Meet Fred Flinstone

[moonshinegtrs]

I'm at my shop today and a regular (Phillip) stops by. After shooting the bull for a little while, he casually mentions that he built a bass once and he named it "Fred Flinstone" (did I mention that Phillip is a colorful character?). Naturally, I am intrigued. Phillip leaves, but returns later with "Fred". Wow!

This bass is huge, crude & sounds incedible! The 34" scale neck is maple, through the body. Fingerboard is ebony and has no radius. The body is hollow and is made mostly of mahogany (& Bondo!). The headstock came out a little thin, so Phil covered it in fiberglass (He repairs surfboards for a living...in Tennessee!). The hardware & electronics are Carvin.

Phillip is a great rockabilly upright player and one cool dude to boot. He also has an incredible sense of humor. Let's hear it for those that march to a different bassline!

 

[pjmuck]

Ha! Aptly named. I can totally see the "Bedrock" look. Very cool.

 

[JAUQO III-X]

Yes

 

[jgparm]

That is awesome. Looks like a lot of fun to play!

 

[moonshinegtrs]

That is awesome. Looks like a lot of fun to play!

It was a blast. Serious mwah factor!

Moonshine

 

[Gord_oh]

at first i thought ugly...
but realistically its probably well built.
it makes sense, bass wise, what he did and why he did it.
being so big i would guess it has a true bass sound to it.
that is kinda cool...

 

[Exploiter8]

That's a couple of very cool dudes!

X8

 

[Luke.Walton]

Wow, that is a unique yet really cool bass

 

[My name is Mudd]

How much does that thing weigh? And please tell me that the 'burst' finish is spray-bombed - it would be so, I dunno...proper if it were.

 

[yellofury]

Singlecut sexiness
hey some ppl like their basses on the big side
ya know whatimsayin?

 

[M0ses]

That is truly an epic win. I could have told you what that bass was named before you told us, because what else COULD it be named?! It looks really sweet. But it's got to weigh a ton!!! Please, tell me it's under 20 lbs.

 

[J. Crawford]

This made my day! Wayyy cool! And you can tell he truly enjoys it!

More power to him!

 

[Brad Johnson]

I'd gig it.

 

[bassteban]

When I read the title, I(much like most of us, I'd wager)heard the Jetsons' theme:

That said, very cool. BEADGC?

 

[Rosebud]

You said it J.Crawford...made my day

 

[eddievanbassman]

I like it.

 

[My name is Mudd]

Any chance he'd build another one...or two...or...?

- edit - I just noticed something - those aren't knobs, those are switches, aren't they?

 

[Buslady7803]

very freakin cool...even looks right out of the Flintstones

 

[ProfGumby]

You mean he is a Bed - rockabilly bass player, right?

 

[Brad Johnson]

... twist, twist.