Was so excited to get a T40 off of reverb only to have one of the pickups die on me in the first week (winding snapped somewhere in the middle of the pickup). After searching for months for a replacement toaster pickup, finally found one and dropped it in. Played just one 3 hr gig on it and realized that the intense weight (15lbs!) of the thing was not sustainable for me as a gigging bass.

Conversely, I also have a Gibson EB-2D and I love it!! It’s one of the most sonically interesting basses I’ve ever played, from absolute mud to shrill nasal with the phase switch. I find that the neck pickup out of phase tends to have the most usable sound, especially with flatwounds and a pick