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What can I say, today has me cynical.
Happy Friday, everyone.
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| Author: | tim [ January 20th, 2017, 10:23 am ] | ||
| Post subject: | Anorexic dwarf puke-colored homemade monstrosity | ||
https://reverb.com/item/3995158-handmad ... ckly-green What can I say, today has me cynical. Happy Friday, everyone.
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| Author: | andrew [ January 20th, 2017, 10:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anorexic dwarf puke-colored homemade monstrosity |
Interesting...? 
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| Author: | djazz [ January 20th, 2017, 11:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anorexic dwarf puke-colored homemade monstrosity |
Monstrosity nice one 
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| Author: | tim [ January 20th, 2017, 12:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anorexic dwarf puke-colored homemade monstrosity |
I'm being a jerk. It was a good idea and seems reasonably well executed. My apologies to the maker. |
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| Author: | zecacosta [ January 20th, 2017, 12:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anorexic dwarf puke-colored homemade monstrosity |
it reminds me a lot this thingy: http://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Ibanez ... -Guitar.gc |
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| Author: | screambasses [ January 20th, 2017, 4:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anorexic dwarf puke-colored homemade monstrosity |
Looks like an Alembic Epic to me. Ugly. pete |
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| Author: | Carmine [ January 20th, 2017, 4:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anorexic dwarf puke-colored homemade monstrosity |
Ok- at the risk of adding additional fuel to the "Carmine has one of everything" theory  :In the early 2000's there was a guy, building and selling basses and selling them on eBay. As I recall, his eBay ID was "Behold The Lion". I exchanged a few emails with him, and if I remember correctly he was a lefty himself, as he seemed to be building mostly lefties, and the Ibanez "Bean Bass" appeared to be a primary inspiration for his original designs. His first couple basses were conceptually interesting, but admittedly the execution was um...pretty rough (I believe the "subject of this thread" bass was the very first one he built/listed for sale). I watched as a couple basses a year would pop up on eBay. He kept at it- and over the course of a few years, his stuff got better and better- until eventually, he listed a bass that I thought was pretty darned impressive (see below). This bass is a full 34in scale, 22 fret neck, spalted top over mahogany body with active EMG pickups/ preamp. I think he finally accomplished what he originally set out to do- the compact size (exactly the same length as a Danelectro Longhorn) and weight make it very easy to take anywhere, but it plays beautifully and sounds huge! I saw him do a few more basses after this, but then AFAIK he just kinda disappeared... no idea who he was or where he went beyond this... anybody else remember this guy?       
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| Author: | tim [ January 20th, 2017, 4:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anorexic dwarf puke-colored homemade monstrosity |
I'm glad he kept at it. That one is nice. |
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| Author: | zecacosta [ January 20th, 2017, 7:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anorexic dwarf puke-colored homemade monstrosity |
I thought "Carmine has one of everything" had enough evidence and was proved beyond reasonable doubt... 
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| Author: | NoXX [ January 20th, 2017, 8:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anorexic dwarf puke-colored homemade monstrosity |
zecacosta wrote: I thought "Carmine has one of everything" had enough evidence and was proved beyond reasonable doubt... Sometimes he has more than one of everything.. |
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| Author: | Carmine [ January 20th, 2017, 9:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anorexic dwarf puke-colored homemade monstrosity |
NoXX wrote: zecacosta wrote: I thought "Carmine has one of everything" had enough evidence and was proved beyond reasonable doubt... Sometimes he has more than one of everything..  !
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| Author: | LefThanDed [ January 21st, 2017, 1:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anorexic dwarf puke-colored homemade monstrosity |
Carmine wrote: Isaw him do a few more basses after this, but then AFAIK he just kinda disappeared... no idea who he was or where he went beyond this... anybody else remember this guy I remember those eBay listings. Always looked like original bodies with existing necks reconfigured as 2+2 headstocks. (Is that a Wasburn/Taurus bass neck?) Seemed to be well made. |
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| Author: | Carmine [ January 22nd, 2017, 9:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anorexic dwarf puke-colored homemade monstrosity |
LefThanDed wrote: I remember those eBay listings. Always looked like original bodies with existing necks reconfigured as 2+2 headstocks. (Is that a Wasburn/Taurus bass neck?) Seemed to be well made. Yes agreed, well made, this bass is structurally very tight, the notes ring out and sustain for days- and by this point he'd gotten to where his execution of concept, design and aesthetics was much better integrated. That was his approach as I recall too- build the bodies and use good quality components for neck, electronics and hardware. Headstocks were reconfigured when necessary but possible that this one was always a 2+2 with the tip cut down? Definitely a quality neck that I agree has a Washburn-ish vibe to it, but I was never able to match it up exactly- the Washburn heel is different? |
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