Reporting after first practice with the bass....note that I played with both pickups at 100%, and the strings are new rounds, which is definitely not my normal practice as a mostly flats player.
Pickups are somewhat bright. First time I have heard what I would call "piano-like" sound from a bass...but the guitarist remarked about it saying "that sounds like a piano!" Perhaps a touch of reverb helped...there was a presence like a piano in a hard-walled concert hall. Very interesting. Definitely has a different voice than other basses. VERY sensitive to changes in finger and pick position. Playing over the bridge pickup gives extreme brightness and a rather metallic pick sound which I don't like much. Playing over the neck pickup gives a much more rounded sound, fuller and more pleasing to my ear. Hand position definitely causes more difference in this bass than others I've played.
Overall, definitely a solid, quality bass with a distinctive sound. The Gumby-waist makes it very easy to find a comfortable right hand position.
