Want a fretted and also a fretless bass ?

[essexbasscat]

Ibanez 7 string !

https://youtu.be/6NjGX0c1tDs

[Roger2611]

I think I will stick to two different basses rather than the one to conquer all!

[Yank]

I saw this in a catalog. So what, it's four string fretted with E, A, D fretless? I think a double neck would be less clumsy. Seems like a novelty. Wonder how wide that neck is? Make a great boat anchor.

[PTB]

That's too much for me!

My old bass teacher had a 4 string bass where the neck was fretless after the 7th fret. Never seen another like it.

[Acebassmusic]

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My old bass teacher had a 4 string bass where the neck was fretless after the 7th fret. Never seen another like it.
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Sounds logical to me to save money on fret wire. Doesn't doctrine dictate that "thou shalt not venture above the 5th or the infidel shall feel the wrath" ? Right then....I'm off back to the "flat earth" thread......

[lowdown]

Ibanez had a similar thing going on a few years back.
Maybe the Six string didn't catch on, so they upped the game with a seven string.

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Edited March 11, 2017 by lowdown

[AndyTravis]

The white ashula pictured above was a very pretty looking bass and made some sense.

I don't get this new one at all.

[dyerseve]

Just cannot see what need there is for this bass. Surely a niche within a niche within a niche!
As said above I think a dual neck would be a less clumsy solution

[Harryburke14]

I for one quite liked the Ashula I played at the Ibanez event. very nice indeed but definitely not a "thumb around the neck" bass. Think of it as two different instruments and it really isn't difficult to play either.