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[Nick B.]

Not sure if this is a re-post, but it's worth being shown again.

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Oh my..

 

[testing1two]

fascinating...an elegant solution to a problem that doesn't really exist.

 

[KUNGfuSHERIFF]

Ibanez has been stuck on that goofy-ass idea for 30 years.

 

[superflybass]

I played that at namm I liked it if you do looping thing you could have a whole bunch of fun.

 

[elgecko]

that JP pickup is kinda trippy!

 

[BDL1991]

wouldn't the tone of the fretless section be Dramatically different due to there being no neck pickup for that section, peculiar

 

[phatbass]

wouldn't the tone of the fretless section be Dramatically different due to there being no neck pickup for that section, peculiar

I think that's the idea...

I actually like it and would use it occasionally, but I guess the price/usefulness ratio will be fairly prohibitive for me.

 

[GM60466]

I'm not impressed.

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[Polfuste]

strange.. i would be curious to try it.

 

[Vincent P]

strange.. i would be curious to try it.

Agreed but, besides a gimmick type bass; would it suit any real purpose?

 

[KarateKid25]

not sure about that one..

 

[ausf]

Reminds me of my wife's insistence on having all wheel drive cars because of snow. So we drive in 4 wheel on dry pavement for the other 352 days of the year.

Who the heck wants to reach over two useless strings until you want fretless?

 

[zenrad]

I think it's cool - it looks like it would be fun to try anyway.

 

[zenrad]

Who the heck wants to reach over two useless strings until you want fretless?

The two fretless strings are the two highest - why would you have to reach over them? (Unless you're lefty and playing the bass upside down). Playing the fretted portion of the bass would be like playing a regular 4 string.

 

[gumtown]

would have been better if it was a standard bass with a gimicky fretboard which could raise/lower the frets with the flick of a lever.

 

[TechJunky]

I think this is an interesting bass. Not something I would personally own (not a fan of 6 string basses or ibanez), nor something that will appeal to the masses, but it's still a neat concept and would be fun to mess around on every once in a while. Then again, I enjoy seeing companies try different things and thinking outside the box a bit.

 

[zenrad]

would have been better if it was a standard bass with a gimicky fretboard which could raise/lower the frets with the flick of a lever.

That's actually a great idea. Unfortunately I think the mechanical components needed to make that happen would make the neck too heavy...unless it was made entirely out of titanium or carbon fiber. If I was an inventor I'd make one just for the fun of it.

 

[BDL1991]

Sorted

 

[TechJunky]

Sorted


Annnd never mind, you had the manufacturers link in there already

 

[zenrad]

Whattdya know - that's really cool. I didn't know that gumtownbassman was talking about an existing product. I'd like to play one just out of curiosity.