A question from Talkbass. I just wanted to see what ya’ll would say.
mine would kinda look like this. By warwick. I drew this too.
mine would kinda look like this. By warwick. I drew this too.
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First up, that’s a very cool drawing and could be a unique instrument.
Still, I first thought “metal” and then “decapitated chicken”, which is very metal. I love it! 
As for me? I think I’d want to support an entry level PJ jaguar bass that balances well.
Cheers
Antonio
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Looks like an apprentice at Alembic had an accident with the saw… 
I think we should try and find basses that we like the sound, feel and looks of (among the existing models), and let more experienced players worry about signature models.
Signature models are really spec’d for ONE specific player, who know what they want and like in an instrument. Most of us are not there yet where we really understand what it is we like about existing basses and would like to combine in a (new) signature model…
(Signature models from (semi)famous bass players make sense from a marketing point of view. Heck, I own two Hadrien Feraud models, and one Gary Willis model 
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i mean to each his own. and it’s a cool drawing.
but is it spatchcocked 
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SQUIER!!!
It’s about Money not EGO! 
P/MM config.
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Yeah, mine would have to be either Yamaha or some gnarly Reverend P bass monstrosity.
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I would just change my name to Rickenbacker
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Yeah. If I had to go with a goofy super custom one-off pro-model:
Reverend P/MM Fretless.
Sparkly blue - very similar to the Blue DeTiger.
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I’m thinking something along the lines of a 34" scale active reverse P with those Reverend split rail P pickups and a tele style tone selector like on the Sentinel… In banana yellow.
Edit: and something that’s close enough to the BB body but not so close that I’d get sued.
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Now if it’s not about the money then that would be my idea of a signature model.
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My signature would be a double P short scale in an affordable line like Squier cause everyone should be able to play
Mustang body would be a possibility
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Everyone can play whatever one wants, whether mass-produced or custom, money and desire permitting,
There are lots of bass models designated as “signature.” Many are so-called strictly due to endorsement deals with large manufacturers.
Others are unique, bespoke instruments, commissioned by an artist to be created to his/her particular specs, for that artist to play. Mark King and Alembic come to mind.
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On the topic of budget and personal… Sire is supposedly going to be updating the neck pups on the Z7 to a fatter type that will be more sensitive and more balanced with the Humbucker. There are even a few photos online showing this.
I really want one of these in Fretless when they’re available…
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Something other than a P or a J, like the double reverse P, but definitely either Squier or Fender.
If I was famous, that means I’m making money, and I would want to use the name recognition and US markets to feed back into my brand.
It wouldn’t matter who the company is as long as they have the biggest maket share and are willing and able to make a quality instrument at a reasonably fair price.
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Interesting perspective. That’s one way to go.
Personally, I’d go another. 
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Yep, or any of the Yamaha artists - the signature models are all different spec.
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For a couple of reasons:
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They already produce a fair number of signature series models and are thus likely open to another, and
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I own a Schecter and I love, love, love it.
The Schecter Watermelon Dog Signature Series (WDSS) bass would feature a finish where the woodgrain of the body is visible—so no garish color schemes—a roasted maple neck, a high-mass bridge, four strings, and it would ship with flatwounds. All as nature intended.
Think of their P4 or J4 Exotic series—it would be a lot like those, as they’re awesome. However, the WDSS would be even more awesome as it would sport a P/J pickup configuration rather than the straight P or J as those models have.
Also unlike their current models, the WDSS would feature a switch to go from active to passive, and another switch, somewhat like a Fender Telecaster’s in function but not design, to toggle between pickups, so you could pre-flight your volume and tone controls then just toggle between them or run them both.
And every bass would ship with a unisex Watermelon Dog tee shirt; please specify size when ordering…
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