................ there is a USA sterling sub
at GC used on line for 350. Great deal!
An almost new 2014 Sterling 5H is on its way. With a lot of sadness, I sold my Honeyburst PDN Bongo, as I decided I was tired of constantly worrying about dinging it up, which eventually would happen. It was still minty, and I got the price I wanted. Also, I always worried about it at gigs - someone stealing it, knocking it over, etc. I *will* own another Bongo, just one that already has some mileage on it and isn't such a rare beauty like the PDN. I may go 4 string next time, we'll see. I won't go long without a Bongo, hopefully.
Anyway, I've been wanting a Sterling for a long time. Got this one for just under $1100, which I think is a steal. I should have it Tuesday!
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I'll try my best to keep that Honey bongo of yours in good condition.. But she's gonna get played... A lot![]()
........... HS5 ........ Position 4 is
still my current favorite position.
Position 1 being the humbucker by itself. Position 4 is coils 2 and 3.
Love it,love it!
I just wish there wasn't a volume drop on the HS... that kills playing it live for me. I just want to use all 5 positions with the HH & change em up quickly for covers. If I was in an original band I'd likely go for a HS or even a H
One solution for you would be to not dime the volume control on your bass for the humbucker settings. You could keep the volume at, say, 80% for humbucker settings and then when you switch to single coil just turn up the volume on your bass to compensate.
There's no penalty for turning the volume control down on your bass - because it's an active instrument there's no tonal loss. I discovered this when I got my Bongo 5H because it was much louder at full volume than either my Sterling 5H or Bongo 5HS. Because I didn't want to have to adjust my amp when switching between the different basses I'd just turn the Bongo 5H volume down. It turns out that's what BP recommends anyway. So...something to think about.