USA Jackson basses

[jacksonaxes]

Does Jackson even make a neck through bass anymore?

[rjohnstone]

CS only last time I checked.

[amimbari]

last Production NT bass I know of for the "masses" created in huge numbers was the 3B's.

My 94 TBX is NT, and Jap made, but they didn't make 10,000 of them....

[mattmarathon]

some new production neck thrus would be awesome (USA Production or Japan is cool with me).

What is the general want in y'alls opinion? Traditional shapes (Concert bass or C20 style etc) or Contemporary (Pointy Vs Warriors Kellys etc)

and pointy 4 or 5 in line or gumby/ amoeba style headstock???

just curious!

Matt

[amimbari]

Contemporary (Pointy Vs Warriors Kellys etc)

and pointy 4 or 5 in line or gumby/ amoeba style headstock???

just curious!

Matt

I never knew some people considered wild shapes contemporary

and a gumby compared to a pointy?? --- not on your life !!!!



nope, nada, never will happen.

I was always looking to see if Jackson would make these for the masses:

but instead I took the alternative and bought my 100.00 COPY:



remember selling to the masses equals "cheap"..anyone who has 2000-5000 would have a custom made anyway. ( at least I would )...lol

[mattmarathon]

by "the masses" I meant consumers who would actually purchase instruments in the price point. Obviously there is an under 200 under 500 under 1000 and 1000+ market.

[amimbari]

your right, and if FenderCorp thought 399.95 would bring in some cash for a new cheap Jackson line, I would prefer anything that did NOT look like everything else. RR bass would be a huge seller at 500 bucks even though that body has been worn out for 20 years because everyone on the planet knows the name like GibsonCorp is doing with the Striker Bass and a couple others that bear the Kramer name.

oh, and a lefty option of course

too many other companies cheap or $$$ that look like a p-bass --

[jcburn]

I would love to see some 5 stringers with 19mm spacing and maybe a comwback of the Futura in a 4 and 5 string model.
ALL with pointy headstock.

[amimbari]

christ, I would take any comeback of any model at this point considering all they offer now is 2 stupid basses the ever-so-unpopular and overpriced JCambell and CBettie basses.

maybe bring back the JX,JZB,JPB,AntiGravs...

[KramerBassFan]

Maybe bring back more basses in general.. and less of the gumby heads!!

[amimbari]

anything at this point of only 2 basses would be an improvement, even ONE 5 stringer that looked like the old Concert would make me happy ( in lefty of course )

[jcburn]

Does anyone think it's worth getting some consensus on this board and maybe creating a partition to send to the powers that be at Jackson/Fender?

[wilkinsi]

I wish Jackson would do a production line of Warrior Bass's. Apart from obvious copies, I've only seen 2 legit ones, both Custom Shop (both right-handed too). The first was trans-black, the last one at the Namm show (Winter 2010?) in black, with reversed headstock.

[amimbari]

how many names would it take?, out of those names how many would disagree on what new style?, out of those people who disagree how many of them want a p/j bass compared to a p/hb-p/mm..etc..

a lot of questions on the manufacturer's head..

how many total units of each style will be made, and at what cost point to let buyers buy them so they actually sell?

and finally, how many people would like a model, and PRE-pay for it? I don't know of anybody who's ready to toss off 600.00 for a production bass and wait 3 months for the run to complete and then get shipped to a dealer where you could pick it up.
a 3,000 bass and a 6 month wait is fine because your getting what you want, but production?

[wilkinsi]

I don't have $3k right now. I need 4-6 months to save up that much coin.

[RacerX]

,AntiGravs...

Bwahahaha

How many sold?

So, don't hold your breath!

[amimbari]

all I wanna know is here is:

Where the fuck did all the supercool 1989-90 SuperDinky NT basses go?
Those and the Soloist/NT, Futura5's, and the CSB Ibanez looking heads and the 6 string Salute go?

they HAD TO have made more than 10 of each of those goddamit ---

screw anything new, there has to be enough 80's and 90's gear out there to keep even the next generation of younger players happy.

[jcburn]

all I wanna know is here is:

Where the fuck did all the supercool 1989-90 SuperDinky NT basses go?
Those and the Soloist/NT, Futura5's, and the CSB Ibanez looking heads and the 6 string Salute go?

they HAD TO have made more than 10 of each of those goddamit ---

screw anything new, there has to be enough 80's and 90's gear out there to keep even the next generation of younger players happy.

Hey man - I am hearing you. I would really love to have a few more bass options from Jackson. A standard 5 string with 19mm spacing and maybe some form of EMG pickups. I think the best shape would be either 80's style Concert or Futura (love the Futura shape) and definitely pointy headstock.

By the way love your stuff on youtube. You have an unusual playing style but it definitely works for you!

[amimbari]

jcburn, at gigs I bring my leftys, but for youtube vids everything gets played

and ya, let Jackson make 2 basses, no big deal to me when there are tens of thousands of different old basses out there. They never made anything in lefty beyond the 2b's anyway that I ever saw, so to have a run of under 600.00 units made they would all be righty probably.

[pro-fusion]

I was told by someone "in the know" that Jackson finds it more difficult to make a budget neckthru bass of decent quality (w/o expensive stuff like laminated necks, etc.). I don't agree with that assessment, but there you go.

J/C basses were never big sellers, and I suspect FMIC isn't willing to put in a lot of effort on them. The old Charvel 3B and Jackson Futura were great values, and I'd love to see them return in some form. But look at the resale values. 3B's regularly fail to reach $300 on eBay, while the guitar-equivalent Model 6 regularly doubles that. The Futura is even crazier. A lacewood bass with ebony board that goes for $400 on eBay???