Why is this bass calling my name??

[neilb]

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[LeftyJ]

Looks cool! I love the idea of sticking a maple Jazz neck to a dreadnought body too, though I feel the blocks and bindings are a little posh for an acoustic.

[EssentialTension]

It does look cool.

[beerdragon]

It screams neck dive, but i'm probably wrong. can't make my mind up about that one.

[thisnameistaken]

[quote name='beerdragon' post='614159' date='Oct 1 2009, 07:43 PM']It screams neck dive, but i'm probably wrong.[/quote]

Nah you're spot on, you'd spend all your time propping the neck up with your left hand.

[waynepunkdude]

Is it haunted?

[Dr.Dave]

Strange how different we all are. I love the idea of acoustic bass , I love block marked jazz necks , but that is the single most horrendous looking instument I have ever , ever seen.

[Cat Burrito]

It looks great and I was admiring it myself. However I don't think Fender is exactly the leader when it comes to acoustic instruments. I've owned a Fender mandolin which was ok until I started playing other similar priced mandolins. Equally I've tried their acoustics and banjos - similar story. I love Fender basses, I love teles, I love Fender tube amps, I am a fan of strats but I do have my doubts on their acoustic range. Perhaps I've not yet played a good one?

[Bassassin]

I think it looks incongruous - I think they'd have made it far more interesting (and appealing) by styling it along the lines of the Stratacoustic:



As it is it looks like a Photoshop experiment.

Jon.

[chris_b]

Now, to me, that looks like a C&W guitar with a bass neck added on. I think the Tacoma Thunderchief is a much better acoustic bass guitar. It's been designed to be a bass and uses bass friendly woods, and they are owned by Fender.

Edited October 2, 2009 by chris_b