Ansir Basses

[Kiwi]

I'm not planning on buying one but any thoughts? Snake oil? I wish he'd play the instrument.

I'm waiting for them to release fan fret models too...

[Lfalex v1.1]

Needs a "Torzal twist" neck, too!

[Vibrating G String]

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='996654' date='Oct 22 2010, 12:34 AM']Snake oil?[/quote]
Perhaps

Oh all right, totally! A silly solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

Reminds me of a Klein too.



It's all been done before.

Edited October 22, 2010 by Vibrating G String

[Kiwi]

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='996679' date='Oct 22 2010, 08:54 AM']Needs a "Torzal twist" neck, too![/quote]
Now that would be a thing...angled body, torzal twist and fan fretted with adjustable body wings like a Spalt. A thing that would look like someone had left it on a car dash in summer.

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

Not just hit by the ugly stick - the Ansir bass IS the ugly stick.

[Simmo]

I guess the whole thing about the neck being specifically customised for each player would destroy the resale value then :/

[xilddx]

What a load of absolute crap. Especially the bit about people with injuries or back strain acquiring some relief.

It's all bullshit and he's waffling, trying desperately to justify his monstrosity. That instrument is the John Merrick of the bass world, but without dear John's personality.

The fact he thinks it's a "cool look but a functional design" demonstrates he shouldn't be allowed even to design his own f***ing breakfast. It's a disgusting piece of "design" and god help his investors, if he has any.

Poor sod.

[i]Edited for needless profanity.[/i]

Edited October 22, 2010 by silddx

[Lfalex v1.1]

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='996797' date='Oct 22 2010, 10:32 AM']Now that would be a thing...angled body, torzal twist and fan fretted with adjustable body wings like a Spalt. A thing that would look like someone had left it on a car dash in summer. [/quote]
Yes! But it would have to be a Graphite neck with an Ebony or Pau Ferro fretboard. You know why

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='996842' date='Oct 22 2010, 11:07 AM']Not just hit by the ugly stick - the Ansir bass IS the ugly stick.[/quote]


[quote name='silddx' post='997420' date='Oct 22 2010, 06:49 PM']What a load of absolute crap. Especially the bit about people with injuries or back strain acquiring some relief.

It's all bullshit and he's waffling, trying desperately to justify his monstrosity. That instrument is the John Merrick of the bass world, but without dear John's personality.

The fact he thinks it's a "cool look but a functional design" demonstrates he shouldn't be allowed even to design his own f***ing breakfast. It's a disgusting piece of "design" and god help his investors, if he has any.

Poor sod.

[i]Edited for needless profanity.[/i][/quote]

Functional design= Steinberger XL2A
We then had to wait nearly 30 years for an alternative/better attempt in the form of the [b]Status Streamline[/b].
Compact, lightweight, no balance issues and full-on tone/sound/playablility. And you can get LEDs, AND use your old strap, and get colours other than black... You get the idea!

[lee4]

I didn't watch the video.Just seeing a still of it made my bowels evacuate.

[xilddx]

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='997435' date='Oct 22 2010, 07:06 PM']Functional design= Steinberger XL2A
We then had to wait nearly 30 years for an alternative/better attempt in the form of the [b]Status Streamline[/b].
Compact, lightweight, no balance issues and full-on tone/sound/playablility. And you can get LEDs, AND use your old strap, and get colours other than black... You get the idea![/quote]
Bang on. I so nearly bought a Streamline, got my Warwick Vette $$ instead.

That Klein above is utterly delicious! I WANT!! I have never seen a picture of the Klein bass before, imagine it in white! I can see another self-build coming on

[Kiwi]

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='997435' date='Oct 22 2010, 07:06 PM']Functional design= Steinberger XL2A[/quote]
Ned's suggested in one of the Steinberger World.com interviews that the L/XL bass may have been TOO small. Its definitely a minimalist design but hardly ergonomic.

I love the Klein shape as well, its beautiful. Basses are literally like hens teeth and asking prices are around $4000-6000. I could make one though, I have all the bits at home apart from the body...

