cdb
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BFR =
Big Freakin' Rig
new bass amp?
Big Freakin' Rig
new bass amp?
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adouglas
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Okay, sports fans, for those of you who just tuned in and jumped to the bottom of the thread, here's the score so far:
- The Bongo 6 is indeed a bass and is destined to become a regular production item. This is the first definite revelation of '07 plans by BP.
- There have been no developments on the 20th SR5 front. Analysts believe that BP is keeping this information in reserve, allowing the Knuckleheads to exhaust themselves with speculation about the '07 LE before unleashing it.
- The meaning of "BFR" remains a mystery and the Knuckleheads have come up with some promising guesses, but BP is keeping his mouth shut...no hints yet. In a possibly related story, BP has strongly suggested elsewhere that all-rosewood necks on production basses could become a reality and there have been recent sightings of previously unseen rosewood-necked basses in the hands of artists, so it's starting to look like "R" stands for Rosewood. Maybe.
- Speculation runs rampant about the '07 LE color, with dubious suggestions spewing forth like projectile puke after a frat party.
- In true Knucklehead tradition, several team members immediately started asking for things that are clearly not part of the plan.
So the score stands at BP 1, Knuckleheads 0, with several weeks of competition yet to come. Stay tuned!
- The Bongo 6 is indeed a bass and is destined to become a regular production item. This is the first definite revelation of '07 plans by BP.
- There have been no developments on the 20th SR5 front. Analysts believe that BP is keeping this information in reserve, allowing the Knuckleheads to exhaust themselves with speculation about the '07 LE before unleashing it.
- The meaning of "BFR" remains a mystery and the Knuckleheads have come up with some promising guesses, but BP is keeping his mouth shut...no hints yet. In a possibly related story, BP has strongly suggested elsewhere that all-rosewood necks on production basses could become a reality and there have been recent sightings of previously unseen rosewood-necked basses in the hands of artists, so it's starting to look like "R" stands for Rosewood. Maybe.
- Speculation runs rampant about the '07 LE color, with dubious suggestions spewing forth like projectile puke after a frat party.
- In true Knucklehead tradition, several team members immediately started asking for things that are clearly not part of the plan.
So the score stands at BP 1, Knuckleheads 0, with several weeks of competition yet to come. Stay tuned!
AnthonyD
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Yeah some of us can be happy be a content grandpa with a B string that intimdiates drummers and uppety guitards.
That super hero life takes too much energy
Doing more with less - the story of my life!
AnthonyD
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Previous post courtesy of the new "multi-quote" functionality - very cool!
58super
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bovinehost
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1. The Bongo 6 is indeed a bass and is destined to become a regular production item.
Yes! Not that I'll play a 6er. I have enough problems keeping track of five...plus, real men do play fours, as we all know. Ahem. Not that I've ever seen BP with a Silo bass, and not that I've ever counted the strings on it. Ahem.
2. There have been no developments on the 20th SR5 front.
It is my understanding that there have been many developments! But some extremely bad guesses by the Knuckleheads.
3. The meaning of "BFR" remains a mystery and the Knuckleheads have come up with some promising guesses, but BP is keeping his mouth shut...no hints yet.
I will take exception to the 'promising guesses' remark. As perceptive as many of you are about certain things, there have been absolutely no promising guesses about BFR.
4. ....there have been recent sightings of previously unseen rosewood-necked basses in the hands of artists, so it's starting to look like "R" stands for Rosewood. Maybe.
Maybe. Maybe not.
Isn't this more fun than debating the merits of a Precision versus a Jazz or string-thru body versus a toploader?
Yes! Not that I'll play a 6er. I have enough problems keeping track of five...plus, real men do play fours, as we all know. Ahem. Not that I've ever seen BP with a Silo bass, and not that I've ever counted the strings on it. Ahem.
2. There have been no developments on the 20th SR5 front.
It is my understanding that there have been many developments! But some extremely bad guesses by the Knuckleheads.
3. The meaning of "BFR" remains a mystery and the Knuckleheads have come up with some promising guesses, but BP is keeping his mouth shut...no hints yet.
I will take exception to the 'promising guesses' remark. As perceptive as many of you are about certain things, there have been absolutely no promising guesses about BFR.
4. ....there have been recent sightings of previously unseen rosewood-necked basses in the hands of artists, so it's starting to look like "R" stands for Rosewood. Maybe.
Maybe. Maybe not.
Isn't this more fun than debating the merits of a Precision versus a Jazz or string-thru body versus a toploader?
leftymike
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So will any of these be available for us lefties? I just tracked down a 2005 LE Lefty Stingray (should have it in my hands ina couple of weeks ) and was disapointed that the Anniversay SR was not available in a lefty version (But completely understand).
) and was disapointed that the Anniversay SR was not available in a lefty version (But completely understand).
muggsy
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Yes, it is. But those aren't debates, which theoretically hold the possibility of convincing the opposing side of the merits of your position. They're more like the Monty Python argument clinic sketch: "That's not an argument, it's just contradiction." "No it isn't." Fun for two or three minutes, but it gets old fast.
This thread, on the other hand, is endlessly fascinating because somebody might actually toss out an accurate guess, and the speculation is fun. 5s and 6s have too many strings for me, but the idea of a production Bongo w/rosewood neck has my full attention.
thebillion
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My guess at BFR:
BF Resin? Maybe a new non-wood/synthetic bass body material?
I've heard it mentioned in the past
BF Resin? Maybe a new non-wood/synthetic bass body material?
I've heard it mentioned in the past
Moose308
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I have always wondered why something like this hasn't been done sooner/already. Given the problems with sourcing woods, and their tempermental nature (checking, sanding, finishing), a synthetic material seems ideal for production purposes. You wouldn't need to cut/shape/sand a body if you could just pour goo in a mold. Of course, the biggest hurdle would be coming up with a synthetic material that had the same tonal properties as wood. That would be a hard nut to crack. Although, those Graphtech fellows that came up with Tusq did a pretty good job.
I seem to recall reading about guitars/basses made out of solid aluminum. That would be interesting.
bassmonkeee
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adouglas
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Looks like someone needs to read up on the History of the Bongo.
More than that. Plastics and such have been used for a long time.
Steinberger: All-composite basses, ca. 1980 or thereabouts.
Ibanez Ergodyne and various Conklin (?) basses: Luthite, which AFAIK is some sort of molded composite guk.
Dan Armstrong lucite guitars.
Ovation Adamas (?) composite acoustic guitars.
Rainsong composite acoustic guitars.
And other, lesser-known examples.
Aluminum is a lousy material for instruments, because it expands and contracts like crazy with temperature changes. I once had a Kramer Duke, which had a T-section aluminum neck and no trussrod (wood strips filled in the gaps in the T-section to make a normal neck cross-section). In the winter I'd have to wait a heck of a long time after coming in from outside for the thing to warm up enough to stay in tune.
mbgreene
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leftymike
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WillPlay4Food
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Nah, just Built For Righties.
adouglas
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Big F-ing Riddle is what it is.
phatduckk
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Unfortunately, I've been on a business trip, spreading the Good Word of Ball and haven't heard what the features are for the 20th SR5, the Sterling 5, nor the LE2007. Egads, I hate being left out of it, but hopefully I can get it out of Scotty by Monday.
I DO, however, know what BFR stands for so neener neener neener
I DO, however, know what BFR stands for so neener neener neener
