NancyJohnson Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 Distinctly underwhelmed. Message ends. Quote
Woodinblack Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 I don't know, I am pretty impressed with the korg minilogue. The Tech21 Fly rig looks interesting too if you like really long effects pedals! Quote
BassTractor Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 Three very interesting basses: - the Dave Smith/Tom Oberheim OB-6 bass, - the Arturia MatrixBrute bass, - the Korg Minilogue bass. Quote
skej21 Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 The highlight for me so far has been the Orange O bass. Looks really cool! Quote
TrevorR Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 What? Kylie Minogue has issued a signature bass? Presume it's a short scale! Quote
NancyJohnson Posted January 23, 2016 Author Posted January 23, 2016 [quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1453548178' post='2960410'] Are you there? [/quote] Yep. Didn't you get my message about coming with me? In reality, no, I'm sitting in my little study room at home in leafy Berkshire, catching up on NAMM via various feeds. To concur, the Tech21 stuff looks good, but then it always does. I spoke to Dug's tech and a guy from Tech21 in New York last May and saw the Dug head up close. It was a pant-wettingly beautiful thing: OK, Question time. What is this bass: That's right! It's a Fender Postmodern Journeyman Relic [i]Jazz [/i]bass. Yep, a Jazz bass. More reasons why the Fender team are probably on crack and trying to sell stuff that it isn't what it purports to be. P Quote
skej21 Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1453551156' post='2960448'] Yep. Didn't you get my message about coming with me? In reality, no, I'm sitting in my little study room at home in leafy Berkshire, catching up on NAMM via various feeds. To concur, the Tech21 stuff looks good, but then it always does. I spoke to Dug's tech and a guy from Tech21 in New York last May and saw the Dug head up close. It was a pant-wettingly beautiful thing: OK, Question time. What is this bass: That's right! It's a Fender Postmodern Journeyman Relic [i]Jazz [/i]bass. Yep, a Jazz bass. More reasons why the Fender team are probably on crack and trying to sell stuff that it isn't what it purports to be. P [/quote] In Fender's defence, they have never named or referred to this bass as a 'jazz bass'... They have fitted a 'jazz' neck (with the 'jazz' profile, nut width and decal etc) but the model is simply referred to as a 'journeyman relic'. I'm assuming they left the 'jazz' decal on the neck to make it obvious that the neck has 'jazz' bass specs and that it's not just a precision bass spec'd custom shop model in a different finish. This is the listing for it. Not a mention of it being 'a jazz bass'... http://www.wildwoodguitars.com/products/xn0753.php?CategoryID=229&n=4# Edited January 23, 2016 by skej21 Quote
Lw. Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 The relic'd ibanez's & the sklar Warwick look interesting in the pictures. Quote
sykilz Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 Love Dug Pinnick! ( and all of Kings X!) Quote
NancyJohnson Posted January 23, 2016 Author Posted January 23, 2016 [quote name='sykilz' timestamp='1453570782' post='2960690'] Love Dug Pinnick! ( and all of Kings X!) [/quote] Saw him at The Cutting Room in New York last May. Turned up mid-afternoon to pick up tickets (as we'd done them online from the UK) and they were loading in. (Corey Glover was the headliner.) Had a very long chat with dUg's tech guy and a guy from Tech21. I was expressing my love for Tech21 stuff and the dUg head came into the venue at which point I nearly jizzed. The guy from T21 was saying how expensive it was to configure heads for Europe and they just needed a minimum order before they'd even try and do it. Much as I'd love one, I believe I could probably emulate the tone for a lot less than £2,000! Shame! Quote
sykilz Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1453574931' post='2960741'] Saw him at The Cutting Room in New York last May. Turned up mid-afternoon to pick up tickets (as we'd done them online from the UK) and they were loading in. (Corey Glover was the headliner.) Had a very long chat with dUg's tech guy and a guy from Tech21. I was expressing my love for Tech21 stuff and the dUg head came into the venue at which point I nearly jizzed. The guy from T21 was saying how expensive it was to configure heads for Europe and they just needed a minimum order before they'd even try and do it. Much as I'd love one, I believe I could probably emulate the tone for a lot less than £2,000! Shame! [/quote] Cool story!!! To be honest, as much as I love Dougs tone in Kings X I'm not sure it'd work for me, it's kind of his signature and although I muck about with a bddi which gets close, I don't use that sound in a band environment. Maybe if I were still a bit younger and in my originals band I'd sneak in a bit more of that vibe!! Quote
