Hss!

[EdFriedland]

I tried a 25th HSS 4-string at Bass Emporium today, wow! I really dig the HSS setup. You get the cool chunky options of the front two pickups... kind of like two variations on a P bass, but then there's the bridge HB... And all three work great together. I'm going to review it for the Bass Emporium website/newsletter. No video, but a nice extensive review and sound samples. Should be up first Tuesday in July. BTW, BE has got some real sweet MMs,.

 

[EBMM7181]

Ed, I think you are becoming a Fanboy.

 

[Kirby]

My favorite combo too! Awesome mix of tones!

 

[Big Poppa]

Ed is a fan MAN the rest of you are boys!

 

[RocketRalf]

Ed, thoughts of HSS vs HH?

 

[Big Poppa]

Ed is officially toast...the ebmm and sterling by mm sonic waves have taken over.....

 

[Grand Wazoo]

The Capt loved the HSS and just as Ed Friedland stated, I particualrly loved the sound of the 2 singles together, in all the variants, i.e. passive / active and series / parallel each one was a tastiers slice of pie!!

 

[GreyDad]

So, Ed: is the 25th a keeper?

 

[bovinehost]

Ed, I think you are becoming a Fanboy.

Ed cannot be bought! He's strictly a rental unit.

So, Ed: is the 25th a keeper?

Ding! Ding! Ding!

 

[megaroel]

thats a bad looking bass.

 

[megaroel]

in a good way ...lol

 

[Colin]

If I was a bass player I'd want to be Ed...

 

[GreyDad]

Ding! Ding! Ding!

Where is that :irony: smilie?

 

[EdFriedland]

Fan Man! Have you ever read that book? Well, the resemblance is striking.

YES the 25th is a KEEPER! No doubt. I played it again last night, it is a rock and roll animal! It stays with me.

Thoughts about HSS vs HH...

Well, I like them both. The HSS offers some very distinctly new tones for MM, and very useful ones at that - a potential P-Bass killer. My favorite thing about the 25th HH is the ability to choose series/parallel for all settings, that is killer. So... if it were possible to make the HSS have that capability... that would smoke! Though I'm not sure it could be done with only 4 buttons.

I think the series/parallel and active/passive capabilities make these basses incredibly useful. There is a tone for virtually any situation in there.

 

[Big Poppa]

you can always trade your in!

 

[TheAntMan]

HSS is an awesome tone machine.

I am loving the humbucker with the middle pickup combo. Nice fat juicy tone. hmmmm, hmmm, good baby!!!

I definitely agree the neck or neck/middle pickup combo with all the EQ options is P-Bass buster.

-- Ant

 

[EdFriedland]

you can always trade your in!

Bass Emporium is getting an 25th HSS 5ver in next week, so I'll get the chance to go head to head.... but the HH ain't going anywhere!

 

[Big Poppa]

Ed thanks for all the support!

 

[phatduckk]

to me, w/o playing one, the HSS just seems fun and different. I really wanna check one out and explore the possibilities

 

[EdFriedland]

Ed thanks for all the support!

Like you said BP... I'm toast now, powerless. I spent the day checking out different EB strings... I like them now! Transmutation is complete.