It's all about the others getting use to the bass sound. The bass sound tends to define the character of the environment. Example: a dance club I used to go to in Germany back in the late 90's had a house band. I would walk into the club and hear my friend Patrick playing his Bass. I don't remember what type it was, but it had this nice warm, heavy growl to it. The sound was always present to the point that it became a type of ambient or white noise, you know what I mean? I mean, his bass was the sound, character and personality of the environment and I swear, if the bass tone ever changed, I don't think I would "Feel at home" in the place anymore. Like "Hey, something is wrong here, what's changed" Sound in general define an environment's personality. It really does. So....with that said. You, me and you others on this forum can understand that if you start with one type of bass and tonal quality, the others with get used to it. Then when YOU decide to change basses, which can alter/change the environment, you will get feedback from others. Sometimes negative. Well, they got used to the original sound. My situation has changed with my band leader recently. Although he wanted me to play the pbass instead of the Alembic series 1, I continued to play it anyways. Not defying him, but I wanted him to get accustomed to the newer sound. He did! BUT he still wants me to play the pbass on some of his songs. That ok with me. It's being a professional.
