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Headless Basses

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heath_the_great

Jan 27, 2002
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#1
hey hey hey y'all,

Just curious to other good headless bass makers there are, i know kubicki (well duh) and leduc, and i seem to of heard bad things about the steinbergers (from musicyo.com) and ive found a hohner the jack 2 at my local pawn broker......

I would love a headless stingray, with kubicki bridge.....bbuuuuuttt..i just dont see that happening anytime soon :p damn my infernal dreams

Cheers heath
 
#11
I had a headless Hohner B2A with a detunable bridge. i really loved the feel of that bass. The EMG select pickups were decent but i wanted more. With some EMG DC's or something im sure it would rock, but i ended up selling it to pay for a 5 string. (sold it to a Tber)
 
#12
heath_the_great said:
Why dont warwick make headless basses anymore :crying:
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I guess they didnt sell well... And probably Hans-Peter Wilfer didnt like how they looked... Anyway, they ocassionally pop up on e-bay Germany for decent prices

heath_the_great said:
BTW: thats the mark king model :D
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Yeah, I know, I was going to mention Status if you were not faster than me...
 
#13
I have seen the "new" wood-bergers and they're not as good playing or responding as the graphite ones (I have an '83 that I use regularly!) -- the wood ones have some dead spots, just like real wooden basses, but without the graphite sustain and stay-in-tune-ability that makes the "classic" 'Bergers rock!!
 
#14
Perky said:
I have seen the "new" wood-bergers and they're not as good playing or responding as the graphite ones (I have an '83 that I use regularly!) -- the wood ones have some dead spots, just like real wooden basses, but without the graphite sustain and stay-in-tune-ability that makes the "classic" 'Bergers rock!!
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I had a real cheeseburger. It was an Xp-2 that I bought in 1986. My main noisemaker for 7 years. When I went to sell it in 1993, no-one wanted it because the neck was warped. I was especially PO'ed because part of the marketing of cheeseburgers as you will remember was that they were indestructable and did not need truss rods because the necks never warped. By '93 Gibson had bought them out and they were certainly not standing behind their product...

Even with a warped neck that thing sounded and played great, I have to say...

I also owned a fretless Hohner B2AFL. It was the most precise copy of the steinberger XL-2. I liked it better than the real deal. The electronics sounded better and were more robust, and the thing was as light as a feather with a huge sound. You can still get them, and cheap (fretted or fretless). I would strongly advocate, especially above a Cheeseberger Spirit. My $.02.
 
#16
i had a little play of the hohner down at the pawnbroker the other day (its been there for about 4 years, same as this dia viola bass) and i admit it was alright feeling, considering the only amp they had was this no-name 10w guitar amp..pmpl..it has the normal body which i like, but it would be cool just to have an XP-2.....i think it would match the kubicki, style and era...lol
 
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heath_the_great said:
i know, i love it

"Nobby Meidel. Nobby cut the wings off of an "Aria-something" and told Hans Peter that headless basses represented the future of bass playing." and i quote and agree from the warwick website

Why dont warwick make headless basses anymore :crying:
BTW: thats the mark king model :D
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In the future. May be there´s coming an LTD. Nobby ;)
www.nobby-meidel-bass.de
 

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