Archtop Solid Body Bass?

[Fat Freddy]

As some of you may have already ascertained I am in no way, shape or form, any kind of a luthier.......

But.....

I'm wondering if there is such a thing as an archtop solid body bass?.....

Please don't take the "archtop" too literally.....

I'm thinking of a solid body bass with all of those lovely curves that archtops tend to have....

I just can't think of anything like that off the top of my head....

 

[Matt Liebenau]

Gibson and Epiphone have or had, at least, Les Paul basses with carved tops. I had a 5 string gold top Epi. Nice bass if a bit heavy.

 

[Fat Freddy]

Gibson and Epiphone have or had, at least, Les Paul basses with carved tops. I had a 5 string gold top Epi. Nice bass if a bit heavy.

I should have thought of the Gibson/Epiphone basses.........

Surely there must be others?.....

 

[PDGood]

That's sort of the question I posed a few days ago. I'd like to build (or have someone build) a solid body version of an EB2.

 

[Beej]

@BassHappy 's early PRS has a carved top as well.

There are a few larger corporate offerings, and quite a few boutique or smaller builder examples out there...

 

[Rôckhewer]

Surely there must be others?

Surely...

My friend has this carve-top BC Rich mockingbird bass... supposedly quite rare though.

 

[RobTheRiot]

I don’t have a picture of mine on hand, but the Westbury Track IV (also the Track 2), made by the Matsomuko Factory between 79 and 81 has a carved top.

Beautiful looking and huge sounding Basses, although quite heavy.

 

[Fat Freddy]

@BassHappy 's early PRS has a carved top as well.

There are a few larger corporate offerings, and quite a few boutique or smaller builder examples out there...

So, would "Archtop solid body bass" be the correct name for this style of bass or is there another name that I could be looking for?...

 

[Matt Liebenau]

In google “archtop bass” tends to turn up hollowbodies. You could try “carved top bass.”

Apparently, G&L has a carved top L2000 and L2500 tribute but I can’t find any pictures that really show what the top looks like so it may not be what you’re after.

 

[Scoops]

Warmoth has carved top version of their dinky P

 

[T_Bone_TL]

The Fender Aerodyne might vaguely qualify? Not so much an archtop as large body radius, but definitely "not flat" in a curvy way.

 

[rudy4444]

I did this one as a semi-acoustic hollowbody, but there's absolutely no reason why it couldn't be a carved / arch top solid body:
30” Scale Compact Semi-acoustic Fretless Bass Build