A question about Finishes to Big Papa or anyone else that knows.

[RocketRalf]

Question: Is GC involved in the new colors coming in, or only (indirectly) in the ones going out?

 

[Big Poppa]

GC has a lot of pull...they buy more in a month than most dealers buy in ten years....

We always show them and get their opinion but we are still the boss!

 

[scottbass71]

Are there any scratch plate colours being deleted as well?

 

[b-unit]

I personally have been harassing the staff at my local Long & Mcquade to start carrying Bongos. The way I see it, they won't sell any if there are never any on the wall for prospective customers to see and try out. they seem to be agreeing with me. After I placed my order the other day for a Bongo, the salesman agreed that there should be at least a few Bongo's on the wall and stated that he was going to order at least a couple.

 

[EdFriedland]

Well, I'm sure glad I got my Olive Gold and Graphite Pearl Sterling 5s now! They are great colors... but the market has spoken! Personally... I'm just so dang gassed about a seafoam Stingray... I'm not even sorry to see all those colors go... Seafoam y'all!

 

[strummer]

Im ok but really we dont discntinue a color to punish people...

Oh really?

 

[Freddels]

Well, I'm sure glad I got my Olive Gold and Graphite Pearl Sterling 5s now! They are great colors... but the market has spoken! Personally... I'm just so dang gassed about a seafoam Stingray... I'm not even sorry to see all those colors go... Seafoam y'all!

Seafoam BIG AL!! Hmmm . . . would white pickup covers be available for the BIG AL?

 

[Basspro]

Im surprized at a few colors that are being discountinued, they may be gone forever, or make a comeback sometime down the road, but 20 years from now will be highly sought after.
I'm excited to see the new options available to us, and like Ed the Seafoam green,yummy

 

[phatduckk]

FWIW i've ordered a lot of MMs from a handful of dealers. my experience is that they usually charge about $200-$300 to place your order and collect the balance on delivery.

So if you have a couple hundred bucks there's a bunch of dealers that will be happy to take your order.... ive never had to pay in full upon ordering

 

[Subscript]

So are those colours being discontinued for all basses or just the StingRay? And it says it's effective on the 15th, so does that mean it's still possible to order one through a retailer up until that point?

 

[strummer]

So are those colours being discontinued for all basses or just the StingRay? And it says it's effective on the 15th, so does that mean it's still possible to order one through a retailer up until that point?

The colours are discontinued. Period.
I guess it means you can order them on the 14:th...

 

[DirtyHippie]

I'm glad I got mine before their colors were gone!

I would KILL for a Seafoam SR5!

 

[Big Poppa]

get your gun ready

 

[syciprider]

BP, I notice that you wake up early every work day (you are usually posting by 6 AM). But man you get up early on Saturdays too?

 

[Kirby]

get your gun ready

How cool is this!

This has me wondering what a 5 string with mutes would be like.

 

[Bass Case]

A question about finishes

I bought a True Gold Ray about six months ago and love it. I understand that it is being discontinued but hey, when their all gone than I'll have one of the few that's left out there. If I went tomorrow to buy another Ray I'm sure I would have no problem finding a color that would strike my fancy. EBMMs are all beautiful!!!

 

[nicjimbass]

get your gun ready

Oh snap.... I thought I was in trouble with the SR4's.... this is, like, Defcon 1 or something....jeez.

 

[Basspro]

As Jim Carey said: "Hold on to your lugnuts".