Post Pics of your "Unique" Bass - Page 16

mongo2 · #**301** 06-29-2011, 05:57 PM

My Krappy:

johnk_10 · #**302** 06-29-2011, 06:10 PM

Rick Brienzo · #**303** 06-29-2011, 06:18 PM

The Trashblaster.

jimmyjames · #**304** 06-29-2011, 06:24 PM

Ovation PF-22

only 22 made, own the only red one

cusar5 · #**305** 06-29-2011, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick Brienzo

The Trashblaster.

Any chance we could get a clip of the Trashblaster? That thing is rad.

My SX Jazz 5er is pretty unique now. The only remaining original parts are the body, neck and knobs. My luthier friend took off the horrible fake "vintage" finish on the neck, shaved it down a bit and gave it a nice thin satin finish. I also got him to put in Hipshot tuners, a Schaller bridge and a Kent Armstrong humbucker wired with a series/parallel switch. He also hand made the pickguard and redid all the wiring with good quality pots.

The rear Jazz pickup is only there because the empty cavity would be ugly. It's not wired to anything

fenderphil · #**306** 06-29-2011, 07:57 PM

my modified 2005 Sunset Orange Am Jazz. I had a Warwick bridge installed.

This pic has white pup covers over Marcus Miller jazz bass pickups and '62 style controls.

Currently the bass a 2008 AM maple pbass neck, passive MEC pickups with 500k pots and is tuned CGCF. it really cuts through. Growly Warwick tones with traditional styling. I'm loving my frankenbeast.

fuesioterrapoit · #**307** 01-04-2013, 04:12 PM

The top one is very unique as it is designed and builde by myself (well design would be different today, but it's now almost 20 years old...):

Well, started its live as a fretless 5 string. Is now 6 string and will soon recieve a revamp o the pickups and ramp and maybe electronics...let's see.

And, as all my basses are some how modded, actually all are "unique". The 6 string P-Bass has recieved larger pickup holes on this Wed. Electronics to be done, pictures to follow:

Blazer · #**308** 01-04-2013, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by jimmyjames

Ovation PF-22

only 22 made, own the only red one

That's a cool bass, how does it sound?

Looking at it, I'd guess it has a massive low end to it, perfect for reggae and Dub.

Munjibunga · #**309** 01-04-2013, 04:42 PM

This one is slightly unique. I believe it to be the only LeCompte VB5 with a birdseye top.

Blazer · #**310** 01-04-2013, 04:45 PM

Munjibunga, forgive me for asking but how do you strap it on?

Cool bass though, I wonder what Paul McCartney would say if he'd see that.

**superdick2112** · #**311** 01-04-2013, 04:50 PM

My circa 1995 NEO RockBass, custom-built by Pennsylvania luthier Rich Roland.
It features a hollow translucent acrylic body internally illuminated with real neon, a composite neck running through the body, rosewood fret board, Gotoh hardware and active EMG pickups. The eyes on the two fish are glass eyes used in fish taxidermy.
It is very light weight, has great sustain and can sound warm & thumpy or very modern, depending on string type & playing style.
I usually play it unlit for a song or two, & then light the neon up.
It throws off some serious light, and is a guaranteed jaw-dropper & conversation starter.

MoonDoggy · #**312** 01-04-2013, 05:07 PM

^ LIKE!

Sundogue · #**313** 01-04-2013, 05:51 PM

I think my new bass qualifies as unique...

converted my old Yamaha BB415 into a 6 string and then made a new body for it from a 150+ year old piece of Douglas Fir and then painted a subtle tru-flame on it. Angled the pups, reversed the P-Bass pup, painted the pup covers and bridge plate.

Feels, plays and sounds like a sweet dream.

Blazer · #**314** 01-04-2013, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by superdick2112

My circa 1995 NEO RockBass, custom-built by Pennsylvania luthier Rich Roland.
It features a hollow translucent acrylic body internally illuminated with real neon, a composite neck running through the body, rosewood fret board, Gotoh hardware and active EMG pickups. The eyes on the two fish are glass eyes used in fish taxidermy.
It is very light weight, has great sustain and can sound warm & thumpy or very modern, depending on string type & playing style.
I usually play it unlit for a song or two, & then light the neon up.
It throws off some serious light, and is a guaranteed jaw-dropper & conversation starter.

Hey man, you wouldn't believe it but...

And that one also lights up.

I came across it while looking at a thread about crazy custom basses.
Crazy And Wacky Basses

**superdick2112** · #**315** 01-04-2013, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Blazer

Hey man, you wouldn't believe it but...

And that one also lights up.

I came across it while looking at a thread about crazy custom basses.
Crazy And Wacky Basses

Very cool.
The airbrushed colored-in option didn't become available until about 2 years after I ordered mine, and uses white neon for backlighting.
When I ordered mine, you could opt for any two colors of neon for the two fish, & I figured the green/blue combination worked well for the aquatic theme.
Other than mine & the one you posted, the only other I've ever seen was another non-airbrushed version, and the neon colors were purple & yellow.
They are pretty rare - I believe only about 18 - 20 were ever produced.

**sgiacomo** · #**316** 01-04-2013, 06:38 PM

My uncle found this at an estate auction a couple of years ago, bought it from him. It is a 1967 Kent model 822. January 2009 Bass Player featured this in Retro Rama Funky Foreign basses and I have a copy of the magazine (Chris Squire on the cover). Mine still has the bridge cover unlike the one in the magazine. It's a cool hollow body short scale bass, in good shape despite finish checking, plays like a dream. I don't play it much - too many other basses get in the way...

tabdog · #**317** 01-04-2013, 06:40 PM

Hand made. Builders first build. The
second and last bass he built is a DB
bass,

Tabdog

**sgiacomo** · #**318** 01-04-2013, 06:40 PM

Here's the article. Not as unique as some but I haven't seen too many of them.

**sgiacomo** · #**319** 01-04-2013, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by tabdog

Hand made. Builders first build. The
second and last bass he built is a DB
bass,
Tabdog

Cool!

Munjibunga · #**320** 01-04-2013, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Blazer

Munjibunga, forgive me for asking but how do you strap it on?

Cool bass though, I wonder what Paul McCartney would say if he'd see that.

Any which way but loose! Naw, naw, naw ... it has Dunlop recessed strap lock recepticles at the normal places. I use a wide, suede-backed strap to eliminate neck dive.

Well, if Paul was looking for anything like his Höfner, he might not like the LeCompte. It has a monster modern sound, but you can dial in some pretty nice vintage tones on the front pickup set passive in single coil mode. It's hugely versatile with Aguilar OBP-3 preamp and Nordstrand dual-coil pickups. It sounds like a big bass - reminiscent of my Foderas. Fun to play, too.