ped Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 If I had my way everyone would be getting a 17” scale synth stick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 So lucky escape for us all then 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 9 minutes ago, ead said: So lucky escape for us all then Maybe that’s what I want you to think. One day you’ll be lazing in bed on a Sunday morning only to catch something with your big toe, only to find you’ve kicked a synth stick and triggered a tsunami of octave filter mulch that’ll give you diarrhoea 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 On 17/08/2018 at 12:40, Bassassin said: I'm not 100% positive, but I think that could well be the single ugliest thing of any sort that I have ever seen. And I'm including Jacob Rees-Smugg, Hereford town centre and the SsangYong Rodius in that, so it's up against some pretty tough competition. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 (edited) Man oh man, that is one hell of a carbuncle. I've seen better looking warts. Edited August 22, 2018 by fleabag 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 1 hour ago, ped said: Maybe that’s what I want you to think. One day you’ll be lazing in bed on a Sunday morning only to catch something with your big toe, only to find you’ve kicked a synth stick and triggered a tsunami of octave filter mulch that’ll give you diarrhoea Octave filter mulch. That’s the next band name sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 On 18/08/2018 at 19:09, EssentialTension said: A variant of this, the 1964 Hagstrom Coronado ... Now that's a nice 'un. Easy to see where Zon got the Legacy body shape from Seems to be the groundswell of opinion is heading towards a, shall we say, warmer and more vintage-y sounding instrument. Fair enough but not my personal cuppa char. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 45 minutes ago, Rich said: Now that's a nice 'un. Easy to see where Zon got the Legacy body shape from Seems to be the groundswell of opinion is heading towards a, shall we say, warmer and more vintage-y sounding instrument. Fair enough but not my personal cuppa char. If we did go with something like the Hagstrom, we'd definitely need to better it in certain areas. The bridge is horrific. And god knows what the control panel actually does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 (edited) I can end this debate in one picture. A Fender Bass V done right, with an added J pickup and proper BEADG tuning. Edited August 22, 2018 by walbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 34 minutes ago, walbassist said: I can end this debate in one picture. A Fender Bass V done right, with an added J pickup and proper BEADG tuning. Like that a lot but it needs a 20% reduction in the number of strings for us less talented mortals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 51 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said: If we did go with something like the Hagstrom, we'd definitely need to better it in certain areas. The bridge is horrific. And god knows what the control panel actually does. From memory, there were two on-off switches for the pickups and two different tone settings, one bassy and one trebly. There is also a slider under the bar for overall volume. The long bar under the pickups was a finger rest. It was a push-fit into two holes at either end, and could be lifted out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolverinebass Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 55 minutes ago, walbassist said: I can end this debate in one picture. A Fender Bass V done right, with an added J pickup and proper BEADG tuning. I guess the debate is ended if everyone wants to get a banana. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 1 hour ago, walbassist said: I can end this debate in one picture. A Fender Bass V done right, with an added J pickup and proper BEADG tuning. That's a whole big truckload of nope. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, NancyJohnson said: ... And god knows what the control panel actually does. Quote Coronado bass control consul The controls of early Hagstrom guitars very much underline the companies history as an accordion manufacturer. Generally instruments are fitted with push-button controls rather than rotary potentiometers. The Coronado was no exception, having a four switch control consul, switches numbered 1-4. The first two buttons are pickup selectors: 1 = neck pickup, 2 = bridge pickup, 31 + 2 = both pickups. Switches 3 and 4 are a "filter system" designed "to be adjusted to match input of connected amplifier". In practise, these represent a tone control, with switch 3 providing a bassier tone, and switch 4 producing more treble. Note, later examples had these buttons labelled 1, 2, L, H - (L = low, H = high) compare with a 1966 Coronado IV. The output jack on these early and mid-period examples is an integral part of the scratchplate; later this would be replaced by a surface-mounted output. Source: http://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/hagstrom/bass/1964_Coronado.php Edited August 22, 2018 by EssentialTension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 22 minutes ago, pete.young said: From memory, there were two on-off switches for the pickups and two different tone settings, one bassy and one trebly. There is also a slider under the bar for overall volume. The long bar under the pickups was a finger rest. It was a push-fit into two holes at either end, and could be lifted out. Correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolverinebass Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 3 hours ago, Rich said: Now that's a nice 'un. Easy to see where Zon got the Legacy body shape from Seems to be the groundswell of opinion is heading towards a, shall we say, warmer and more vintage-y sounding instrument. Fair enough but not my personal cuppa char. How about something like that Hagstrom with say a babicz bridge, dimarzio pickups to keep the look and an ACG filter circuit? Or have I went too far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 (edited) Not at all. Give it five strings and it'd be great Edited August 23, 2018 by Rich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 54 minutes ago, Rich said: Not at all. Give it five strings and it'd be great It really wouldn't for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 I only meant shape really. My photoshop skills stop short of adding the Babicz bridge, Dimarzio pickups and ACG filter circuit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sercet Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 On 17/08/2018 at 16:17, NancyJohnson said: It's a little sad (and to be honest, not unexpected) that a discussion which started out barely 36 hours ago as the possibility to actually do something fun, has deteriorated into the usual knob-gag innuendos and Carry-On-esque double-entendres. No wonder the country is in such a state. Christ on a bike @Sercet, if you want a Shergold, there's eBay. There's an original four string one up on there now with a buy it now of less than £400.00; I'm sure you could convert it to a baritone for somewhat less than this project will cost you. I need a drink. Turns out this wasn’t that dumb a question after all. https://eastwoodguitars.com/collections/bass/products/hooky-bass-6-pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 19 minutes ago, Sercet said: Turns out this wasn’t that dumb a question after all. https://eastwoodguitars.com/collections/bass/products/hooky-bass-6-pro Good things come to those that wait. I'm just shaking my head that this was all over two years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Nice thread resurrection I wonder whether its worth suggesting one of these as the original manufacturer has no interest in reissuing them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sercet Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said: Nice thread resurrection I wonder whether its worth suggesting one of these as the original manufacturer has no interest... Apparently, these were not popular when available. I wonder what the manufacturing cost would be. Obviously never going to happen. Let’s get back to that Basschat bass. How about and 8 string acoustic? Twin neck bass / mandola? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 53 minutes ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said: Nice thread resurrection I wonder whether its worth suggesting one of these as the original manufacturer has no interest in reissuing them I was just going to suggest the same thing! A funky modern take on a 4005 would be ace. Maybe with bisonic/dark Star pickups? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said: Nice thread resurrection I wonder whether its worth suggesting one of these as the original manufacturer has no interest in reissuing them There are a thousand shonky Chinese knockoffs of this out there already. All Eastwood would do is order a bunch of these with their logo on. And quadruple the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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