What *is* this bass?

[poppinsmac]

Very interesting looking bass.
What is this?

 

[Darkstrike]

Whatever it is, its awesome looking!

 

[Kitsapbass]

looks like a Schecter...I remember vaguely...hellcat?

 

[jmjbassplayer]

A very flamboyantly painted blue sparkle with red tortoise guard Schecter Hellcat, with three Kent Armstrong Lipstick pickups. Sitting in my closet.

JMJ

 

[poppinsmac]

Hm, never seen that model before, very cool though.
I tried looking up some information on it, but can only find the Hellcat VI - no four string basses seem to come up, was this a one off?

 

[JimmyM]

Boy, that bass takes up a lot of real estate in a mix, huh? Love it!

 

[jmjbassplayer]

This wasn't a one-off, but it's a custom, hand-made piece. They will still make them for anybody who can pony up the $, I believe. I also have an 8-string version in black which I've used on Beck recordings and some other stuff here and there.

JMJ

 

[kyral210]

Man, that tone is sick! Im saving up for my a 'proper bass' (Gibson/ ESP etc) and now im thinking custom Hellcat could be a VERY good idea... Hmm, JMJ custom shop signature model!

http://www.encoregear.com/images/hellcat_blk.jpg

 

[capnsandwich]

It sure is a purdy bass sitting in your closet.

 

[Quadruple Jay]

Here's mine, they are cool and rare.

Ahhh! That bass is retro-tastic!! Must... not... craaaave!

 

[JimmyM]

Does it come with a Pez dispenser?



Man, how to convince the wife that I really need the sound of lipstick pickups when I have 10 basses already? Most of them were $350 or less, but try telling her that.

 

[FernandoDANTE]

Oh, man, the dancing is AWESOME.

 

[DosiYanarchy]

damn, you guys are on fire in that clip- JMJ, i love the way you can do some sweet dancing and still hold it down.

LOL did i see some *technical difficulties* with your setup about halfway through the vid?

 

[jmjbassplayer]

Cheers.

Yeah, I'm sure I had some technical difficulties. Don't remember exactly what, but yeah - happened all the time.