Matt said in January to put the B7K in the "Yes" column. Did I miss statements going back on that?
Yes, Cliff later came along and said that the B7K isn't happening. Apparently, after
that, in another forum somewhere, he said it is/might/will. It's hard to keep track of.
I'm pretty sure that it takes a while to start up new models from scratch.
Not this long. Look at how quickly new guitar amps or FX get added when confirmed that they'll get modeled. Usually within a firmware or two. Plus, back in the Quantum 4 days, Cliff wrote that we'd see new bass amps
in the next firmware. That was 3 or 4 firmware versions ago.
Maybe just more patience is needed. Perhaps Cliff has something big in store for bass and doesn't want to let the surprise out yet. It's certainly a market that could provide revenue to Fractal and with the other pro-level modelers all now courting bassists, Fractal doesn't have to take the brunt of the marketing and educating costs to warm he market up.
Sure, which is why I asked for
any kind of response. Doesn't need to be that they're doing it, or that they are doing XYZ models. Just, well, anything.
Yes, other modelers - especially the Helix, are working at this and doing a great job at it. Fractal may be the premier modeler out there, but that doesn't mean much when it's missing crucial tools for working bass players. There really wouldn't be marketing or education involved, here. Just another firmware packed full of everyday bass player tools would garner an explosion in interest. I know, I put mine in front of hundreds of bass players at my annual Bass Player Convention, and actively engage multiple internation bass player communities. It wouldn't be a hard sell if it had more of what bass players need. Currently, it is very sorely lacking, so bass players are flocking to Line6 and traditional pedal boards instead.