Just wondering

[jifty]

Why was the manufactoring of the Sabre Bass stoped?

 

[Aussie Mark]

Sales were not huge. I suspect the Sabre was before it's time. A "reissue" would sell very well in my opinion. I've been on the lookout for a goodun for some time.

 

[midopa]

Have you looked at this beaut. on eBay?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4713&item=3728779448&rd=1

It was on eBay a short time ago, but apparantly the buyer is selling it now.

Go for it! So when the RI Sabres and Sabre SUB's come out, you can scoff and say, "Check out my ORIGINAL Sabre, yo."

 

[jifty]

Yeah i went through E-bay, saw this one, and really wanted to try it out.. god bless transparent PG's
A reissue will indeed be great, but it won't be as atractive as it would have been if it were the only MM with the dual humbecker option (now with the big bad Bongo in the market)

 

[dlloyd]

Sales were not huge. I suspect the Sabre was before it's time. A "reissue" would sell very well in my opinion. I've been on the lookout for a goodun for some time.

I dunno.

While I'd love one for the extra pickup, the Sabre always struck me as the Stingray's ugly sister. I'd rather it had the Stingray's pickguard and control plate.

 

[skabassist13]

personally i think if they wanted to a dual humbucker version of the ray they should just stick the neck bucker in the pickgaurd between the neck and the bridge bucker. i think that would look sweet. my two cents.

 

[bovinehost]

the Stingray's ugly sister

Definitely how I saw them, too. I like them a little better now, but not by much.

 

[dlloyd]

Definitely how I saw them, too. I like them a little better now, but not by much.

And the Bongo is the Stingray's tarty teenage daughter