Weird body shapes

[soulman969]

Originally Posted by Chef

Gretsch.

To me those always looked like they either left off some of the body parts or someone removed them. Talk about a 60's era retro look.

[KingRazor]

Originally Posted by spade2you

So would I if I weren't willing to take risks and order things.

I'd be willing to do that, if I could afford it.

[Solarmist]

Originally Posted by jazzbo58

My LeCompte



Cool basses in this thread!!

Cheers,
Jim

An STSS! That's my dream bass, but $2200 + is more than I can afford.

[amimbari]

I always thought the Jackson Anti-Grav was weird.

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[roadkill2309]

Originally Posted by amimbari

I always thought the Jackson Anti-Grav was weird.

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Got kind of a kubiki thing going on, there...

[Calaverasgrande]

Magnum

[Ric5]

[Ric5]

[fjadams]

Originally Posted by Chef

Gretsch.

I always thought Gretsch copied this from the mid 60s Guild JetStar Bass. And except for the price, I'd also like to have one of these, hanging right next to one of the fore mentioned Guilds.

[MarkusBass]

[pedrodelawasp]

Originally Posted by Jared Lash

I often wonder what the response would be if no one had ever seen this body shape before and someone posted it as a custom shape here on Talkbass:



It's VERY far removed from Fender, Gibson or even Warwick/Spector shapes.

What would people think about the 4003 design if they'd never seen it before?

Obviously a large part of the appeal traditional shapes is that they are recognizable and therefore comfortable to them aesthetically. Because objectively speaking the Ric has a pretty "out there" shape.

But what do I know - here are the shapes for my two upcoming customs:

The first puts me in mind of a cross between a Peavey raptor guitar and their Zodiac bass. The second is like a Fender Roscoe Beck with a Ric influenced outline.

They both look cool, btw

[Jared Lash]

Originally Posted by pedrodelawasp

The first puts me in mind of a cross between a Peavey raptor guitar and their Zodiac bass. The second is like a Fender Roscoe Beck with a Ric influenced outline.

They both look cool, btw

Thanks. And you definitely busted me on the second bass. Both of them have Chris Stambaugh's ODB body shape. The first one has a telecaster like pickguard and control plate and the second one I was absolutely aiming for a 70's version (ash body, maple board, 70's pickup position etc) of a Roscoe Beck V.

And they are almost done:




To add another one, my ACG Skelf 6 has an unusual body shape, but it works well with the fanned frets.

[MeLikeDaLowNote]

Originally Posted by Jared Lash

Thanks. And you definitely busted me on the second bass. Both of them have Chris Stambaugh's ODB body shape. The first one has a telecaster like pickguard and control plate and the second one I was absolutely aiming for a 70's version (ash body, maple board, 70's pickup position etc) of a Roscoe Beck V.

And they are almost done:




To add another one, my ACG Skelf 6 has an unusual body shape, but it works well with the fanned frets.

The body shape in that first pic is pretty much perfect IMHO...love it!

[hover]

Originally Posted by amimbari

I always thought the Jackson Anti-Grav was weird.

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The Anti-grav is what happens when you have a lot of odd cutoffs laying around your shop from other models' production, and you glue them together.

[amimbari]

wow hover, that is an old pic...but I looked back and saw I didn't post my other weird shaped unit so here is my 1985 Takamine............

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[Liam76]

Originally Posted by Chef

Gretsch.

I love this shape!

Every time I see one, I can hear the Jetson's "car" zooming by.

[ThunderOBS]

Status Graphite Buzzard 1

[Interius]

Please allow me to introduce something... slightly patriotic.

[IronLung1986]

Originally Posted by KingRazor

I'm not intending to insult anyone's personal tastes or opinions here, but it seems to me like builders and players on TB like the look of very...odd body shapes. I mean, body shapes I never would have even imagined existing. Before I joined TB I had no idea lol.

In fact it's to the point that I very rarely see anything more "traditional" without going all the way to being a full-on Fender knock off. Don't really see very many Ibanez or Spector/Streamer body styles or such. At least in regard to custom basses. I understand for some people that's part of the point, to get something that looks unique. It just seems kind of weird to me that more people don't get custom basses that look a little less "off the wall".

Anyway, "weird" and "funky" can have positive meanings too, and people like what they like. I don't judge, I just think you're weird, lol.

***Seriously though I do NOT mean to offend ANYONE by this post. Just expressing an opinion.***

By "weird and funky" I'll bet you're referring to the boutique and custom shop stuff. I would explain this by saying that if I spent $5K - $20K on a bass I would absolutely want to put pictures of it all over the internet. When you own an instrument like that you're dropping the ball if you don't show it off. After all, TBer's are mostly gear geeks who love looking at pictures of stuff like that - I know I am! Not everyone who buys a nice spector or ibanez is going to feel compelled to go online and post pics of it, but a much higher percentage of people who buy custom stambaughs or jerzy drozds probably will. That's why you see so many wild and wacky designs on here.

[Joe 1956]

Originally Posted by BigRedX

Have mercy! What is this?