Which Discontinued Gear Do You Think Needs to Come Back?

[Stranger Danger]

Bingo. I'm no marketing guru, but I'd suspect that a "SadAss" bridge likely won't sell as well as the original namesake.

Kick ASS! Haha!

4 String KickAss™ Bass Bridge > Store > Hipshot Products.

 

[garp]

Kick ASS! Haha!

4 String KickAss™ Bass Bridge > Store > Hipshot Products.

There ya go. Just how far can someone go without inviting a lawsuit? (Reviews unfiled patent application for the "Exact" bass.)

 

[flam]

Most different versions of Ricks. Checkered and black binding, black hardware, white finish, fretless, and 5 string.

Amp wise I want the Mesa d180 and 400+ to come back. Also would like to see the Marshall VBA 400 in production. The Ampeg SVT 2 would be nice, as well.

Cabs: the Marshall 4x12 and 4x15 bass cabs. Maybe the Peavey 1820 would be cool to see again. I'd buy a folded horn V4B cab if it came back.

 

[maxschrek]

Hamer USA

 

[Hopkins]

Fender Super 55 Jazz bass pickups.

 

[basslicks]

Discontinued gear that needs to comeback? Can I pick an actual body part instead of something music related?

 

[physics]

In case it hasn'the already been mentioned, the Peavey VB-2 and VB-3 tube bass amps.I would especially like to see the VB-2 reissued.

 

[ubernator]

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.

I was going to put that on my list, but was too lazy to check if they were still being made. I bought one back in 01/02 before fender bought them. I restrung it with light gauge flats. I sold it around 06 to buy a 10" telescope. It was a good bass, I made some key mistakes in life in the 2005-2006 range.

 

[maxschrek]

 

[Stranger Danger]

Fender Super 55 Jazz bass pickups.

Those sounded damn good despite the goofy graphics on the covers. Not sure why they didn't put those in some production line basses.

 

[Worldeeeter]

Lemmy Kilmister.

 

[matt holt]

Fishman dual parametric DI

 

[51506662112]

This

 

[superdick2112]

Ric 4080.

Ibanez Musician - without the fancy reissue inlay.

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Hamer Quad Bass - USA handmade, with full electronics package.

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Dean ML bass - USA handmade

EDIT:

Almost forgot one of my favorites!
Steinberger XL series basses - USA handmade, composite construction w/Haz-Labs preamp & EMG active humbuckers, with & without Trans Trem bridges, in black and white versions please.

 

[meatwad]

Aphex Punch Factory in orange.

Trace Elliot pedals

Ampeg SVT-IIP

 

[shawshank72]

SWR Workingman's 8004 T.O.P.

 

[10cc]

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)

Some of these are for sale locally around me right now.
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[10cc]

BBBOD

 

[Hopkins]

Those sounded damn good despite the goofy graphics on the covers. Not sure why they didn't put those in some production line basses.

Especially when the N3s are terrible

 

[DanAdams]

Westone Thunder III bass