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[Rexel Matador]

What on earth is going on here? Is it because David Ellefson went toxic and they're trying to shake off the association?

 

https://www.premierguitar.com/gear/reviews/jackson-x-series-concert-bass-cbxnt-dx-iv

[Doctor J]

They're owned by Fender and are adopting the Fender design philosophy from the last 20+ years, namely jumble up a load of existing parts and give it a name to pretend it's something new. That Fender are now trying to cash in on Ric aesthetics is a very interesting development. That thing is a very ugly mess, it must be said.

[Doctor J]

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Edited November 11, 2021 by Doctor J
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[NancyJohnson]

That's an absolute munter.

[thodrik]

Another bass equivalent of that time when Homer Simpson was asked to design a car.

[Rexel Matador]

4 minutes ago, thodrik said:

Another bass equivalent of that time when Homer Simpson was asked to design a car.

When I think of the effort I put into trying to come up with an aesthetically pleasing design for my builds, I find things like this rather upsetting 😂. And presumably this is someone's full-time job!

Edited November 11, 2021 by Rexel Matador

[Rexel Matador]

I genuinely think they had a truckload of Ellefson sig bodies, suddenly realised they're going to sell a hell of a lot less of them now he's no longer in Megadeth, and panicked!

[Grahambythesea]

Genuinely awful. Looks like a rummage in the parts bin. 

[Lozz196]

They’ve designed a bass for Stevie Wonder….

[Rexel Matador]

1 minute ago, Lozz196 said:

They’ve designed a bass for Stevie Wonder….

With a headstock that could take your eye out

[Machines]

@AndyTravis You want me to buy you one of these beauties ?

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

I’d take one of these over anything PCsGC has to offer any day of the week 😂

[Geek99]

That is um.. brave … I suppose 

[Cosmo Valdemar]

Heinous.

Although, to be fair to Mr Ellefson, these were already a thing before his webcam antics.

[PaulThePlug]

Should of called it REFLUX...

[Cuzzie]

It really is not that bad - I quite like it

[Guest]

13 minutes ago, Cuzzie said:

It really is not that bad - I quite like it

 

Me too. Also reading the linked review I liked that the hybrid looks are expressive of the hybrid sound of the bass.

[Cuzzie]

13 minutes ago, Ricky Rioli said:

 

Me too. Also reading the linked review I liked that the hybrid looks are expressive of the hybrid sound of the bass.

Exactamundo 

[Thunderbird]

4 hours ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

Heinous.

Although, to be fair to Mr Ellefson, these were already a thing before his webcam antics.

Come again lol

[Cliff Edge]

7 hours ago, Grahambythesea said:

Genuinely awful. Looks like a rummage in the parts bin. 

Most guitars have always been screwed together from parts pulled from bins. 
However all the parts were supposed to be on the same guitar. 

[Maude]

 

"Fender are using all the right parts, but not necessarily on the right bass." 

 

 

[Hellzero]

It's not new...

 

 

[Bridgehouse]

Mmmm. That colour is "Absynthe Frost"

 

Which certainly explains why it gave me a headache similar to that long weekend at uni I don't remember much about....

[Guest]

The review is hilarious. Bold styling??

[jd56hawk]

I tried them when they first came out.

Completely uninspiring, but I can easily imagine someone grabbing a red or green one simply because of the finish, and letting that weigh heavily in their evaluation of feel and tone.

Sorry, I think it's a $399 bass with a $699 price tag...but isn't that what it's all about?

One more thing, it doesn't look like a Ric!

 

 

Edited November 12, 2021 by jd56hawk