Who came up with this idea first, I dont mean the les paul and tele basses, I mean the ones that the top extends to mainly the 12th fret. Just curious.
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Who had the first single-cut bass?
- Thread starter Lo end PUNCH
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mark beem
Wait, how does this song start again??
Jim Roberts (in American Basses) suggests that the Fodera Anthony Jackson single cut away was the first one made in 1989. Not sure if that was the absolute first, but that seems to be the one that put the design 'on the map'. A number of luthiers consider the design to be a bad one, since one side of the neck is held fast and the other side is allowed to move.... creating a potential for problems. Others will argue that it's not the single cut design that impacts the sound, but simply the additional body mass.
