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So things not looking great for PledgeMusic: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-47015855 I've not been a particular fan of this site although did participate in the Allan Holdsworth 'Tales from the Vault' project. I raise it here as it means it's another death knell for new music from established artists without a current deal with a major record company. So the financials have reversed from the 70s and you only make money from touring. That's the popular wisdom. Are we stuffed from a new music perspective?

Agree... maybe the Geddy YYZ pedal...

Yes I enjoy that too but this year they've been noticeably bass-lite with no dedicated bass presenters (Lee?). Coverage of basses on the Ibanez walk-through was token to say the least. Highlights for me were the Strandberg Boden bass although it looks expensive for its production base (see other thread on this). YYZ pedal does look good too. Some of the Ibanezs look nice - BTB anniversary for example... Although the signatures are insanely expensive. So overall a bit 'meh' I'd say...

Not sure I've seen Ibanez's new Mezzo line suggested here. Just launched at Namm… Covered on another thread.

I had not heard that? When Dweezil came on Guitar womble 18-months ago, it was still alive and well! Bit cruel to inherit different proportions of the estate and its rights.... *EDIT: just noticed the profanity change.. Guitar Womble is the podcast by Bruce Foreman, Scott Henderson and Troy McCubbin.*

It's in the wrong forum... it should be in 'Bass Guitars'.

Too my shame, I didn't realise quite how accomplished Henry Thomas is, including a stint with Allan Holdsworth, which'll mean his harmony is top-notch... see his CV here: http://www.mikecollinsmusic.com/?page_id=1060

So, I looked at the updates here. Firstly, incomplete as I suspect funded by marketing, so the whole Boden thing missed. But also how little there is for bass.... The Geddy pedal looks good as does the Ibby GW but that's a refinement on a 20-year old design. Is that all there is? Darkglass - where are you?

An aspect not addressed here is the demographic. The EBs and the Ibby Messo's are for a female audience. Remember Taylor Swift is the new guitar hero... No, really! They're not for the like of us anachronistic balding fattys….

£3k for an off-shored manufacture - ok... * walks towards door, then leaves shop..* So all the Math-proggers OCDing for the slant frets and wonky neck will sell a kidney... Bet the multi-scale Ibby's do 95% of the job at 30% of the price.. The 5% being the aesthetics...

"Percy, it's green!"... Also of note is that Sandy sold you a Sandberg. Or when Ricky sold me a Rickenbacker. I made that last sentence up. Nice little rig there... enjoy...

I only know of two famous PRS bass endorsers - Gary Grainger, who played with John Schofield and Etienne Mbappe who played with John McLaughlin. I don't see famous bassists lining-up to play them in the same way they do for the guitars... There was a time back in the naughties where everyone had one! Even my Nan and she doesn't play guitar. **Edit - I may have mis-remembered that last bit**

Right! You lot just sit around. I'll do it...

Clip please...

I'm hoping it's a pre-production model. His big semi (fnarrr) which started this thread never made it to production I don't think. Hope this one will...

Looks like he has another new bass... Guessing it's a Yamaha from the headstock... Kinda has a Ibby look about the body shape.

No one has mentioned the re-use of the 25+ year old footage of Bootsy explaining the 'One!' I think from Rockschool originally?

!? They are parallel. You mean 'separate' perhaps...

1) It wasn't about bass guitars specifically... 2) Carol Kaye did mention playing on the 'Fender bass', albeit whilst playing an Ibanez!

Lot of other manufacturers in the 'six' story though... Fender, Carl Thompson and Fodera for example... Anthony Jackson and subsequently John Patitucci were the innovators... Arguably Jack Bruce on the Fender too.

He was great! Also it was about 'Bass', not the 'Bass Guitar'! That's it didn't focus on nerdy model-specifics but covered voice, synth and D&B...

By popular music standards... covering Motown, Beatles, Disco hits is covering the bases (not basses) enjoyed by many, many millions over the last 50 years. John Myung is practically invisible on these terms - no matter how good he may be. This was all about pop music...

Good line-up... Bet we don't get Jaco

Nice concise history of the bass there with a bit of colour... I want to watch your documentary.

It's the B-Social all over again... pedal market has some moved on...