Probably, my wife already signed off on the Ultracure bass vi. As soon as I uttered Robert Smith signature model, I think she knew it was a fight she couldn’t win. Maybe someday if I look to step up from my Kiloton, that would be worthwhile. Hell, the MFD at the bridge is how the Kiloton is set up, it would just be adding the P pickup at the neck with the switches to select the pickup. The Kilo also has the series / parallel / single coil toggle.
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@howard I am NOT scrolling through this thread to see if this was mentioned yet. nice.
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dammit 
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Beauty if I say so myself lol
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That is a gorgeous bass.
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Forever indebted to you my brother.
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Oh yes, we have a long history of Mighty Power enjoying in this thread.
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When I tried to pull the trigger on that particular bass, it had been bought about a minute before.
That’s OK, though, because it ultimately ended up in Booker’s hands, and I’m totally fine with that. 
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They were showing these at NAMM.
I don’t know if they’re going to produce more or if they were just bragging.
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There’s one up on their site now, for nearly double what they used to cost.
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Yeah. I just saw that Thomann has one for $1290.
Weren’t they $700 when they first came out in 2021
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Yup.
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Sometimes I get bitten for being an early adopter, but I more often than not save money.
When the v3 Fender Rumbles were first released, I bought a 40 and a 200. Along with the 100 and 500, they became so popular so quickly that stock shortages resulted in price increases ($100 extra for the 200, for example).
When the second set of Schecter Banshees (after the awful (IMO) racing stripe finishes) were released, they quickly became hard to find. I found a Carbon Gray for $699, just before the price increased to $799…and stayed there.
I also managed to snag a Sire U5 for $499. To Sire’s credit, even though the U5 has been incredibly popular, the price has only increased about $25.
But $700 to $1290? F’ that.
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Yes. Yes, they were.
That specific bass was going to cost me right under $1K, including shipping, plus a few bucks for customs fee.
Luckily, losing that one led me directly to finding and landing my Cutlass, so all more than worked out well in the end. 
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that reverb ad i linked to is current and it’s about $1400 used
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its because they called it the mighty power 
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Absolutely.
TBH this bass is totally worth $1400, I love Fujigens. But really it is kind of a bummer they jacked the price so much.
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Part of the increase is due to a stronger yen. I went back to look at my quote for the bass @booker_t has (@MikeC Booker’s was mine to start), and the cost was 132,579JPY, which today is $854, but back in '22, it was under $700.
$1,400 is not a crazy price for the quality of the bass, it’s easily MIA Fender quality. It was way under priced in '22.
Too bad they jacked it though
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