Winter NAMM 2015 Updates - Basses

[Peepaleep]

Sweetwater has the fanned fret 5'er for $999 with the HSC. Yum......

 

[basslifter]

Sweetwater has the fanned fret 5'er for $999 with the HSC. Yum......

As does MF

 

[TolerancEJ]

Heart just sank. The Adam Nitti signature is $6,999.99. To put this in perspective, a Fodera Standard Emperor 6 is $6,850.
http://www.6-string.com/ibanez-anb1...5-blue-electric-bass-guitar.html#.VMKsOWx0zKI

Maybe Ibanez will create a budget version of the AND1006 bass.

 

[PrimitiveMan]

Heart just sank. The Adam Nitti signature is $6,999.99. To put this in perspective, a Fodera Standard Emperor 6 is $6,850.
http://www.6-string.com/ibanez-anb1...5-blue-electric-bass-guitar.html#.VMKsOWx0zKI

Maybe Ibanez will create a budget version of the AND1006 bass.

I think they will, that's what they have dove with their other signature basses in the past. First they release the fancy one and a little later the economy one.

 

[TolerancEJ]

To throw salt into my wound, I found the Canadian price at $8,299.
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[IconBasser]

I hope someone drops by Jens Ritter's booth to take pics. I'll never be able to afford one, but they're still fantastic bass p@rn.

I got a decent one yesterday of (IMO) the coolest looking one there. Pretty damn neat

 

[TolerancEJ]

I got a good one yesterday of (IMO) the coolest looking one there. Pretty damn neat

A real beauty! The R8 is a sweet looking singlecut. Ritter's Jupiter is my favorite model.

 

[SteveC]

Can someone get to the Roscoe booth?

 

[Bobster]

In reference to the earlier question about string spacing on the Ibanez SRFF805, it looks like it will be 16.5 mm. The only difference in neck profle from the regular 805 is thickness at the 12th fret. The FF805 is 1.5 mm thicker. The width at last fret for both basses is 68 mm.

Here are the links

SRFF805: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
SR805: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

Bob

 

[IconBasser]

Can someone get to the Roscoe booth?

I'll try to hit that one up today after work. Roscoe, Elrick, and Ken Smith are the next ones I want to visit. I'll snap some photos for ya'.

Oh, hang on, I just read your profile saying that you've got one on order. Is it supposed to be on display?

 

[Alaotatto]

is the a G&L booth ? Im curious to see if they are going to have any new releases

 

[nutdog]

Sweetwater has the fanned fret 5'er for $999 with the HSC. Yum......

As does MF

More precisely, they have them on their websites. Looks like April before they "have" them. Look forward to seeing the actual bass

In reference to the earlier question about string spacing on the Ibanez SRFF805, it looks like it will be 16.5 mm. The only difference in neck profle from the regular 805 is thickness at the 12th fret. The FF805 is 1.5 mm thicker. The width at last fret for both basses is 68 mm.

Here are the links

SRFF805: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
SR805: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

Bob

Thanks, Bob. A bit tighter than I would like on a 5er. Maybe a BTB FF is in the future. Love the neck on the BTB.

 

[dje31]

Did anyone get by the MTD booth? I only know about the active Kingston Saratoga coming out...anything else new?

They show a Super 5 on the splash page, which I think has been a prototype for a bit now. Not sure if it's in the lineup or not.

 

[Acoustic356]

Heart just sank. The Adam Nitti signature is $6,999.99. To put this in perspective, a Fodera Standard Emperor 6 is $6,850.
http://www.6-string.com/ibanez-anb1...5-blue-electric-bass-guitar.html#.VMKsOWx0zKI

Maybe Ibanez will create a budget version of the AND1006 bass.

I was recently as an Adam Nitti clinic and got to see the prototype up close and personal. He mentioned how this bass differs from the standard model... is it enough to justify a $7,000 price tag? Heck if I know...

 

[Matthew_84]

Unfortunately no, I was not able to attend. These were posted on the respective builder's Facebook pages.

I see. Well thanks anyway Mark.

 

[capnjagg]

Love those Talmans, but I wish they offered a passive version. I know it's not a very hard mod to convert it to passive, especially since the pickups are already passive, but I'd rather just buy something closer to what I want already.

 

[Gard]

Can someone get to the Roscoe booth?

Sadly, there ain't one.

There is one at the Aguilar booth - LG Standard 5JM Ash/Trans White, Pau Ferro 'board, Aggie AG-5M + 5J-HC & OBP-3 preamp (NAMM show one-of-a-kind); and one at the Bartolini booth - Century Standard Plus 5JB-HL Flame Maple/Ash, Charcoalburst finish, Bird's Eye Maple 'board, Bart J's in the "JB" locations & NTMB-F preamp, HEADLESS neck painted black.

 

[Matthew_84]

Ibanez Fanned Fretted 5'er seems to be retailing at $1,179.99 Canadian ([Invalid or Expired Link Removed]), and the 6'er is $1,249.99 ([Invalid or Expired Link Removed]).

I must say that I'm glad I didn't go ahead and order an SR1806... I was going stir-crazy a few weeks ago, but I'm sure I would have regretted it. Not looking forward to waiting until April though.

 

[Baird6869]

Heart just sank. The Adam Nitti signature is $6,999.99. To put this in perspective, a Fodera Standard Emperor 6 is $6,850.
http://www.6-string.com/ibanez-anb1...5-blue-electric-bass-guitar.html#.VMKsOWx0zKI

Maybe Ibanez will create a budget version of the AND1006 bass.

Nice bass but really expensive for a non NA/Europe made bass IMO.

Likely super limited edition, limited run, etc., but I don't even think many new limited run GEM or Satriani would be that much. I could be wrong.

 

[MrBEAR]

Here is one of the Le Fay basses, from the PRE - NAMM video, that is sadly not available for viewing by attendees at the show.