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Ok everyone,

NEW NEWS posted at the corporate site!

And I QUOTE...

"We will cease taking orders for the following models following the end of the NAMM 2009 tradeshow on January 18th, 2009:

325C58
4001C64
4001C64S

This change is due to the factory already working at 100% capacity, combined with a plan to offer some additional products which might be considered to overlap with these models."

Hmm, additional products????

Interesting. That 325 C '58 I sold a year ago just took on added value. My loss.

RIC News wrote:...combined with a plan to offer some additional products which might be considered to overlap with these models.

That sounds like interesting news.

I wonder if the Fish Out of Water bass that Chris Squire is now touring with is a model we can look forward to?

Same C64 style, but with the "correct" headstock?

Hmmm, interesting.

ajish4 wrote:I wonder if the Fish Out of Water bass that Chris Squire is now touring with is a model we can look forward to?

Same C64 style, but with the "correct" headstock?

Hmmm, interesting.

I doubt that given the paint job on it. But....................... V68, anyone?

jps wrote:

ajish4 wrote:I wonder if the Fish Out of Water bass that Chris Squire is now touring with is a model we can look forward to?

Same C64 style, but with the "correct" headstock?

Hmmm, interesting.

I doubt that given the paint job on it. But....................... V68, anyone?

LoL, I didn't mean the paint job! But I didn't think about the V68 option....Hmmm......

ajish4 wrote:I wonder if the Fish Out of Water bass that Chris Squire is now touring with is a model we can look forward to?

Same C64 style, but with the "correct" headstock?

Hmmm, interesting.

Funny you should mention that. This instrument, plus his original, is sitting on my office sofa as I write.

Wow. Thanks for this little teaser, John. Can you say any more?

johnhall wrote:Funny you should mention that. This instrument, plus his original, is sitting on my office sofa as I write.

The plot thickens

johnhall wrote:

ajish4 wrote:I wonder if the Fish Out of Water bass that Chris Squire is now touring with is a model we can look forward to?

Same C64 style, but with the "correct" headstock?

Hmmm, interesting.

Funny you should mention that. This instrument, plus his original, is sitting on my office sofa as I write.

I call red herring. They're probably just in for repair or something and have nothing to do with the announcement

I'm excited to hear there may be a new bass model on the way. I may have to snag one.

I agree with Ryan.
I don't think John Hall would give it up that quickly or easily.
We will guess and hope and ponder, but we're gonna have to wait, and probably quite a while.

thb_bassman wrote:We will guess and hope and ponder, but we're gonna have to wait, and probably quite a while.

Or maybe only one day. NAMM starts tomorrow.

1965 wrote:

thb_bassman wrote:We will guess and hope and ponder, but we're gonna have to wait, and probably quite a while.

Or maybe only one day. NAMM starts tomorrow.

Here's hoping you're right...but I'd be really surprised. There just wouldn't be enough suspense!