Nostromo Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 (edited) Hi there, Bit of a trivia question here . . . . caused a big debate down the pub the other night ! ! . . so hoping someone may be able to shine a light on the answer ? Having been been watching all the vintage Rolling Stones stuff on the TV over the last couple of weeks we've all noticed that on the really early film clips (63 - 65'ish) Bill Wyman is often seen playing a striking looking bass - with a single cutaway (almost sort of Les Paul Body shape) body only bigger of course and also appears to be a zebra wood top or something similar . . difficult to be sure from the B&W film clips but its definitely got a striped top ? . . . I think it might be a Framus but I'm not sure . . . and several of my mates say otherwise ? Anyway . . . does anyone out there in Basschat land know for certain what that bass was / is ? ? . . ie make / model designation ? There are a few beers riding on this down my local ! ! ! cheers Edited November 27, 2012 by Nostromo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_g Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 is it a framus star? i know he is supposed to have used one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Framus star bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obbm Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 (edited) Large bodied Framus Star. They made two versions, large body with twin pickups and small body with a single pickup.. I know because I had a small bodied 30-inch scale version. Edited November 27, 2012 by obbm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Wasnt this one was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoker Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Yep it's a Framus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 (edited) I also had the small one. It was awful and gradually fell apart during the 2 years I played it. By the time this photo was taken, about 1 year in, I'd already had to change the machine heads. Edited November 28, 2012 by chris_b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 ...and very nice door knobs they are, too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nostromo Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 Cheers everyone, I got free beer all evening on the strength of the above . . . . another great reason to be on basschat ! ! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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