Hands, I've been talking to bass people, as well as music producers and audio engineers. Yeah, bass people are much more into getting out of their milieu than others in the arts. I, myself, have never shied away from technical things because like it or not, it's part of what I do as a career (feature film animation). I also build guitars and design my own circuits for both passive and active electronics for both animation and music. STILL, when it comes to guitar, though, I expect plug and play when I clearly shouldn't. Every electric guitar is different. It's more alchemy than exact science. I'm going to take a look at the forums you mentioned. Thanks for the direction. For everyone here, just know that Bill's designs are not to blame. It's just that the conversation started here and I wanted to keep it going. Thought it might help others.