CamdenRob Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 Is there a good overall look at the bass stuff to check out on YouTube anywhere? Quote
Marvin Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 Pedals seem to be the thing. GK has a preamp pedal out, the EBS Sheehan deluxe sig and the Tech21 Fly Rig. Google Fender Tele Offset (I can't bring myself to post a picture of it ). It perfectly sums up Fender at the moment. They really need a new senior management team. Quote
Woodinblack Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 Oh, the telemaster? I don't think it looks as bad as it should! Quote
Marvin Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1453551156' post='2960448'] OK, Question time. What is this bass: That's right! It's a Fender Postmodern Journeyman Relic [i]Jazz [/i]bass. Yep, a Jazz bass. More reasons why the Fender team are probably on crack and trying to sell stuff that it isn't what it purports to be. P [/quote] Being custom shop it'll cost a fortune for the look of a modded bass ( someone stuck a jazz neck on a p bass, wow!). They really have to sort out their product lines regards instruments. Amps don't seem too bad, but guitars and basses are a mess and they'll really suffer if something isn't done. Quote
Cato Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 Its listed on the Fender webiste at £2700.Which actually seems to be at the cheaper end of the scale for the current custom shop models. Compred to the Pino or the Dusty Hill its an absolute snip. There is an actual jazz shaped Journeyman Jazz as well. Aparently 'journeyman' refers to a light reliced finish. Quote
Woodinblack Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 I don't think there is much that fender can do really, they produce anything other than a pretty bog standard P or J in a range of colours and noone is interested. There are only so many reissues of reissues you can do. Having said that, I am still waiting for my flipflop purple / green J Bass! Quote
JamesBass Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 [quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1453634981' post='2961178'] I don't think there is much that fender can do really, they produce anything other than a pretty bog standard P or J in a range of colours and noone is interested. There are only so many reissues of reissues you can do. Having said that, I am still waiting for my flipflop purple / green J Bass! [/quote] If it ain't broke don't fix it. Quote
Woodinblack Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 [quote name='JamesBass' timestamp='1453636566' post='2961200'] If it ain't broke don't fix it. [/quote] Yeh, thats why the UK doesn't have a manufacturing industry But yes, that is why fender can't make anything interesting. Quote
Wolverinebass Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1453574931' post='2960741'] Saw him at The Cutting Room in New York last May. Turned up mid-afternoon to pick up tickets (as we'd done them online from the UK) and they were loading in. (Corey Glover was the headliner.) Had a very long chat with dUg's tech guy and a guy from Tech21. I was expressing my love for Tech21 stuff and the dUg head came into the venue at which point I nearly jizzed. The guy from T21 was saying how expensive it was to configure heads for Europe and they just needed a minimum order before they'd even try and do it. Much as I'd love one, I believe I could probably emulate the tone for a lot less than £2,000! Shame! [/quote] For that money Tech21 can shove it. The clean tone on it is ropey. Had it been a preamp with midi savable pot settings I'd be in there, but it doesn't and to me it's vastly overpriced. Quote
elephantgrey Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 Heres a video of some pedals announced at NAMM, im particularly excited for the Geiger Counter Pro. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVyLUbiZvtY Quote
Sibob Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 Really loving the relic'd Ibanez hollowbodies & SR Singlecut. The Orange O bass was the single biggest 'wtf' moment for me.....like.....really? You waited for winter NAMM to announce this thing?! Blurgh The TC Ditto X4 looks very impressive too! Si Quote
cetera Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 GK preamp pedal and Darkglass amp have both piqued my interest..... Quote
Vinny Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 [quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1453655728' post='2961463'] The Orange O bass was the single biggest 'wtf' moment for me.....like.....really? You waited for winter NAMM to announce this thing?! Blurgh Si [/quote] Not having heard of this, inquiring minds needed to know. [IMG]http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad50/vinnybassist/fry_zpsumzt8blz.jpg[/IMG] Quote
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