Or you could hang in there until 1.6 is released and give it a try?
Well the game is all-but finished. All it needs now is nag screens, Software Passport integration and testing/bug fixes. If there was something now to save me $100, great, but I wouldn't want to delay release to wait for something which might not be as good as bass, and I end up buying Bass anyway. Bass is good value for $100, I think, considering that's unlimited products.