By the third set I feel little, if any, pain. Better living through chemistry.

Well...at the rate I'm going, a box of See's (chews only, thank you very much) candies can be moved from the top of the amp to the top of the bass and truly conserve the grab time between notes...maybe I'll get a slide and play belly steel bass. With the finger picks I could use them like cocktail weenie toothpicks.
 
This is coming together nicely...thanks folks!!!