winterfire666 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 This may be a little premature but im super excited by this. Ola strandberg posted this on fb with the phrase something is cooking #bodenbass. my main bass is a sublime xylem custom so its rare for a new bass to excite me but ill be preordering one of these asap. I treated myself to a boden os6 guitar last year and its so far ahead of the competition in terms of playabity and erganomics. The endurneck really does make such a difference, strange at first but so comfortable. There was a prototype boden bass made a few years ago (video on youtube)and i have messaged several times enquiring about possible production but always met with the answer 'not any time soon' Hopefully there wont be too long a wait. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Yes yes yes. I need this to happen, Strandbergs look so sexy I'v been tempted to buy one before, and I can't play guitar. The proto looked a bit odd, so hopefully the design has been overhauled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westenra Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Looks like they're using my favourite CAD software too - Rhino3D ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterfire666 Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 Ill be interested to see what kind of pickup configurations, electronics and finishes they go for . Heres hoping for a maple board/ black hardware option with a purple/blue burst finish and a darkglass tone capsule. Pickups wise the guitars tend to use suhr/seymour duncan/fishman/lace so i would expect to see something from one of those brands on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauld Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Found this on Twitter. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterfire666 Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 Thats the prototype from a few years back. Im not super keen on the finish options in this version, it will be interesting to see how this develops into the finished model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kev Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 1 hour ago, Pauld said: Found this on Twitter. Yeah, I can't look past that p pickup position, makes me a little sick looking at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauld Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Yes pj pickups don’t suit the body shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Body shape is lovely but everything going on on top of it is not good, so hopefully this will change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterfire666 Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 I agree it all looks a little off. Im sure its not helped by the chrome on the pickups. Fingers crossed things will be adjusted. When i got my os6 guitar i wasnt overly into the looks but i got it as a recording guitar and i love it now. If it plays as well as that and sounds great it really doesnt matter to me if the pickup config looks a little off, gotta have black hardware though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Not just visual though; given the extra scale length of the E, that split coil is insanely far up the scale, tonally doesn't make much sense to me, should be angled the other way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterfire666 Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 Yeah it would make more sense if it were reversed. I would like to see other pickup configuration as options ideally, we shall see...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauld Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Surely the p would be better angled like the j is to match the fan fret. A bit like the pickup on a Dingwall super p. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 The angle of the pic makes the pickups look off. They seem to be more of a "v" if you flip the picture. They're Lace Alumitone pickups, I've seen them on a few high end basses lately. Better output, clarity, range blah blah, the usual blurb. I don't imagine they'll be stock, more like a customer spec build. I like different looking headless basses, not too struck on that though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 My brother used to have one of the Boden guitars and quite liked it. I dare say though, I'm not desperate to see a bass version. The body shape looks great in guitar size but it wouldn't appeal to me scaled up to bass guitar proportions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterfire666 Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 Finish looks nice on this. Looking forward to seeing more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 East preamp me thinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterfire666 Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 well spotted, looks like a uni-pre 4 knob affair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterfire666 Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 More announcement details coming at namm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 They have stuck with those pickup angles?????! Really hope they allow custom config, it just looks awful and spoils what could be a stunning instrument. Still note a huge fan of the knobs either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterfire666 Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 From the news letter ' NAMM 2018 Preview - Touching Bass After 1st unveiling the prototype back at NAMM 2016, we have some good news and some bad news; the good news is that you WILL see a bass this year at NAMM, the bad news its the same Bass as before. However, the Boden bass will be touched up with a nice finish as well as upgraded electronics. We will also have some very special news to come along with this prototype... stay tuned for the announcement at NAMM!' fingers crossed other versions are in the works, given the wording it sound like a possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterfire666 Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 Nordstrands?? Maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 On 1/3/2018 at 13:20, Kev said: They have stuck with those pickup angles?????! Really hope they allow custom config, it just looks awful and spoils what could be a stunning instrument. Still note a huge fan of the knobs either. I think they have to to align with the string response at corresponding lengths over the compound scale. If they were straight, you'd risk uneven response. My guess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 1 hour ago, visog said: I think they have to to align with the string response at corresponding lengths over the compound scale. If they were straight, you'd risk uneven response. My guess? Dingwall copes well with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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