Anybody seen these before? (Ampeg)

[Andy_colassal]

http://cgi.ebay.ca/1967-AMPEG-DEVIL...yZ118984QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
weird...

 

[Bassenstien]

Hmmm... Strange but I like it.

 

[Bflat]

I had one for many years. I regret selling it, It played and sounded sweet!!!!

 

[Coelho]

Where is the pickup???

 

[scottbass]

I appreciate the heck out of vintage basses, but I don't collect them for obviou$$ reason$$. If I DID collect them, I would buy this bass at this price - no question! Those old scroll-head Ampegs are classic for sure. Rick Danko played one (not this particular model) when they filmed The Last Waltz.

 

[deeptoneman]

Wow I really want to play that!

 

[Kgoodrich]

looks cool

 

[coreyfyfe]

Where is the pickup???

In the body underneath the bridge. It was called the "mytery pickup". They have some info about it on this page http://xstrange.com/asb1.html

 

[Ampeg SVT]

Wow i havent seen one of those for a while
That is in great condition and a good price (currently)

 

[Ed Goode]

Those are very rare, and that one looks to be in great shape

I'd expect the final price to be considerably higher than what is bid right now ....

 

[bluesblaster]

Saw an old TV appearance by Marty Robbins and his bass player was playin one of these, it sounded suprisingly good.

 

[Jim Carr]

I saw one of these in a music store in Prairie Village, Kansas in 1965, and I have wanted one ever since!!!

I heard the fretless devil played that day, and it sounded A LOT like the P-bass '65 P-bass the same guy played just before it, but I am thinking the tone control was rolled-off all the way. Dark fretless goodness!

I wish I could afford to bid on this one, but WAIT...doesn't someone make a reissue of various fretless Ampeg scroll head basses???

 

[Chef]

There's only one guy that does a decent re-issue; nice basses, not cheap tho.
He's mentioned a few posts up.

 

[Jim Carr]

There's only one guy that does a decent re-issue; nice basses, not cheap tho.
He's mentioned a few posts up.

Oh, the same guy that did the restore?

 

[vinxbass]

I've seen the Ampec Scroll basses, but never one like that. I think it looks really cool with the thin wings.