I've heard a lot of good things about the Pre-Bass and Rickenbacker Bass virtual instruments from Scarbee, but their website only has a "Buy" option. These days, it seems pretty standard to give people the option to try before you buy...any idea why this seems to be an exception, or if there actually is a trial/demo version available that I'm not finding?
 
I get that the Scarbee instruments don't break the bank like a lot of virtual instruments do, but still. You'd think a guy would be allowed to play around with the software a bit before dropping $80-$100 on it.

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.

Scarbee Jay-Bass is my go to bass library! I have used nothing else for bass guitar sounds since acquiring it. I have intended to get the Pre-Bass one but never got around to it and I really prefer a Jazz Bass anyway. If the Pre-Bass is anything close to the Jay-Bass, it is worth every penny!!!
BTW, I do play bass myself so mostly I use a Fender Jazz Fretless Modified bass (looks like Jaco Pastorius's) running thru GK Amplification Pro or Mark Studio 2 and play the part in myself.

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

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

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.

Sidroe
Scarbee Jay-Bass is my go to bass library! I have used nothing else for bass guitar sounds since acquiring it. I have intended to get the Pre-Bass one but never got around to it and I really prefer a Jazz Bass anyway. If the Pre-Bass is anything close to the Jay-Bass, it is worth every penny!!!
BTW, I do play bass myself so mostly I use a Fender Jazz Fretless Modified bass (looks like Jaco Pastorius's) running thru GK Amplification Pro or Mark Studio 2 and play the part in myself.

Good to know. I have a bass guitar, but truth be told, I'm a pretty poor player. :) I can pluck out some basic stuff (albeit only with a pick; my finger picking is dreadfully sloppy) but some of the bass lines I write are too difficult for me to play. I have been using Cakewalk's virtual bass instrument and it's alright, although I do struggle with getting it to sound more realistic and getting it to cut through the mix. Even with trying out different samples/settings and EQ, it just doesn't quite cut the cake which is why I'm very interested in the Scarbee stuff.
 
I typically do guitar-centric rock and some country-style music, so I was thinking that the Pre-Bass might be a good all-arounder. 

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.

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

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.