Hi Johnny actually the Music Man STINGRAY bass was on the market since August 1976 aviailable in sunburst or natural as main finishes 3 plastic radio type control knobs maple fretboard and swamp ash slab body. An iconic masterpiece form the mind & genius of the Leo-nardo Da Vinci of bass craftmanship of all time! Great piece of bass you got in your hands indeed, many compliments!
I bought one in April of 1978, a late '77 model, natural with a maple neck and black pick guard and a 005000 serial number. I paid $477.00 for it, a load of money back then, especially when I was only making $2.35/hr as a twenty year old kid. I've played it all these years, yet it's still in about 95% condition, and in fact, only got it's first ding about four years ago. It sounds and plays like butter. A definite keeper!
I was saving up money for a jazz bass cause all the cats were using them. The day i was going in to guitar center to buy my very first bass, i saw a stingray in between two jazz basses. I picked it up and it felt warm and smooth. It felt so easy to play on and i bought it right away.
I have 1976 STINGRAY bass - it says so on the inner neck joint (july 1976) - its tobacco sunburst, maple neck with an ebony fretboard - beautiful old instrument Ive had for many many years
My first attempt to get a Stingray sound was putting two EMG active jazz bass pickups in the "correct position" on a Fender P bass. A pickup sweet spot can be reproduced faithfully on any scale length of instrument if you match pickup placement with the pitches of harmonics on every string over the pickups. On a Musicman Stingray, (looking down at it from the playing view) harmonics on the G string, either side of each pole piece magnet (represented |● ●| ) gives you a high G>●●
Love the sound of a Musicman Stingray. Tidbit: Leo Fender was deaf in one ear and could only hear highs . The sound of the bass comes from the preamp and the alnico magnets in the pickup. Thank you Johnny for giving positive bass content.
Great video man! Louis (Thunder Thumbs) Johnson was a force to be reckoned with and one of my favorite bassist. However, I bought my Stingray Classic as a result of listening to Bernard Edwards, another great bassist of the same era. Those guys were phenomenal and contributed so much to the music scene in the 70's and 80's. Thanks!
This video right here is what youtube was invented for. Great content and nice playing too! One day I'll be able to afford a Musicman Stingray but for now Sterling Ray here I come.
The greatest bass ever invented. I played Fender Precision, Jazz, Alembics both passive and active and nothing is like a Stingray. It will always be my main bass. I made my own preamp for it and run it at 32 volts
I really appreciate you making this video.. The old 2 band Stingray bass is the best there ever has been in my opinion... jazz,funk,rock,R&B,soul,country, spiritual/inspirational,contemporary Christian,southern gospel.. it does a superior job at all styles of music..the very best 👍
There's something magical about the Music Man tone. I've played one for the last 15 years but for my current project I've been using a Jazz and PJ bass. They sound good but not magical. I abandoned those when our sound guy said " your tone is great, but when you pick up that orange bass (my MM)... That thing cuts through the mix and sounds so good." Back to my trusty Music Man it is then haha. Love your chops man. So good n' tasty.
I recently bought a sterling ray 5 as my second bass. I LOVE IT! It sounds so good, and it is really versatile. You can use it for anything from funk to heavy metal.
Actually 1976 is the year when this "Milestone" of electric bass guitars came to life and changed the history of playing style & recording, as it happened in 1951 with the P-Bass and 1960 with the J-Bass...and behind all this was the one & only man that we all know and will be devoted & thankful forever! Love you Leo!!!
Nice video man. You're clearly insane in the best posible way. I love the agression of the Stingray, I play heavy metal so very different to you but it just slices through two heavily distorted guitars so easily. It works with distortion so nicely as well whether it's just a driven amp or a full on nasty fuzz. I never slap but I use a pick about 50% of the time and it works so well with the Stingray.
I am blessed to be playin for a really talented country duo and they want me to get a 5 to play live with them, so I am about to pull the trigger on a Stingray Special 5 HH. When I bought my first bass, an american fender p, the only other bass I played that day that I liked just as much if not more was the stingray, but I couldn't afford it. my time has come lol. I am on the preorder list on my sweetwater for it and I could not be more excited for my first 5 after playing that p bass for the last decade!
