Are there any Chuck Orr Bass owners out there? Chuck built guitars for Prince in the 80s, and some basses too. They have a squared neck profile. I sold him hardware back then, looking at picking one up. Please post pics.
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Chuck Orr Bass Owners?
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Chuck used to do all the repairs on my basses,he was such a great guy.
he installed one of his bridges on a Japanese P bass I had, not sure it made much difference that I could tell but he removed some wood to make it work, glad it wasn't a real Fender bass. He did have a super nice fretless in the shop that I played once, not the one pictured above. I was really impressed as it was the first "custom, hand made" bass I had ever seen. I'm guessing this was sometime around 1980, give or take.
I started going to him in 82 or so.He had some pretty crazy designs in the shop(you could tell from the Prince guitars he made)He modified my Hondo P bass pretty heavily.I thought it was a hipshot bridge he put on but maybe it was one of his?sadly I sold that bass in 95 and only have one grainy pic of it.
it was some cast type base where the strings sat atop a vertical screw with a notch filed in at the top, weird and crude by todays standards. If I remember he was off a frontage road by the airport , Cedar Ave. maybe. Sold that bass and bought a late 70's stingray, Although I think I have a photo of it around here somewhere.
I was just looking at the photo above and I think that might be the same type of bridge on that one.
I was just looking at the photo above and I think that might be the same type of bridge on that one.
I think he moved over to 40th and grand later.He was only a couple blocks from our practice space.This is the only pic I have of my Hondo it sure looks like the same bridge.
Hello...I was wondering if that guy and your friend ever did a deal? I am feverishly wanting an ORR Bass (and guitar)!!)
I've counted at least 10, including my stinger style. Had the original bridge at one point but it got lost at some point. Newer runners too. I'd love to find the parts to make mine all original
Looking for advice on a Chuck Orr bass.
I will try to keep short and avoid TLRD, happy to provide more info if requested.
I have a Chuck Orr Stinger bass on lay-away that I have to either pick up in a few days or pass on. Sale would be final. It has a seized truss rod—and a bowed neck. Repair estimated around $1,400 over the phone by the local luthier recommended to me most frequently—could be more. That is more than the price of the bass.
By comparing with the few Orr bass photos I could find, the Shadow pickups appear to me to be original. The knobs do not. Also, to my ignorant eye I would guess that not all of the bridge hardware is original. Those don’t seem like big issues to me. It’s a bit scratchy when adjusting tone or volume but I presume that is normally an easy fix.
I’m in the Minneapolis area and local Chuck Orr history is appealing. My son really liked the sound of the bass, but probably that was more the amp than the guitar. He is lukewarm on it now, but I think it is cool
and maybe a collector item, but I don't play.
So the bass' final value is the big question.
If it is not being played, do you think down the road I could sell it and get my money back?
Thank you for any insight.
I will try to keep short and avoid TLRD, happy to provide more info if requested.
I have a Chuck Orr Stinger bass on lay-away that I have to either pick up in a few days or pass on. Sale would be final. It has a seized truss rod—and a bowed neck. Repair estimated around $1,400 over the phone by the local luthier recommended to me most frequently—could be more. That is more than the price of the bass.
By comparing with the few Orr bass photos I could find, the Shadow pickups appear to me to be original. The knobs do not. Also, to my ignorant eye I would guess that not all of the bridge hardware is original. Those don’t seem like big issues to me. It’s a bit scratchy when adjusting tone or volume but I presume that is normally an easy fix.
I’m in the Minneapolis area and local Chuck Orr history is appealing. My son really liked the sound of the bass, but probably that was more the amp than the guitar. He is lukewarm on it now, but I think it is cool
and maybe a collector item, but I don't play.So the bass' final value is the big question.
If it is not being played, do you think down the road I could sell it and get my money back?
Thank you for any insight.
