New Offerings from Rondo

[BobWestbrook]

...something almost making me want to quote that.

Why, the nerve!

I have had some excellent SX basses, and some not so.

But why would Rondo rebrand these new basses? They could have called them SX. I suspect it's because they know the quality is less than SX. They may be even coming from a different manufacturer. This is all just my speculation, of course.

 

[Andy_D]

That MM/MM Hadean looks a lot like this one.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bass-Guitar...s-/190768801208?pt=Guitar&hash=item2c6ab4e5b8

Better price though.

 

[electracoyote]

But why would Rondo rebrand these new basses? They could have called them SX. I suspect it's because they know the quality is less than SX. They may be even coming from a different manufacturer. This is all just my speculation, of course.

Not understanding what makes you so sure. I've been working with Kurt for the past eight years, buying instruments for myself and my students. If there's one thing he understands, it's this: Offer people a crappy instrument and they're just going to take advantage of his return policy and it's going to come back on him like a poop avalanche.

I'd be very surprised if he started offering something that bad.

 

[fourstringbliss]

Not understanding what makes you so sure. I've been working with Kurt for the past eight years, buying instruments for myself and my students. If there's one thing he understands, it's this: Offer people a crappy instrument and they're just going to take advantage of his return policy and it's going to come back on him like a poop avalanche.

I'd be very surprised if he started offering something that bad.

Very true. I hesitated on this one because of appearances but I really have never had a bad bass from Rondo.

 

[Gaius46]

Did anyone see that Hadean fretless 6 string guitar with the green fingerboard? Wasasup wid dat? How would you play chords on it?

Carefully.

Seriously fretless guitars are a lot less common than fretless basses but there are people who play them.

 

[fourstringbliss]

Carefully.

Seriously fretless guitars are a lot less common than fretless basses but there are people who play them.

Here are a few videos of guys playing fretless guitar:



Craziness!

 

[Gorn]

Yes! Fretless everything. Fretless guitar (yech) does sound awesome though.

 

[Gaius46]

Here are a few videos of guys playing fretless guitar:



Craziness!

Sweet.

 

[fourstringbliss]

Sweet.

I was pretty impressed!

 

[gjbassist]

Is that really a neck through, five piece neck, active five string for $180? Holy cow! I have all but given up on playing a five string but for that price I'm really tempted!

 

[Din Of Win]

YOU GUYS!

How could you not notice...

The pirate bass is back... Link Removed



Lame paint scheme aside; it's still got that P/J with a jazz body and the 'old' headstock.

 

[Rip Topaz]

YOU GUYS!

How could you not notice...

The pirate bass is back... Link Removed



Lame paint scheme aside; it's still got that P/J with a jazz body and the 'old' headstock.

I totally want that just for the body.

 

[Din Of Win]

I totally want that just for the body.

"The poor man's Aerodyne"!

There have been some pretty awesome mods to that model floating around in other SX threads or in the Modder/Luthier section.

 

[Joe Nerve]

Here are a few videos of guys playing fretless guitar:



I was fortunate enough to play with them both in Brighton Eng back in 2004 when Guthrie joined us for a few songs during a tour I was doing playing bass with the other guy.

 

[tastybasslines]

YOU GUYS!

Lame paint scheme aside; it's still got that P/J with a jazz body and the 'old' headstock.

Why is the P J configuration so popular or important?

 

[Luke S Mouse]

Dat double P

 

[Gorn]

They never seem to have new fretless's.
Edit: there's a 5 string 35” brice fretless. If it only had one less string....

 

[lowfreq33]

YOU GUYS!

How could you not notice...

The pirate bass is back... Link Removed



Lame paint scheme aside; it's still got that P/J with a jazz body and the 'old' headstock.

Don't knock the Pirate... I have one from the first run, and it plays like a dream. Sounds great, super light. Tuners are really stiff though. Otherwise I'd play it all the time if it had a few more strings.

 

[BobWestbrook]

Not understanding what makes you so sure. I've been working with Kurt for the past eight years, buying instruments for myself and my students. If there's one thing he understands, it's this: Offer people a crappy instrument and they're just going to take advantage of his return policy and it's going to come back on him like a poop avalanche.

I'd be very surprised if he started offering something that bad.

I could be wrong, certainly. We won't know until someone orders one of these and reports back to us.

 

[Ken J]

They never seem to have new fretless's.
Edit: there's a 5 string 35” brice fretless. If it only had one less string....

It’s a bit frustrating for me to. So many beautiful Basses so few fretlesses.