I have come over to the dark side *Incoming Bongo*

[RobertB]

This thread makes me even more impatient to receive my Stealth B4 HH. Should be just a few weeks more, I think.

Thankfully I've got my SR4 HH in the meantime. And boy does she sound sweet. I'm still on cloud 9 about having the classic Ray sound, plus 4 other great sounds.

Edit: Of course that's simplifying it a bit. There's literally a full spectrum of tones in each of the 5 positions, but you guys know what I'm talking about. Each position has its own fundamental voice/character, no matter how you have it eq'd. And they all sound great.

I'm probably starting to sound like a broken record about this by now, but if I can't be totally redundant about my EBMM enthusiasm here, where can I?? And I'm jolted on coffee right now too, so ... bear with a brother.

 

[oli@bass]

This thread makes me even more impatient to receive my Stealth B4 HH. Should be just a few weeks more, I think.

Just in case you should get tired of it... toss it my way!

Thankfully I've got my SR4 HH in the meantime. And boy does she sound sweet. I'm still on cloud 9 about having the classic Ray sound, plus 4 other great sounds.

Did you ever try a HS? I wonder how the HS and HH compare... I love the Jazz style options in positions 1 & 2 I have with the HS.

 

[RobertB]

Oli! Glad to read that the tour went well. Good to see you back here.

Just in case you should get tired of it... toss it my way!

Don't hold your breath my friend!

Did you ever try a HS? I wonder how the HS and HH compare... I love the Jazz style options in positions 1 & 2 I have with the HS.

Nope, haven't tried an HS. 1 & 2 huh? Interesting. Wait, are you counting from the neck-most or bridge-most position? The HH's J-on-steroids sounds are in 2 (outer coils), 4 (inner coils), and 5 (neck H only), counting from the bridge. I tend to dwell in 1, 2 and 3 most often, though I also really dig 5 sprinkled in here and there, too.

 

[oli@bass]

Don't hold your breath my friend!

My wallet thanks you

Nope, haven't tried an HS. 1 & 2 huh? Interesting. Wait, are you counting from the neck-most or bridge-most position?

Count from the neck to the bridge (left to right, when looking down at the bass in playing position).
1 = neck S alone
2 = neck S and inner coil from the H

Counting from the bridge those would be the settings 4 & 5.

The HH's J-on-steroids sounds are in 2 (outer coils), 4 (inner coils), and 5 (neck H only), counting from the bridge. I tend to dwell in 1, 2 and 3 most often, though I also really dig 5 sprinkled in here and there, too.

So that would make your favorite settings:

1 = classic SR H
2 = outer coils
3 = all men play on ten

I think it would be cool to have polls on the most used HH and HS settings... (but I'm not sure there haven't been already)