Nate Watts used a music man on Stevie Wonder's "do I do". I always knew it was a music man just from listening to it. But Nate confirmed on a video that it was infact a music man sting ray. You can hear the difference between the Sting rays and Jazz basses and precision's. Very distinct.
Keep coming back to this video just to hear Mr. Johnny Lee Long again express the depths of his singular appreciation for his MM Stingray. My own heavily modified Sterling Stingray may well be my favoritest and the best sounding bass in my small collection.
I still have my Louis Johnson instructional video from "Starlicks". Excellent post for the Stingray. I will have one soon. Thank you Johnny ! Tucson, Arizona
Super! I got my Stingray 5 string darkray days ago and I don't trade it or will sell EVER! And I will go for those passive one but now they come with neodymium pick ups!
My first memory of hearing and noticing a Stingray was Stomp by Brothers Johnson. I was at my high school prom on the dance floor with my date and the DJ played Stomp. It wasn't just the way Louis played but the tone of his bass I noticed and loved. I didn't know it was a Stingray then, I didn't play bass then and knew nothing about basses until years later. After the prom for years everyone once in a while I'd notice that same bass tone on songs. Square Biz by Teena Marie. Or from the 80s (like Sade). Always loved the unique sound but still didn't know what it was. Finally one day in the 2000's I found out that it was a Stingray that sounded like that. I was hooked. I knew I had to have one some day. Eventually in about 2003 or so I visited a Sam Ash and they had a used Ernie Ball Sterling. It looked a lot like a Stingray so I played it. BINGO! Same tone as a Stingray. I bought it right then and there. Only diff is Sterling is thinner neck and lighter and has 3 way pickup switch and 3 band EQ. Other than that it's the same tone. When I took it home and plugged in and played it was a sound from heaven. Something about that tone, that bottom. Eargasm.
Leo Fender invented the Stingray for Louis. Louis asked him to make a bass for slapping. Louis also helped Leo get the sound from the preamp. He gave the first prototype bass to Louis
Matt Foley The Caprice, another welcome newcomer to the Modern Classic family of instruments is a bold new statement in passive design. A workhorse bass that is capable of blending two distinct pickup voicings offering a variety of tones suitable for any musical environment. This compact offset design provides a body shape that is comfortable and balanced along with a slim neck profile that makes this bass a pleasure to play. The top-loading bridge is made from hardened steel and complemented by a newly designed oversized headstock with the familiar 3+1 tuner arrangement. As with the Cutlass, the Caprice is a sleek modern bass with vintage features that stays true to its Music Man heritage. This info from the Musicman web page😊
Besides being a killer Bass Player and very knowledgeable about music in general person, you are hilarious I could be in the worst mood and I turn on one of your videos and you just make me laugh thank you. Many Blessings to you and yours.
Love that Stingray sound. Incredible bass sound used by: (some of my favorite players) Pino Palladino, Bernard Edwards & Paul Denman (Sade band). I just bought the SS-4 = exceeded my expectations. oNe LovE from NYC
I enjoy telling the story of how I stumbled onto Stingray basses. Knowing nothing of the rich history of this bass, I only bought it because it matched my Cutlass in firemist silver. Only afterwards did I realize how good of a deal and choice I'd actually made.The roasted maple necks and fretboards are outstanding features that add to the overall comfort these guitars are already known for. Very happy with both of them and certainly won't be parting with them anytime soon.
Big fan of Lewis Johnson R.I.P. that is bass is a biG WHOA in my opinion its not for a rookie. I love it the way it sounds. That is a dream instrument and you running it through the Mark enhances it so much😎⭐
Even at $2399.00 she is worth every penny. You will find nothing else like it in your arsenal and you will also have a best friend for life. My Stingray is 30 years old and still outperforms and sounds better then everything and anything I have ever owned.
