girya32 Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 is it wider at the nut than the bridge ? Long neck, small body, will the neck dive or does the steel body weigh enough ? go on, you know you want it... [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vintage-rare-one-off-r-howells-hand-made-metal-bass-guitar-/290660390715?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item43acb5973b#ht_611wt_1187"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vintage-rare-one-off-r-howells-hand-made-metal-bass-guitar-/290660390715?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item43acb5973b#ht_611wt_1187[/url] Quote
ShaunB Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 Still trying to find the "hole thing" - I guess that's where the pick-up was? Quote
Mr. Foxen Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 Looks like it was made by someone who had no understanding of the actual function of various things on a bass. The intonation in the bridge for a start. Quote
EdwardHimself Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1327515666' post='1512763'] Looks like it was made by someone who had no understanding of the actual function of various things on a bass. The intonation in the bridge for a start. [/quote] That's how Leo Fender started out, didn't stop him from making a decent job of it. This looks like something made by a year 7 "technology" class student who was told one day by his teacher to make a bass guitar, having never heard of or seen one before. Edited January 25, 2012 by EdwardHimself Quote
Mr. Foxen Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 Leo Fender ha a very keen appreciation of the engineering that goes into a bass. Being able to play one is a different thing, that is why some very good players have to take their instruments to someone else to set up. Quote
MB1 Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 MB1. ...OUTSTANING RS HOWELLS NEFFER CELL ON EAR! TIM. Quote
Mr. Foxen Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 Posted it on my tech mentors FAcebook wall jsut to wind him up. He signe into chat from work just to talk me out of it. Quote
Ou7shined Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 That is one of the least metal basses I've ever seen. Quote
waynepunkdude Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 Why are you guys looking at intonation, the neck changes width at every fret, the thing is a f***ing disaster. Quote
Ou7shined Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 On the plus side, it won't need shielding out. Quote
crez5150 Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 [color=#000000][font=Arial][size=1] [b][i][font="Arial"][size="7"]i have never[/size][/font][/i][/b][/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Arial][size=1] [b][i][font="Arial"][size="7"]seen one like it the hole thing has all bean hand made out of metal smart thing[/size][/font][/i][/b][/size][/font][/color] Quote
paul_5 Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 You could still weigh it in for scrap and turn a profit. Quote
HazBeen Posted January 26, 2012 Posted January 26, 2012 I am gonna buy it....... no I'm not. I am currently building a bass out of glass and bamboo. The [u]hole[/u] thing has [u]bean[/u] made to be awesome. Any bids? Quote
Nibody Posted January 26, 2012 Posted January 26, 2012 I am going to buy it.... then... [color=#ff0000][size=6]KILL IT!! KILL IT WITH FIRE!! [/size][/color] Quote
EdwardHimself Posted January 26, 2012 Posted January 26, 2012 [quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1327535497' post='1513197'] You could still weigh it in for scrap and turn a profit. [/quote] It's made out of sheet steel. Quote
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