I've also thought about the Curtis Novak EB-BS (http://curtisnovak.com/pickups/EB-BS.shtml), and the French Daguet Bisonic copies (http://www.daguetguitars.com/).
I think DMN has one of the Daguets in the neck position on his Jazz Bass and loves it.
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Yeah, I do have a Dagstar (one of the mini-versions) in my Jazz bass, and it's a seriously astounding bass now. When I first bought the bass (a AVRI 62 Jazz), I honestly wasn't very astounded by the sound. I've been playing a Precision for years, and that, with Roto 66s into the Sunn is a monstrous sound. The Jazz just seemed to lack some of that girth, and I found myself pretty much exclusively using the neck pup trying to emulate the P. But when I had the Dagstar dropped in, it became a simply phenomenal bass. I still mostly rely on the Dagstar, but because it's output is so high compared to the jazz pup at the bridge (I only dial that in for a little bit of tightness to the tone). I recently swapped out the Fender rounds it shipped with for Rotos, and for the first time ever I'm considering different strings. I love rotos, but the Fender's were way fatter and warmer, and I'm even thinking about some 9050s Fender Flats, just to see how they are. It could be a case of not letting the rotos break in enough though, so I'm giving it time. I would like to say though, is that this bass really shines when played with a pick. With my Precision, I rarely play with one, almost always finger style, but since getting this Jazz, I'm pretty split between pick and finger. The Dagstar relates the attack and clarity of the rounds and pick really, really well. Not really aggressive, but bright and clear.
Anyways, point is, the Dagstar is a fantastic pickup, huge and broad sounding. He's also coming out with a Full-sized, Bi-sonic style one. Actually, that may already be in production by now, I haven't spoken with Roger in a while.
I can't really speak for you Ed, but if was me, that Godin would be gone and the Midtown paid for by now. As soon as I saw the Midtown, I immediately though "Put in Dagstars, play through Sunn". I don't think I'll be getting one, as I'm still holding out for the Guild Starfire reissues. I was also a little turned off by the long scale and non-arched top, but that's not to say I wouldn't love to get my hands on one. They're very sweet basses, and it's nice to see Gibson doing something different, while keeping it classy (unlike the EB-F....).
And to PB, that's a sweet EB-0. I've been trying to get my hands on one for years, but I'm very picky about it. I really want a 65 or earlier EB-3 with the wide control spacing. Or better yet, Gibson to properly reissue the EB-3 so I wouldn't feel bad about having it refinished in Sunburst. As a huge Jack Bruce fan, I have a really big soft spot for the EB basses. And did you say you from Washington? Whereabouts? I'm in school in CT right now, but was raised in the San Juan Islands.
