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Industry stats show guitar sales in the US boomed during COVID but crashed in the UK. They've recovered slightly but not enough to arrest the general downward slide of sales. Some are suggesting it's the lack of interest from Gen Z. Some are saying it's the sheer mass of used instruments that are available...but at what price point? I'm aware of a lot of hoarding going on...Status...Wal...limited editions of other brands as well and some brands have cashed in on that notion of exclusivity. So I'm curious to know how well those brands who pushed up their prices significantly a couple of years ago are doing these days (Ernie Ball and Warwick...looking at you). Over the last 5-7 years lump sum pension payouts have almost certainly helped to drive hoarding but the cost of living crisis has now soaked up a lot of that liquidity.

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Chris built them to emulate a Smith bass bit I found the response very uneven.

I owned too, sold it, dont miss it. I found it a bit brittle. I think the neck was too stiff.

I can tell you what we are seeing behind the scenes but I suggest it might be in your interests to do that offline.

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Historically we've said no because of the problems associated with establishing authenticity and the amount of workload involved in policing.

Someone else we all know shares your taste...no logo though. I wonder if that was intentional? I follow Martyn on FB because I own a trio of MSG guitars which he designed for Yamaha. He keeps talking about the latest build being his last but never seems to quite walk away. 😁 Fabulous looking guitars though.

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No, completely original. It was common for them to grab a body finished in a standard colour off the assembly line and just blow the custom colour directly on top. The metallic colours were two layers. The first was either silver (or gold for red colours) with a candy tint over the top.

LPB over fiesta red - which usually fades to salmon pink

He told me he bought it in Manny's in 1959 and didn't understand all the armchair experts who didnt believe him. I asked him what he thought about the idea that it was pre production and he was doubtful. It didnt seem to be a complicated issue for him, he just bought it and played it.

They don't really sound like Wals too me. Too bright.

I got to hang out with him at a Richard Durrant gig in 2006 after hardly anyone showed up. In the intermission, I introduced myself and gushed a bit about the impact that Sky had on me as a pre-teen - before I had even developed an interest in playing a musical instrument (actually Tristan Fry inspired me to take up drums before I moved onto bass 2 years later). Bless him, Herbie looked a bit embarrassed about Sky and then he offered to buy me a pint. Afterwards he then offered to let me try out his Jazz bass. It was super light, almost like a toy and the nylon flats were like anchor cables. The controls were fragile too but it sounded just like it did on the records. Such a great memory. And let's not forget the huge amount of charity work he did, including music therapy. He was one of the good ones. RIP Herbie

You know an arpeggiator doesn't work like that. Alexander, Cooper, Hologram and others (Linn) use pitch shifting and delay for the timing. I'm getting a sense of Deja Vu. But that means getting into MIDI which is a world of faff, especially since there are currently divided loyalties between 5 pin and USB sockets and extra expense in trying to bridge the gap between manufacturers preferences. I also suggest an effects section in the Future Impact is a little redundant given how many users will already have their own preferences for effects anyway. I suggest the primary value of the Future Impact is as a generator of synthy waveformed notes either single notes or arpeggiated. That output can then be tweaked via external effects (either in a loop or in series). Adjustments can be made using knobs without the need to get on a laptop and access various menus and sub menus. Trying to cover all bases (aha) in one pedal is perhaps self defeating when more convenient options for specific functions within the FI are already on the market. I feel the pedal should play to its strengths not offer features that customers already have.

Can they do an arpeggiator with a clear attack and release for each step? I remember asking for this last time and the V3 didn't have enough room for the extra code.

Just make some 5 string pickups in EMG/Bart format and tap into a new market. Ideally 16-17mm string spacing.

He reminds me of someone: I also think he's decided get a cheap publicist, throw himself out there as a brand identity by generating a media profile and stay in people's faces long enough to see what happens. It reminds me of the same approach taken by Mononeon...remember him? There are probably others too. There was some guy over here called Biscuit who was trying to be famous for being famous. His playing is alright but I don't think it justifies the hype because I've seen gigging ' meat and potatoes' players in the UK who are better. But maybe I'm getting a bit cynical in my old age.

I'm not sure if he is, he made the Hitmaker ten years ago. He does really good work.

Generally we would discourage naming and shaming unless there is irrefutable evidence...which means the necessary legal standards of acceptability. FWIW in the case of Mick Mason, he's shamelessly promoted himself and there are multiple 'witnesses' all supporting the same conclusion. Other cases may be less clear.

This is why we have Bassbashes...:) Depending on where you live, it might be worth asking anyone attending to bring their 5er jazz bass for you to have a go on. The market is saturated with choice - in addition to Sadowsky and Lakland there is Sire, Goodfellow, FGN, Moon, Markbass, Blade, Spector (super fat necks though) amongst many many others. Sire has been somewhat of a game changer in recent years and are fairly accessible so would probably be first of my list to try. Followed by some of the japanese brands such as Blade, FGN and Moon.