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In the 60's the biggest selling bass was a Hohner that looked just like the O Bass sunburst one. Vox also did one. I believe there is a Gretsch bass too. In fact many musicians probably thought that the Les Paul looked like a bass at that time. The Les Paul was discontinued because of very low...

Maybe...but I bet you have owned a pair. LOL

Hey! Some of us are 'NEW'.

The new basses you mentioned are Fender's and Gibson's 'dumbed down' models cheap clones of the original models and every 'Pro' knows this. The O bass for better or worse is an 'original'. I would not be a tiny bit surprised that a big time Pro had one in his collection. But if he were to buy a...

They once said the same thing about blue jeans.

Careful buddy ...there is no room in the music world for individualistic creative thinking like that. Except at the top of course. LOL

True about the short scale. But all those P basses out there look like a Fender. I am the first say the P bass sound is tops. But I do not want to walk onto a club stage with the same bass the last 1000 guys had when they played there.

Wrong. In Briton it is so heavily back ordered that they are holding off opening up other markets (like Canada) to fill the back orders.

Lets see ....I checked every square inch not a flaw to be found in either fit or finish. The hardware is heavy duty...and I know my chrome...it's triple plated. So? Define cheap? Please list these better basses so I can check them with equal scrutiny.

Real instrument makers like Fender started out by building only amps.

Basses are like people. Only a nobody is beyond ridicule.

I am amused with all the cheap shots about this bass. A bass is like people ...only a nobody is beyond ridicle. I expect some player in some name act will use his hands and his ears and choose one of these basses. Then the price will go thru the roof...and they will sell a lot more.LOL

It is definitely Okoume...I was surprised because it is an African hardwood...not too cheap either. the fibers are not tightly packed so it is light but the fibers are as dense as maple so it will create a very bright top end. It is not muddy at all..many light woods are.

There are no O basses coming to Canada for awhile because they still can not keep up with the demand in Briton. I got mine from Korea...but you are right about the price.