Osiris Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 How about a readily available short scale Precision, Jazz or P/J with traditional-ish body shape? I know there have been a few different models over the years like the Fender modern player short scale, and that Polish company that begins with M (that I can't spell or even pronounce) make some but they're very thin on the ground. There's very little choice in the £1000~ish short scale category other than a couple of variations of the Mustang so I think if someone was to fill that gap with a regular production traditional styled model they would sell loads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianrendall Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 (edited) Roger must have his reasons, but I’m quite surprised that Sadowsky don’t do 6 string basses, not even as a full-on custom build. I’m not interested in a sixer but I’m sure they’d sell pretty well. A new Trace Elliot class D of at least 500w with a valve pre. Bass cabs that are 8/4 ohm switchable. All active basses legally obliged to have easy access battery compartments a la Stingray. Edited July 11, 2019 by ianrendall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 On a similar vein - perhaps it's anachronistic, but a 5-string Limelight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share Posted July 11, 2019 I’ve just though of another one - considering how fantastic the epiphone vintage pro thunderbird has turned out, a reissue of their own 60s rivoli bass is probably long overdue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 18 hours ago, Osiris said: How about a readily available short scale Precision, Jazz or P/J with traditional-ish body shape? I know there have been a few different models over the years like the Fender modern player short scale, and that Polish company that begins with M (that I can't spell or even pronounce) make some but they're very thin on the ground. There's very little choice in the £1000~ish short scale category other than a couple of variations of the Mustang so I think if someone was to fill that gap with a regular production traditional styled model they would sell loads. The Jaguar SS comes close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiris Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 57 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: The Jaguar SS comes close. I do keep looking at those especially now it looks like they're remaking the silver version which looks great, IMO, it makes a change from the endless procession of dreary turdburst finishes . Trouble is I'm a fat, bald middle aged man so I think it's look utterly ridiculous on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 19 hours ago, ianrendall said: Bass cabs that are 8/4 ohm switchable. Why is this important? To be able to play 1 - 2 dB louder, maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 On 10/07/2019 at 13:44, LeftyJ said: It is a long scale, and that's exactly how it was intended! It didn't sell (only around 200), and the remaining unused bodies in the factory were remodelled into a small batch of Fender Swinger guitars in 1969: One of those as a bass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 39 minutes ago, itu said: Why is this important? To be able to play 1 - 2 dB louder, maybe? So you can leave one cab at home for smaller gigs, and still be able to use the amplifier's full capacity, I recon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Osiris said: I do keep looking at those especially now it looks like they're remaking the silver version which looks great, IMO, it makes a change from the endless procession of dreary turdburst finishes . Trouble is I'm a fat, bald middle aged man so I think it's look utterly ridiculous on me. Nah, I'm 6'2" but it's still bigger than a guitar. Does Leslie West worry about looking silly playing a little six-string? - Possibly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Muzz said: On 10/07/2019 at 13:44, LeftyJ said: One of those as a bass... Not far off in 187, see below... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Every time fender come out with a new range or a reissue of a 1992 reissue of a 1982 reissue of a 1974 reissue of a 1968 reissue of a 1954 reissue of a P bass, you hear 'why doesn't fender come up with anything original'. The answer is this thread. "What is the one thing you would really like in a bass" - 'oh I will have a P bass in a slightly different colour please' And its probably right, that is the only thing that would sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 On 11/07/2019 at 15:49, ianrendall said: Bass cabs that are 8/4 ohm switchable. That's easy, just have two 8 ohm speakers in a cab wired in parallel and a switch which takes one of them out of circuit. Utterly pointless, but there you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 9 hours ago, Woodinblack said: Every time fender come out with a new range or a reissue of a 1992 reissue of a 1982 reissue of a 1974 reissue of a 1968 reissue of a 1954 reissue of a P bass, you hear 'why doesn't fender come up with anything original'. The answer is this thread. "What is the one thing you would really like in a bass" - 'oh I will have a P bass in a slightly different colour please' And its probably right, that is the only thing that would sell. But it also has to be a Fender, it can't be any of the thousands of clone makers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianrendall Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 11 minutes ago, tauzero said: That's easy, just have two 8 ohm speakers in a cab wired in parallel and a switch which takes one of them out of circuit. Utterly pointless, but there you are. Coat got. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 And another thing that might or might not sell... A MIDI pedalboard using a similar sort of lever key as the Roland PK5 but with the chord-programming capability of the McMillen 12-Step. Should weigh 2-4 kg. And something that I wish hadn't disappeared - Johnny Shedfreak's effects pedal mounting brackets: The Pedal-Links ones are rubbish - plastic so they won't bend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 A proper steinbeger, just as they used to be made👍 Other than that, more short scales 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 On 08/07/2019 at 22:13, GuyR said: A Fender jazz bass, with offset body and narrow nut, but in the style of, and with the same appointments as, a 51 style first generation precision bass - tele style headstock, one piece maple neck, Bakelite parts, slab body and blonde finish. Not sure how popular it would be, but I guarantee they would sell at least 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleOhStephan Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 (edited) 21 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: That's a bit spooky you found that actually... 😂 Edited July 13, 2019 by DoubleOhStephan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyR Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 1 hour ago, AndyTravis said: that has quite a distinctive look. An email to Bravewood beckons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 14 minutes ago, GuyR said: that has quite a distinctive look. An email to Bravewood beckons. Think RS Guitarworks run it as a regular model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 On 11/07/2019 at 15:54, jrixn1 said: On a similar vein - perhaps it's anachronistic, but a 5-string Limelight. Or a 5 string Bravewood. That will never happen. How do i know? I have asked 3 times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 How about a 600watt 4 Ohm 2x10 cab that weighs 5lbs. That'll do me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 A fender jazz master bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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