BigRedX Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 9 hours ago, JPJ said: The original and best combination of funny shape and playability imho😎 Nice bass 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 On 15/10/2021 at 17:43, BigRedX said: Does it specifically have to be pointy? Or will just unusual do? If so: Gus G3-5 I've had a go on one of the members here's Gus - it is a very fine instrument indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) ......................................................... Edited October 16, 2021 by prowla duplicate due to internet blip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Ever thought of a buzzid? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 You might find an Aria ZZB - they crop up second-hand on Ebay and here occasionally. Here's one on Gumtree which apparently needs a bit of work. https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/aria-pro-ii-zzb-deluxe-bass-guitar-red/1415441193 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 (edited) Basslab L-Bow. Edited October 17, 2021 by Lfalex v1.1 I'd have suggested the Ibanez Iceman, too, but was beaten to it. I already own an Ibanez EDA900... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Good idea @Lfalex v1.1. Here is the link to the website gallery page of the BassLab L-Bow : https://basslab.de/l-bow-gallery/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 On 16/10/2021 at 07:28, Hellzero said: Or even better, the original ones : Much better - but much rarer and dearer too! And far, far fewer vulgar colours! 😎 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd56hawk Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Musicvox MI-6 Not what you'd call a typical pointy bass but of all the unusual shaped basses out there, the only one I could see myself playing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDinsdale Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 I built this about 18 years ago when I was about 16 (fortunate my dad is a luthier 😃) which is like a melted warwick thumb 🤣. It's remarkably inconvinient, if I did make another bass it would be a very different shape but this thing sounds amazing. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 The Dingwall D-Bird. I've only tried the very first pre-release prototype, but even that was incredibly well behaved in the balance department, even before hearing how good it sounded too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 On 17/10/2021 at 10:24, pete.young said: You might find an Aria ZZB - they crop up second-hand on Ebay and here occasionally. Here's one on Gumtree which apparently needs a bit of work. https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/aria-pro-ii-zzb-deluxe-bass-guitar-red/1415441193 I had a ZZB - in fact I've got one at the moment stashed away, because it needs lots of work, but although they're not heavy (they're a 32" scale, too) IIRC there was some neck dive...and that's from a Fenderbird lover... I've played a Buzzard, and (again IIRC) it wasn't light; it had that Warwick Brick Outhouse Build to it, tho...unless you tuck it right up under your right arm a la Entwistle, the nut can get a lonnnng way away... +1 for the Dingwall D-Bird/D-Rocs; not heavy at all, and the body curves and balance are exemplary... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 3 hours ago, MrDinsdale said: '... remarkably inconvenient...' I do like that...sums up quite a lot of basses I've owned and played... 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 If you're looking at Gus/Buzzard sort of money, tho, it brings you into luthier territory; if I had a couple of £k, I'd be talking to Jon Shuker about a light, balanced Thunderbird/Fenderbird, built exactly to my requirements... The one on the left started life as an Epiphone (tho there's only the body wood and neckplate left), and is only half a Shuker, but it's not heavy, and balances just fine...the strap button has been moved, tho... We don't mention the upper fret access, tho (it was kind of an accident, involving a 22-fret Lakland neck and a lot of ill-advised giddiness)...not that I ever really venture up into Nosebleed Territory... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 The 80s Squier Katana/New fender Katana basses are pointy in a lopsided and very marmite kind of way. I had one of the Squiers and liked it lots. Extremely lightweight, 32" scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 1 minute ago, Paul S said: The 80s Squier Katana/New fender Katana basses are pointy in a lopsided and very marmite kind of way. I had one of the Squiers and liked it lots. Extremely lightweight, 32" scale. Lop-Sided! Another idea! Yamaha SBV? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 32 minutes ago, Lfalex v1.1 said: Lop-Sided! Another idea! Yamaha SBV? The 5-string version of it is extremely rare (only 50 were made) and extremely big and heavy. It does look cool though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 45 minutes ago, Paul S said: The 80s Squier Katana/New fender Katana basses are pointy in a lopsided and very marmite kind of way. I had one of the Squiers and liked it lots. Extremely lightweight, 32" scale. Look at 0'40" for a very, er, fluent bit of neck dive 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Strange. Mine never did that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-Belly Evans Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 On 15/10/2021 at 14:28, NicoMcJ said: I do like my pointy and funny shaped 6-string guitars. Sadly I’ve always struggle to find a suitable bass version. I did have a Sandberg 48 that balanced nicely but it weighed as much as a large dog or small pony. So, my question is, does a well balanced AND lightweight pointy exist in the bass world? NB - bonus points for 5 strings. NNBB - please don’t mention wide straps or anything like that, I’m looking for something that fundamentally works well without needing hot fixes or workarounds. NNNBBB - please don’t just list pointy basses, I’m looking for real world experiences here 😊 No browny points for the fiver, but my Gibson Thunderbird is really light, really well balanced and has a lovely slim neck. Just a tweak of the pickup volumes will get you quite a versatile set of tones too. I have no idea why people say the opposite to all of the above - baffles me. Case in point attached. I can get it to do funk wonderfully well (careful as it is a bit sweary) - apparently such behaviour is virtually impossible on a bird...... Dick Shammond Played by a player 26.05.21.mp3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave moffat Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Manton had a really cool looking 5 string bass at the Midlands bash, kind of gothic 'batwing' shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 22 hours ago, jd56hawk said: Musicvox MI-6 Not what you'd call a typical pointy bass but of all the unusual shaped basses out there, the only one I could see myself playing. That looks like a Danelectro with a hangover. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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