Convert your Precision to an upright bass!

[Clarky]

I wonder if they have ben knocked over in the rush of bass players wishing to butcher their beautiful Precision basses to end up with something that looks like this

[url="http://cgi.ebay.com/Convert-your-Precision-Bass-Electric-Upright-Bass-/250663230889?pt=Guitar&hash=item3a5cb15da9"]http://cgi.ebay.com/Convert-your-Precision...=item3a5cb15da9[/url]

[Slipperydick]

I'm sure I read somewwhere that the original Fenders had a rod inside the body, attached to the strap button so that you could pull it out and play it as an upright.

Sounds a bit Irish to me. Danny O'Music...

Edited June 13, 2011 by Slipperydick

[yorick]

World's most expensive firewood?

[stoker]

oh dear god noooooo!

[lemmywinks]

???


He's sold a few though, despite the fact that for that money you could pick up an EUB and not have to dismantle your P Bass. Someone has paid $549 for one too....


Baffled!

[Beedster]

"Take me to your leader Earthlings"

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But seriously, is the hideous asymmetry deliberate?

[Delberthot]

[quote]This is a USA-made solid wood bass body from Beavercreek[/quote]


Poor beavers

[BigRedX]

Actually I quite like that...

... except the price.

[apa]

I think its a very good idea with two small flaws. Its done with no style and you buy the real thing for less. I suppose if you REALY want an upright P.

Of course girls wont be able to play it since they cant do a P standing up HAAHAHAH Oh stop me someone

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[ahpook]

[quote name='apa' post='1267477' date='Jun 13 2011, 04:17 PM']Of course girls wont be able to play it since they cant do a P standing up HAAHAHAH Oh stop me someone [/quote]

it's cos their routing is all wrong

[Cat Burrito]

That's the way they roll in Beavercreek

[Slipperydick]

[quote name='Slipperydick' post='1267376' date='Jun 13 2011, 03:09 PM']I'm sure I read somewwhere that the [b]original Fenders had a rod inside the body, attached to the strap button so that you could pull it out and play it as an upright[/b].

Sounds a bit Irish to me. Danny O'Music...[/quote]

Anybody ever seen one, or did i dream it ?

[Happy Jack]

You may be mixing that up with the original Gibson violin basses, which definitely had that feature.

[stoker]

he's right it was the old EB-1 that had the spike

[Rick's Fine '52]

[quote name='Slipperydick' post='1267787' date='Jun 13 2011, 07:44 PM']Anybody ever seen one, or did i dream it ?[/quote]

As the guys say, it was the '53 to '56 Gibson EB1's that had the spike, definitely not the Fenders.

Wouldn't these need a curved board though, to play it upright, otherwise it would be near impossible to play, no? I've only played one EUB, and a double bass, both have curved boards, not flat, like a P???

[BigRedX]

You only need a curved board if you're going to play it with a bow.

[Rick's Fine '52]

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1268025' date='Jun 13 2011, 10:34 PM']You only need a curved board if you're going to play it with a bow.[/quote]

Ah, ok, makes sense, must be hard to play on a flat board though, my hands getting cramp just thinking about it!!

[Slipperydick]

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' post='1267983' date='Jun 13 2011, 10:07 PM']As the guys say, it was the '53 to '56 Gibson EB1's that had the spike, definitely not the Fenders.

Wouldn't these need a curved board though, to play it upright, otherwise it would be near impossible to play, no? I've only played one EUB, and a double bass, both have curved boards, not flat, like a P???[/quote]

Must have dreamt it then, in my minds eye I can definitely picture an early Tele or Precision in an article about Leo Fender.

Would make an interesting mod though wouldnt it. But with a small body, surely it would tend to 'twist' around unless you played it sitting down

[Hutton]

Was the strap button on the back of early Fenders not meant to be used to position the bass in a more upright position to help those making the transition from upright to electric bass?