Ok, so what bass evolution do you actually want?

[joelns]

For some things, just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

I'd like a bass that auto-corrects bad notes. And maybe always has exactly the tone you have in your head.

 

[dbsfgyd1]

You know how car manufacturers come out with a new model every couple of years that’s “brand new” because the sheet metal and interior are slightly different while the actual technical stuff is the same. I think that’s what they want, and it does make for good window shopping.

The main reason car companies update their cars is A, get people to buy a new more expensive car, B,, incur more debt. Most car manufacturers have a lending component. something-Motor Credit. Make no mistake, those are banks and they make a hefty profit on your loan.

This is the way it works: You finance a new car. You use it for 3-4 years, but now those accumulated stains, door dents, a few rattles and such are bugging you. So you go back to the dealer who miraculously offers you an incredible offer for your car on a trade in on a new car at a slightly higher payment.

And there you go in a new car with no stains dents and rattles and the latest Bella and whistles. But you also are driving off with a new loan with higher payments that is going to take longer to pay of then the original loan. XYZ Motor Credit is thrilled as their loan portfolio just expanded and your payments are now secured for additional years.

Innovation, not so much. It’s all about lending money for a profit, like any bank. Cars are just the impedes to make these deals happen.

I’m not so sure this is a good model of operation for musical instrument companies.

 

[joelns]

The main reason car companies update their cars is A, get people to buy a new more expensive car, B,, incur more debt. Most car manufacturers have a lending component. something-Motor Credit. Make no mistake, those are banks and they make a hefty profit on your loan.

This is the way it works: You finance a new car. You use it for 3-4 years, but now those accumulated stains, door dents, a few rattles and such are bugging you. So you go back to the dealer who miraculously offers you an incredible offer for your car on a trade in on a new car at a slightly higher payment.

And there you go in a new car with no stains dents and rattles and the latest Bella and whistles. But you also are driving off with a new loan with higher payments that is going to take longer to pay of then the original loan. XYZ Motor Credit is thrilled as their loan portfolio just expanded and your payments are now secured for additional years.

Innovation, not so much. It’s all about lending money for a profit, like any bank. Cars are just the impedes to make these deals happen.

I’m not so sure this is a good model of operation for musical instrument companies.

I'm waiting for the subscription model. Pay $20 a month, and as long as you have wifi, your instrument/amp will work.

 

[retslock]

Nothing. Violins haven't changed in centuries. Get a decent instrument and start playing.

Yes yes yes.

 

[mindwell]

I want carbon graphite construction at an affordable price point.

 

[lowfreqgeek]

Well, supposing one holds to survival of the fittest, then we'd have to conclude that the P-bass as conceived by it's creator is the fittest, given it's historical prominence.

That said, my primary favorites are mostly G&Ls, which share direct lineage with the venerable P-bass, having come forth from the same creator.

Just an observation.

The one (r)evolutionary bass I miss most was my old MM Bongo 5. Compared to where bass started, it's pretty advanced.

 

[Mr Cheese]

Ahh, a true Festivus believer.

"A Festivus for the rest of us!"

 

[blastoff]

You're right - only 200 years...

another recentish and important innovation to violin shaped objects is the ability to mass produce them out of decent quality plywood. you won't see one at the symphony, but if a kid can save up $600 and get themselves playing an double bass, that is significant. but im right with you. grab a bass and play

 

[Doug4321]

I like the idea of a really strange looking bass

 

[BigEarl]

A nice EUB that actually sounds like an upright, looks cool onstage, is lightweight and affordable (like under $1K) I believe any manufacturer who comes up with that will start the next millennia of bass.

 

[Chrisk-K]

Czech-made Ritter basses for under $2k are what I want to see.

 

[Mili]

I want a Stingray for Free!

 

[hardtop]

More 35 in scale 4 strings with bridges made to intonate lower tunings.

 

[Auspuff]

Apparently people don't like the evolution or lack thereof with fender and keisel, but....

What do you actually want?

At some point, the bass has to still be a playable bass.

There is that bass with the half fretted, half fretless that's an interesting evolution, but nobody bought it...

Headless basses are a thing to some, but heavily divisive....

P/j, p/mm, j/mm are all combos of other basses...

People hated gibson's robot tuning guitar...

So, what do you people actually want?

To me, it seems just wanting a red body, with a maple neck (fretted, or fretless) is way too much to ask from today's manufacturers.

 

[neddyrow]

loving these threads!

i wish fender and EBMM had a section on their site called "make your own bass with our parts"

every bass i see that comes off the production line has one little thing that is a deal breaker for me.

i go warmoth and musikraft as many others here do to get exactly what they want.

the custom shop options are too few. I WANT MORE OPTIONS!

the bass in my avatar is a MIM fender jazz body that i put Nordy's in and has a Musikraft neck that looks like a typical jazz neck but is actually a 1.75" nut and feels like a baseball bat - exactly what i wanted.

let's see fender do that.

 

[AxtoOx]

Reverse engineering of alien technology, I think?

 

[andruca]

I'd love to see the idea of sliding pickups take off. Not likely, I know I'm dreaming, but at least maybe someone could offer a simple reliable system you can DIY a body around.

 

[Volker Kirstein]

An automobile is just wheels, a seat, steering, brakes, and a motor. There has been no innovation since it was first made. Only refinements of what's already there. When will we see something new?

Form follows function.

Bla bla bla.

 

[Rib 13]

I want a pickup system from bridge to neck without looking like a junkyard.....maybe one long solid aesthetically pleasing piece with setpoints for pickup locations and choices

 

[obimark]

Apparently people don't like the evolution or lack thereof with fender and keisel, but....

What do you actually want?

At some point, the bass has to still be a playable bass.

There is that bass with the half fretted, half fretless that's an interesting evolution, but nobody bought it...

Headless basses are a thing to some, but heavily divisive....

P/j, p/mm, j/mm are all combos of other basses...

People hated gibson's robot tuning guitar...

So, what do you people actually want?

I want bass revolution, not evolution. All these unplayed basses sitting in people's stashes of 30 basses need to be freed back into into their natural habitat. (And yes I know, bass hoarders, you play them all once a day (or is that once a month... or once a year)