I see a little silhouetto of a bass, Scaramouche, Scaramouche, can you guess the Fandango?

[spacecowboy]

14 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

The Stradi was a great sounding bass, but the neck shape was awful (take the worst boat neck and go a step bigger) with heavy neck diving.

And indeed 3 Aries basses (the one and only Bajadera, the VS 6 Signature and the VS 6 Tomek). Great basses too, except they were too heavy for me (broken back).

Can you name the others ? 😉

Haha honestly I did try... failed miserably! 

I'm very interested to hear about this one though...

 

That's upsetting to hear about the Stradi... too expensive to just buy to hang on the wall too...

 

[deepbass5]

I think the Hellzero collection goes to show it to pays to be more imaginative with the design, and go with the ergonomics and the eye.

The bass above is beautiful but why the standard jack socket there? stick it on the back. why wouldn't you.?

Edited May 11, 2021 by deepbass5
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[binky_bass]

I've also owned 6, possibly 7 of those basses in @Hellzeros post! 

That 'Fodera 6' was a nice bass though the body edges were so angled and sharp it was incredibly uncomfortable to play. 

Edited May 11, 2021 by binky_bass

[Hellzero]

4 hours ago, spacecowboy said:

Haha honestly I did try... failed miserably! 

I'm very interested to hear about this one though...

I'll give the answers, well, later.

This is a Fodera Anthony JACKSON Presentation 6 copy made by Langowsky, a Polish luthier.

It's like the original a 36 inches scale bass, but with a narrower strings spacing at the bridge : 16.5 mm.

3 hours ago, deepbass5 said:

I think the Hellzero collection goes to show it to pays to be more imaginative with the design, and go with the ergonomics and the eye.

The bass above is beautiful but why the standard jack socket there? stick it on the back. why wouldn't you.?

You are right @deepbass5, it's to show other single cut shapes that are, sometimes, more pleasant to the eyes and/or more ergonomic.

The jack socket is at the front as it's a strict Fodera Anthony JACKSON Presentation 6 copy except for two points : the strings spacing at the bridge and the active Seymour Duncan pickup.

It was really nice sounding, easy to play, well balanced, but with sharp edges (like the original, that said) that could make it uncomfortable to play, especially if not sitting... as @binky_bass mentioned.

[Teebs]

19 hours ago, Hellzero said:

 

 

This one looks like a puddle!

[Hellzero]

3 minutes ago, Teebs said:

This one looks like a puddle!

Why not Rorschach's test ? 🤣

[Teebs]

3 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

Why not Rorschach's test ? 🤣

Wash your mouth out!

Filthy boy!

[Hellzero]

So, for those interested, and especially for @spacecowboy here they are, with their names.

1. ACG Finn R Type 5 Fretless :

2. ACG Harlot R 5 :

3. Alpher Mako Elite Custom Fretless 5 :

4. Aries Bajadera 6 :

5. Aries Senes VS 6 Custom Signature :

6. Aries Senes VS 6 Tomek :

7. De Gier Elevation 6 Custom Number 4 :

8. JP Basses Lucii 6 Fretless :

9. Langowsky AJ 6 Presentation :

10. Paul Lairat Gabriella 5 Fretless :

11. Rybski Octave 8 :

12. Skjold Whaleback 6 :

13. Stradi Symphony Bass Fretless 5 #6 :

14. Wood & Tronics Zoid 5 :