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[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1421918799' post='2666484'] Didn't really want to as you can see from the reaction above.... but the whole thing comes over as lacking... a sequence of meandering riffs, runs and fills. I don't see or hear any real musicality either but a decent degree of proficientcy in executing it. So, stuff like this has no real connection for me... there is nothing that grasps ..nothing that captures and nothing there at all, basically. If you took away the presentation and large scale of it..plus the fact that you know it is them, it all sounds like a poor pub prog band. If I close my eyes...or if you just played an audio, that is what I'd think. Music for me must have soul... and stuff like this just doesn't..it is all notes, and nothing else there.... IMHO, of course. Sorry for that... [/quote] I'm what could be classed as a rabid fan of many years' standing, but I can totally see where you're coming from. Fact is, they're an acquired taste. And to be honest, what you say about [i]'a sequence of meandering riffs, runs and fills'[/i] is pretty much how I feel about their current output. I still love 'em, though, which is typical of the loyalty of their fanbase.

I'm a big Berg fan, but the digital interface makes me think of those awful Ashdown abonimations. *shudder* But it's Bergantino, so even though it doesn't ring my bell one jot, I'm sure it's lovely.

Yeah - I've seen that advertised in a couple of places. A bit on the rich side, IMO...

[quote name='Bass Culture' timestamp='1421832115' post='2665388'] Ha ha! As a 50-something bass player now I feel like Rush are one of those 'rites of passage' bands that you kind of feel obliged to dip into (maybe when you're younger) before you grow out of when you perhaps develop a taste for...er...tunes. (Puts on hard hat and ducks backs behind nearest parapet.) [/quote] They used to do tunes. Just not so much these days. (Puts on hard hat and ducks backs behind nearest parapet.)

Ed's reviews are great viewing, but I take his opinion with a pinch'o'salt these days.

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1421749446' post='2664460'] I don't like the external design but the interior is amazing in places. I've had quite a few meetings there and the roof garden canteen area is particularly nice. [/quote] Jinx! No comebacks

[quote name='Mr Arkadin' timestamp='1421748319' post='2664452'] Have you seen the development behind Denmark St.? Awful orange and green towers, is that the kind of thing you want for London regardless of what you actually think of the shops there? [/quote] I'm in that building quite often, and it's fab inside. The roof garden is amazing.

I'm on a similar quest, and I [i]think[/i] I'm going to go down the Aguilar route.

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1421509717' post='2662109'] So the sandblasted blue strat in my local store spent 3 days between arrival and sale... Fender haven't got a clue! ;-) [/quote] Wow. Just goes to show...

[quote name='merello' timestamp='1421492503' post='2661871'] Lovely wee video of how he got the gig! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu_y6B06rhc [/quote] I don't really know much about him, or Bruno Mars, but what a nice bloke. Good on him.

[quote name='deaky' timestamp='1421448206' post='2661522'] It's not far off if you compare the specs. Nevermind! [/quote] Well, it looks like a Jazz, it has a J profile neck and the P pickup isn't in the right place, but apart from that it's close. That's probably Fender's logic too.

..there's a Jazz PJ with blocks, but it's not the same thing.

[quote name='deaky' timestamp='1421447866' post='2661512'] Isn't the Fender Hot Rod bass a PJ with blocks and that's a USA made model. [/quote] There's no such beast, unfortunately.

[quote name='deaky' timestamp='1421446578' post='2661488'] Wasn't the 2012 Prototype custom model a PJ with blocks - that might be up your street! True it's all a matter of taste but terms like "clueless" I just don't get!! [/quote] The 2012 was lovely. But the last couple have been pretty dreadful. The thing is, the 2012 is the kind of thing that should be in their standard line. Even Lakland have one coming out.

[quote name='deaky' timestamp='1421445953' post='2661482'] In what way do you think the Prototype series has lost direction? [/quote] If you can't see why some people think the recent prototypes are... almost comical, there's no point trying to explain it. Clearly there's a difference in tastes going on here. Y'know, that's fine.

[quote name='deaky' timestamp='1421445372' post='2661467'] Is that what the majority of people want or what you would personally like and how do you know no one will buy them? [/quote] I suppose there could be significant demand for a bass that looks like it's finished in rotting dolphin.

[quote name='deaky' timestamp='1421444155' post='2661455'] Of course. Hey it's Fender trying something a little unusual and different not normally seen on a P of J. I don't quite get this "clueless" approach tho. It seems that anything Fender try differently is pretty much ridiculed on this forum. And if they don't try anything different its seen as the same old boring stuff. I get the impression tho that if it had Sadowsky or Lull on the headstock it would be taken quite differently. I think it will be interesting to see some of these models once the NAMM show is up and running and to see what the Custom Shop is doing this year. [/quote] I'd have no problem with these if they were in addition to stuff people have been asking for for years. A better selection of colours, more PJs, P's with blocks.. But they just keep coming out with nowt-nor-summink doggerel that no-one is going to buy.

OMG they're genuinely clueless! http://www.gak.co.uk/en/fender-limited-edition-sandblasted-american-standard-precision-bass-sapphire-blue-transparent/109012

I mean... seriously, Fender? This looked dated when you did it for Victor Bailey ten years ago. Now it just looks like an anachronism. Honestly, they're losing the plot.

http://www.dawsons.co.uk/blog/fender-2015-range-rundown The pearloid guard on the Geddy is sooooo tacky, IMO.

He's dropping beats in the solo...

Well, say what you like about the unproofed copy, but they've got me drooling and I don't even like Jazzes. What fab colours and photos! Fender's marketing bods should sit up and take notice...

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1421181692' post='2658226'] I think the power output of the GK800 is about twice that of the RH750 as well [/quote] *sharp intake of breath*