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IBANEZ Jet King Bass, New?

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one of ibanez's business approach is to offer low priced korean made alternatives to expensive american instruments. The Atk is the alternative to MM; the BTB goes against all the boutique bass makers out there; and the SR series is the hip flagship model up against fender jazz basses. now i am having difficulty trying to figure out what the jet bass is going up against? rick 4003s? gibson tbird? any ideas?

btw... i think its ugly. the btb 670 rock this (looks and design wise).
 
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Mikeeltoro said:
one of ibanez's business approach is to offer low priced korean made alternatives to expensive american instruments. The Atk is the alternative to MM; the BTB goes against all the boutique bass makers out there; and the SR series is the hip flagship model up against fender jazz basses. now i am having difficulty trying to figure out what the jet bass is going up against? rick 4003s? gibson tbird? any ideas?

btw... i think its ugly. the btb 670 rock this (looks and design wise).
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more Bird than Ric.
 
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The Jet King guitar is supposed to be a modern tribute to inexpensive guitars of the 60's... the "pawn shop unheralded gem" such as Hagstrom, Burns, Airline and so on. I love retro looking instruments, so I think it's a great idea.

The JetKing guitar came in a Coral pink/orange color, a red/black burst, a vintage yellow too I think... I wonder if their bass will come in various colors as well?
 
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peaveyuser said:
Damn this is a pretty unique looking one, I bet the tone is awesome too.

Did this just come out at NAMM I never saw it before.

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Needs a longer upper horn for better balance, a two-piece bridge (or at least a standard bridge- the junior Traben thing ain't working), cloverleaf tuners and chrome pickup mounting rings. And lose the bass-side pickguard.
 
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Auriaprottu said:
Needs a longer upper horn for better balance, a two-piece bridge (or at least a standard bridge- the junior Traben thing ain't working), cloverleaf tuners and chrome pickup mounting rings. And lose the bass-side pickguard.
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In other words, they should make it a completely different bass? :rollno:

It's supposed to have a retro "pawn shop" type vibe... hence the plastic pickup rings, funky pickguard and so on.
 
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K2000 said:
In other words, they should make it a completely different bass? :rollno:
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Only the horn length would make it significantly different. I'd like to see it at at least the 12th fret, but others disagree.

It's supposed to have a retro "pawn shop" type vibe... hence the plastic pickup rings, funky pickguard and so on.
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Cloverleaf tuners would certainly impart more of a "Retro" look than the mini-tuners it now has. I think the bass side pickguard is ugly, and that bridge design looks new as the sunrise.

The pawn shop basses in my area range from MIA Fenders to Axls. YMMV.
 
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Looks like they're using up old Iceman parts!
 

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if you hang your bass low short horn is better.ithink the body shape is great.i could do without that funky bridge.but otherwise i like it.i agree with losing the bassside pg and some clover leaf tuners.long horns don't work or me 14th or 15th fret is ideal. no longer than 12th fret (like a P-bass) for me.
 
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Mikeeltoro said:
one of ibanez's business approach is to offer low priced korean made alternatives to expensive american instruments. The Atk is the alternative to MM; the BTB goes against all the boutique bass makers out there; and the SR series is the hip flagship model up against fender jazz basses. now i am having difficulty trying to figure out what the jet bass is going up against? rick 4003s? gibson tbird? any ideas?

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My first thought was Fender Jaguar, due to the upper horn and the whole 60's retro-vibe, though the Ibby doesn't appear
to have any strange electronics going on like the Jag-
I totally dig it (especially the Tobacco-Sunburst finish!),
but , like the Jag, I probably wouldn't get one due to the
small body, which would look silly on me-
 

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