.strandberg* Singularity announced, full specs + $1250 price tag

[oracles]

The finish being a vinyl wrap instead of an actual swirl has killed all my interest in these.

 

[narad]

The finish being a vinyl wrap instead of an actual swirl has killed all my interest in these.

Where did you hear that?

 

[Slaeyer]

The finish being a vinyl wrap instead of an actual swirl has killed all my interest in these.

On the other hand it would justify why the solid red and the swirl have the same price. I don't know for sure, but to me it seems producing a property swirl is more complicated than a solid color...

 

[Exit Existence]

Where did you hear about the swirl being a wrap? I asked Per and he said it's a genuine swirl paint job, but I understand if he was mistaken.

 

[KIMERA666]

Will this include future 7 and 8 string MIK and MIC with tremolo?

 

[A-Branger]

Im surprised no one is talking about the new headless bass version of it shown at namm

 

[narad]

Im surprised no one is talking about the new headless bass version of it shown at namm

That's because it's not related to the singularity model ;-)

 

[A-Branger]

That's because it's not related to the singularity model ;-)

I know, but this tread became a bit of everything strandberg MIC and mIK and the new stuff from them

 

[Slaeyer]

The finish being a vinyl wrap instead of an actual swirl has killed all my interest in these.

Any news on where you got that information from?

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

Seriously, are you just gonna drive-by post without any source? Show us the receipts.

 

[oracles]

Where did you hear that?

Buddy of mine spoke to Per and Ola at NAMM about it

 

[Zinter]

If they did vinyl wraps wouldn't the swirls be uniform? Or at least not so unbalanced? Some pics are heavy on black, others red. Looks like paint. The chipped one at NAMM just had wood under and didn't seem to have any fraying of a vinyl.

 

[Slaeyer]

If they did vinyl wraps wouldn't the swirls be uniform? Or at least not so unbalanced? Some pics are heavy on black, others red. Looks like paint. The chipped one at NAMM just had wood under and didn't seem to have any fraying of a vinyl.

That's what I was thinking as well.
I've also searched for different pictures of the Singularity OS and all had a different swirl. Also wouldn't there be some kind of seam if it was just a wrap?

 

[Spectivum]

Interesting how a few minor details can make a serious instrument look like a toy

 

[marcwormjim]

Not to fuel the rumor, but I see nothing wrong with the idea of clear-coating over vinyl as a cost-cutting measure in Chinese mass-production. I'd be more concerned with orange-peel than whether what was under the poly was "properly" screwed to a stick and stirred in a barrel according to YouTube-tradition. But then again, the sales will tell us if those are the priorities of the target-consumer.

 

[Petar Bogdanov]

Maybe the swirls are printed in large sheets and cut by hand? Or maybe they changed the production method at the last minute, because they figured out how to make it cheaply after all. I wouldn't count on pre-prod information to be up to date.

 

[StevenC]

We can put an end to this.

I talked to Ola: real swirls.

 

[marcwormjim]

But is he a real Swede?

 

[narad]

Any verification that starts with "A buddy of mine spoke to" is always false. Figures.

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

But is he a real Swede?

No, he's a Norwegian, just vinyl-wrapped to appear Swedish.