Double Bass Ever seen one of these?

[chuck1073]

This thing is too cool....

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Rickenb...ryZ16222QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Didn't even know these existed. Kind of like the "frying pan" guitars they started with.

The discrip says it weighs about 40 pounds!

Guess a strap is out of the question.

 

[Bassist-Bob]

That is one weird bass i tell you!

 

[SAlcott]

I had only seen catalog repros up til now. The bass originally came with an amp to which it was attached via the endpin. Pretty cool, and amazingly ahead of its time designwise.

 

[chuck1073]

That's what I thought when I saw the posting. It's so similar to the EUBs that we consider so "cutting edge" these days.

Guess they were just alittle too far ahead of their time to really catch on with that one. Bet the "Dad" mentioned in the items discrip was a pretty forward thinking fellow though.

 

[davpal]

I wonder what kind of pickup it has because it looks like it has 2 gut strings?

 

[SAlcott]

The early EUBs and PBasses as well, had gut strings with wire winding over the pickup area to work with the magnetic pickups. The Ampeg Baby Basses had a different system.

 

[war_n_peace]

The early EUBs and PBasses as well, had gut strings with wire winding over the pickup area to work with the magnetic pickups.

Do you know if anyone makes Gut Strings with Wire Winding
Currently?

I would very much like to get a set for my EUB and my
Pbass.