Just got one and the bullet truss rod frozen ….. the bridge saddles lower then they froze too . I had older stingray and I could lay strings on bass this bass either defective or I’m messed up in head
I've got 6 Fender basses which they're great for Punk, why I got them.....but I'll agree Music Man is perfect for Funk- Slap and why I gotta get one now getting into Parliment, Funk. Just subscribed- great playing- love the owl man! My Country Uncle got the same 🦉
I have always been a Jazz bass fan. I built my own with quality parts. Warmoth body ,mim fender neck, EMG active pickups,schaller tuners, and it was my go to bass. Then I bought a sterling sub bass, on sale at G.C. $229 on sale . Great frets, great straight neck, decent pickup, jazz thin neck(comfortable).New strings are a must. Took a little time to set it up. Now its my new go to bass. I might upgrade the pickup down the road.
Hey , is that the original pickup? I bought a 1979 white stingray new and it came with a black pickup. Always been my favorite. Came with a leather Musicman strap and case, all for $500. Those were the days.
My opinion is that Musicman is the very best bass for slap style, they just have the best sound when you pluck and when you thump and they have that beautiful growl.
At 4:39 when Mr. Lee Long says "Shadakaka!" and lifts his palms to the air, a single leaf drifts down from a nearby tall tree. His energy caused the fall. He gots it like that.
Leo made them in '75, and introduced them in '76. I have a '77 that I bought used YEARS ago, and it remains my fave. I have people still tell me to this DAY that nothing sounds like it.
Hey Maestro JLL, The emblem on the headstock of the vintage MMSR in your video does represent George and Louis Johnson. Leo Fender along with the Ball Bros' redesigned that particular bass (the Stingray) particularly for Louis because he had adopted the playing style of Larry Graham (who to this day calls it "Thumping and Plucking") but Louis padded more FLARE to it . LF beefed up the magnets and the preamp in the bass (takes LJ to really describe what happened) and moved that GREAT BIG Humbucker down closer to the bridge to get it out of the way of LJ's right hand. The emblem signifies The Brothers Johnson's picture on the cover of their 1st album entitled "Look Out For #1". Google it and then compare them and you'll see what's up!😉😎🤟🏿👍🏾💪🏿❤️🔥🔥
Also check LJ's instructional video from back in the late 80s to early 90s... he's playing the prototype that LF made for him and talking about the SAGA of the bass... though he fabricates about his influences by not really mentioning Larry.. eventually he did give Larry props before he (Louis) passed away..😌😊
I just bought a Sterling Ray5. How do you have your bass EQ and volume set? I’ve read that MM bass with pre-amp should be set at 1/2 volume. Also I how do you EQ your amp for the MM? Thank you sir!
Damn! I have to sell my soul for one of those! Was eyeing one here locally since there are few in my country, and unfortunately it got sold;( They sound insane!
To all of the Bass Neophytes, if you want to hear Louis "Thunder Thumbs" Johnson, please listen to Micheal Jackson "Get On The Floor". Uncle Louis is showing why they called him Thunder Thumbs.
Hey Johnny Lee... for that nasteeeee, if you had to choose between the Sterling Musicman Ray34 ('bout $800) and the Schecter Stiletto Studio 4 ('bout $800) which would you grab and why?
I know I'm not Johnny, but sterling for sure brother!!!, or save a tad more go on reverb, and get a used American made stingray, u will not regret the money spent
Hi Johnny! I think Hootie is great. But I think he could use a friend, perhaps a blowfish. Just saying, Hootie and the blowfish would make a great pairing😊 God bless
Hi Johnny actually the Music Man STINGRAY bass was on the market since August 1976 aviailable in sunburst or natural as main finishes 3 plastic radio type control knobs maple fretboard and swamp ash slab body. An iconic masterpiece form the mind & genius of the Leo-nardo Da Vinci of bass craftmanship of all time! Great piece of bass you got in your hands indeed, many compliments!
I bought one in April of 1978, a late '77 model, natural with a maple neck and black pick guard and a 005000 serial number. I paid $477.00 for it, a load of money back then, especially when I was only making $2.35/hr as a twenty year old kid. I've played it all these years, yet it's still in about 95% condition, and in fact, only got it's first ding about four years ago. It sounds and plays like butter. A definite keeper!
I was saving up money for a jazz bass cause all the cats were using them.
The day i was going in to guitar center to buy my very first bass, i saw a stingray in between two jazz basses.
