Well, took a trip to the fine establishment that is Bass Direct, where Mark allowed me to try many fine basses. Kept getting drawn back to this beauty, and have to admit, had never considered a Vigier before! Bought it a couple of weeks ago, and have been loving it. used it for band practice last week, and it's beautiful to play. The two pre amp set up works really well, and it's really easy to go straight to a useable tone on either pick up, or a blend of both. Also found that it is relative