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Nobby followed the TV bass !
40th anniversary LTD, that makes sense indeed.40th Anniversary bass?..we will see
I believe, they won't do the TV Bass again. But a 40th anniversary Nobby Meidel make sense.Nobby followed the TV bass !
The body is a mixture of the Streamer body (lower body) and a Corvette body (upper part with the horns). The bass looks nice in real life, both the Masterbuilt and the Teambuilt are true working horses. The prices are a bit steep imo.I never really understood what a Streamette was lol. Blasphemy, I know! Not loving the finish on this.
Hi Scott, good to see you around in this season. Thanks for sharing the story, but I have not seen many original Streamette on the market. Happy holidays to you too !Not understanding what they were thinking calling this a Streamette. Bit disappointing imo. No doubt they play great….but, where’s the missing main features of the incredible, original, masterpiece that is the Streamette:
-curved body for the BO
-hollowed out wings where f-holes would have gone
-Mirrored P pups
-Birdseye Maple would have been nice
Also, the Masterbuilt should have been the BO. Lastly, they made it way too close to a modern Corvette shape. The original Streamette body is far closer to a Thumb NT in shape, body curve and size, than a Streamer or a Vette. Might not look like it…but next to each other… it’s apparent.
@PaulS No doubt you used to know what the story of the Streamette is lol.
In a nutshell…
The story goes that Dana (Dana B Goods) and HP were walking through the warehouse near the turn of the century. Not sure why Dana was there other than being the US distributor. Old body wings that weren’t finished/used for the Infinette LTD run in ‘91, were discovered and a plan was hatched to use them for a US specific LTD…which became the Streamette.
I highly recommend you get one if you can. It’s the closest Wick you can get to an Infinette, at a fraction of the price. The body has a vintage feel and it’s a true beast to play. Love mine. And yes…the cavities in the wings are there, where the Infinette f-holes would have gone. Pretty cool.
Also, hi everyone! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Hope you’re all well
It was there, someone must have had their wrists slapped for jumping the gun.Just clicked on the link and it’s telling me it’s not available @Hardy