Which Discontinued Gear Do You Think Needs to Come Back?

[A. D. Fairhurst]

Basses, amps, cabs, picks, anything. If it's bass-related and out of production and YOU think it should be made again (possibly with some upgrades, you name them) list it here!

 

[ubernator]

SWR when it was a small company. (Bass350 redface, and pebble grille cabs especially)

Korg G5 bass synth processor.

Warwick FNA.

The fender CIJ basses.

Neil Peart backing Geddy Lee on tour.

 

[Duder]

Fender mustang bass. We needs it. My...precious!

 

[ubernator]

Fender mustang bass. We needs it. My...precious!

There is a new one coming out. Different pickups though, and MIM I think. That would fall under my CIJ fender category. Lots of folks got let down by that, many fine instruments came out of fujigen

 

[A. D. Fairhurst]

Here's my (seriously feckin' long) list:

Basses:
Black-neck Pickup Gibson EB-0/2/3

Silver-pickup Gibson Thunderbird (with the covers)

Black-pickup Gibson G3

Fat-style Gibson Ripper

Gibson RD Artist

Fender Plus Series (better known as the Boner Basses)

Rickenbacker 4005


Amps:
Marshall JMP Super Bass (although preferably with more wattage, the reason why the old one didn't find much appeal with bassists)

Marshall Bass Cabs

Ampeg Non-pro amp series (the SVT-II, III and 400T. Just about anyone here will tell you that they're better than the pro versions)

Hiwatt 200/400 (well, they aren't discontinued, but they aren't in regular production...and I want one...)

Rickenbacker amps (my mate wants one and I figure they're pretty nice)

Mesa/Boogie D-180

Mesa/Boogie Bass 400

Fender Bassman (the original style heads. Preferably with more wattage)

 

[crlujan]

The Ampeg Rocket series. B100-r and the like.
Fender P Bass Jr.
A legit Hammond Organ.
Fender Rhodes electric piano.
Analog tape machines.

 

[spade2you]

Steinberger Trans Trems for guitar and bass.
Peavey Cirrus
Peavey Millennium

 

[Pyrat]

A PRODUCTION(ie, non-Custom Shop) SCPB. GIVE US THE ORIGINAL!!! Fat neck and warts~

 

[btmpancake]

THE PEAVEY T-4O, 1978-1980. JUST LIKE THE ORIGINAL TO SPECS.

 

[ahc]

Fender Roscoe Beck bass

 

[A. D. Fairhurst]

And I'd like to add another couple of things to my pile:

Basses:
Fender J Bass Special (a-la Duff McKagan)
Fender Stack Knob J Bass
Ampeg AEB-1
Epiphone Rivoli

Amps:
Ampeg SVT-IIP Preamp
Ampeg SVT-300 Power Amp
Eden World Tour 800

 

[joebar]

Gibson midtown

 

[ofajen]

Gibson Ripper; a true re-creation of the original, not the Epiphone or Gibson remakes.

Analog tape machines, though here I'd want a remake of the last generation Stephens machines with modern parts and software for servo control of the tape drive. Also, modern versions of his electronics modules.

Otto

 

[Afc70]

Peavey B-quad, (especially the 5 string version)

 

[Bassquest]

Sunn, cool name and logo. Who owns the name now?

 

[Spent]

Tacoma. The Thunderchief is a great acoustic bass. Took me years to find one. Luckily I found a new one at a small music store and got it for a great price since it was discontinued. Fender bought the company, moved it for Washington to Connecticut and killed it.

 

[sing-modulator]

Rickenbacker 5 string
Rickenbacker fl
Rickenbacker hollow-body bass

 

[Owen Bacon]

guild jetstar
acoustic 360? (I think they did a reissue on this a while ago but im not sure)
Edit: Also, those old fender ashbory basses, those were great.

 

[napbass_]

the original hofner 500/1

 

[Versatek6]

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