Headless basses

[prowla]

I have to say I've never managed to quite latch on to Ibanez instruments.

(Apart from possibly a vintage Ric copy.)

[Open E]

Doesn’t really answer the thread but I had a Status Series 2000 in the late 80s and I was gutted when I found out that the bass player in Bros was using one to mime along with. It was however awesome.

[Waddo Soqable]

I had a Hohner Jack a number of years ago (late noughties) I used it on gigs quite a bit, it was a very good piece of kit IMHO and I liked it, sounded decent, good range of available tones as i recall, the one I had was black and looked appropriate to what I was doing at the time. Should've kept it probably (like so many others!).. oh yes, and you could kill the active circuit with a switch.. so you don't die if your battery does! 

[TheGreek]

40 minutes ago, Open E said:

Doesn’t really answer the thread but I had a Status Series 2000 in the late 80s and I was gutted when I found out that the bass player in Bros was using one to mime along with. It was however awesome.

 

Wasn't that a Hohner Jack?

[msb]

On 21/07/2016 at 19:32, Bassassin said:

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I always wanted a Westone Superheadless... dreadful name but a cracking instrument. I'd still like one.
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That's high on my Headless GASlist too.

No. 1 is a Riverhead Unicorn:

http://medias.audiofanzine.com/images/normal/riverhead-unicorn-rub-1100-custom-bass-821230.jpg

Wanted one of these since 1985. Don't care that it's a bit (a lot!) of a Burns Flyte knockoff...

 

I found one on kijiji for a good price a couple of years ago, unfortunately a friend got to it before I did. Several weeks later he flipped to me to fund something else he was gassing for.

Great basses!

[crazycloud]

The Legator says "Neck-thru-body roasted maple neck".

Yeah, nah, it's a BO.

[crazycloud]

I have a whole bunch of headless basses; Steinberger (Newburgh), Spirit, Hohner (3), Status, some stock, some modified. There are also at least 3 waiting for me to finish building. I love the looks of the Riverheads too, just not enough strings.

In the mean time I'm looking to fund an Ibanez EHB1006MS.

 

Headless rules.

[Muzz]

23 hours ago, Open E said:

Doesn’t really answer the thread but I had a Status Series 2000 in the late 80s and I was gutted when I found out that the bass player in Bros was using one to mime along with. It was however awesome.

I was happily being a Metal God playing my black and white Aria ZZB (look, it was the 80s, OK?) when I turned on the telly and there was Rick Mayall using one (upside down, left handed, admittedly) in Bad News 2... 🙁

[KingBollock]

I’ve got a Cort headless Flying V guitar.

 

Though mine is bright yellow at the moment.

 

One day, many years ago, I saw it’s bass twin in a guitar shop. It took me a couple of days to decide (to convince my wife…) but I went back to get it and it had sold!

 

Would have been cool to have both. Oh well!

 

 

[Muzz]

I've just acquired a headless (courtesy of Pete Young on here) short scale - a Honda Alien- and although it was bought for a very specific purpose (getting a bass onto a plane as cheaply as poss), I'm enjoying the form factor of it round the house...

[prowla]

I've posted a pic my Rickenberger from time-to-time and it made an appearance at the last SE Bass Bash.

 

 

It was inspired by Darren Redick's, which he had at a previous Bash.

 

Edited January 24, 2023 by prowla

[mario_buoninfante]

Just saw this, if anyone's interested

 

https://www.cashconverters.co.uk/shop/music-tv--video/musical-instruments/guitars--string-instruments/bass-guitar/030300235505

[Bassassin]

19 minutes ago, mario_buoninfante said:

Just saw this, if anyone's interested

 

https://www.cashconverters.co.uk/shop/music-tv--video/musical-instruments/guitars--string-instruments/bass-guitar/030300235505

 

That's a pretty decent price for a Jack these days. Looks tidy from the pics.

[tauzero]

On 04/02/2023 at 17:06, Bassassin said:

 

That's a pretty decent price for a Jack these days. Looks tidy from the pics.

 

And it's gone, so someone got a good buy. Nice basses - the neck on the 5-string is a bit on the chunky side but the 4-string is fine. I like the Hohner headlesses enough to have a B2AV as a backup bass - takes up very little room, doesn't need a stand, makes a pretty good noise and reasonably playable.

[crazycloud]

On 05/02/2023 at 04:06, Bassassin said:

That's a pretty decent price for a Jack these days.

There was one in Australia a while back at a store I passed regularly. I gave it a look, and it was in VGC, but they were after $A1800/UKP1035. I laughed and left. It was still there ~2y later and they still wouldn't budge on price.