Author Topic: "Weird" Basses (Read 200 times)

hammer · « **on:** August 22, 2011, 10:50:04 AM »

Just found these two sites that feature rather unconventional basses and figured at least some members may not have come across them yet. Interesting designs suggesting, at the least, that bass players have great imaginations (although are not necessarily individuals who place a premium on functionality).

http://www.weirdomatic.com/weird-bass-guitars.html
http://www.altguitarbass.com/weird/

bigredbass · « **Reply #1 on:** August 23, 2011, 11:05:14 AM »

OK, just to save anyone else a firm dressing-down: Susan already told me she is NOT gonna build a Gumby-Alembic !

J o e y

tmoney61092 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 23, 2011, 11:44:17 AM »

thanks for the heads up Joey, guess i can scrap my idea for my custom...... :p

~Taylor

dfung60 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 23, 2011, 11:45:22 AM »

The Gumby bass was just a distraction so we could sneak a couple of fur-covered Elans through the front office!

David Fung

sonicus · « **Reply #4 on:** August 23, 2011, 12:23:54 PM »

How about that 3/4 sized Alembic Series II Standard Point with Clear Amber Lucite Wings and 4 pick ups ?

kenbass4 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 23, 2011, 12:36:45 PM »

Okay, I can't NOT ask...
What is so weird about the blue Rick 4080?

tubeperson · « **Reply #6 on:** August 23, 2011, 01:18:46 PM »

Or any Rick 4080? That is the bass equivalent of the BC Rich double neck the greatest one of all time.

bigredbass · « **Reply #7 on:** August 23, 2011, 10:49:18 PM »

Oh, so Dave, YOU'RE the one with the fur-covered Elans !

J o e y

eligilam · « **Reply #8 on:** August 24, 2011, 08:01:51 AM »

RE: Ric 4080: That one is my non-Alembic holy grail. If anyone finds one for sale, let me know. Xanadu (Rush version, or Olivia Newton John) will sound so very, very sweet...