I'm skeptical that Fender, the parent company, would actually take a pair of Bisonics and reverse engineer them with the correct bobin, wire gauge and magnets etc. just to throw them in an import bass. I really hope I'm wrong but the sound in the demos just seems like nothing special to me. Could be the strings, playing technique, the amp or the way it was recorded. I just think there is still missing info as to the design of these pickups and will remain skeptical until proven otherwise. I am aware that darkstars and bisonics aren't the same exact pickup but do have similarities. Sorry if i bursted anyone's bubble.