Hollowbody Bass Club (Part 3)

[JoeWPgh]

I was taken out of the HB bass club last month when someone kicked in my door and stole my '66 Starfire (BA516) along with a USACG J with Sadowsky electronics, a 66 Jazz neck on a USACG body, and a bastardized USACG T bass that I recut into something like a mini J. I would happily sacrifice one of the USACG basses if I could beat the person who ripped me off into a wheelchair with it.

[BillyB_from_LZ]

Originally Posted by JoeWPgh

I was taken out of the HB bass club last month when someone kicked in my door and stole my '66 Starfire (BA516) along with a USACG J with Sadowsky electronics, a 66 Jazz neck on a USACG body, and a bastardized USACG T bass that I recut into something like a mini J. ...

That sucks...I'm sorry it happened.

Hopefully they'll come back to you soon.

[JonKim]

My first hollow and many to come in the future!

[RandyMolson]

387 chuck norriss
388 Amo
389 Ukiah Bass
390 BillyB_from_LZ
391 nukes_da_bass
392 ih8law
393 JonKim

[RandyMolson]

Originally Posted by BrandenSteele

Does this count? It has a hollow body... just more hollow than yours.

Over here: Acoustic bass fetish club Part 2

[MAJOR METAL]

Looks like Mr. Grohl can join our club

[vegas532]

Originally Posted by MAJOR METAL

Looks like Mr. Grohl can join our club

The man has good taste in basses, I just added my second Casady in Silverburst. Where's this photo from?

[MAJOR METAL]

Originally Posted by vegas532

The man has good taste in basses, I just added my second Casady in Silverburst. Where's this photo from?

Promo pic of the Sound City documentary from the Foo Fighters FB page.

[vegas532]

I don't know what's come over me, but I'm finding my Casady basses to be the perfect instrument for EVERYTHING!!

[zradguy]

Hey all, I'm new to hollowbodies, any opinions on the tone difference between a short scale and a long scale? Why you'd go with one over another?

Also any thoughts on the new Gretsch Electromatics? TV Jones pickups, good/bad/indifferent?

Thanks in advance!

[zradguy]

Originally Posted by Chef

Arrived last week; pretty groovy bass:

Hey Chef, any opinions in short scale vs long scale design for a hollowbody? I'm looking at getting that same bass, and was curious why you'd want to go with one over the other.

Cheers!

[vegas532]

Video of Grohl with a Casady:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TkVl8scFFw

[MAJOR METAL]

The Jack Casady bass is indeed quite awesome! I have Sadowsky Blue Nickle strings on my Casady bass right now.

[vegas532]

I still blame this guy for leading me on a path to hollowbody obsession:

[dukeorock]

Originally Posted by vegas532

I still blame this guy for leading me on a path to hollowbody obsession:

Paul Barker! Great player, great guy

[vegas532]

Easily the nicest dude on the planet, even my wife ADORES him. Hell...my own family forgot about me on Xmas, but Paul didn't.

[chuck norriss]

Originally Posted by zradguy

Hey Chef, any opinions in short scale vs long scale design for a hollowbody? I'm looking at getting that same bass, and was curious why you'd want to go with one over the other.

Cheers!

Sorry to intrude. The Gretsch is an excellent bass that falls more on the classic side (vs modern). I know that Chef sold his but it's a great ebg--very acoustic in nature.
I also recommend the Reverend Dub King for a classic/modern short scale hybrid. It does both well.

[Basstovsky]

Originally Posted by vegas532

I still blame this guy for leading me on a path to hollowbody obsession:

I remember when I first saw him playing that thing and thought "wait...he plays a hollow bass?!" considering their sound it was definitely a surprise. Not the only one to lead me towards hollowbodies, but one of a few.

[gregstj114]

I'm a month late, but this was Christmas gift! Currently strung with Rotosound 66s and sounds amazing with some fuzz. I love (semi-)hollow basses!

[gregstj114]

Sorry for the copy-cat post vegas532, but I thought your post was funny and I wanted to do the same! I blame this guy for my hollow body obsession: