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What bass is this?
- Thread starter xaxxat
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Any more details you can give to narrow it down? It looks either vintage or custom so that makes it harder...
I was going to say almost a kind of Reverend vibe to it, but I don't think they made anything quite like that. Is there any spot in the video with a clearer shot of the front of the body and/or headstock?
I turned the video quality up to HD and then screen capped and lightened/touched up the pic for better visibility. Looks homemade / parts bass to me.
I thought so - Dano style bridge, might that be a lipstick in a rectangular route? It might be a customized Dano or a Dano-based custom? I think the headstock and body make sense, too, though the body does seem very large, atypical for Danos. Maybe a hybrid?
Looks like a Kay speed bump pickup and a Dano bridge.
The body looks like it has binding and is about 2" thick. Might be a hollow body.
Body looks to be about 15" wide. Looks like a short scale neck.
I've been wanting to do a Dano type build. I might just copy this one.
Kay speed bump:
Then, again, it could be a lipstick in a ring.
The body looks like it has binding and is about 2" thick. Might be a hollow body.
Body looks to be about 15" wide. Looks like a short scale neck.
I've been wanting to do a Dano type build. I might just copy this one.
Kay speed bump:
Then, again, it could be a lipstick in a ring.
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Probably a parts bass like this one. Evidently he likes to put them together.
What model of bass is this? | TalkBass.com
Probably a parts bass like this one. Evidently he likes to put them together.
What model of bass is this? | TalkBass.com
Well, look at the SVT + 8x10 stack behind a guy.If he huge, or is the bass tiny
Definitely a Dano bridge as you say.
The body looks "shorthorn-ish" and I suspect what's making the shape look wrong is the lack of side-tape making the not-straight-on shop blend the sides with the top - and visually we are used to the dano shape being sharply defined by contrasting side colour.
Obviously a different pickup (probably Kay if I was forced to guess).
Clearly a non-original neck (not a Kay - or at least no longer a Kay headstock shape).
If I was going to guess more precisely, I'd say it's a Subway guitars creation - that's exactly what they do - take old weird stuff (with an emphasis on Danos) and put it together to make something new and even weirder.
EDIT - Probably an old Yamaha neck if the headstock shape hasn't been re-cut.
If that's an 8x10 behind him in that pic, coming up to his waist, he'd have to be 10 feet tall!Well, look at the SVT + 8x10 stack behind a guy.
Well, he's a BIG star!If that's an 8x10 behind him in that pic, coming up to his waist, he'd have to be 10 feet tall!
Well, it has a reverend vibe because it is actually made from the danelectro/kay stuff that inspired Revernd.
It's not Reverend 'cause it doesn't look very well put together.
Reverend is a cross between a Danelectro and Kay but with quality.
