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I think G&L got close enough

That's a bit of a stretch. Kraftwerk have been essential, but hip hop owns a lot to the Jamaican sound systems and djs (toasters, mc). Dj Kool Herc had Jamaican roots afterall

I'd hope it's easy to disconnect them, but I haven't seen one so I don't really know

I was thinking about the recycling aspect of this

https://thinkns.com/instrument/the-ns-design-radius-bass-guitar/ns-design-radius-bass-guitar-nxta/

I bet it's lost all that warmth too

NS Design using supercapacitors instead of batteries on some of their basses. They charge in few secs and last for 16h! https://thinkns.com/instrument/the-ns-design-radius-bass-guitar/ns-design-radius-bass-guitar-nxta/

Never had or tried basses that use an external PSU but, considering I always feel bad when I think how many batteries we all use for our active basses, I really like the NS Design solution for their NXTa RADIUS Bass where they use a super capacitor you can charge in few seconds and it lasts for 16h!

I would also question these examples as genuine "universal" solutions. it might work for some, but I'm quite sure not for everybody (hence why it shouldn't be a standard). A lot of people do prefer having pedals far from each other for various reasons (eg avoid stomping on 2 pedals at the same time, to control pedals with both feet, etc.). Not always easy and cheap, but there are solutions that allow to hide pedals and have a multi-pedal/router/matrix to control them all. I'm not trying to say that is neither a standard nor the perfect solution, but it's a solution.

Partially yes. As in, I genuinely don't think it could have been any better sound-wise and feel-wise. What they could have done though, they could have saved me from having to setup the bass (intonation) and from having to worry about all these little things. But, most importantly what I think is the real issue here is that 2 people buying the same bass might get a totally different instrument quality-wise. And that's concerning since it's G&L.

myself and other people on BC got ours from GuitarGuitar. mine had few minor issues (see 1st comment) but tbh it's a great bass! this not to say I'm OK with that. QC should be improved to allow instruments to be consistently good!

Welcome

I have to say, that goes beyond CS, considering one is not even "their customer"

I see, so QC there is definitely not great. Such a shame because they are really good basses. comfortable and with a massive, massive sound (way above the price point). I kept mine and am really happy with it. But I think it wouldn't have taken too much to avoid the things I listed above. Anyway, it is what it is Thanks for sharing your experience!

I wouldn't feel super comfortable with magnets only tbh. But something like a "clipping system" of any sort, that'd be great

interesting. do they have a deal with Peavey?

I think just Reverb. Curious to see if there's any more data out there though

2 months later... ta-daaaaaa

didn't know these guys at well. really interesting band

aahahah nice!

that's cheating mate! no jams allowed

Man, these guys are really good! Post-rock on steroids!

Also found this that, despite being 1 data point, suggests that Precisions are the most sold basses, followed by other basses with "thick" necks. https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2022/11/10/reverb-releases-list-of-best-selling-basses-of-2022/

I think Euro and US made have all thicker necks, apart from the Dug Wimbish signature one

@Bart Funk Bass nice comparison! I found really useful the sustain bit at the end. I took the liberty of adding an FFT next to that actually, attached below. My 2 cents, they are different sounds, both good I think. I think the stock bridge has that classic Fender bark, but the high mass bridge is overall more balanced with more low/low-mids too. That doesn't mean it's better though. In the video attached one can kind of see what I'm saying. fender_bridges_FFT.mp4