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Post by LeoThunder on Apr 13, 2019 15:27:58 GMT
Look at this thing on German ebay: First time I see one of those. Interesting. Ugly pickguard, what were these people thinking? I wonder how much this is going to fetch.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2019 16:05:10 GMT
That E string will fall off the fretbaord if you press on it That bass came out of a horror story surely
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Post by blindwilly3fingers on Apr 13, 2019 17:09:00 GMT
It's still got stlye tho, I like those whacky designs sort of 60's space age.
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Post by LeoThunder on Apr 13, 2019 17:15:25 GMT
It certainly has an interesting look but that huge pickguard which fails to harmonise with the shape ruins it. I wonder what the switches do…
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Post by LeoThunder on Apr 13, 2019 18:00:26 GMT
Dial emergency services probably. I found out here that they are so-called "radio-buttons", exclusive push-buttons behaving so that only one can be engaged at a time. So you have four buttons for "off", neck, bridge or both pick-ups. This is such a ridiculous design, I must assume the usual switching mechanisms found on other brands were patent protected at the time and this maker had to come up with something original, no matter how clumsy. They made a guitar too:
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Post by LeoThunder on Apr 13, 2019 18:04:53 GMT
And here's the bass in action:
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Post by blindwilly3fingers on Apr 13, 2019 18:26:33 GMT
I still like it, and just think of the wiring mods you could assign to those switches LeoThunder. The pickguard could be changed maybe even shaped differently. It could be a very cool guitar. Are you going to buy it?
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Post by LeoThunder on Apr 13, 2019 18:35:14 GMT
That pickguard needs replacing and reshaping. Once this is done, this bass could look quite good. I am not considering it, no.
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Post by JAC on Apr 13, 2019 19:17:03 GMT
There is another bass that looks identical to this, with the same push button switches etc. but the name escapes me now. I am not sure if this copies the one I am thinking of or vice-versa.
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Post by LeoThunder on Apr 14, 2019 2:26:12 GMT
There is another bass that looks identical to this, with the same push button switches etc. but the name escapes me now. I am not sure if this copies the one I am thinking of or vice-versa. There is a Goya Panther guitar: And a Panther II bass:
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Post by LeoThunder on Apr 14, 2019 2:38:36 GMT
This one in good condition sold for £625:
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