I picked it up and it felt warm and smooth. It felt so easy to play on and i bought it right away.
Awesome!!!!
I started with a Fender J and I liked it for many years but the first time I picked up a MM I knew I needed one.
I had a Fender Jazz before my Stingray and it was ok but I never really loved that thing, with the Stingray it just clicked with me instantly
Love your videos Johnny.
You bring love, light and music to the world with your music and wonderful personality..
Peace my brother..
John..
I have 1976 STINGRAY bass - it says so on the inner neck joint (july 1976) - its tobacco sunburst, maple neck with an ebony fretboard - beautiful old instrument Ive had for many many years
Wow
My first attempt to get a Stingray sound was putting two EMG active jazz bass pickups in the "correct position" on a Fender P bass.
A pickup sweet spot can be reproduced faithfully on any scale length of instrument if you match pickup placement with the pitches of harmonics on every string over the pickups. On a Musicman Stingray, (looking down at it from the playing view) harmonics on the G string, either side of each pole piece magnet
(represented |● ●| ) gives you a high
G>●●
Love the sound of a Musicman Stingray. Tidbit: Leo Fender was deaf in one ear and could only hear highs . The sound of the bass comes from the preamp and the alnico magnets in the pickup. Thank you Johnny for giving positive bass content.
Love it "Real World" from an Australian Beginner at 62
The power of the shada ka ka at 4:35 dropped a leaf 😂
Haha - that was perfect
hahaha was thinking the same ! perfect timing XD
I said the same thing when the leaf fell, haha
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Leon Sumatzkuku woooooooooooow, thats amazing
Great video man! Louis (Thunder Thumbs) Johnson was a force to be reckoned with and one of my favorite bassist. However, I bought my Stingray Classic as a result of listening to Bernard Edwards, another great bassist of the same era. Those guys were phenomenal and contributed so much to the music scene in the 70's and 80's. Thanks!
This video right here is what youtube was invented for. Great content and nice playing too! One day I'll be able to afford a Musicman Stingray but for now Sterling Ray here I come.
Nothing else sounds like them, the mid range always punches through
The greatest bass ever invented. I played Fender Precision, Jazz, Alembics both passive and active and nothing is like a Stingray. It will always be my main bass. I made my own preamp for it and run it at 32 volts
I really appreciate you making this video.. The old 2 band Stingray bass is the best there ever has been in my opinion... jazz,funk,rock,R&B,soul,country, spiritual/inspirational,contemporary Christian,southern gospel.. it does a superior job at all styles of music..the very best 👍
Bass absolutely sounds amazing.
I came upon your channel by accident and stayed because its great!
There's something magical about the Music Man tone. I've played one for the last 15 years but for my current project I've been using a Jazz and PJ bass. They sound good but not magical. I abandoned those when our sound guy said " your tone is great, but when you pick up that orange bass (my MM)... That thing cuts through the mix and sounds so good." Back to my trusty Music Man it is then haha. Love your chops man. So good n' tasty.
I recently bought a sterling ray 5 as my second bass. I LOVE IT! It sounds so good, and it is really versatile. You can use it for anything from funk to heavy metal.
Awesome video! Just bought today my first Music man bass. Ernie Ball Music Man BFR StingRay 4 HH Dargie Delight!
There's magic in those pickups. Great video
Great idea
Actually 1976 is the year when this "Milestone" of electric bass guitars came to life and changed the history of playing style & recording, as it happened in 1951 with the P-Bass and 1960 with the J-Bass...and behind all this was the one & only man that we all know and will be devoted & thankful forever! Love you Leo!!!
Still today P Bass is most of recording rules 😀 but MM is good.
@@Dhjkkfdd 🤜🏻🤛🏻👍🏻🤟🏻⚡️🎸
Nice video man. You're clearly insane in the best posible way.
I love the agression of the Stingray, I play heavy metal so very different to you but it just slices through two heavily distorted guitars so easily. It works with distortion so nicely as well whether it's just a driven amp or a full on nasty fuzz. I never slap but I use a pick about 50% of the time and it works so well with the Stingray.
