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As much of a Stingray fan as I am, I will have to vote for the ASAT.
I am just not too into 5 string Stingrays.
I do however, love 5 string Sterlings
Have you thought about an EBNM Sterling 5 at all?
Even so, An ASAT still might top my list
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What is the black 4 string to the right of the Tobias?
That looks epic!!
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Luckily it takes a miracle to get your hands on a custom Sandberg right now, so you are not in danger of getting separated from your $$
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Thatās for sure. Any Sandbergs in stock have been hard to find in the US.
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Well that helps! I think. Hahaha
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That the Wilcox lightwave. It has the optical picas not magnetic. That in itself is very epic.
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Thanks Al, that is awesome
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I was thinking the same thing! Optical pickups? Can you tell us a little bit more about those, @Al1885?
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Sexy! I suppose you donāt need to use magnetic strings either @Al1885 ?
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Mine has both optical and piezo pickups but the optical is quite interesting it producing a great accurate tone no string noise at higher volume itās especially awesome on a Fretless. Since the light measure the vibration you can use non magnetic strings. @Ed
The 2 things that Iām not a big fan off
first is the plug-in battery system, itās not a problem so far but Iād have a range anxiety if I have to use this as a daily driver. Although you can use this plugged in but itās not any kind of usb but regular plug adapter.
Second, the setup. Since the light has to measure the strings oscillation it needs to be precisely position to shine over the strings. Itās not a difficult task to do as thereās an indication green light to let you know when you are on the spot. Itās the spontaneity on tweaking.
I have 2 lightwave Fretless basses the Sabre vl 5 string is the premium model and it has the synthetic fingerboard, itās by far the best sounding and feeling material on the fingerboard Iāve tried on any Fretless. They baked graphite particles onto the fingerboard for added strength and hardness, which always a great thing on the fingerboard as it makes for very responsive and requires less finger pressure.
Hereās what theyāve been trying to do since 2020 but not yet available
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Iām down to three basses again. Sold the Harley Benton BZ-4000 NT yesterday, and put up the Cort Action PJ for sale as well. The plan is to sell that one and the Squier Vintage Modified Jazz, and then use the proceeds to buy a (maybe slightly better) 60ās style jazz bass. Then I will be left with the classic duo: a P and a J, and that should be all I ever need 
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The classic duo was also my idea. And one active bass with a humbucker. Thatās it, not sure where I went wrong.
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I have decided that active basses are not my thingā¦ Too many options to shape the sound, leading to constant fiddling instead of just playing.
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Oh I prefer passive too, same for guitar. I do like boost tho.
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Agree on actives.
No use for them pretty much ever.
There is only one bass I use them on, to help shape tone on the P/Piezo hollow body but it usually sits in the same spots all the time.
To me the active basses are great if youāre live and need to make adjustments on the spot but thatās it. So many other ways to shape tone.
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Wellā¦ think of them like of airbags - you might never need them, but they are very nice to have in case you do need them 
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When in doubt, flatten the eq
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Exactly.
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I have had actives, and passives, and am more into passives with good pickups and electronics over active. If you have a good fundamental tone, you can handle the rest down the line.
With a big butā¦the Darkglass Tone Capsule is well worth it.
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