Your friendly neighborhood electrician/aspiring bassist can confirm this.
Unpacking the smoke is really easy, putting it back presents a whole new set of challenges.
(Please note pub. date)
and yes, i would buy this.
“This thing is adorable. Look at it”
April fools or not, I’d buy one. Aaaaaawww! Inn’it just soooooooo cute! I would love it, and hug it, and squeeze it and call it George.
Thad said, the strings would probably have to be made of tungsten.
EDIT:
Tungsten wound strings actually exist. OMFG
“no shortage of…playability.” 
They only have the money frets, too
Saves time, avoids solos!
And now I am staring at a mail from NeuralDSP pitching their new Vox AC15-like chimey clean-tone amp sim, and wondering if it is an April Fools joke.
F
Rofl. I did trial the new Tone King Imperial MKII. That one is pretty cool if you like vintage tube like guitar sounds.
You got to love this:
Huh, today I learned I’m the ugly middle child of 2 generations. The Boolenial 
, I’m sorta fluent in two generations. A jack of both trades, but master of none. 
I’m kinda understood by my own generation but I’m barely within arms reach of the last generation. Just like a Djent “guitar” that’s in denial of being a bASS with benefits.
I can squeak the high notes of my generation just fine. But when it’s time to reach the lower notes of the previous generation, I have to expose my left thumb and lose composure then start drooling on myself like I’m stuck between two motorboats.
