[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' post='726286' date='Jan 27 2010, 01:18 PM']So DB, how good are these, as one who knows?[/quote]
Depends what you're after, really. They're passive and they're heavy, which I know will put off a lot of basschatters. The pickups are really hot, but also have lots of top-end (unlike most overwound ones). The sound is amazingly articulate, hi-fi and unforgiving, but could also be described as woody, harsh and aggressive. It all depends on how you set it up and play it.
Once you get used to the sound, pretty much every other bass sounds lifeless in comparison, like the difference between a proper harsh fuzz box (like a Fuzz Factory or Devi Ever thing) and a digitally-modelled one. I've tried to play other things, but I have ended up flogging all my wooden-necked basses. I still get GAS for wooden necks, but they never last long once they get here.