What new gear should be produced?

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

What product, that doesn't currently exist, do you think a specific manufacturer should produce?

 

I have a smattering of Waza-craft pedals in my Boss pedal collection, but I don't think there has been a bass-specific waza pedal. To remedy this, I think a Bass Chorus, CEB-3w, would be a good idea. This would be like any CEB-3, but with the addition of a mini-switch to select whether it has the sound of the current CEB-3 or the earlier pink label analog version.

[Wombat]

The Boss WL-20 is an amazing wireless dongle. It’s great at open mics (or anywhere you swap instruments) as the ‘little switch’ cuts it when you pull it out so there’s no ‘pop’. No finding the tuner or other mute. Just pull it out and stick it in the next one! It’s easy to charge the two dongles together and it lasts forever. I can do a rehearsal an open mic and a gig on one charge.

But it only comes in 2.4ghz :-(. I’ve had to stop using mine live because the interference is so bad.

If there was a 5.8ghz version I’d get one straight away!

[MichaelDean]

I would like Boss to make an updated MS-3 with more loops (6?) and options for parallel paths, plus all of the GX range effects also embedded. Make it powered by an IEC cable and include a pedal power supply too. 

[BigRedX]

I just want to see a firmware update for the Helix/HX series that includes a MIDI triggered VCF and VCA with full and independent ADSR envelopes for each.

[tauzero]

Ibanez or Cort to make a neck-through headless, 34" scale, variants with 4, 5, and 6 strings, parallel frets, switchable active, HH, Ibanez SR series neck profile, fretless also available. Natural wood and solid colours.

 

Roland to open-source project LYDIA: https://articles.roland.com/introducing-project-lydia/

 

PiPedal inna box. Raspberry Pi, the guts of a decent USB audio interface, a display (possibly touch-screen), some buttons, and some knobs.

[SteveXFR]

Marshall to make an exact replica of Lemmy's Murder One and sell it for a price I can afford.

 

A portable guitar stand that doesn't fall over regularly. 

 

A budget range from Rickenbacker with the same electronics as the full price models but cheaper woods and a bolt on neck.

[asingardenof]

I don't think Fender have produced quite enough minimally different variations of the Precision and Jazz basses yet, so I think they need to get on that

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

A special edition of the JMJ Mustang bass in a custom colour nitro with the production line's 'road-worn' operation bypassed.

[Lozz196]

Elixir should start making short scale strings.

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

That reminds me, I would like a set of 40 60 70 95 Ernie Ball cobalt flats in 32" scale suitable for string-thru mustang basses to exist so I can try them on a JMJ.

[acidbass]

More white basses!

[Suburban Man]

I’m sure there’s a market for a bass ‘arpeggiator’. I just play the root note and it kindly fills in with a suitable walking pattern or fill. Not that I’m lazy or anything…

[knirirr]

1 hour ago, asingardenof said:

I don't think Fender have produced quite enough minimally different variations of the Precision and Jazz basses yet, so I think they need to get on that

 

An unlined fretless jazz, ideally with a maple board, would be nice though. 

[AinsleyWalker]

I'd really like to see a compact pedal in the same vein as the Moog Murf line which offers expression control over the 'mix', so you can add in LFO type effects via expression. Fatty from Submotion Orchestra does(or did) this with the big Moogerfooger, but something compact and available would be cool. Shame they didn't do a Minifooger Murf/LFO type pedal. I have the MF Chorus but only the rate can be controlled via expression, not the mix, otherwise I could potentially use it in a similar way. 

[AinsleyWalker]

29 minutes ago, Suburban Man said:

I’m sure there’s a market for a bass ‘arpeggiator’. I just play the root note and it kindly fills in with a suitable walking pattern or fill. Not that I’m lazy or anything…

The Eventide stuff can definitely do things like that! Also check out the Meris Hedra perhaps

[Greg Edwards69]

A Boss Katana bass practice amp. Their guitar and bass katana and waza products line up well against each other, but there's nothing smaller than the 1x10. I want something akin to the desktop class katana amps specifically designed for bass.

Edited yesterday at 15:42 by Greg Edwards69

[Greg Edwards69]

I'd also love to see Zoom revisit their old 9000 series form factor with modern processing. I loved that wedge-shaped device you could jam under an amp handle, and the compact passive remote footswitch for a tidy stage.

[SH73]

Rotosound Steve Harris signature strings that stay zingy a bit longer......

[itu]

(Boss) dist/reverb/X-over pedal for bass. 

 

Very small footprint vol/exp pedal that you can push down with your feet instead of those big rocker pedals. A spring loaded unit. 

[chris_b]

Basses weighing 1lb, made of Graphene.

[SteveXFR]

2 minutes ago, chris_b said:

Basses weighing 1lb, made of Graphene.

 

Tone graphene of course.

[binky_bass]

An animal like a dog, but worse, and to be called a cat. 

[The fasting showman]

Gallien krueger 800rb reissue but mono without the biamp feature, with speakon outputs.

[Terry M.]

EBMM producing a wider necked Stingray 5 complete with 19mm bridge string spacing.

 

Oh and theres not enough maple fretboard on natural bodied basses (black pickguard optional) to my liking.

Edited yesterday at 16:46 by Terry M.

[snorkie635]

Fender Precision Ultra V string.

 

 

 

A new run of the Roscoe Beck V (nothing changed mind).

Edited yesterday at 17:04 by snorkie635