Scarbee Trial Versions??

These are excellent products. Unfortunately is very rare to get trial versions of this type of sample library, regardless of the manufacturer.

You can try out Kontakt, the software it loads into by downloading the free version of Kontakt players but that will not let you test the Scarbee basses.

My real bass sounds a lot like Scarbee Jay- and Pre- basses. Any recomendations on MM-Bass?

Glyn Barnes
These are excellent products. Unfortunately is very rare to get trial versions of this type of sample library, regardless of the manufacturer.

You can try out Kontakt, the software it loads into by downloading the free version of Kontakt players but that will not let you test the Scarbee basses.

I'll admit that this is my first foray into the Kontakt universe (downloaded the free player), but I remember having the ability to demo my EWQL orchestra libraries (Symphonic Orchestra & the Hollywood series), Pianoteq and Addictive Drums, so I guess I assumed the same would hold true for this series of instruments. Granted, the orchestral instruments especially are considerably more expensive than the Scarbee basses.
 
Thanks for the input though.

BassDaddy
The Scarbee basses sound great with the Fishman Triple play. I think you get six with Ni Komplete Ultimate. No demos to use but there must be recorded demos to listen to. The Ric is the business

Yeah, there are demo tracks available on the Scarbee website for their various instruments and they sound good, but none of the styles really gel with the type of music I record, which is why I was hoping to try a few out and see which one has the best feel for what I'm doing. As mentioned in my previous post, I was initially interested in the Pre-Bass since that particular Fender is pretty common in all types of music, but I've also heard that the Music Man, Jazz and Rickenbacker basses are phenomenal as well.

musichoo
If I remember correctly, the 50% off sale for N.I. individual library is coming real soon. Watch out.

Ah, that's good to hear!  Thanks for the info; I'll keep my eyes open.

So I just checked out a fairly detailed tutorial/review of the Rickenbacker bass on YouTube...oh man, that thing looks pretty killer.  Kind of bummer that it only uses samples played with a pick - would be nice to have picked and fingered options - but it looks incredibly versatile and I imagine I can probably get just about any sound I want out of it.  (And to be honest, who knows if I'd even be able to tell the difference between fingered/picked in a mix.  I'm only interested in the fingered option simply because most bass players I see don't use a pick.  But what do I know?!)
 
I do like the option of using the amp/cab modeling within Scarbee or just using the DI samples and running them through another amp sim.  And the articulations really drive the authenticity.  There's no substitute for a real bass player of course, but for a bum like me, I know this virtual instrument would sound a heckuva lot better than anything I could plunk out on my bass. :)
 
So yeah, I guess I'm now leaning towards the Rickenbacker instead of the Pre Bass.  Totally blown away by that video.

The Ric bass is the real deal. I play it with my Fishman TriplePlay midi guitar and it sounds great. All the Scarbee basses sound good with the Tripleplay.

I am a piano player who doesn't play anything else. Really like all of the scarbee bass that came with K10U. Thank God I don't have to take bass lesson to sound like a decent bass player. Can't recommend them enough.