I am blessed to be playin for a really talented country duo and they want me to get a 5 to play live with them, so I am about to pull the trigger on a Stingray Special 5 HH. When I bought my first bass, an american fender p, the only other bass I played that day that I liked just as much if not more was the stingray, but I couldn't afford it. my time has come lol. I am on the preorder list on my sweetwater for it and I could not be more excited for my first 5 after playing that p bass for the last decade!
Nate Watts used a music man on Stevie Wonder's "do I do". I always knew it was a music man just from listening to it. But Nate confirmed on a video that it was infact a music man sting ray. You can hear the difference between the Sting rays and Jazz basses and precision's. Very distinct.
Keep coming back to this video just to hear Mr. Johnny Lee Long again express the depths of his singular appreciation for his MM Stingray. My own heavily modified Sterling Stingray may well be my favoritest and the best sounding bass in my small collection.
I still have my Louis Johnson instructional video from "Starlicks". Excellent post for the Stingray. I will have one soon. Thank you Johnny ! Tucson, Arizona
Best investment I made,.. 1990 stingray pre-amp maple on maple! Thanks for the video!
Great demo and awesome playing!
Super! I got my Stingray 5 string darkray days ago and I don't trade it or will sell EVER! And I will go for those passive one but now they come with neodymium pick ups!
That rig is On Time! Everything sounds great.
My first memory of hearing and noticing a Stingray was Stomp by Brothers Johnson. I was at my high school prom on the dance floor with my date and the DJ played Stomp. It wasn't just the way Louis played but the tone of his bass I noticed and loved. I didn't know it was a Stingray then, I didn't play bass then and knew nothing about basses until years later. After the prom for years everyone once in a while I'd notice that same bass tone on songs. Square Biz by Teena Marie. Or from the 80s (like Sade). Always loved the unique sound but still didn't know what it was.
Finally one day in the 2000's I found out that it was a Stingray that sounded like that. I was hooked. I knew I had to have one some day. Eventually in about 2003 or so I visited a Sam Ash and they had a used Ernie Ball Sterling. It looked a lot like a Stingray so I played it. BINGO! Same tone as a Stingray. I bought it right then and there. Only diff is Sterling is thinner neck and lighter and has 3 way pickup switch and 3 band EQ. Other than that it's the same tone. When I took it home and plugged in and played it was a sound from heaven. Something about that tone, that bottom. Eargasm.
Leo Fender invented the Stingray for Louis. Louis asked him to make a bass for slapping. Louis also helped Leo get the sound from the preamp. He gave the first prototype bass to Louis
Sorry to inform you but Louis used a Musicman Sabre on that song:-( Great song!
@@SuperCasotti1 Source?
@@mattfoley6082 he stated in an article years ago. In the video he is using one and that slap sound is all Sabre.
@@SuperCasotti1 I just listened to the break in Stomp and I think you may be right.
Great insightful video about my favorite bass guitar! Thank you! Very nice playing too
My favorite, of all your basses.
I got a Musicman Caprice (no battery) oh holy wow! It’s really nice still a very distinctive sound😊 thank you Mr. Johnny
IIRC Caprice is a Stingray with graphite neck, yes?
Matt Foley The Caprice, another welcome newcomer to the Modern Classic family of instruments is a bold new statement in passive design. A workhorse bass that is capable of blending two distinct pickup voicings offering a variety of tones suitable for any musical environment. This compact offset design provides a body shape that is comfortable and balanced along with a slim neck profile that makes this bass a pleasure to play. The top-loading bridge is made from hardened steel and complemented by a newly designed oversized headstock with the familiar 3+1 tuner arrangement. As with the Cutlass, the Caprice is a sleek modern bass with vintage features that stays true to its Music Man heritage. This info from the Musicman web page😊
@@haroldkellermier5502 My mistake, I was thinking of the Cutlass.
Matt Foley 😊
Fantastic video. Seriously. I was looking for exactly that about the Ray. And, dude can play. Kudos.
What a great video for us beginners , thank you very much for your efforts. What is the story behind you getting your favorite bass?
Besides being a killer Bass Player and very knowledgeable about music in general person, you are hilarious I could be in the worst mood and I turn on one of your videos and you just make me laugh thank you. Many Blessings to you and yours.
