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Until I got a decent bass guitar, I would have said the same. I shuoldn't have been surprised how much better a good bass sounds vs a cheap or average one really. But I was,
But yeah if you want snap and bright then singles do that better. Try a Jazz bass and see what you think
Then you won't want anything else.
Or so I hope anyway
Tried so many Jazz basses and didn't find one that I liked playing
I love Jazz basses personally, but if your issue is with the neck maybe a P neck on Jazz body might suit you best if you ever build more stuff
As far as I'm concerned P, J, and Ray are the core classic bass sounds (in the same way I'd view Strat, Les Paul, and Telecaster with guitars) and any of them make for a good choice.
The feel of the necks on Stingrays is amazing, assuming you're doing the oil and wax maintenance as suggested
I have a P, J and a Stingray.
My core recorded bass tone is a the bass into a tube DI/preamp (a Groove Tubes ViPre) and then into a Distressor (a type of compressor) set to opto.
My EQ of choice is an API 550 but most of the time I track without it.
I haven't used a bass amp for recording since 2000- before the ViPre/Distressor I was using a Sansamp.
I prefer the Stingray for most of the music I do, I like how they distort under mid to heavy compression but the P and J are often easier to fit into mixes. The Stingray has a lovely rasp to it.
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Might I ask how old the strings are and what type/brand?
as for maintenance, not yet, I've only had it a couple of months. Tell me more.....
Check the section for
How do I maintain the "unfinished" neck on my Ernie Ball Music Man bass?
here - https://www.music-man.com/faq"An annual (or so) dose of tru oil and gunstockwax will help to keep the neck maintained; we use and recommend Birchwood-Casey Tru-oil, but any good quality gunstock oil will work."