Thank you!
I think the compression ruins the comparison, Jazz bass and Thumb sounds pretty weird with the settings, and we know that these basses have a much more mid range and sustain than the Stingray although it doesn't hear like that in the video. Anyway nice video and very nice playing!
the Stingray and the Warwick are really making the Jazz Bass feel embarassed
Mr. Goldbar really? I think exactly the opposite: they are too thin with no bass frequency in comparison to fender jazz🤷🏻♂️
i’m not a big fan of the warwick, i love the stingray and the jazz
@@paco68it Idk I’ve played a lot of jazz basses and it only took me playing a Warwick twice for me to start saving my pennies, it has just amazing growl, similar to p basses, but also a sort of midrange snarl.
The Warwick's Sounds Like A Great All-round Bass Especially For Prog-Rock !!😃
For my : 1.- stingray, 2.- jazzbass , 3.- thumb bolt
Thanks for sharing!
iv watched all ur videos and im amazed how clean ur playing is just fucking mind blowing
Wow thanks man just seeing this now 🙏🏻 I’m honored
I didn’t think I’d say this but Fender all the way. To me their bass simple are “the bass”. I feel they fit any mix and I also believe it’s the only bass right for “one of these days” 😂
They do fit in a lot of different styles! They are so versatile!
Musicman Stingray has some Jazz Bass vibe on it, while warwick sounds very distinctive because of that "snarly" tone.
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Excellent comparison video. Very telling about the slap tone of all three instruments. Thanks for posting.
Glad you enjoyed the comparisons between them!
@@Halfpastseven I like the sound of all three, but they are indeed three very different instruments. IMHO that's a good thing.
Infidel14? Me too! They all have an identity of their own. None of them sound a like. They all sound good in there own way
Love your thumb bass brother!!!!
Jeremy Piquette Thanks man!
While I love how Stingrays look, I like their sound less and less. This Warwick is very interesting tho, haven't heard similar slap tone never before!
Thanks for watching Al! The Warwick is very unique in every area!
From the MEC passive (or active) J-style pups, to the MEC preamp (2-band EQ in bolt-on, 3-band EQ in most neck-through), to the wenge fingerboard, ovankol neck, and bubinga pommele body, and brass hardware/bell-bronze frets, it creates a very VERY unique sound. You can't really get anything like it (unless you go to a very good luthier that can make something similar).
I’ve seen this video a few times over the years but never listened with noise canceling headphones. The thumb wins. While each has a unique character the thumb blends with that kick drum the best. The stingray stands out so much as it’s own entity though. The jazz is pretty lack luster in comparison to the two.
Thanks for the input glad you liked the Thumb and Stingray! I agree the Thumb is very unique
A Spector Euro LX would've had the best of the bunch blend IMO.
I want one!
Stingray is the winner for me!
Warwick
Like the ray and thumb
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That's why I own Music Man stingrays !!
Jazz bass every time :)
stingray, of course
Thumb for me, the mids , the ray and jazz sounded great too but the thumb did it for me.
Nice choice!!
@@Halfpastseven good playing too.
@@Jihadbearzwithgunz Thanks Man! Really appreciate it!
Wonderful playing, and good comparison video! I had a thumb bass.. wonderful instrument, though the very woods that give it it's thick tone, are also the culprit for it's unbelivably thin-sounding top end. Evident in this video too. That's a statement on the bass, not your playing or video of course ;) Great job
Thanks man! Yeah the Thumb bass is an acquired taste. It’s cool sounding but, I understand where you are coming from.
Its so hard to decide. They all have such distinct timbre. I would probably go with the jazz but I feel like the warwick has this aggressive bright tone and the mm has the best of both...idk man ARRRRGGGHH.
I currently play a parker fly bass....i am hard to please.
It really is hard to choose! It’s like choosing between a Ferrari, Lamborghini, and a Porsche. They are the best at what they do.
I love fender sound !! So cool
It is a great sound! Thank you!
The thumb and that's why there's one in the way as we speak!!!
Awesome! Congratulations on your new bass!
Thumb all the way!!
stingray then jazz
Warwick usually growls more than this.. sounds a bit dead here. Old strings?
The strings were new, most likely where this riff is played, which is g..Thumbs sound twangy unless d tuned in my experience, I have more vids on my channel tuned lower for the growl.
I did not read the other comments but posted my decision freely.
Afterwards I read what other people voted....
I have a Thumb BO4 and a Stingray Classic, and in this one I think the Stingray wins.
Great choice!
