Double P Bass Doug Irwin neck through

I always thought Phils Erwin sounded like crap. But that's just me.

That's not just you. I think it's true and I wouldn't be surprised if he might agree.

Doug Irwin lent me one of his  Irwin Bass's to try out at a gig once with the option of purchase. The one that he lent me had HI-A ( early bartolini) pickups)  It was a coffee house gig so I seriously needed to keep my dynamics in  check and as a result was not able to really  do all I would have done at a louder gig, I took it to a jam later and was abel to push it a little harder .The one I had was a nice instrument , response wise and the Hi-A 's were OK, but NOT Alembic . I ended not keeping it. In retrospect perhaps ;  I should have purchased it and gotten Alembic Pickups and electronics,  however as I recall at the time Alembic Activators did not exist yet . I do know someone who has an Irwin Bass with Alembic Series I pickups and electronics and that bass sounds great . I played it not that long ago. It has sliding pickups !

I'm not trying to knock Doug's basses in general. I just don't think that particular one was all that successful. I've gotten to check a few of his guitars and they've all been wonderful

Edwin,
I did not think that you were knocking them in general . I agree that one ( double p pickups) was the not best one in the batch sound wise.  
 
 Wolf