So, a little review on the ReBop...
Currently it's tuned EADGC (although I was able to get a workable drop C setup of it for last night's rehearsal), and yeah I didn't have time to get in and adjust the TP trim pot, but I engaged the "Active" input on the M9 and that helped a lot. It's hard to accurately A/B between it and my (brown
) NS-5 with this different string setup, but I think I like it lol. I'm undecided. Usually (like most folks) I'm able to just pick up a piece and yes/no pretty quickly but I think this one requires further time. The feel at first I wasn't all that in love with, but by the end of the night I was digging it. It doesn't really feel like a BO instrument which is what I was looking for, but it's obviously a lot lighter with less heft, and that comes thru in the tone. The HZ's and the TP are a good combo, but compared to my DC+18V Haz, it's not really a fair fight lol. So, I'm thinking if I keep it and hold onto it, I'll drop a P5 and DC in the neck/bridge spots respectively and see if that helps. I will say too, I know Patrick and others speak to this all the time, but I've "figured out" the TP preamp, I think lol! Obviously I'll still need time to adjust "on the fly" like I can w/ the Haz controls, but I'm getting there. It's kind of hard to think of the controls as a "rolloff" vs just an "up/down" control like we're used to, but yeah it's not too bad. It's definitely cleaner than what I'm used to, which I'm not sure if I dig or not. I love the grunt of my NS-5 but a pickup change would definitely help solve that.
So, anyway, I think I'm just gonna bite the bullet and order my CK strings and get it all set up to my liking and go from there. Again, it's a great bass but I'm looking to "retire" my NS-5 for some obvious reasons, and I'm not sure if this is a 110% adequate replacement, just yet...
Currently it's tuned EADGC (although I was able to get a workable drop C setup of it for last night's rehearsal), and yeah I didn't have time to get in and adjust the TP trim pot, but I engaged the "Active" input on the M9 and that helped a lot. It's hard to accurately A/B between it and my (brown
) NS-5 with this different string setup, but I think I like it lol. I'm undecided. Usually (like most folks) I'm able to just pick up a piece and yes/no pretty quickly but I think this one requires further time. The feel at first I wasn't all that in love with, but by the end of the night I was digging it. It doesn't really feel like a BO instrument which is what I was looking for, but it's obviously a lot lighter with less heft, and that comes thru in the tone. The HZ's and the TP are a good combo, but compared to my DC+18V Haz, it's not really a fair fight lol. So, I'm thinking if I keep it and hold onto it, I'll drop a P5 and DC in the neck/bridge spots respectively and see if that helps. I will say too, I know Patrick and others speak to this all the time, but I've "figured out" the TP preamp, I think lol! Obviously I'll still need time to adjust "on the fly" like I can w/ the Haz controls, but I'm getting there. It's kind of hard to think of the controls as a "rolloff" vs just an "up/down" control like we're used to, but yeah it's not too bad. It's definitely cleaner than what I'm used to, which I'm not sure if I dig or not. I love the grunt of my NS-5 but a pickup change would definitely help solve that. So, anyway, I think I'm just gonna bite the bullet and order my CK strings and get it all set up to my liking and go from there. Again, it's a great bass but I'm looking to "retire" my NS-5 for some obvious reasons, and I'm not sure if this is a 110% adequate replacement, just yet...
The Rebop definitely feels different than a Spector neck-thru but you are right, it doesn't feel like a standard bolt-on. At first, I was really surprised how much I liked the EMG HZ pickups but that was before I had tried the DC's which I want to put in all my Spector's now. 
