Here’s the exploded view of the headstock of Neal Ford and the Fanatics bass.
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Name this bass
- Thread starter Ripper75
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Those are Fender amps..................................................................do I win?
The font on that exploded-view headstock almost certainly indicates Guild.
Pickup shape and placement in relation to the f-hole and end of the fingerboard says Guild. The horn shape says Guild. Hard to tell but it looks like there might be the long lower finger rest those things had too. All that and the fact other pics clearly show him playing a Guild.....
Ok... i got this....i name that bass.... Jerome.... yes, it definitly has a Jerome-vibe over it... i'd go for Jerome.
a clue???
Guild Starfire in that picture. You can make out Guild on the headstock.
And I see somebody also beat me to the punch.
This.
Gibson did the EB-2, Guild the Starfire, Gretsch had the 54xx Electromatic series. The ES-335 shaped hollow body was the quintessential bass look and sound for the 60s mod crowd.
FWIW the Guild Starfire was easily the best sounding of the lot. At least IMO.
With flats, the Höfner Verythin still manages to sound like every other Höfner despite its appearance. (Breeding apparently runs deep in that family!
)Although rounds can definitely open things up a bit on them:
The Gretsch is yet another beast from the era.
All very cool basses.
Wow that "Hofner Verythin Bass - CT Sound Test" sounds amazing, thats totally the tone I want! so curious to play one now, I wonder if maybe Sam Ash could get one in so I could try it out... I'm on the hunt for an affordable hollowbody and its between that and the Starfire for sure. I've owned a 60s Vox Cougar, a Vox 250, and a Baldwin Burns bass, all of which were really great Italian hollowbodies. I'm a bit weary of buying something so young and made in Korea(Starfire) or China(Verythin) but I might have to try them out. I sure as hell can't afford a 60's Starfire like the one in the picture. I had a 90s Epiphone Rivoli I liked a lot and I think it was made in Korea. Pretty sure my next purchase will be a Starfire or a Verythin. Let me know if you guys prefer one over the other. I've noticed there's a DeArmond Guild Starfire too so I don't really understand the difference there, the pickups look different... I'm playing 60s psych/garage type stuff now and I think it'd really compliment the sound, not to mention they're just soooo much fun to play.
Maybe this is a dumb question but I notice there are 1 and 2 pickup versions of the Starfire and some with the 1 pickup close to bridge or neck. You guys have thoughts/preference on which one really has that true 60s hollow tone..? I'm assuming 2 pups is better since you have more tonal options.
The 2 pickup version came out in 1967, one year after the 1 pickup version.
Agreed, I'd go with the two pickups so you have options.
I play an Ampeg V4 tube amp and I'm worried about noise coming from those single coils. The 60s Vox 250 I had was super noisey with hum and such when I used it with that amp. Would the Starfire or the Verythin be better for using with that amp..? Maybe thats not so much of an issue with newer basses..? If need be I could get a solid state backup amp to use with the hollowbody.
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Apparently they make both long scale(HCT-500/8) and short scale(HCT-500/7) versions of the Verythin, very cool! I'm assuming the original was shortscale.
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Yes, the originals are short scale. I own one. That's definitely not a Verithin in the pic--they have block the fretboards.
Just a comment on the Verithin on Reverb--that is by far the cleanest, most complete example I've ever seen for sale. Can't comment on the price though.
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