If anyone hasn't noticed the Zebrawood-topped ReBop DLX Exotic Tops commonly referred to as
"ZeBops" are going to be discontinued, as Musician's Friend has just lowered the prices to
$799.99 (the same price as the Korean-made Mike Kroeger Signature Legend model for comparison) &
$899.99 for the 4 and 5-strings respectively
I'd imagine they haven't been selling all that well since the ReBop's Street Price was raised from $1149 up to
$1469 for the 5-string about three years ago - that's a *large* percentage of the price to jump up, especially when the "ReBop MK I non-DLX" models (No Maple top, No Crown Inlays) were discontinued at around 6 bills before the switch to the Deluxe version. Plus, as PJ @ Spector informed me they're discontinuing this bass for a "Black Stain" version, which at first idea makes you think "Why would you covering up figuring like theirs with a
stain?!?", but looks much better in real life (PJ also sent me a pic of the prototype, knowing me as a huge fan of the line having helped me through a hell of a custom order for a Lined Fretless version and now owning 4 of them
). At least some of us Spector Bolt-On lovers will more-than-likely grab an absolutely
killer bass at a steal of a price before they're all gone.
This bass should
never be priced at $799 of the 4 and $899 for the 5-string. It's simply not fair to the competition...
