After playing my friend's guitar which has one of the HB's in it I became intrigued with them. They are in no way a "vintage" sounding pup, and looking at how they're made... Damn are they weird! But, I'm very interested in how they'd sound in a bass. Currently one of my favorite basses is a P I threw an old Gibson recording bass pup in. I imagine the Alumitones would sound similar. The P I'm talking about still sounds like a P bass, it still grinds, but it's more "HiFi" than normal. And since it's passive, it doesn't have that processed "active" tone I dislike. I don't mean to offend anyone who likes them, I just don't care for that tone.
Anyways, I'm contemplating buying a set to put in my Jaguar bass. That's if I don't sell it. I'm living a Spartan lifestyle as money is tight right now so we'll have to see if I go thru with it. If I do, I will most definitely share.
Anyone else playing them?