80s Staccato Bass

[TheGreek]

You don't see these for sale very often.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mid-80s-Staccato-MG-Bass-Guitar-Original-Hard-Case-Pearl-White-/132196649956?hash=item1ec788cbe4:g:oHUAAOSwurZZHdWh

[AndyTravis]

Aaargh my eyes...

Have seen these before. I don't 'get' it.

Believe Gene Simmons played one though.

[BigRedX]

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1495560236' post='3304853']
You don't see these for sale very often.

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mid-80s-Staccato-MG-Bass-Guitar-Original-Hard-Case-Pearl-White-/132196649956?hash=item1ec788cbe4:g:oHUAAOSwurZZHdWh"]http://www.ebay.co.u...HUAAOSwurZZHdWh[/url]
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That's only the second one I've seen in the last 10 years.

[fleabag]

We can thank the force. Lets hope its another 10 years before the next one surfaces

[alyctes]

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1495560236' post='3304853']
You don't see these for sale very often.

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mid-80s-Staccato-MG-Bass-Guitar-Original-Hard-Case-Pearl-White-/132196649956?hash=item1ec788cbe4:g:oHUAAOSwurZZHdWh"]http://www.ebay.co.u...HUAAOSwurZZHdWh[/url]
[/quote]

Just as well. Horrible.

[Bassassin]

I remember these from back in the day, really interesting concept and design.

Liked it then and I still do.

[SICbass]

Fugleyyyyyy!

[TheGreek]

I hope that Cetera is reading this thread - he has one which I tried to buy from him without success - hope this thread reduces his opinion of the Bass and pushes the price down..

[alyctes]

[quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1495579755' post='3305111']
Just as well. Horrible.
[/quote]

I should clarify, having actually read the description. Technically it's really interesting. Fibreglass body and magnesium-alloy neck... that would be interesting to play. And I hadn't realised they were so rare.

Still a capital-B Bad look though.

[paul h]

I absolutely loved these when they came about...I was a massive Kiss fan at the time.

[TheGreek]

Courtesy of Wikipedia:

[b] Staccato Guitars[font=sans-serif][size=1][color=#555555][[/color][url="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Staccato_(music_company)&action=edit&section=1"]edit[/url][color=#555555]][/color][/size][/font][/b]
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Pat Townshend designed the magnesium alloy guitar called, "The Staccato." The final guitar design featured a neck and bridge system that could be swapped out. The user could interchange a bass neck for a six string neck. Some models featured no volume or tone pots. The user could activate the volume controls on a touch sensitive LED pad.[/font][font=sans-serif]
Staccato guitars were conceived in 1978 the first was cast in aluminium, all guitars after 001 were cast in magnesium alloy. At the time both Travis Bean and Kramer guitars were also cast in aluminium, Staccato was the first and only production magnesium guitars made to this day. The first 21 guitars made by staccato were interchangeable neck models. The neck section could be replaced in a second with alternatives of 6 string, 12 string or bass guitar. again a unique concept, doing away with the need for a heavy cumbersome double neck guitar. The prototype was cast in Los Angeles and machined in John Carvthers guitar shop in Santa Monica. Pat did the final build, assembly and paint job at his home in Topanga Canyon, California.[/font][font=sans-serif]
The prototype bass was built in Norfolk, England in 1983 by Townshend who had a business partnership with [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Jagger"]Chris Jagger[/url] in the mid 80's. There was a limited production run of Staccato guitars, produced at the old school house in Woodbastwick, Norfolk. The partners on equal shares were Pat Townshend, [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Wyman"]Bill Wyman[/url], Chris and [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Jagger"]Mick Jagger[/url].[/font][font=sans-serif]
This was something of a milestone in British music history for a musical instrument to be financially backed by members of the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world the Rolling stones.[/font][font=sans-serif]
The M.G. model was launched in 1985, this was along more conventional lines with fixed neck (not interchangeable) but retaining the cast magnesium alloy though neck, precision right hand turning system and fibreglass body. Just over 200 of the M.G. models were built with the production ending in 1987 after Pat resigned from the company.[/font][font=sans-serif]
[url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Simmons"]Gene Simmons[/url] can be seen playing a Staccato bass during Kiss' Crazy Night's tour.[/font]

[kodiakblair]

I'm another one who loved these basses. The bass player for Greg Parker played one.

[fleabag]

Tony Saunders - a black model

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDNFHDTXrwI

[fleabag]

PS

Check Saunders web page - great bass

http://www.tonysaunders.com/

[cetera]

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1495738351' post='3306293']
I hope that Cetera is reading this thread - he has one which I tried to buy from him without success - hope this thread reduces his opinion of the Bass and pushes the price down..
[/quote]

Yep, I'm reading...... and no price reductions happening here. I've never been one to care for the vanilla tastes of my fellow basschatters

[GreeneKing]

[quote name='cetera' timestamp='1496757488' post='3313669']
Yep, I'm reading...... and no price reductions happening here. I've never been one to care for the vanilla tastes of my fellow basschatters
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