99ster Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 These are 'ING EXPENSIVE - but they look fabulous... [url="http://www.henbev.com/b4gallery.html"]http://www.henbev.com/b4gallery.html[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 (edited) Yeh, just got my copy of [i]Bass Player[/i]. Bloody lovely looking bass. BUT. WTF is going on with the A-string? The D and G are nicely straight once they get past the nut, and the E is only slightly stressed, but that A just looks wrong. Edit: Just followed your link. The angle is not so obvious in the photos on their website. The photo in the magazine makes it much clearer. Edited August 12, 2008 by Happy Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 I'm sorry but i think they look bl**dy orrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDM Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 (edited) I watched the video that Ed Friedland did, sounded very impressive. I still can't get past the strange colour names. Why have Black and Grey when you can have "Thumper", "Domino" and "XXX"? Edited August 12, 2008 by thedonutman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lateralus462 Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Looks to me like a slightly funny shaped Jazz with a fugly ass headstock. Not my cup of tea at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedontcarebear Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Can't say I can see the appeal either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simwells Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Yeah to me they just look like kids toys sized up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 I quite like them, they look really modern and simple... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Not sure myself - nice idea on paper and I like something different but I think they look like, as simwells said, toys... The bridge cover reminds me of those Russian knock off basses, too. Still, 1000x more interesting than a Fender clone, so fair play I say! ped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 (edited) Looks quite slick. Usually modern-looking basses try too hard and look really contrived, but someone with a proper eye for design penned that. Nice to see something different but not ugly (I'm looking at you, Bongo) for a change. Hopefully the whole '90s obsession with campy figured woods being used to make basses look like dining tables is coming to an end. Just saw the price. Hmm. Maybe I'd rather have generic hardware on a Jazz-a-like. Edited August 12, 2008 by thisnameistaken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebeat Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Not my cup of tea...the headstock looks like a sperm I'm another one that tends not to like basses with 'exotic wood' bodies....most of them end up looking more like 'exotic bog seats'....mind you, the most bog seat looking bass must be the Musicman Bongo...bogseatastic!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 (edited) I think I was watching Ed Friedland playing one of these the other day on YouTube, but don't quote me on that one! Interesting looking basses. Aren't these the ones with the locking tuners or something like that? Edit: Here it is... Edited August 12, 2008 by OutToPlayJazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7string Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 (edited) I'm another who read about this in Bass Player (grab a subscription it works out a lot cheaper than WH Smith!!). I can see what their going for, but I can't see who would buy one. The price puts it against some really tough competition. Edited August 12, 2008 by 7string Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Not my cup of tea at all. It's the polar opposite to what I look for in a bass. I'd sooner have a bongo. They need a better web site. Who uses table layout these days? and a big picture of text on each page instead of actual body text? I hope their basses are better made. The Google spider probably takes one look at the site and says - "nothing to see here, move along" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 [quote name='7string' post='261277' date='Aug 12 2008, 11:49 PM']I'm another who read about this in Bass Player (grab a subscription it works out a lot cheaper than WH Smith!!). I can see what their going for, but I can't see who would buy one. The price puts it against some really tough competition.[/quote]It sounded unremarkable and the finish, for £3500 is an insult. Sperzals on a bass, total waste of time, EMG HZ's, good pups but no eq, box section in the neck, could be a great idea. I bet it plays nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Yes, the price tag is pretty ludicrous. Good job I don't really like them! Liked the sound with everything full on, though. I was a little mystified as to how the other channel on the Genz Benz was "warmer." Sounded like he was playing in a goldfish bowl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderthumbs Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Not my cup of Earl Grey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 I don't like the look of them at all! 99ster sent me the link.....eugh! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Thought this was a tennis match from the thead title.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2x18 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 [quote name='Shaggy' post='261356' date='Aug 13 2008, 08:05 AM']Thought this was a tennis match from the thead title.............. [/quote] Well they do make a RACKET! Sorry i'll borrow a coat from MB1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 To paraphrase a bit from that YouTube clip... 'The jack is side-mounted which gives it a very clean profile, however this might present a problem if you use right-angled jacks.' Having spent 3000 quid on a bass, I suspect the buyer could also stretch to a new lead, don't you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 From an aesthetic point of view, I'd prefer a MM Bongo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Ick. Nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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