Love ya
Stingray & Markbass, a match made in heaven.
At 4:36 my man goes "shattakaka" and casts a magic spell on a leaf and it falls from the tree. What a legend
Love that Stingray sound. Incredible bass sound used by: (some of my favorite players) Pino Palladino, Bernard Edwards & Paul Denman (Sade band). I just bought the SS-4 = exceeded my expectations. oNe LovE from NYC
I enjoy telling the story of how I stumbled onto Stingray basses. Knowing nothing of the rich history of this bass, I only bought it because it matched my Cutlass in firemist silver. Only afterwards did I realize how good of a deal and choice I'd actually made.The roasted maple necks and fretboards are outstanding features that add to the overall comfort these guitars are already known for. Very happy with both of them and certainly won't be parting with them anytime soon.
Big fan of Lewis Johnson R.I.P. that is bass is a biG WHOA in my opinion its not for a rookie. I love it the way it sounds. That is a dream instrument and you running it through the Mark enhances it so much😎⭐
Woooo shanakakan.. Great video!!, Great slap!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🇵🇷
I own the Sterling Ray 24 and love it! One day I will own a MM Stingray, but for now, the Ray 24 is so much fun to play.
Even at $2399.00 she is worth every penny. You will find nothing else like it in your arsenal and you will also have a best friend for life. My Stingray is 30 years old and still outperforms and sounds better then everything and anything I have ever owned.
Just got one and the bullet truss rod frozen ….. the bridge saddles lower then they froze too . I had older stingray and I could lay strings on bass this bass either defective or I’m messed up in head
4:36 Jonny is a wizard, look at the right side of the screen.
That "beginner" sound is hot enough! I settled for a 2004 SUB, because it was under a G, and affordable. A complete funk machine!
Heck yes there is something about a Music Man! And till I get one I'll play my Sterling SUB! Good video my friend!
Pumping tone! Love it Johnny!
4:37 That was a real sign of truth! Haha.. Thanks for your great infrormational videos ❤️✊🏻 I'm gonna have that Bass some day!
I bought one took it home plugged it in and then sound was so Amazing that I fell backwards onto my bed and teared up. A Must have Bass Guitar. Peace…
@photag216 you can’t go wrong with the music man stingray bass the tone quality is amazing, Thanks for responding to my comment. 👍
I'm hoping to make a stingray purchase very soon!!!
I've got 6 Fender basses which they're great for Punk, why I got them.....but I'll agree Music Man is perfect for Funk- Slap and why I gotta get one now getting into Parliment, Funk. Just subscribed- great playing- love the owl man! My Country Uncle got the same 🦉
I have always been a Jazz bass fan. I built my own with quality parts. Warmoth body ,mim fender neck, EMG active pickups,schaller tuners, and it was my go to bass. Then I bought a sterling sub bass, on sale at G.C. $229 on sale . Great frets, great straight neck, decent pickup, jazz thin neck(comfortable).New strings are a must. Took a little time to set it up. Now its my new go to bass. I might upgrade the pickup down the road.
Johnny would u do a video on what u went through to get this MM? Would love to hear the story behind her!!
Is that were the style came from for "The Model 32 Flebass" i wonder ?
Hey , is that the original pickup? I bought a 1979 white stingray new and it came with a black pickup. Always been my favorite. Came with a leather Musicman strap and case, all for $500. Those were the days.
My opinion is that Musicman is the very best bass for slap style, they just have the best sound when you pluck and when you thump and they have that beautiful growl.
Damn! Hootie has the best seat in the house! Just bought one of these. Hope to get even half way to what you do.
At 4:39 when Mr. Lee Long says "Shadakaka!" and lifts his palms to the air, a single leaf drifts down from a nearby tall tree. His energy caused the fall. He gots it like that.
Leo made them in '75, and introduced them in '76. I have a '77 that I bought used YEARS ago, and it remains my fave. I have people still tell me to this DAY that nothing sounds like it.
I think i'm gonna save to get a MusicMan. I originally wanted a Fender Jazz Bass but that bass just makes me want to play.
