Is there a best EBMM bass?

[danny-79]

Danny, you have yesterday and today but what about tomorrow?

Today is yesterdays tomorrow so will try and get them both in at some point, I always feel like I should be playing, taking out the other one, which ever one that is so just keep them both warm

 

[Golem]

From what I have read and heard, ebony
is hard, brittle and tough to work with.

Trudat ... and you can HEAR that when
you're playing on it

 

[bvdrummer]

I wish I could pick one, but I've got a Sterling HS and a Bongo HH, and I use them both for different jobs. I like the Bongo more for prog & metal, and I use the Sterling for other rock. For some reason I like the clean hifi sound of the Bongo when the guitars are heavy, and I like the more aggressive sound of the Sterling when the guitars are less driven.

 

[nurnay]

nurnay,

...You didn't tried reflex yet?

I like their tone, but the look isn't for me.

 

[donkelley]

Why would you want an ebony fretboard so bad instead of maple, rosewood or pau ferro? Is it just looks or sound as well? I have a bad experience with an ebony fb. I have owned a fender tele with an ebony board once and after a few years it shrunk alot! Also cracked along the grains of the wood. So the neck needed alot of work to get it fixed. Altough i loved that guitar it just wasnt worth the effort and money. Annyone know why this occurs with ebony more than other woods? Or why it occurs at all..... is it not dried poperly at the factory?

odd....mustve been crap wood

ebony is THE standard for fretless musical instruments including classical ones that are hundreds of years old

no problems with shrinkage

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[tbonesullivan]

See, what exactly is BEST? Something that does one thing really well? Something that does a bunch of things really well? What may be best for one is not best for another. having a ton of different sounds in a bass is awesome, but only if you like those sounds.

for me, best is probably a single H stingray. Simple, classic, and all you'll ever need. No worrying about pickup selection, maybe just series or parallel, and then using the awesome EQ to tweak it.

I do have a Stingray 5HS, with ceramic pickups, and I really like most of the settings. The "standard" bridge HB setting though strangely is the one I like the least. Not quite sure why. I like the AlNiCo sound in the bridge a lot better.

 

[Yango]

My Classic is the best. 'Nuff said.

 

[lowfreqMM5]

These are the two best EBMM basses:

BA5SSS 2014 and PDN 2012 Mahogany 2 bd. Ray

 

[Golem]

Golem...what is the "F" in FSp?

Huuuuuge ooooopzie .... that shoulda been HSp.

Way sorry about any confusion caused there.

 

[donkelley]

2000s USA S.U.B. 5 string fretless with Pau Ferro board, 2 band, slab body. .... best ebmm bass.

You can't argue unless you own one too..... and the likelyhood is slim so I think I win lol

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[MSilvers]

Sometimes different basses are just right for the mood you're in. Of my two, the Reflex (Game Changer) is definitely way more versatile tone wise, and has a neck that's probably a little "easier" to play, but occasionally when I pull out the Stingray it just feel and sounds so right.