Winter NAMM 2015 Updates - Basses

[Wally Malone]

Oops! You are right. The similarity in tone fooled me. I should have looked closer. On critical examination I note the P/J does have a slightly different (somehow more aggressive) tone. I guess it's back on Fender's case about a PJ 5er.

To me the PJ4 had the best tone.

Wally

 

[mark beem]

A couple of Facebook posts..

A pair of beauties from Mike Lull.

And a pair of Ricks..

 

[mark beem]

Another pic of the Lull Tele Bass prototype.

 

[mark beem]

D'Angelico solid body bass.

 

[bassbenj]

To me the PJ4 had the best tone.

Wally

Same for me! Which why I was hoping the 5er was a PJ too. Just wishful thinking I guess!

 

[IconBasser]

And in other news, I discovered Marleaux basses today. All I can say is wooooooooow. I'm in love.

Oh, before I forget, that Ibanez fanned fret model is really on point. comfortable, pretty, and a nice tone. Relative to other Ibanez basses, which (IMO), don't always have the best volume response across the entire neck, this one was nicely consistent. You can easily go from thumpy pocket playing to high-c chord work and it will have more or less the same response. I need to stress how comfortable it was to play; it doesn't have quite as much fanning as a Dingwall, so it doesn't even have the initial minute of adjustment to that style of neck. Coupled with the standard Ibanez style neck, this bass was immediately conducive to zippy fretwork and Stanley Clarke style fusion licks. The tone itself was pretty smooth; nice and mellow, courtesy of the Bartolinis. I tried to push the tone into a more aggressive range for a bit though, and couldn't quite coax it out. Smooth and mellow seemed to be the comfort zone on this instrument. Keep in mind though I only spent about 20 minutes in the middle of the typically huge NAMM crowd, and the only amp available was a tiny combo unit that Ibanez had at their booth. All in all, this bass definitely warrants further investigation, and (especially) for the price, the features make it a hell of value. I approve

 

[Mastermold]

Anything more guys?

 

[Guinness20]

Really liked this one:

I'm in love with these basses, played one at the London bass guitar show 2014. Looks killer, dead light, really skinny body - it's fantastic! But while there's a hofner ignition violin bass (my dad's) in the house, it's difficult to justify buying one.

 

[KohanMike]

Since I'm only into sub-short scale bass, this really caught my attention. A very well known ukulele builder, Boulder Creek Guitars/RipTide Ukuleles showed a prototype acoustic/electric u-bass, 21" scale designed like a Fender Telecaster guitar. I'm really looking forward to the release in spring.

 

[Mattsochistic]

Back home so here we go!

 

[Mattsochistic]

And some more!

 

[Mattsochistic]

Proud to represent Michael Tobias Designs and Bartolini! Had a great NAMM! For more pictures or just to say hi swing by my page!

https://www.facebook.com/matthew.c.meyers

 

[ebozzz]

Thanks for the pictures Matt!

 

[bdplaid]

Yes, thanks for the pics. It was good to see some new designs at NAMM. I, for one, have grown extremely tired of the sea of Jazz basses by every manufacturer. It's even gotten hard to buy parts. Unless you have a Jazz.

 

[Paul M]

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.

Ouch! This one had me more interested than the fanned fret sixer because of its wider string spacing. I'm always looking for a lower priced backup for my Dingwall sixer. Forget it. This is priced higher than even my future dream Dingwall Z3 - 6.

 

[Klondike]

Thanks Matt for posting. Looks like you had a good time.

 

[Ken J]

Not much for fretless or short scale at this point. A few Hofners

 

[Mattsochistic]

That's just some of them! Had a great time and the weather was glorious!!

 

[Jeff Scott]

What, exactly, is the point of that TecAmp cabinet? The one with all the different size drivers.

 

[FunkyMcNasty]

What, exactly, is the point of that TecAmp cabinet? The one with all the different size drivers.

To blow pants off!