5-BANGER
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- Feb 26, 2014
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Hi,
I'm new to the EB Bass forum. I just recently purchased this brand new Stingray 5 H and was fortunate enough to find this one which weighs in at just under 9lbs! I also own a Stingray 5 HH weighing close to 11lbs. In comparing the two I have noticed that the preamp in the 5-H seems to be weaker than the one in my 5-HH. I was wondering if there might be a problem with my new bass. I know the pickup selectors are different between the two one 3-way the other 5-way but I am assuming that they utilize the same preamp.
I switched out the battery with a new one. When I set both basses with the pickup selector to the 1st or bridge position volume all the way up, tone knobs set flat, the 5-HH is louder. I can turn the bass tone knob all the way up on the 5-H and the bass or low end increases but on the 5-HH when I turn up the bass tone all the way it adds a considerable amount more low end. Same with the other tone knobs they seem to make more of a dramatic difference in the tone. With the tone knobs turned up on both basses the 5-HH is noticeably louder. The pickup heights on both basses look the same.
My 5-H is a great sounding bass but there is definitely a difference in volume and level of tone shaping available when compared to my 5-HH. Is this normal between the two models or is something possibly wrong with the 5-H preamp? Thanks
I'm new to the EB Bass forum. I just recently purchased this brand new Stingray 5 H and was fortunate enough to find this one which weighs in at just under 9lbs! I also own a Stingray 5 HH weighing close to 11lbs. In comparing the two I have noticed that the preamp in the 5-H seems to be weaker than the one in my 5-HH. I was wondering if there might be a problem with my new bass. I know the pickup selectors are different between the two one 3-way the other 5-way but I am assuming that they utilize the same preamp.
I switched out the battery with a new one. When I set both basses with the pickup selector to the 1st or bridge position volume all the way up, tone knobs set flat, the 5-HH is louder. I can turn the bass tone knob all the way up on the 5-H and the bass or low end increases but on the 5-HH when I turn up the bass tone all the way it adds a considerable amount more low end. Same with the other tone knobs they seem to make more of a dramatic difference in the tone. With the tone knobs turned up on both basses the 5-HH is noticeably louder. The pickup heights on both basses look the same.
My 5-H is a great sounding bass but there is definitely a difference in volume and level of tone shaping available when compared to my 5-HH. Is this normal between the two models or is something possibly wrong with the 5-H preamp? Thanks
