Boogie Bodies Club

[Rafael]

Well, this may be a smaller club than even the Hamer club....

...I can't be the only player with a Boogie, am I? Show us your basses!

[Bo_H]

That's a good looking bass. Mind if I ask what the third knob is for?

[Rafael]

Originally Posted by Bo_H

That's a good looking bass. Mind if I ask what the third knob is for?

In my foolish youth I screwed another pickup onto the body near the bridge [you can make out the holes on the body pic] and drilled out the pick-guard to wire it up with a blend pot and phase switch for the second pickup....now the pot is filling a hole. I've been looking around for some nice looking plugs to cover the two extra holes.

The body is solid birdseye maple as is the neck and fretboard. On my cheapo scale she weighs in at around 10#....though at the end of the night it feels a lot heavier!

[bdgotoh]

There's one on the local craigslist: Boogie Bodies Bass They used to build them around here but I've only seen a couple in the decades I've lived here.

[Jimmy B]

i don,t have any picture but i have a mayan gold series bass and its great.one of the best bass,s i have played.i would say keep a eye out for one they seem to be pretty rare.

[Rafael]

#1 Rafael
#2 Jimmy B

[Charlzm]

Hey guys, I have an opportunity to pick up a 5 string Boogie Bodies bass. It's a split P/J pickup design with EMGs and a bolt-on neck with a deep pocket. Neck looks really wide, though.

Anybody play a 5 string and can tell me about the neck.

And more to the point... what would a fair price be?

[Rafael]

Originally Posted by Charlzm

Hey guys, I have an opportunity to pick up a 5 string Boogie Bodies bass. It's a split P/J pickup design with EMGs and a bolt-on neck with a deep pocket. Neck looks really wide, though.

Anybody play a 5 string and can tell me about the neck.

And more to the point... what would a fair price be?

I think these things are so rare as to be difficult to price. Of course MINE is PRICELESS!

[bootsox]

I used to have one, I've been kicking myself over selling it for years

[Charlzm]

Originally Posted by Rafael

I think these things are so rare as to be difficult to price. Of course MINE is PRICELESS!

Assuming the instrument is in order, does $1k sound a bit steep to you? I was thinking more like $800.
And if anybody here is dying to get this 5 string, I can put you in touch with the seller. I'm just thinking about it, but I would totally step out of the way if someone was SERIOUS.

[Charlzm]

I'm going to guess, due to the lack of response, that nobody wanted to pick this bass up. I decided against it, myself.

[20db pad]

Lee Sklar's famous Frankenstein bass with the double P setup has a Boogie Body. Not my bass of course, but I wanted to fill out the thread!

[Rafael]

This must be the most exclusive club on talkbass!