what is this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[king_xanadu]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Fender-Ashbory-...ryZ38079QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

any idea what this oddity could be
looks like nylon strings

 

[mongo2]

It's an Ashbory bass. They were originally sold by Guild in the '80s. Strings were originally Silicon now, IIRC, they use some sort of Latex.

I've got one of the early originals, before the fingerboard was bound.

 

[JazzyJames]

The body looks like a head. Really weird looking and looks like it would be hard to play.

 

[amimbari]

The body looks like a head. Really weird looking and looks like it would be hard to play.

here's a page with mp3 clips of it in action:

http://www.largesound.com/ashborytour/sound/

the site has a lot of info on what it is.

And strings are still available -

 

[SoComSurfing]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Fender-Ashbory-...ryZ38079QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

any idea what this oddity could be
looks like nylon strings

It's exactly what the title says it is. An Ashbury.