There's this company called Dodge Guitars, and they have a model called the Blue Pearl bass. Underneath the price of $1350, it reads: "Electronics sold seperately." Is this a joke, or the wave of the future?! Here's the add and a pic.: Medium height frets Aurora fret markers 34" Scale 1 11/16" nut length Select maple body Custom hard-tail bridges by MannMade USA Durable, high-gloss polyurethane laquer finish Big Bang price- $1350 (electronics sold separately)
Did they forget to design the bass, or is it REALLY that ugly? , and that's a "Yuck" face. Rock on Eric
Woodchuck, the reason that the electronics are sold separately is because they have kind of a modular setup. You can get 2 different pickguards with different electronics mounted and swap them out to change your sound, IE from Barts to EMGs.
well many custom bass are priced with a base price and then any pickups or electronic upgrades are optional for additional cost. Most ussually have a standard electronic stup with bart or EMG. I like the idea for a custom builder though to price it that way. obviously instruments going out to a dealer would have something in them. But custom orders would be prices at what the instrument cost and then pickups, electronics are all add. Heck if you wanted just the bass with nothing in it and wanted to do your own thing it could save you a few bucks, but also cause some head aces as well Not sure of the quality that is going into this instrument !?
The main reason that this builder is marketing their guitars and basses this way is so that you can swap out the electronics quickly and easily.
This would be kinda cool, if the bass weren't so ugly! "It's his 1300th post! Tell him what he's won, Bob!" "Thanks Jay, he'll receive a years supply of Turtle wax, Hagar brand sansabelt slacks, and the home version of TalkBass! Back to you, Jay!"
Ernie Ball tried this modular pickguard-pickup approach about 10 years ago with the Music Man guitars...I think the Silhouette model. Seems likes a neat idea since everybody makes a fuss about pups but it never caught on.
Dodge Guitars...the new Mayor of Bassville (insert Aerosmith background music). Sorry, I should just go to bed now.
hmm.. that bass just needs some TLC...... and a new body shape. different pickgaurd... and different headstock..
I hope it at least sounds good. It looks like a Norma (anybody remember those?) with a custom paint job and pickguard. Oy.
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