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Originally Posted by Fernando Vergara
I understand now why but i hear people all over saying'' if Ken would make the BT's like he did back in the late 80's i would order one in a heart beat.Scores of my friends also tell me the same thing.
I think you should really consider making a Limited Edition run of the late 80's BT's,, I guarrantee that your sales would go OVER THE ROOF!!
Thanks,,
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It is not the 'old' style construction they are hearing or feeling. It is the OLD Aged Bass after being played. Trust me, if it would be better to build them that way, we would. I have a 1985 bass here. From 1979-1985 we made them the same just about as we do now. From 1986-1996, we tried it another way but went back.
If both styles are the same age, you would like either one depending on the bass in hand. I can control the neck strength better the way we make them now like we did in the beginning 'before' the stripes went all the way thru in the back. Only after those basses hit 18-20 years old did they start asking about them. It is the playing age that mellowed those basses, not the neck style. Find one of the 20th anniversary basses made in 1998 or the first few BT models in 1996-1997 after we just started making the new/old style again and compare it to a bass a few years older at most. Then come talk to me BUT, it must be a similar age within 3 years at most, the same BT model and the same exact wood combination.
For the circuit, just leave the Mid flat. The Bass and Treble is set the same. Just a slightly different circuit layout to fit the 4/5 knob circuit.
The funny think is back in the early 1990s people were telling me that the BT was old already and we needed a new model. The complained the head was too big, ugly looking, the body not sexy and the bass neck heavy. So, I made the BMT, sexy body, smaller head, 3 band eq and a better strap balance. Now 15 years or so later NOT You ALL like the BT model as it was?
Sounds crazy to me. I wish I had all the comments