Double Necks

[snorkie635]

On 20/03/2023 at 13:06, nilorius said:

I guess these all superstars had very big and long arms!

I don't actually 😉

[Waddo Soqable]

3 hours ago, nilorius said:

Animals sign with urin.

I've probably done so too 😁.. not on a guitar case tho ( as far as I can remember..) 

[nilorius]

1 hour ago, snorkie635 said:

I don't actually 😉

Lucky You !

[Chris2112]

On 20/03/2023 at 12:14, toneknob said:

Jonas Hellborg with Wal fretted/fretless

 

 

In the olden days of the internet (well, about eighteen years ago) I used to search around for disc copies of Hellborg's records. I spent a considerable amount getting hold of some of them. The original Jonas Hellborg Group album is one I could never find for a good price, though I did get a copy of 'e' that was pretty cool. I was glad when Jonas started working with Shawn Lane as that heralded a golden age. He started playing Status Graphite basses too which sounded a lot better to my ears. Some of the best bass tones I've ever heard came from Jonas on a Status. 

 

What a musician! What a thinker! A true visionary on the bass. Back when he recorded his first solo albums I don't think anyone had recorded an album of unaccompanied bass guitar. 

[Delberthot]

On 20/03/2023 at 14:51, Woodinblack said:

Isn't that double neck in the Steve Hacket video Nicks Beggs Mason doubleneck, or do they both have an identical one?

 

I found this video last night and began wondering whose bass it was when I saw Nick playing it

 

 

[Delberthot]

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Edited March 23, 2023 by Delberthot
Double Post ( Double Neck! )

[Woodinblack]

Its his, made by mansons - there is a video of them spec'ing it, a few of them building it and him picking it up. He got it when he started with Steve Hacket

[Bassassin]

Only just remebered I got a pretty good pic of Jonas Reingold playing the Manson, back in November 2019 when Hackett played in Edinburgh.

 

[StickyDBRmf]

Nick is cheating he has bass pedals too. 

[TheGreek]

On 18/03/2023 at 14:22, Musicman666 said:

Rutherford sporting a status combo...

 

Four on the bottom of the bass, four one the top of the bass and one behind it??

[Waddo Soqable]

I found one of a youthful Mr Rutherford.. This is the kind of thing I'd do tbh 😁

[Waddo Soqable]

Slightly advanced from that, tho not a lot, I believe this is a German guy I don't know who however. 

Run a Rick and a Les Paul thru a bandsaw and stick em together.. 

[Woodinblack]

1 hour ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Slightly advanced from that, tho not a lot, I believe this is a German guy I don't know who however. 

Run a Rick and a Les Paul thru a bandsaw and stick em together.. 

 

He did it well, can barely see the join!

[Waddo Soqable]

3 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

 

He did it well, can barely see the join!

Indeed! Be interested to see a decent pic of it, if anyone knows who he is / what band he was in? 

[BassTractor]

1 hour ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Indeed! Be interested to see a decent pic of it, if anyone knows who he is / what band he was in? 

I don't know the guy, but did a picture search, and it's probably guitar and bass player Heinz Fröhling, who also played Mellotron.
Apparently, he was in prog trio Schicke Führs Fröhling.

Edited April 2, 2023 by BassTractor

[Waddo Soqable]

20 minutes ago, BassTractor said:

I don't know the guy, but did a picture search, and it's probably guitar and bass player Heinz Fröhling, who also played Mellotron.
Apparently, he was in prog trio Schicke Führs Fröhling.

Just checked them out, definitely one for the prog rock thread! 

I'll have a listen to the whole "ticket to everywhere" album when I've got an hour or so! 

[Alien]

On 02/04/2023 at 18:49, BassTractor said:

I don't know the guy, but did a picture search, and it's probably guitar and bass player Heinz Fröhling, who also played Mellotron.

 

Pansy!  If he was any kind of a man he'd have bolted both necks onto a Mellotron and had a triple threat!

 

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[Waddo Soqable]

16 hours ago, Alien said:

 

Pansy!  If he was any kind of a man he'd have bolted both necks onto a Mellotron and had a triple threat!

 

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Very little neck dive then, good choice 👍

Oh, erm.. Weight please? 

[Alien]

Weight wouldn't be an issue here - Mellotrons are floor standing, making it easier for the average bassist rather than harder!

 

[Waddo Soqable]

12 minutes ago, Alien said:

Weight wouldn't be an issue here - Mellotrons are floor standing, making it easier for the average bassist rather than harder!

 

Until he needs to move it perhaps 😁

[Alien]

You're a bassist man!  Your role in the band is to stay out of the limelight and groove your donkey off, making everyone else sound like they know what they're doing, whilst receiving little to no credit for how tight and groovy the whole band sounded.  This is our lot.  We are bassists, our shoulders are broad, our backs are strong and we can bear these problems with good grace!

 

[Alien]

Interesting discovery - the Basschat backroom bots have seen fit to change @$$ to donkey, as evident in the previous post!  😆

[Waddo Soqable]

7 minutes ago, Alien said:

Interesting discovery - the Basschat backroom bots have seen fit to change @$$ to donkey, as evident in the previous post!  😆

Those filter things make no sense at all, I'd say @rse 😉

[Waddo Soqable]

I put this pic in another thread the other day but worth including here.. I've not seen one of these before, I wonder if it's in any way a Fender special.... or, as is more likely, a frankenstein of two grafted together

[Woodinblack]

I am guessing it is a fender special - just not one made by fender!