Toontrack EBX Hollowbody

What Toontrack Hollowbody EBX Is For

Toontrack Hollowbody EBX is designed to enrich EZbass with a semi-hollow bass that delivers a sound both warm and punchy, ideal when you're looking for a wide, round, and present low end without losing clarity. This EBX is particularly relevant for acoustic pop, singer-songwriters, and more intimate arrangements, while remaining formidable when it comes to holding its place in a dense rock mix (indie rock, new wave, gothic).

Thanks to its semi-hollow identity and short scale, it covers a sonic territory rarely combined in one library: warm, bluesy, swampy, and almost acoustic lows, but also electric twang, grit, and a controlled kind of dirt, perfect for adding personality to a simple bass line.

Main Features

A 1967 Semi-Hollow Bass Offering the "Best of Both Worlds"

Based on a 1967 semi-hollow electric bass with a short scale, Hollowbody EBX focuses on a solid and focused tone while retaining the lively and woody character typical of semi-hollow bodies. The result: a generous low-end foundation with enough articulation to remain precise and direct in a busy arrangement.

Fingerstyle and Pick Playing: Two Complementary Personalities

The samples were recorded in fingerstyle and with a pick, allowing you to immediately adapt the intention: softness and roundness for verses, a sharper attack for choruses, or a more aggressive playing style for post-punk/new wave aesthetics. This dual approach also facilitates sound design, from "locked to the kick drum" basses to more expressive lines.

Semi-Round Strings to Enhance Low End and Control

The instrument was recorded with semi-round strings, an ideal choice for achieving a rich low end and a softer touch, while maintaining the definition necessary for the bass to "sing" without excessive unwanted noise. This is an excellent starting point if you aim for thick, earthy, and natural bass tones with controlled sustain.

Presets and MIDI: A Fast, Musical, and Coherent Workflow

Hollowbody EBX includes a wide selection of presets covering classic and modern tones, designed to deliver quickly usable sounds, from dark and massive lows to more defined and present colors. The integrated MIDI library complements the instrument with "basic" bass patterns and lines tailored for its playgrounds: acoustic pop, songwriting, indie rock, new wave, and gothic. This provides a credible starting point to write, arrange, and finalize faster.

Technical specifications

Type

Full software

Downloadable

Yes

Category	virtual instrument / sound library + MIDI content	Disk space	approximately 500 MB free + about 500 MB additional for installation process
Range	D1 to E4	RAM	4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended)
Required software	Toontrack EZbass (version 1.2.0 or higher)