I own both and have to say I'm loving the Orange Tree product. To me those presets are brilliant, and a little instant gratification goes a long way. There's been some discussion about one being picked and one being fingered, but I can get the OT bass to be as nasty as I want. It's simply brilliant and well worth the money.

Greg,  if we still have your attention, is there any plan to update the excellent Jaco bass?

Here's the first of the tutorial videos for Evolution Electric Bass - Rick. There are many more on their way, so if you're subscribed to our YouTube channel, you can watch them as soon as they're available.

Video Tutorial: "Evolution Electric Bass Rick - Presets"

The mapping system video I posted yesterday covered the basics of how the mapping system works. This video goes over how the priorities in the mapping system work:

Video Tutorial: "Evolution Electric Bass Rick - Mapping Priorities"

Thanks for the recommendation, Bitflipper. I think the trickiest part to "get" in the sample library is the priorities in the mapping section. In other words, if you play a note that qualifies for more than one articulation (for example, if they're mapped on overlapping ranges), it won't play both articulations simultaneously, but prioritize one over the other to play. Hopefully the video tutorial I made on that concept will help, though.
 
Here's a video tutorial on the memory options in Evolution Electric Bass Rick. These memory options will load and unload samples as needed, giving you flexibility with how much RAM the patch uses.

Video Tutorial: "Evolution Electric Bass Rick - Memory Options"

Enjoy! I can't wait to start working on the picked version, too.
 
It's a longer video this time, but there's a lot to cover! This one is an overview of the effects section in Evolution Electric Bass Rick.

Video Tutorial: "Evolution Electric Bass Rick - Effects"

tyd2
I'm really interested in the Rick library, but with only 2 music samples on the product page I don't get a lot of examples of its sound.  I've listen to the NI library and there are a lot of tones I like, but I'd like to hear more of "Rick".

I'll have to make more demo songs, or a video that goes through the included presets.
 
You might also check out the video tutorial on the effects, which will give you a general idea of the different tones Evolution Electric Bass Rick can get.
 

tyd2
One of the tones I want to be sure of from a Rickenbacker is a Beatles era McCartney - (could that be the Macca?)

Yup. Bear in mind that it's modeled after his general Rickenbacker tone, but it doesn't have the bridge mute and is played finger-style.
 

tyd2
I'm also a flatwound type of guy. Does the OT use flatwounds, and/or will the picked version use flatwounds?

I used round-round strings because of the versatility it gives you with the high end. It's fairly simple to use an EQ (even the built-in EQ) to attenuate the highs and emulate the tone of flatwound strings.
 

tyd2 
Now that I hear there will be an OT picked version I don't know whether to wait for that one, could it be that current users might get a discount on the picked version....?

There should be a discount, considering it's likely that I offer bundle discounts of both libraries as well.

Evolution Electric Bass Rick includes a large variety of settings that allow you to customize the sound and behavior of the sample library to suit your preferences and workflow. Here's a walkthough video of the various settings options that you have at your disposal.

Video Tutorial: "Evolution Electric Bass Rick - Settings"

Here's a video that auditions a bunch of the factory presets included in Evolution Electric Bass - Rick to show you the variety of tones the library is capable of producing.

Video Tutorial: "Evolution Electric Bass Rick - Preset Demo"