A headless conversion, but using the original tuners, and a large plank of wood.

[bass_dinger]

https://reverb.com/uk/item/53221267-unknown-maker-unknown-5-string-bass

 

It's on Reverb.com.  It has stripes.  It makes me sad.

 

 

For my own education, could the luthier have used a commercially available body-mounted tuner?

 

 

[Clarky]

"Striking looks"

 

As in you could use it as an axe in a gang fight

[CJPJ]

Interesting. I alway assumed (although never actually checked) that strings got slightly narrower from ball end to the open end. If that is the case than that would give an interesting playing dynamic to this.

[alyctes]

Here, "unknown" means "sidled away before the blame could be allocated".

[3below]

The 'break' angles and friction where the strings exit the bridge to the machine heads will make for interesting tuning issues (unless there have been modifications). I think I will give this one a miss....

[prowla]

I reckon the balance will be off kilter with all of the weight South of the strap button and it's likely the headstock will whack you in the face if you're not careful.

(Mind you, if you buy that, you'll probably deserve it!)

[alyctes]

5 hours ago, prowla said:

I reckon the balance will be off kilter with all of the weight South of the strap button and it's likely the headstock will whack you in the face if you're not careful.

(Mind you, if you buy that, you'll probably deserve it!)

 

I've been wondering about putting strings on a rake for a while...

[Joe Nation]

Using the original 4x1 tuners to boot, so it looks ever-so-slightly more rubbish!

[lemmywinks]

I think that was on eBay a while ago.

 

Seems like all they've added most of the saved length back on to the rear of the bass, that's probably only a few cm shorter than it was before.

[3below]

On 01/05/2022 at 12:22, alyctes said:

 

I've been wondering about putting strings on a rake for a while...

Careful what you wish for, it could be done

 

[alyctes]

1 hour ago, 3below said:

Careful what you wish for, it could be done

 

 

Nothing like calling a spade a spade...

[prowla]

2 hours ago, 3below said:

Careful what you wish for, it could be done

 

Dig that!

[3below]

13 hours ago, alyctes said:

 

Nothing like calling a spade a guitar...

Corrected that for you

[yorks5stringer]

He has talent in spades

[tauzero]

On 30/04/2022 at 17:48, bass_dinger said:

For my own education, could the luthier have used a commercially available body-mounted tuner?

 

Yes, it would have cost around £300 for a 5-string though because you can't get the dead cheap AliExpress headless kits in 5-string. Could have done five singles though.

 

Warwick and (IIRC) Kramer both took a similar approach to headless, so it sort of works.

[bass_dinger]

On 03/05/2022 at 18:35, 3below said:

Careful what you wish for, it could be done

 

The only card he needs is the Bass of Spades…