Oh my god. It's my dream bass. You constructed my dream bass. And I never held it in my hands. I'm gonna go sit in the tub and open some veins
The first (known) victim of THE KONG in recent years.
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Has anyone here seen KONG?
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The first (known) victim of THE KONG in recent years.
Oh my god. It's my dream bass. You constructed my dream bass. And I never held it in my hands. I'm gonna go sit in the tub and open some veins
While they're open, put a ball bearing in there. You won't do it....no guts.
If that bass were say....green, neck thru, and had a charvel headstock and a hipshot xtender, then it'd be my dream bass.
You just reminded me!
Kong did have a HipShot Detuner on the E-string.
Wow - hard to believe I forgot about that.
Thanks!
~esa
I can't believe you ever sold that thing. It is so awesome that my work computer refuses to display it. The firewall cuts the images out, apparently trying to save me from seeing a bass I'd never be able to master. I had to look at it on my phone, where the smaller screen makes it relatively safer.
I'm gonna go sit in the tub and open some veins
I can't believe it, either.
Satanglo! I'm still trying to photoshop the Mothman playing that thing.
Hahaha! Let me know when it's done, I'm still laughing about that.
I wonder what would happen if Kong, the Red Ric, and Jaco's "bass of doom" all walked (or hopped? Basses don't really have means of transport, or thought, or whatever, but I guess if the cucumber from Veggie Tales can talk, walk and play a tuba, then I guess the basses can do stuff like that too.....) into the same room?
Would the pure awesomeness obliterate the Earth?
Would it make the world a peaceful Utopian society?
Would angels descend from Heaven and proclaim that God had made a divine appointment for the basses, and then take them up for the Holy Trinity to play in the ultimate praise and worship band?
Important questions!
Would the pure awesomeness obliterate the Earth?
Would it make the world a peaceful Utopian society?
Would angels descend from Heaven and proclaim that God had made a divine appointment for the basses, and then take them up for the Holy Trinity to play in the ultimate praise and worship band?
Important questions!
I've found some black-and-white pics of Kong in performance; here's one that's a bit clearer than the screen cap:
Also, it looks like the RatBones sticker had been changed at some point - from white to black-and-white (or vice versa).
THOSE ARE AWESOME PICS! Seriously if you do not have these things blown up to poster size (3' x 4' minimum) and hanging on your wall I'm gonna come over and kick you.
Cool bass and great pics.
Heavyweight or not, I'm thinking we need a Kong tribute bass. One with all of the switches that the original is missing.
There is some obscure website that blows images up and allows you to print them on like, two thousand 8.5x11 sheets of paper to make actual wallpaper murals.. I can't seem to find it right now. Anyone? This bass could seriously be 30' long if we find a big enough wall.
There is some obscure website that blows images up and allows you to print them on like, two thousand 8.5x11 sheets of paper to make actual wallpaper murals.. I can't seem to find it right now. Anyone? This bass could seriously be 30' long if we find a big enough wall.
So...you sold this monster 20 years ago, and you want to find him....
If you ever DO find KONG, I would love to see if it wasn't canabilized for parts to make 4 other basses...
If you ever DO find KONG, I would love to see if it wasn't canabilized for parts to make 4 other basses...
If someone made a kong, I would pay upwards of a grand for one. It'd have to be lighter, though...and painted.
