Joe dart .. Ernie ball jazz !

[rashrader]

Fugly.

 

[Sir Nose]

No. No no no. Bring back the Caprice!

Joe Dart basically wants to play a Jazz bass, but wants the QC of an Ernie Ball bass. Honestly, he would sound badass on a Caprice!

Ask and ye shall receive.

 

[Chicken Wing]

Looks pretty much identical to the caprice body shape. See my avatar for the Ernie Balladino caprice

Love it

 

[creaturegods]

"I don't know who Joe Dart is!"

Your last gold record was when....? Less people know who you are. Let that circle the mental drain for a while.

"It's a jazz bass"

Gold star! What an astonishing observation!

Damn. Redundancy, people. Keep it in check.

The thread title asked if there were ANY thoughts. "I don't know who that guy is" and "it's a jazz bass" are both perfectly valid thoughts and fit the topic of the thread.

If the title had said "The Joe Dart II Is Here - Any thoughts from artists who have worked on an album that is certified gold by the RIAA?" then I probably would not have posted.

 

[ThudThudThud]

Nothing against Joe Dart, or with MM, but this 'signature' thing is a little dubious to me.
It's not exactly the bass he played whilst becoming renowned for his playing. Even the first MM Joe Dart was one made to emulate something the Vulfpeck family used in some recordings that was cobbled together out of parts.
A Joe Dart Fender MiM Jazz bass would be a smash, and make all the sense in the world.

With the exception of Rudy Sarzo, and Stu Hamm 'signature' basses (oh, so many), most 'signature' basses are the basses we most associate with players throughout their careers. Not 'here's what he'd like to play if only someone would make one for him.'

 

[SixtyCycleHum]

The thread title asked if there were ANY thoughts. "I don't know who that guy is" and "it's a jazz bass" are both perfectly valid thoughts and fit the topic of the thread.

If the title had said "The Joe Dart II Is Here - Any thoughts from artists who have worked on an album that is certified gold by the RIAA?" then I probably would not have posted.

Let me break it down that essay into a simple sentence.

"I absolutely felt the need to be redundant here, and now I'm doubling down".

 

[jnuts1]

Excellent - this also appeared today - Cory Wong being very funky (on a Stingray)

OH BAM!! i was not expecting Chromeo!!!!

 

[lordradish]

Just got a magical notification in my inbox that it's here --

Joe Dart II | Basses | Ernie Ball Music Man

Thoughts?

I can't afford it anyway, but it's sure purdy.

Meh.

My Stingray is just fine.

 

[Peterson]

Looks Like a Fender Jazz ..

 

[Killing Floor]

Joe Dart is a good, creative bassist and I don’t discount that he is worthy of a signature bass at all. Interestingly, Cory Wong has a signature Fender Strat too.

But OK, Ernie. There are over 200 celeb endorsees on your website. Only 9 are female! And let me remind/rant that the most successful MusicMan signature series all time is by a woman. Maybe, just c’mon, maybe before Dart gets a model 3 maybe pick one of your mere 4% of endorsees and give another woman an opportunity to move the needle.

Again, not saying Joe Dart doesn’t deserve 2. Just saying for next time.
St. Vincent’s signature guitar has sold more units than total EBMM basses since its launch. Level up.

 

[Derry Murbles]

Full blown meh across the board…

Joe Dart? Meh.
VP? Meh.
This bass? Meh.

 

[muggsy]

I don’t think they expect to sell a lot of these, and that is another reason the price is so high. I also think EBMM is just running into the limits of pricing a very high quality production bass with well paid labor in the USA.

It's a limited run of 100 instruments. I just checked the EBMM website and they've already sold 51 in a few hours. I think they know what they're doing.

EDIT: Actually, the first 100 come with LE case and COA, but it looks like they'll make more if people order them. My last comment still stands.

 

[lowendblues]

I think I could like it, but for the money give a finish that looks like something.

 

[Killing Floor]

Nothing against Joe Dart, or with MM, but this 'signature' thing is a little dubious to me.
It's not exactly the bass he played whilst becoming renowned for his playing. Even the first MM Joe Dart was one made to emulate something the Vulfpeck family used in some recordings that was cobbled together out of parts.
A Joe Dart Fender MiM Jazz bass would be a smash, and make all the sense in the world.

With the exception of Rudy Sarzo, and Stu Hamm 'signature' basses (oh, so many), most 'signature' basses are the basses we most associate with players throughout their careers. Not 'here's what he'd like to play if only someone would make one for him.'

Jaco’s bass looks a lot like the Jaco basses.

 

[Raoul_Duke]

Huge fan of the player, but the lack of tone control seems gimmicky, and downright stubborn.

 

[creaturegods]

Let me break it down that essay into a simple sentence.

"I absolutely felt the need to be redundant here, and now I'm doubling down".

Three sentences can be daunting for some people. I appreciate your efforts.
Enjoy the rest of the thread

 

[FlyingV73]

Ask and ye shall receive.

Love my Caprice....

 

[PhinDog]

Has MM done a dual-single coil bass before?

I thought I saw one for sale online once used. I don't think I've seen another and after a quick google I came up empty.

 

[SixtyCycleHum]

My observation would be that I don't think that this setup is actually "wide open", and I can't make friends with not being able to use the capabilities I *know* are there. Joe Dart kicks ace, though.

 

[SixtyCycleHum]

Three sentences can be daunting for some people. I appreciate your efforts.
Enjoy the rest of the thread

Oh, and now we're adding condescension to the mix. Congratulations, you won my first Iggy award!