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EBMM StingRay Special Club

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jam.majors said:
That's a beauty!
Is that Position 4 I see? It doesn't matter, I'm going to opine anyway.
When things need to be quiet around the house, I'll put my jaw on the upper horn of my bass to practice. I love the way it sounds like that, and Position 4 (flat EQ) sounds just like it. It's such a great thing about the 5HH.
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#4 is my favorite. With and overdrive added, it really get's the job done. Closest to a J bass I can get. TBH, none of them are my favorite of tones out of a bass. Hate to say it. I do miss the tone from the Lakland DJ5, but this EBMM is a wonderful bass. 3 is great for slap. 1 is great for funk and things that really need to cut through. I love 3 on it's own, but in the mix doesn't really do what I want it to do. 4 seems the most evenly balanced and cuts through nicely. I was very surprised how silky smooth this bass did in the mix. I was worried the top end was going to be too abrasive and the bottom was pretty boomy on it's own, but in the mix was like butter. Best low B I've ever played so far. The brown note was real for some lucky audience members, for sure.
 
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humbuckaroo said:
What's the general consensus on here about one humbucker vs. two?
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Consensus seems to be that the multiple models are a good excuse to buy multiple basses! :thumbsup:

I like my HH. Positions 1, 4, and 2 are my favorites so far. I'm glad to see some people mentioning position 4 in this thread lately, because I think it's criminally underrated and sounds fantastic in a rock context.
 
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oysterphish said:
#4 is my favorite. With and overdrive added, it really get's the job done. Closest to a J bass I can get. TBH, none of them are my favorite of tones out of a bass. Hate to say it. I do miss the tone from the Lakland DJ5, but this EBMM is a wonderful bass. 3 is great for slap. 1 is great for funk and things that really need to cut through. I love 3 on it's own, but in the mix doesn't really do what I want it to do. 4 seems the most evenly balanced and cuts through nicely. I was very surprised how silky smooth this bass did in the mix. I was worried the top end was going to be too abrasive and the bottom was pretty boomy on it's own, but in the mix was like butter. Best low B I've ever played so far. The brown note was real for some lucky audience members, for sure.
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I have two 4-string HH Specials. Position 4 is probably my overall favorite. I love Position 3 for more mellow songs. Position 1 and 2 are great for certain songs. Position 5 is definitely my least-used; but even that one sounds good on certain things.
 
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Brandon Shea said:
Consensus seems to be that the multiple models are a good excuse to buy multiple basses! :thumbsup:

I like my HH. Positions 1, 4, and 2 are my favorites so far. I'm glad to see some people mentioning position 4 in this thread lately, because I think it's criminally underrated and sounds fantastic in a rock context.
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4 is indeed the best IMO. 3 is great for a modernish slap, but I think it's just so dull otherwise in the mix. 1 and 4. That's all I need. If I want to solo the neck, I'd rather play my P's.
 
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Those playing SR Special HH's. Where do you set your mids? I've cut the High almost all the way. Mids almost fully boosted. Bass slightly boosted. I also have a little EQing on my amp. These settings are to get as close to my Jazz bass as possible so that the MM plays nicely with my HX Stomp and other pedals.
 
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pgpete said:
Tony Levin - plays a Stingray special, Ampeg bass amp, and few other things - https://youtu.be/sVjtKRjoU24
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Guy's one of my personal bass heroes and the reason I preordered the single humbucker initially. I'll keep that version on order for now but I'm still thinking it over. I tend to prefer simplicity and like to avoid option paralysis so I might just stick with the single for that reason too.

Do you guys know if it's possible to acquire a thumb rest like the one on the Commerford signature?
 
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humbuckaroo said:
Guy's one of my personal bass heroes and the reason I preordered the single humbucker initially. I'll keep that version on order for now but I'm still thinking it over. I tend to prefer simplicity and like to avoid option paralysis so I might just stick with the single for that reason too.

Do you guys know if it's possible to acquire a thumb rest like the one on the Commerford signature?
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Call MM service & parts first. They may sell you one. They used to not outright sell parts unless one sent in a broken part to ge replaced, but I’m seeing where they've lightened up quite a bit on that.

If they won’t sell you that one, there’s a plethora of thumb rests available from the various parts houses.
 
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humbuckaroo said:
What's the general consensus on here about one humbucker vs. two?
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I'm not sure whether I prefer one or two humbuckers 🤔
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oysterphish said:
Those playing SR Special HH's. Where do you set your mids? I've cut the High almost all the way. Mids almost fully boosted. Bass slightly boosted. I also have a little EQing on my amp. These settings are to get as close to my Jazz bass as possible so that the MM plays nicely with my HX Stomp and other pedals.
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My preferred tone might not be yours. And there’s a good chance my signal chain and amp settings have some influence. Plus, I’ll bet we’re not playing the same venues. And finally I play SR5s, Specials and pre-Specials, most often in position 4, with a pick. That said… generally, bass at midpoint, mids and highs at 30 to 60% cut. In other pickup positions, these settings change significantly. Finally, YMMV.
 
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oysterphish said:
Those playing SR Special HH's. Where do you set your mids? I've cut the High almost all the way. Mids almost fully boosted. Bass slightly boosted. I also have a little EQing on my amp. These settings are to get as close to my Jazz bass as possible so that the MM plays nicely with my HX Stomp and other pedals.
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Very short answer: it depends. :laugh:

Lately I like to start with both my amp and my bass set flat. I seldom tweak the amp (beyond engaging different switches like overdrive or vintage), and I adjust settings on the bass to get the rest of what I want. I tend to cut treble more than I boost it, and I tend to boost bass more than I cut. I almost always leave my mids centered unless I'm having trouble hearing myself in the mix, in which case I'll boost it until I hear myself well enough.

When you're tweaking your tone, are you doing it in isolation, or do you have some kind of backing track playing?
 

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