Holdsg
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passive = winning
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Aussie Mark
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But not true in prison.
drTStingray
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Tunaman - you don't seem to have a 2 band Stingray...................... I think you will like the sound of this.
There is a new LE white/gold trim model with passive on the horizon also.
There is a new LE white/gold trim model with passive on the horizon also.
adouglas
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Yes, he does.
But here's the thing. Does this actually tell you how the bass sounds relative to your two existing basses? You're not hearing the samples through your rig, in your studio. I own that same bass and it sounds different -- and much better -- in person. Check out Ed's videos that cover the basses you already own and ask yourself how close they are to your own experience.
This video gives a really good indication of the tonal variety to be had. At least that's a start. However, I think you're looking for an answer that can only be had through direct experience, as frustrating as that may be.
At some point many of us come to realize that EBMM produces consistently great basses and are willing to take the risk on a sight-unseen purchase. Few have been disappointed.
cellkirk74
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There's two different answers, due to the particular basses
that you happen to have. PUs influence tone in two ways,
both by the design of the PU and by the location of the PU.
Given the way the switching works on an HH Ray/Sterling,
you have front H, rear H, double H, a sorta wide-aperture
central H [two close-set SCs] and, finally, a "non H" in the
wide-set SC's. So ... whenever you play your neck tone or
your bridge tone, it's still that thick humbucker tone. I do
love a thick tone but I also love variety, so I'm glad that I
can get SC tones, two VERY different SC tones, from the
HS PU config.
SC tone is cleaner, less mudd, fewer harmonic effects, than
H tone. Therefor, it really cleans up the neck-only position.
It avoids too much tonal resemblance to an ancient Gibson
when you go neck-only for "bassic thump". The rear H of an
HS splits to play the rearmost SC, an EXTREME bridge-only
tone on Sterling [or ceramic SR5] ... can be so brite that it's
kinda "Special FX" unless you compensate with lotsa EQ, at
which point it's deep and ultra growly. I have two Sterling
HS FLs [differering strings and necks between them] and for
FL the brite rear SC is Hawt Stuff ! I also have an alnico SR5
HS, where the rear SC is not quite as extreme. Moderate EQ
is enuf to make that one deep and growly. Since it's a fretted
ax, I'm not likely to solo the rear SC at nearly flat EQ, as my
taste runs rather Olde Skoole. However, Wooten Worshippers
would find it just a notch or two hotter than [their] 'normal'.
Much as I don't care to play OR listen to Slappity Poppin, I've
found that, generally, whatever tonal controls [PU, EQ, etc]
puts a smile on the SlappityPoppers will also rock my my boat
when transplanted into a FL bass. Stange bedfellows there.
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tunaman4u2
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Thanks for the review boss!
boristhespider7
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Actually - you do have everything you need. You don't need anything else. It's nothing but gluttony under the guise of G.A.S.
That being said, I disagree with all of the other answers. Passive won't change your life...it will just make it quieter and less responsive.
If you want to succumb to the gluttony, there's truly one tone you can't get from your current setup and said "tone" will simultaneously show whether you are a man or mouse when it comes to the bass:
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That being said, I disagree with all of the other answers. Passive won't change your life...it will just make it quieter and less responsive.
If you want to succumb to the gluttony, there's truly one tone you can't get from your current setup and said "tone" will simultaneously show whether you are a man or mouse when it comes to the bass:
FRETLESS (unlined)
adouglas
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drTStingray
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Well, yeah, but so what?
Precisely, and I would still note there is a lack of a 2 band EBMM Ray. Classic sound IMO - even Jack has fallen in love with his SBMM Ray 34CA - and he has a fleet of Bongos to distract him
Well since you're singin my song ..... a big +1 .... BUT:
Should it be a Boingo or a traditional MM ? Piezo is for
sure an absolute must, since he's already got it on a
fretted bass it would be keee raizeee to skip it on a FL.
Acoarst, that knocks out certain new models that have
no piezo option.
I play both Boingo and traditional MM FLs with piezos,
and they two tribes have very different personalities.
I suggest a Boingo HS piezo FL. You can't get dual mag
PU on a piezoed traditional MM but you can get that on
a Boingo. OTOH, a Sterling piezo allows you to combine
that keeee raizeee split humbugger SC with the piezo,
which in FL terms is waaaaaay friggin fridge.
I really can't recommend on over the other. Get both.
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