NBD!!! Esh Various 4-string

[Hexer]

My new bass finally arrived shortly after Christmas and I'm damn happy with this beast!
I already own a 5-string Esh Stinger I in the dual singlecoil configuration but also wanted a 4-string in addition to that. So here it is!

Got the Stinger I used back in the day but this Various is a brand new one. Was a tiny bit worried I'd miss the second pickup, but so far, I don't.
Electronics as follows:
- Master Vol
- Master Tone
- Pickup selector (which in this case just splits the humbucker)
- Eshtronic mode selector with the following modes:
1 Studio Mode (EMG directly to output without vol and tone)
2 EMG with vol and tone
3 EMG and piezo bridge with vol and tone
4 piezo bridge with vol and tone

Immediately had to take the EMG humbucker down quite a bit because that thing really packs a punch plus I play with relatively heavy attack, too (fingerstyle mostly and some slap). Yesterday I put my preferred strings (Sadowsky Black Label Steels) on and now it's an awesome sounding metal bass!

 

[PK317]

This bass is gorgeous, congrats! How does the piezo on bass sound on it's own?

 

[Hexer]

This bass is gorgeous, congrats! How does the piezo on bass sound on it's own?

Thanks! It's a really great bass! Just as great as the older 5-string Stinger I that I already had.
The piezos do make it sound quite a bit like an accoustic. Somewhat less low-end but still a cool sound, just more high-mid to high focused.
Personally I actually don't use the piezos all that much but they are a cool additional sound option. The mix of magnetics and piezos is also cool. if you use distortion it gives that a little more to work with, too.

 

[Crungy]

Congrats on an awesome bass! I'm not familiar with Esh aside from Peter Steele playing them and seeing your 5 string here!

The switching sounds so unique, I don't think I've encountered a bass with options like that on a rotary switch.

 

[Hexer]

Congrats on an awesome bass! I'm not familiar with Esh aside from Peter Steele playing them and seeing your 5 string here!

The switching sounds so unique, I don't think I've encountered a bass with options like that on a rotary switch.

The switching options work really well. The only thing you can't do, that some other basses can is seamlessly blend between pickups. You still get a ton of tone options anyways. And I LOVE how they sound with full on magnetic pickups and stainless steel strings!!

 

[Shawn]

Nice looking bass. Congrats!

 

[jephjacques]

that thing is cool

 

[Hexer]

First video with this beast