Steam punk bass anyone?

[Roger2611]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Steampunk-Electric-Bass-Guitar/322862492084?hash=item4b2c1aa9b4:g:t1QAAOSwGPxZ~XNg

I have no words to describe this one!

[discreet]

Ow, my brain! To be honest, my first thought was, 'how can you play a bass with all that crap stuck to it?'

Don't understand the Victorian retro-tech/science fiction steampunk thing. As the P Bass didn't appear until half-way through the 20th century, it unnecessarily subverts the timeline of technological advancement. To me it's just a style-choice/marketing ploy/bored office worker thing.

I was right the first time, it's a P-bass with crap stuck to it.

Edited November 4, 2017 by discreet

[TheGreek]

Maybe this is 20th century Bass taken back to the Victorian era by HG Wells, customised and brought back, so is totally authentic...

[discreet]

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1509795239' post='3401690']
Maybe this is 20th century Bass taken back to the Victorian era by HG Wells, customised and brought back, so is totally authentic...
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Nah. 'The Time Machine' is full of anomalies. By going back in time Wells would have altered the future and we'd all be playing basses with graphite necks and lightweight alloy tuners, or something. Oh, wait...

[Graham S]

Funnily enough, I have an oldish Telecaster copy that I'm setting up for slide, and I was considering going steampunk on that. Having seen the bass, I'm glad I didn't - I sprayed it sparkly metallic blue instead.

[Osiris]

I can't be the only one who's been hankering for a bass with an integrated barometer, can I?

[Cat Burrito]

20 pounds is the postage... and the weight too?

[alyctes]

I don't mind the carry handle. But everything else... it's possible to do this sort of thing well, but that isn't it.

[alembic1989]

If only it was a fretless.....

[rushbo]

Buy it now: £875.

[gjones]

Buy it now for only £875......bargain!

[Paul S]

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I can't be the only one who's been hankering for a bass with an integrated barometer, can I?
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Only under pressure.

[prowla]

Dunno if sticking some brass buttons & door knockers onto a bass makes it steampunk.

[SPHDS]

Coupled to the fact it is actually a leftie bass, flipped (hence the 'reversed' P pickup)......with a load of ironwork welded to the front in order to cover the control cavity.
Also note the 'control canister' to avoid any routing......and 'ducting' from the controls to pickup for wiring.......!

[timhiggins]

It's sh*tty sh*tty bang bang !

[discreet]

For some reason I have to keep coming back to look at it, but when I do it makes me feel ill. I just don't want this thing to exist, it's an offence against decency and good taste. Can we have a whip-round, buy it, then throw in into the sea? Preferably on fire? Please?

Edited November 5, 2017 by discreet