To give the little pecker bass some credit: As usual inspired by this thread, I had my RI EB-1 with me today at the rehearsal, together with a Stingray (mag/piezio), the Grabber II, the Lee Sklar (I know I have derided that bass in the past, I have now strung it with Ernie Ball Cobalt Slinkies and wow!, it has brought nice midrange on that active EMG driven bass like it never had before). Anyway, three (or two and half if you don't count in the passive Grabber II) modern basses with treble and the works, but when I dug out the EB-1 threateningly for the last few songs (among them our cover of The Cranberries chestnut "Zombie"), man, what a primal, lustful, archaic and one of a kind experience it was once again!!!! Bemuddled I was! All hail thee, lil' EBee!!! No bass has a voice like you.