Just got a sterling ray34 yesterday and it booted my j bass to the stand lol love it ✌🇨🇦❤
I have noticed that if you turn off all the treble then slap sound good. But not good with the treble up
Have mercy! That bass is kickin!
Hey Maestro JLL, The emblem on the headstock of the vintage MMSR in your video does represent George and Louis Johnson. Leo Fender along with the Ball Bros' redesigned that particular bass (the Stingray) particularly for Louis because he had adopted the playing style of Larry Graham (who to this day calls it "Thumping and Plucking") but Louis padded more FLARE to it . LF beefed up the magnets and the preamp in the bass (takes LJ to really describe what happened) and moved that GREAT BIG Humbucker down closer to the bridge to get it out of the way of LJ's right hand. The emblem signifies The Brothers Johnson's picture on the cover of their 1st album entitled "Look Out For #1". Google it and then compare them and you'll see what's up!😉😎🤟🏿👍🏾💪🏿❤️🔥🔥
Very nice thank you, love your vibe !
He was playing an Alembic series 1 bass.
Now that's a great combination; a sweet Stingray run through a Mark Bass. 👽👍
6 Days ago I got my olympic white all original 78' Stingray and o'boy! It sounds good! it was worth the wait!
I'm getting one soon, so excited!!!
Also check LJ's instructional video from back in the late 80s to early 90s... he's playing the prototype that LF made for him and talking about the SAGA of the bass... though he fabricates about his influences by not really mentioning Larry.. eventually he did give Larry props before he (Louis) passed away..😌😊
Would you compare it to the Growler
thanks, Johnny. You're such a nice guy too.
This bass will sound super in a worship song, which year model is this one?
I own two stingrays and they're spectacular
I just bought a Sterling Ray5. How do you have your bass EQ and volume set? I’ve read that MM bass with pre-amp should be set at 1/2 volume. Also I how do you EQ your amp for the MM? Thank you sir!
Thanks, I have never tried one. 👍🏼
Since 1996 I’ve been a Stingray player, I’ve tried so many others and none compare, them high thousand dollar basses are fancy but don’t come close.
I'm curious what strings you prefer?
Damn! I have to sell my soul for one of those! Was eyeing one here locally since there are few in my country, and unfortunately it got sold;( They sound insane!
but SHADAKHAKA and the leaf falls xD I CANNOT
EBMM Stingrays are incredible. But, in truth, the SBMM Stingrays are also incredibly well made, and fantastic sounding basses, as well.
Mmmmm that setup sounds awesome ! 👌
I have a 2004 single pup and I love it Johnny. Got it for 600 bucks
It is the bass that speaks, it has a voice.
I love the musicman logo with the 2 musicians, would be cool if they were 2 actual players
Love it!!. That bass is so beautiful!!. Great sound, open, bright, tight and fat.That amp to!. Perfect match. 15 inch fat bottom. You got it!.
I love how you play
That is one good looking stingray bass
Cool. What do you think of Sterling Music Man Basses ?
Very impressive. I just bought an SS-4 and it has exceeded my expectations.
great sharing
When I want to hear a killer stingray bass, I come to this video
Is that an old music man, or is it one of the newer music man stingray classics?
What you think of the new stingray model?
Not a fan..old musicman hits harder
To all of the Bass Neophytes, if you want to hear Louis "Thunder Thumbs" Johnson, please listen to Micheal Jackson "Get On The Floor". Uncle Louis is showing why they called him Thunder Thumbs.
Also play Ain't we funkin' now by the Brothers Johnson. Blam LP. For the traditional Louis J. Sound.
@@louisthomas8408 That's a great selection! They can also checkout The Brothers Johnson "Stomp" from the Light Up The Night album.
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Hey Johnny Lee... for that nasteeeee, if you had to choose between the Sterling Musicman Ray34 ('bout $800) and the Schecter Stiletto Studio 4 ('bout $800) which would you grab and why?
I know I'm not Johnny, but sterling for sure brother!!!, or save a tad more go on reverb, and get a used American made stingray, u will not regret the money spent
Hi Johnny! I think Hootie is great. But I think he could use a friend, perhaps a blowfish. Just saying, Hootie and the blowfish would make a great pairing😊 God bless
Sir what's the eq settings on the amp?