Instant Classic Basses

[Surprise Panda!]

I'll list a few:

Lakland 4/5-94
G&L L-2000/2500
Wal Basses

Please no Fender J/P basses, those are already classics. I'm talking about in 20 years, people will consider those basses classic

 

[GeneralElectric]

The L-2000 is already 20 years old and its not a classic...

 

[ROON]

I'll list a few:

Lakland 4/5-94
G&L L-2000/2500
Wal Basses

Please no Fender J/P basses, those are already classics. I'm talking about in 20 years, people will consider those basses classic

I don't see any of those being hailed classics in 20 years. Good basses, yes. Classics? Definitely not.

 

[stewart8980]

what about a 2008 J-bass?

 

[PSPookie]

The L-2000 is already 20 years old and its not a classic...

But it should be

 

[Parabolic Box]

Honestly, in twenty years, I don't see the status quo changing. All the new things seem to be coming in at the high-end of prices, so what already isn't classic probably won't be classic down the road.

 

[ROON]

Look at the guitar world, there are plenty of really great model lines out there that players love, but the "classic" guitars are still all the LPs, Strats, Teles, etc. The same thing will happen with the bass world as it ages.

 

[stewart8980]

Fender should make a new bass (just to mix things up)

 

[Norwegian Bass]

Classic in 20 years?? The same as today I think, honestly.

OP: If you ask such a question, why do you call the thread "Instant Classic Basses"???

 

[ROON]

Fender should make a new bass (just to mix things up)

Just about every Fender bass that isn't a P or a J seems to fail miserably. The Urge basses and Roscoe Beck's don't seem to popular.

 

[vinxbass]

I say the '08' MIA Fender Precision, Precision V, Jazz and Jazz V's w/07 serial #'s will be classic's in 10 years.

 

[JimmyM]

Fender should make a new bass (just to mix things up)

You mean like the Jaguar? Or the Urge? or the Roscoe Beck? Or the Performer? Or the Heartfield? Or the Coronado? Or...

Tobias/MTD, Fodera, and Warwick are the only ones making basses that could be considered classics that aren't direct Fender copies. I'm not a fan of any of them, but they're proven themselves over time.

 

[EagleMoon]

Bongo.

 

[Munjibunga]

 

[TheWolf]

Pretty Sure "DAISY ROCK" will be ... Buy them now while you can get them cheap... The flowerier and more sparkly the Better.....


I Kid I kid

 

[Just Thumpin']

My 2 cents --

1. Fodera Monarch
2. Sadowsky Standard (yes it is was modeled after a Fender Jazz, but so what)

 

[atrapp]

Ritter.

 

[jumbosilverette]

Warwick Corvette, Ibanez ATK

 

[ehque]

1. Fodera Monarch

I doubt it. Not enough users.

Steinberger, anyone?

 

[GeneralElectric]

Sadowsky basses are all old.

I'm sure things like the Spectors, USA Lakland models, Sadowskies, and other high end basses will always have some appeal.

Lakland Skylines probably not so much, and everyone knows that G&L will never make it big. Many basses simply will just become old, like, for instance, Ibanez SoundGear Basses.

The market is so glutted with options, I dont think there really is going to any true classics, only classic years for already classic models.

If you want a classic model, get a bass, and give it to a bunch of famous, high profile, players.

Maybe then...