Odd Ball bass roundup

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Definitely Doing Decidedly Decent, Detachable Doubles. Dig?

The Crimson Guitars detachable twin neck guitar. Here's a Yootube video showing how easy it is to combine the separate guitar and bass sides of this unique custom guitar;

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The Sylvester Bikini is a double-neck bass and six-string that can also become two separate guitars. The body is light mahogany with optional swamp ash wings. The bass uses a bolt-on Warmoth maple/ebony neck. The bridge pickup is a Rio Grande Jazz, the neck pickup is vintage Musicmaster. The six-string has a maple/ maple neck and Sylvester Custom pickups;

The oft cited Mike Rutherford Shergold;

 

[PDGood]

Another contender from the Atlansia page.

 

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Another contender from the Atlansia page.
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More buttons, please.

...and I just ordered a Moog Minitaur. Button paradise!

 

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That's the model... Electra MPC Outlaw, MPC standing for "Modular Powered Circuits".

 

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More buttons, please.

...and I just ordered a Moog Minitaur. Button paradise!

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I snagged a bass Murf MoogerFooger off of eBay - I think it'll take my entire holiday vacation to play with all those knobs!

 

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Another contender from the Atlansia page.

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They used to have a really neat shaped bass I don't see there now - kind of a blobby / Dano - Explorer "George Jetson" looking thing I had serious GAS for, don't know if I saved any pictures, but it's not there now. Several other models from back then still are. I love their design approach, actually, out there - has anyone actually tried anything from them?

 

[JIO]

Thanks for the tip, Jio!
The Ibanez Black Eagle;

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apparently they weigh like 11lbs or something - real boat anchors

 

[Deleted member 264575]

The Ant bass.

A couple of Ampegs.

A Bunker double.

A Sandburg custom Thinline.

 

[vmabus]

Yes, THAT Realistic. Made by Matsumoku in 67 or 68, also sold under the names Univox and Greco, but mine's way cooler because Radio Shack used to sell it

JimmyM wins!

 

[JimmyM]

JimmyM wins!

I think so too But there is a heck of a lot of stiff competition here.

 

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I think so too But there is a heck of a lot of stiff competition here.

But can those other basses pick up CB Radio?

 

[Freekmagnet]

For some reason I want to try one of these...

"Try it if you dare" - LOL

Any bass sold as being "the bass of tomorrow" is AOK in my book!

 

[AltGrendel]

Another contender from the Atlansia page.

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Yea, I've wanted to hit that one for a long time.

 

[Hues]

The Roland G-77 bass synthesizer....A little different.

 

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A Sandburg custom Thinline.

That Sandburg is just lovely.

 

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The Roland G-77 bass synthesizer....A little different.

Until I saw the Roland "bar", my first guess would have been the lower half of one of those detachable doublenecks!

 

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The "Regvlvs" solid. Apparently built by Claudio Baptista Link (translated from Portuguese).

Me wants.

 

[Double E]

The "Regvlvs" solid. Apparently built by Claudio Baptista Link (translated from Portuguese).

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Me wants.

How old is that photo? The player appears to be using a fretboard tapping technique. If it's as old as it looks that would be a pretty early indication of that playing style, I think.

 

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How old is that photo? The player appears to be using a fretboard tapping technique. If it's as old as it looks that would be a pretty early indication of that playing style, I think.

I have no idea how old the photo is, sorry. There's not a whole lot of info out there on that one. Looks late '50s, early 60s, but I'm just guessing.

 

[wintremute]

Oddballs;

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Warwick & Framus 6 string Vampyre. First 6 string Vampyre ever made.

That Vampyre isn't an oddball...it's BEAUTIFUL!