Many stars have mass produced their signature guitars right? One thing I don't understand about this is, why did he choose Cort to make his classic axe bass?
if you know or read about gene simmons, he is a money minded guy, thats where you see all those kiss toys and all that, its cheap because it is able to be sold, btw cort makes squier, lakland skyline, low end model of the human base, so they do make quality basses. and the nicest axe bass is made by sandberg. http://www.sandberg-guitars.de/basscat-overview/customshop/customised-basses-1