NancyJohnson Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 4 hours ago, Rich said: Tele headstock would look better. I agree that as it stands it looks like a recipe for massive neckdive. I saw a similar schematic earlier. A different coloured board (black) and a black headstock would definitely make it look better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussFM Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I like Fender offsets, but this one's just a step too far for me. And I have a feeling it will be priced way higher than I'd consider it at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 That screams Lace Helix bass to me Or am I missing something here? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 2 hours ago, neepheid said: That screams Lace Helix bass to me Or am I missing something here? Similar result but with more curves left in and coming from trad P shape whereas the Fender is coming from re-inverting the t'bird which came from squaring off the P and making it more pointy. P pickup for P sounds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 A swing and a miss for me. The neck and headstock are totally jarring with the body shape. The body looks a bit like an offset G&L Fallout but is nowhere near as attractive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, neepheid said: That screams Lace Helix bass to me Or am I missing something here? Main thing your missing is that the Helix is actually a really nice design... Edited February 5, 2022 by Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Lace Helix similarity aside - early Wingman guitars from Danish maker Baum also look similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 More than a hint of Alpher about it too. http://greatbritishbasslounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/01-Alpher-Mako-Elite.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 On 03/02/2022 at 13:52, jd56hawk said: They’ve missed a trick there for sure. That looks so much better 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 2 hours ago, Ricky Rioli said: Oooooooooft, though….OOOOOFFT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 11 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Oooooooooft, though….OOOOOFFT Lake Placid Blue, Andy's siren song, dragging him onto the rocks 😈 Similar thing happens with me and CAR, to see it is to want it I don't even want to play it, I just want to hang out with it and whisper it sweet nothings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Conversation with fellow basschatter @Machinesvia WhatsApp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 25 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Conversation with fellow basschatter @Machinesvia WhatsApp Cue both Trav & Machines ordering one before next week is out 😂. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 13 minutes ago, ezbass said: Cue both Trav & Machines ordering one before next week is out 😂. Nope, I’m good. there’s a blue Spector in the marketplace and I’m keeping my wallet shut - now that’s dedication 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misdee Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Kev said: Main thing your missing is that the Helix is actually a really nice design... You are very right on that Kev! I had forgotten what an elegant and classy design it was. If Fender were to put a proprietary supercharged passive pickup on that chassis,so to speak, something like a Dark Star/ Bisonic kind of thing they would have a bass that could play great, feel great and sound great, and be right in the zeitgeist of what a lot of bass players are looking for nowadays. I'd buy one! Edited February 5, 2022 by Misdee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 Looks like they've just been released....... https://www.fender.com/en-GB/electric-basses/other/player-plus-active-meteora-bass/0147393395.html Pretty much as we thought, Player Plus series, active and fairly spenny. It does look cracking in this Opal Spark though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 As previously discussed, spoiled by the headstock. I reckon the old Performer shape suits it quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 9 minutes ago, Rich said: As previously discussed, spoiled by the headstock. I reckon the old Performer shape suits it quite well. Yeah, I'm with the general consensus from the thread and reckon any other Fender headstock would probably look better on it, with the Starcaster being my favourite. Still, I don't hate the headstock they've been released with - my issue is with the price and them being active. PMT have them on their site for just under £1k (and still a 3 month wait!). If they were nearer £650-£700 and passive then I'd be finding it difficult not to buy one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd56hawk Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 11 minutes ago, Jonesy said: Yeah, I'm with the general consensus from the thread and reckon any other Fender headstock would probably look better on it, with the Starcaster being my favourite. Still, I don't hate the headstock they've been released with - my issue is with the price and them being active. PMT have them on their site for just under £1k (and still a 3 month wait!). If they were nearer £650-£700 and passive then I'd be finding it difficult not to buy one. Yes, the Starcaster headstock is clearly the best choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Cool shape and colours, for me - utterly ruined by the cheap looking pickup cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kev Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Nope, nothing about that does anything for me. The headstock is incredibly lazy and looks daft against that body. Always a bugbear of mine when you fit a bass with multiple humbuckers but offer zero coil switching options. It screams cheap, and at four figures it certainly isn't. Sounds dull and uninspiring too from the video, although oddly the black one sounds a bit more interesting when he uses that for a few seconds. But apart from that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-Belly Evans Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 On 04/02/2022 at 05:21, Downunderwonder said: A t'bird that doesn't neck dive (as much?). A hilarious Talkbass member begs to differ.....as do I 😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 24 minutes ago, P-Belly Evans said: A hilarious Talkbass member begs to differ.....as do I 😜 The manufacture of the camera that took that photo deserves some kind of technological innovation award for snapping that shot without motion blur so cleanly before the headstock buried itself into the basement milliseconds later. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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