Stingray is more forward and mid focused. Probably better for leads.
Jazz is smoother, more even and balanced. Sounds bigger. Not as great for leads but probably the better for the "bass" role.
Can't go wrong with either of those for slap.
TheGgreen100 Yes they are both great Basses!
Fender cuts like a knife. I'd go for fender.anyway that was awesome playing.
Thank you! Glad you like the video!
Some silly people give this video a thumbs down----amateurs! Anyway, I prefer the thumb-slap sound from a MusicMan or a jazz. Fender jazz by a nose, in this case, for this song. My .02.
Agape Guy Thanks for the kind words man!
You seem to have gotten a lot more low end from the low E on the Stingray, maybe because it's a four string so you didn't have the low B to worry about and could therefore slap it harder. The Warwick, being my favorite aesthetically, has a very electronic "Seinfeld" synth bass sounding tone in comparison to the organic growl of the Stingray and the classic woody (yet less punchy) warmth of the jazz. I like them all though. I think it really depends on the tone of the artist or era you're trying to replicate or being complimentary to the tone of the instruments you're performing with.
Stingray has the best slap tone for me. I have a Jazz V and want a Thumb V, Jusy don’t find the Jazz Comfortable after moving from an Ibanez. Anyone else find the Jazz V not that smooth to play?
Thanks for watching! Glad you like the stingray! It sure is a nice bass! I think the Jazz is fine to play, the body is too big for me though. It also sounds like a million other bassist cause they use them.
muy buen video solo pongo mi oido critico del porque en el jazz bass solo utilizas el mics del puente cuando para el Slap es por demas sabido q todos utilizamos ambos mics. En el musicam no te queda de otra lo mismo el thumb que posee sus dos mics sobre puente. creo que si hubieras usado ambos mics con el fender la diferencia sobre los otros dos seria notoria.
If I had to pick. 1st.Thumb 2nd.Jazz and then 3rd.MM bass
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Strange. The Stingray should have more treble than the Jazz Bass. Could it be that you use some EQ or there was a problem with the adoption to your desk? I also own Jazz Basses and Stingrays and this sounds quite unfamiliar to me.
Thumb is called Thumb for a reason, that being said your skill is what makes all three sound awesome
X Y Thank you for the kind words! All 3 are awesome in their own ways!
i will prefer a more treditional Musicman Stingray but here the Warwick sounds the best
Ray on 1st place, no doubt about it! Jazz comes 2nd.
Thumb is my favorite. 🙂
Thanks for watching!
@@Halfpastseven My pleasure. :)
Hey, whitch strings you Play in The musicman
+Gille Black They are the Ernie Ball Cobalt strings! Highly recommend them!
The treble on that stingray could be dialed down a bit imho. Juuuuust a bit.
Haha too late now, treble has been boosted for 6 years
1. Stingray
2. Jazz
3. Thumb
So the order was: Bass, bass, Thumb, bass, bass, Thumb, right? Nothing like the Thumb, IMHO...
Nothing like a thumb
Clear winner here...
Too much compression on Thumb bass, seems to me - Warwick sounds strange and unnatural. I have all this basses also, and difference in sound quality is not so evidente like here. Character thing is another story...
They are all compressed with the same amount of gain reduction, with no clipping or distortion.
Agree, way too much compression (on all basses), but nevertheless a good comparison of bass character. Good job.
The compression on the Thumb is ludicrous. Great playing.
Sting ray no doubt!! 💪🏽
Its matter of taste. But for me, that stingrays has balls !!!
Great choice!
thanks for your demo.
No problem thanks for watching!
hey Nick,, what effect are u using on the basses??
No effects just an eq and compression. Just the basic tools to fill out the sound and help control the dynamics.
Fender, enough said!
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Awesome! 🤘🤘🤘
I'll go for fender jazz
@@MarcLuc-pc3by nice choice!
Ok here goes. To me it sounds like the EB bass, mid n highs are set to 6,7,9 and sound is in front of me.
The Fndr bass mid high is set to 8,7,8 but sound is around me.
The Thmb’s bass mid n high are at 8,8,9 and sound is behind me. Sorry that’s the only way I can explain. 🤷🏽♂️
The thumb here sounds like its on bridge p/u. Stringray sounds here in this vid
Thanks for watching and since both pickups are towards the rear of the bass by the bridge it always has a more midrange tone to it. Unless the front pickup is selected by itself. They all have there thing though just a matter of taste
Is it me, or does the kick has too much crossover compression?