Question for Mike Manring

[jayd2010]

I had seen you play once at the National Guitar Summer Workshop in Conneticuit back in 1992. You blew me away with the tripple bass playing. So, when I saw your name as I came across this awsome web, I thought you might be able to help me out.
There was this crazy bass that was made that was actually a guitar and bass put together - not a double neck. I think the maker was called Hunter. I can't seem to locate any info on this subject. It may have just been a custom job. I had seen it in an old issue of Guitar Player Magazine ( '93 or '94 ).
The question is: Have you ever heard of this type of instrument, and do you know of anyone who could make this?
Please email me alan.depalma@verizon.net, any info that you have is most appreciated thanks alot.

[Michael Manring]

I’m glad you’re enjoying Talkbass! I seem to remember an instrument like the one you’re describing, but can’t quite recall the name. Was it the “Guitar-bass”? Anyone else here know? I know several such designs have been attempted over the years, including one that had a kind of square neck with strings on two adjacent sides. You could fret one fingerboard with your thumb while simultaneously fretting the other with your fingers.

[jayd2010]

Thanks Mike for the feedback. I guess I'll keep looking. If anyone knows a good luthier that could atempt such a thing let me know.

[Dirk Diggler]

It could be a Santucci Treblebass perhaps.
4 string bass, 6 string guitar with whammy bar. All on one neck, stereo output and really used as a tapper more than anything else. I owned one for a while.
The other possibility would be a Charlie "Hunter" Novax 8 string.
I hope this helps,
Dirk

[jayd2010]

As soon as I read the name it came back to me. Thanks a lot. The Charlie Novax was the one that I have seen a long time ago. It just goes to show you that the hesitation to get the info or knowledge that you need could come back to haunt you. Thanks again.