Because I wasn't sure about the location of my job today (outdoor festival), and how safe my Series 1 basses would be, I took another bass. Big mistake. I've been playing either of my Series 1's solidly going on 3 years now. I realized today how spoiled I am now with my Series basses. The speed of the attack that I get from my Alembics was not there on my sub bass, the ease of play and the clarity was missing, too. Since I got back with Alembic in 2018 I haven't touched my other basses in my collection. That says a lot.