Frank Blank Posted October 4, 2019 Posted October 4, 2019 Could anyone tell me the make/model of the bass Mr Severin is playing on TOTP? ...love this track. 2 Quote
Frank Blank Posted October 4, 2019 Author Posted October 4, 2019 1 minute ago, 4000 said: Ampeg scroll bass I think. Ah, yes, having googled it I think you are right, however, as only twenty were made I don’t think I’ll bother trying to source one! Quote
yorks5stringer Posted October 4, 2019 Posted October 4, 2019 15 minutes ago, Frank Blank said: Could anyone tell me the make/model of the bass Mr Severin is playing on TOTP? ...love this track. Looks like an Ampeg AEB1 horizontal Bass but not what he is usually known as playing which was a WAL, a Stingray and a Jazz 1 Quote
Frank Blank Posted October 4, 2019 Author Posted October 4, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, yorks5stringer said: Looks like an Ampeg AEB1 horizontal Bass but not what he is usually known as playing which was a WAL, a Stingray and a Jazz No, quite, it’s been a WAL or a Stingray every time I’ve seem them (and that’s too many times). Mind you, a lot of players used odd guitars/basses when they were miming on TV. There is hope, Eastwood make a copy of the AEB, an EEB... https://eastwoodguitars.com/products/eeb-1 ...not that I know a lot about the company. Edited October 4, 2019 by Frank Blank 1 Quote
durhamboy Posted October 5, 2019 Posted October 5, 2019 It certainly looks like an Ampeg Scroll Bass and yes, there weren't many of them made, but.... a gentleman in the USA, Bruce Johnson, makes replicas. Bruce is a regular poster on the USA bass forum talkbass.com, is a commercial luthier and has a website. http://www.xstrange.com (apologies if I shouldn't have posted a commercial address) I have no affiliation with Bruce and don't own one of his instruments, but he is a regular poster on talkbass and is very helpful to other builders. Quote
BreadBin Posted October 5, 2019 Posted October 5, 2019 8 hours ago, Frank Blank said: Could anyone tell me the make/model of the bass Mr Severin is playing on TOTP? ...love this track. I love it too 👍 I have the album on vinyl 😎 Quote
Frank Blank Posted October 5, 2019 Author Posted October 5, 2019 41 minutes ago, durhamboy said: It certainly looks like an Ampeg Scroll Bass and yes, there weren't many of them made, but.... a gentleman in the USA, Bruce Johnson, makes replicas. Bruce is a regular poster on the USA bass forum talkbass.com, is a commercial luthier and has a website. http://www.xstrange.com (apologies if I shouldn't have posted a commercial address) I have no affiliation with Bruce and don't own one of his instruments, but he is a regular poster on talkbass and is very helpful to other builders. Thank you Sir! Looks even more like I might be able to satisfy my yearning, now I need to find one to try out... Quote
Frank Blank Posted October 5, 2019 Author Posted October 5, 2019 (edited) 31 minutes ago, BreadBin said: I love it too 👍 I have the album on vinyl 😎 Their last great album imho, mind you they made some fine music in their and were consistently good live. Edited October 5, 2019 by Frank Blank 3 Quote
BigRedX Posted October 5, 2019 Posted October 5, 2019 9 hours ago, Frank Blank said: No, quite, it’s been a WAL or a Stingray every time I’ve seem them (and that’s too many times). Mind you, a lot of players used odd guitars/basses when they were miming on TV. There is hope, Eastwood make a copy of the AEB, an EEB... https://eastwoodguitars.com/products/eeb-1 ...not that I know a lot about the company. The Eastwood is a copy in the very loosest sense only. Essentially (like all Eastwood instruments) it's a parts bin bass with a body designed by someone who saw a blurry photograph of the Ampeg AEB once. Put the two side by side and you can easily see that they have nothing in common and it won't sound anything like the Ampeg either. The Bruce Johnson versions are far more authentic. 1 Quote
Frank Blank Posted October 5, 2019 Author Posted October 5, 2019 Just now, BigRedX said: The Eastwood is a copy in the very loosest sense only. Essentially (like all Eastwood instruments) it's a parts bin bass with a body designed by someone who saw a blurry photograph of the Ampeg AEB once. Put the two side by side and you can easily see that they have nothing in common and it won't sound anything like the Ampeg either. The Bruce Johnson versions are far more authentic. Excellent, thanks for this, I hadn’t compared them particularly. Quote
BigRedX Posted October 5, 2019 Posted October 5, 2019 10 hours ago, Frank Blank said: Ah, yes, having googled it I think you are right, however, as only twenty were made I don’t think I’ll bother trying to source one! Don't know where you got that from - according to Bruce Johnson's page on the Ampeg AEB-1 and AUB-1 there were over a thousand made. They are still pretty rare. The Bass Gallery had one of the Johnson copies in several years ago and very nice it was too. If I had been playing 4-sting basses I might well have bought it. Quote
Frank Blank Posted October 5, 2019 Author Posted October 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, BigRedX said: Don't know where you got that from - according to Bruce Johnson's page on the Ampeg AEB-1 and AUB-1 there were over a thousand made. They are still pretty rare. The Bass Gallery had one of the Johnson copies in several years ago and very nice it was too. If I had been playing 4-sting basses I might well have bought it. Probably the first thing I read on Google! Most unlike me to quote such things. Quote
TheGreek Posted October 5, 2019 Posted October 5, 2019 For those who aren't familiar with the bass and can't be rrrrsed to watch the video. 3 Quote
Frank Blank Posted October 5, 2019 Author Posted October 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, TheGreek said: For those who aren't familiar with the bass and can't be rrrrsed to watch the video. Tell me that isn’t yours... Quote
Frank Blank Posted October 5, 2019 Author Posted October 5, 2019 16 minutes ago, TheGreek said: That isn't mine... Or rather tell me if it’s yours. Quote
Bassassin Posted October 6, 2019 Posted October 6, 2019 Perhaps unsurprisingly there were copies in the early 70s. This from a '72 catalogue: Never seen one in real life & this is the only catalogue appearance I'm aware of. Not really a lot more accurate than the Eastwood - the Rick style tailpiece is curious. 1 Quote
durhamboy Posted October 6, 2019 Posted October 6, 2019 Rick Danko of The Band was a prominent player of the Ampeg Scroll Bass, regularly seen with a fretless model. Geddy Lee apparently has a collection of them. (The pic here is of Geddy with Bruce Johnson in his workshop.) 1 Quote
NikNik Posted October 6, 2019 Posted October 6, 2019 12 hours ago, Bassassin said: Perhaps unsurprisingly there were copies in the early 70s. This from a '72 catalogue: Never seen one in real life & this is the only catalogue appearance I'm aware of. Not really a lot more accurate than the Eastwood - the Rick style tailpiece is curious. Wow....I don't recall seeing that back in the day. Perhaps I was too focused on the Rick copy on the right. Quote
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