Who the H*ll designed these basses...John Holmes?????

[mikeswals]

Here it is:

That musician/actress is actually Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles. And Matthew Sweet on bass.

 

[Calaverasgrande]

First off that is not a phallic bass.
This is a phallic bass.

Second, while I am tempted, I can't bring myself to buy anything from "Tone City, United States".

 

[GBassNorth]

Ouch.... thats looking a little red around the tip and rather droopy.
I like mine better... although it is old and gray

 

[iJazz]

Ok at first I thought you might be another one of those guys that doesn't like "Coffee Table" basses or single cuts ... but man these are BUTT ugly!!

I'm one of those for whom "Coffee Table" basses are an abomination. Looking at this I fully expected to see "(Insert your favorite boutique builder here) Intros New Model". I wouldn't give you an extra 50¢ for any of them, regardless of what the market says they are worth.

For me the most hilarious part of the Musicvox isn't the obviously overstated lower horn, but rather string tree treatment. The G and D strings get one while the A string is just left out there like a pair of undies on the clothesline in the wind.

Then, there's this:

Seems the "distinctive" fretboard inlay is standard. WOW!

iJazz - Nothing beats the beauty of a Jazz bass, even the Boners look great.

 

[calypsocoral302]

Yeah, I remember the "Space Ranger" stuff back in the mid-to-late 1990's. The idea was to take a conventional shape, and then stretch it in ways to maximize the amount of resonant surface area. Needless to say, the trend didn't really take off.

 

[Zooberwerx]

First off that is not a phallic bass.
This is a phallic bass.

Second, while I am tempted, I can't bring myself to buy anything from "Tone City, United States".

"Magnum" is also a brand of condom. Coincidence? I think not.

Riis

 

[MisterMagician]

John Holmes..............


Actually met that dude in 1971 in LA. Seemed like a nice guy (of course, you would be too if you were in that line of work!)

Wasn't he a horrible drug addict and murderer?

 

[john turner]

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