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Suggestion On Categories

I was submitting some Basses today and was thinking we should add a couple of categories to Bass like we have on Guitar.

I was thinking about adding "Extended Range Basses" for like 5+ String Basses and "Fretless Basses" for the latter and maybe after "Electric Basses" we could add "Soildbody" and "Hollowbody" categories?

GEAR:
  • Washburn T-24 Taurus Bass
  • Gibson EB-3
  • Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro Koa - Limited Edition

I like this idea.

GEAR:
  • sE Electronics V7
  • Fender Vintage Series '57 Stratocaster
  • Blank slot

Maybe make a "Left Handed Guitars" and "Left Handed Basses" catagory too?

GEAR:
  • Washburn T-24 Taurus Bass
  • Gibson EB-3
  • Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro Koa - Limited Edition

Hmm, good thoughts. I'm looking at Sweetwater's categorization, it looks like they have:

  • 4-string Bass Guitars
  • 5-string Bass Guitars
  • 6+ string Bass Guitars
  • Fretless Bass Guitars

We could stick those under Electric Basses... but it looks like Sweetwater assumes electric by default. So the options we have are:

  1. Add those four under Electric Basses or
  2. Do away with Electric Basses, and place the above four categories directly underneath Bass Guitars.

Any preference?

GEAR:
  • Fender Telecaster Custom Electric Guitar
  • Big Ear Pedals Woodcutter
  • HeadRush FRFR Go Portable Desktop Amplifier

Why not just duplicate the guitar categories? That would be an efficient sorter. Anything with more than five strings can go in extended range.

GEAR:
  • sE Electronics V7
  • Fender Vintage Series '57 Stratocaster
  • Blank slot