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[wishforbass]

Cool thread - not to complain, I really appreciate all the awesome content, but 8 pages in and no Fender or Ampeg? :-D

Do not wanna make you sad but to be honest Fender never come up with super special things .
It is a jazz bass that make it passive ,active ,look vintage and ....

Nothing different plus because It has a lot of fan ,their creative fans made a lot of things before they come up with the idea and make it .So it is the same product with small differences .sometime same product with new name and added price .

 

[nonohmic]

Have I missed the Ibanez headless' post??

 

[groovin_bassman]

Sadowsky and Warwick.

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If you zoom in on the prices of the Sadowsky Masterbuilt basses, they are about the same price as an NYC bass. From what looks like the normal Metroline 4 string, it looks to be considerably more than the MIJ Metroline at over $3k. The Japanese Metroline 4 started around $2500 ish....

 

[TheLowDown33]

I did NOT need to see that Empress compressor

 

[bassrique]

Have I missed the Ibanez headless' post??

And the headless Ibanez basses are chambered.
Production basses with chambering. I knew it would happen.

 

[gwangi]

ZON!!!!

 

[gigetto]

I'm following with interest from Italy

 

[13bass]

And the headless Ibanez basses are chambered.
Production basses with chambering. I knew it would happen.

That's pretty cool! will there be 4 stringers? I've only seen 5 & 6 string headless versions?
EDIT: Nevermind I see it now, the EHB1000

 

[Blues Marvel]

Ok, any Ampeg news?

As we were told here recently they issued a new SVT reissue this year and were not doing anything else til next year. I could be wrong though.

 

[sonic 7]

I don’t need another compressor
I don’t need another compressor
I don’t need another compressor
I don’t need another compressor

 

[Bassworship1]

@scubaduba

See if you can check out the Markbass booth. I seen a picture showing a Preamp pedal that had a tube in it. Looked really nice.

 

[Jim C]

Maybe an odd request but any new ideas or products in accessories, strings, or straps?
I just have this weird feeling we will see a few new bass ideas, a million "repackaged with new finish" basses, a few new amps, and tons of the same old crap.

We have seen many new ideas, products, and technology the last 5 years!
I wonder if we might be at a point of saturation for awhile.

 

[bassrique]

Is TC Electronics selling their multi-effect Tobeprint unit yet?

 

[ole Jason]

Does Ibanez have the headless 6 string there? It was noticeably absent from all the demos

 

[deepestend]

I notice that the jack on the prototype is mounted with a plate, likely with a standard stereo jack behind it. The current Metro Express uses the Sadowsky typical barrel jack. Will the prototype jack arrangement remain on the production model?

Good question. I don't know the answer yet, but I can say that the NYC's do not have a barrel jack. They have a standard stereo jack. The barrel jacks can get loose internally and you can't bend them back into place... that's why we don't use them.

 

[neptoon]

would love to hear an opinion on the Ibanez 1105B

 

[Hypercaffium]

Do not wanna make you sad but to be honest Fender never come up with super special things .

+1.
My current #1 bass is a Fender Jazz, so I'm not bashing on Fender, but they always do pretty much the same things.

I'm following with interest from Italy

Ciao, Gigetto.

As we were told here recently they issued a new SVT reissue this year and were not doing anything else til next year. I could be wrong though.

Same as Fender. Reissues, reissues, reissues, reissues...

 

[emjazz]

I'm super into the offerings from Reverend. That company just keeps getting better.

 

[bobunit]

Sandberg

That bass is so disturbing... I want it.

 

[J_Bass]

I'm super into the offerings from Reverend. That company just keeps getting better.

Same here. I'm just about to pull the trigger on a Fatfish, I'm trying not to. But it's calling me!