bobe01

There's really no much extra effort needed for playing a 5er, you will get used in a matter of weeks. I fully adopten in less than a month and never looked back. Two things has to be considered: -Plucking technique for B string is a little different and you will have practice this for some time. But after so many years of not playing you will have to work on your technique anyway. -you will have to mute the B string constantly Other things to be considered: 5strings are heavier, more expensive and it can be difficult to find a good piece, even among more expensive basses. The best way is to play before buying. B string can often be floppy but this can be caused by a bad plucking technique also - many bassist play 5 stringers but don't use B string equaly, in this cases poor plucking techique is often the main reason of "floppy B"

Thinking about getting one too but waiting for more reviews. How's the weight?

here you have a lot of choice: http://yankee.com.pl/category/power-supply/?lang=en

I've been using it for year and a half as DI on live gigs. It is a totally unnecessary overkill that makes no audible difference compared to high quality active DI like Klark DN100 or Radial J48. It is better to invest in a sound guy who knows what to do with signal he gets from DI box.

Sold a pedal preamp to Cliff. Smooth trade, great guy to deal with.

any info about ratio on these? thanks! ps, no fancy finish, like on this pic?

Bought Lakland 55-01 from Erni3ball, great communication and easy (international) deal, bass arrived as described and very well packed. pleasure to deal with, highly recommend