I was just listening to the Jaco Bass. It's very impressive. Already an owner of Trilian, I am still pondering how this might be of use.

Trilian's probably got you covered. I mean, how many different basses does anybody need?

Meanwhile, I see that Greg's working on a Rickenbacker. That's the one I'll hold out for.

Lol. I don't need any more basses, I guess. I've got all my basses covered.

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Since the OP mentioned Theodore Kruger specifically, if you hunt around on the net there is a Yamaha Pacifica guitar library out there by TK. If you can find it, you can download it for free. For a freebie, it was pretty impressive. Sorry, I did not make note of exactly where I found it, so you'll have to consult google.

I found Krueger's free  version.  I just goggled it and it showed up a little ways down the page.  His youtube page is down, but their are some youtube videos of this free library.  The Youtube demo sounds good for its price (free).  I downloaded it, but have not tried it on my studio yet.  Just goggle it.  

[On Edit:  Here is the link I used: http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2010/03/20/free-electric-guitar-sample-library-for-kontakt/  It is from synthopia's synth site and has a download link and a link to Krueger's page.  Here is the free library at work on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=281ctYf-ff8&list=UU2OGr0aQ9jqq10IDjIdoNSA&index=5&feature=plcp ]
 

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I mean, how many different basses does anybody need?

Meanwhile, I see that Greg's working on a Rickenbacker. That's the one I'll hold out for.

You DID NOT just say that!!! :)
 
BTW, there's a freebie Rick bass library being worked on currently at kvr. Should come together over the next couple of weeks, so we'll see how that goes. The initial sample quality is promising, and I'll be providing some of my own tweaks to the supplied NKIs being worked on by one of the generous forum members... could end up being eminently useful...
 
RE: jaco bass... it's really a special type of sound. Great product, but if all you need is your basic boomy/thuddy bass guitar sound, you don't need jaco.

You DID NOT just say that!!! :)

Yes, I said it, and fully expected a rebuttal! 


Truth is, I use a lot of different sources for bass, but then I don't have Trilian, either. If I did, it seems likely that it would fill most if not all my bass needs. 


I've been following that Ricky project on KVR, and once the dust settles on the Kontakt version I'll definitely give it a try. But I know that Greg's going to nail the articulations and playability, and that his Ricky could very well become the definitive one by which all others are measured. 

The truth is that I've barely scratched the surface of what Trilian has, or what it can do. But, if I need anything else, I'll immediately consider OT. Greg is a genuine craftsman, and consistently produces excellence in whatever he does.

Trilian, however, does cover a lot of ground, for sure, with numerous articulations and varieties of basses, synthesized, electric and acoustic. It has tremendous potential, indeed, and is a huge and rich resource for quality bass.

bitflipper

I've been following that Ricky project on KVR, and once the dust settles on the Kontakt version I'll definitely give it a try. But I know that Greg's going to nail the articulations and playability, and that his Ricky could very well become the definitive one by which all others are measured. 

For a freebie (or very very low cost, at the most, I would expect), I think it's shaping up to be something potentially very useful. But it won't rival anything that Greg can do with his technology and expertise, IMO… On the other hand, Greg isn't going to be making any non-Kontakt versions of his stuff anytime soon… Hard to believe, but not everybody uses Kontakt. :) Who knows, maybe some generous developer will pick up the free samples and make a non-Kontakt, standalone VSTi for everybody's benefit… 


Anyhoo… I know Greg had discussed a Rick bass library a long time ago… like 2-3 years ago, so glad to hear something being done on that end finally! I'm definately all over that bidness… 

For the price point, Greg's guitars-all of them- are the very best value and quality. There are more expensive options, of course, but IMO most of these don't even compare in value and ease of use, overall. 

I'm satisfied with both EEG and EAG. I find both of them incredible. The basses sound great, too. I can see and hear why Greg has the level of respect and admiration that he does have around here. Anyone that's looking to get a product of this type should seriously consider Orange Tree Samples before making any decision to buy something else. That's my honest opinion.

And be sure to check out some of the other OT sample libraries, too-like the Passion Flute [It sounds awesome and is Wind/breath controller compatible].

Yup, going to be starting the Rickenbacker library as soon as I finish the lap steel library I'm currently working on. Let me know if you have any requests for the Rick, though. My main focus is getting repeating notes to sound as realistic as possible, as with the slides.