[Vibrating G String]

Here's a page full of Kleins, and also a ripoff clone made by someone who's reputation is about as low as it gets. But the pictures are pretty.

[url="http://www.edroman.com/guitars/klein.htm"]http://www.edroman.com/guitars/klein.htm[/url]

[mcnach]

[quote name='silddx' post='997420' date='Oct 22 2010, 06:49 PM']What a load of absolute crap. Especially the bit about people with injuries or back strain acquiring some relief.

It's all bullshit and he's waffling, trying desperately to justify his monstrosity. That instrument is the John Merrick of the bass world, but without dear John's personality.

The fact he thinks it's a "cool look but a functional design" demonstrates he shouldn't be allowed even to design his own f***ing breakfast. It's a disgusting piece of "design" and god help his investors, if he has any.

Poor sod.

[i]Edited for needless profanity.[/i][/quote]



But did you like the bass or not???
I'm not quite clear after reading your post.

[warwickhunt]

[quote name='Vibrating G String' post='996759' date='Oct 22 2010, 10:05 AM']Perhaps

Oh all right, totally! A silly solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

Reminds me of a Klein too.



It's all been done before.[/quote]

Mick Karn used to play/have a Klein bass... just sayin'!

[GremlinAndy]

I dunno how he can claim that his necks are set at a 'perfect angle'. A string, from nut to bridge is a straight line. It is only angled by the player. What he's building there, is an odd shaped body on a regular neck. ...then photographing it at an angle other than horizontal.

I wonder what his patent is actually for. Maybe we will all have to pay royalties to hang our basses over our shoulders at any angle other than the imperfect *horizontal*?

I too would have liked to hear the bass rather than his flapping jaw ...even a little.

[The Burpster]

"measure your perfect plane angle....!"

He's not coming anywhere near my perfect plane angle with a rule - thats an environ for Mrs Burp only......



Did some one mention 'solution to a problem that doesnt exist..?' if so I'm sorry for plagerising!

[charic]

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='996797' date='Oct 22 2010, 09:32 AM']Now that would be a thing...angled body, torzal twist and fan fretted with adjustable body wings like a Spalt. A thing that would look like someone had left it on a car dash in summer. [/quote]

You forgot the roasted neck & frets that can be 'sunken' into the neck.

[Chris2112]

Quite easily the ugliest bass I've seen all day, what a load of rubbish.

[EBS_freak]

It all seems to make sense... yet seem so pointless at the same time. Umm... can't get past the looks but it may be a good instrument to be on for those mammoth practice sessions. Having said that, you really should be playing on the instrument you are used to playing...

So yeah... not for me.

[7string]

The website says

"complexly hand crafted" (yes complexly) and "Introducing our "Bolt-Thru Neck System".

Do I detect s load of waffle.....

Edited December 22, 2010 by 7string

[AsterL]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLi8pOa6zYk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLi8pOa6zYk[/url]

your "technology", made prettier.

[Fat Rich]

Everyone knows if you tilt your bass up to make it more comfortable to play it doesn't sound so good because the wood grain is no longer parallel to the ground.

This design fixes that problem and is also useful for people with one leg longer than the other.

[zigmondo]

[quote name='Fat Rich' post='1067703' date='Dec 23 2010, 12:39 PM']Everyone knows if you tilt your bass up to make it more comfortable to play it doesn't sound so good because the wood grain is no longer parallel to the ground.

This design fixes that problem and is also useful for people with one leg longer than the other.[/quote]

Nonsense Rich: ...in fact, all the good tone runs down the neck under gravity to the pickups, ergo, one sounds better.

[Truckstop]

I heard it sounds better because this way the headstock is closer to god.

Truckstop

[Bassassin]

Here are the rest of their designs - although I'm not sure that's the right word:

[url="http://www.ansirmusic.com/our-basses.html"]http://www.ansirmusic.com/our-basses.html[/url]

Although it's hard to think of a sane rationalisation for the underlying concept of these things, I find it hard to believe that it wouldn't be possible to integrate this angled-neck feature into a bass that doesn't look like a big pile of dog sick. And yet here we are.

Jon.