Stingray Owners! Help me! HH vs HS

[xjeremiahx]

HH vs SH

Pros & cons?

I currently own a SR5 H. Love it, lookign to add another to the collection, and I'm torn between the two pup configurations.

I like the fact that on the HH you can choose the outer coils, and inner coils. Only thing that I found a bit lacking was JUST the neck pup. Seemed real quiet to me.

The neck pup solo'd on the HS sounded like a REAL chunky & dirty p-bass which I love, just not sure if I'm able to get that same tone from the HH version.

Advice/opinions/sound clips/carrots would be greatly apprecaited!
Thanks in advance
Jeremy

[johnk_10]

if it were me, i'd go with the HS. the single coil solo'd is a tone that you generally don't associate with a Ray. to me, it's alot more open and pure.

[cybersnyder]

I'd go with HS. It gives more room for slapping and the neck pickup sounds more distinct than the HH versions.

[xjeremiahx]

I'll have to do a side-by-side tomorrow at work...I feel myself leaning towards the HS

[hummy9]

Originally Posted by cybersnyder

I'd go with HS. It gives more room for slapping and the neck pickup sounds more distinct than the HH versions.

Agreed HH seems to get in the way a bit

[timbledum]

HH is sweet, and the 5 tones are all independent and awesome. One of my coils actually went down, making it a semi HS for a while (don't worry MM sorted me out, above and beyond), and even without the coil cancel I still found myself digging that single pup sound. Happy now its fixed, but i do find myself hankering for the HS sometimes.

As for the neck H getting in the way... non-issue, at least for me. Its fine, even with slap or harmonics.

[jmattbassplaya]

I didn't care for my HH 5 Ray at all. Loved the HS I played, though.

[turbo2256b]

I have a old MM wish I had the chance to pick up a Saber
(think that was the HH model) in a fretless. Back in the late 70s just didnt have the cash.