3 string fretless project (sure is)

[bearhart74]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/295697244552?hash=item44d8ede188:g:CoIAAOSw~hFkYE65

[PaulThePlug]

WTAF!..

[hubrad]

Great.. now Ebay are suggesting I might like to make an offer for it! 

"Needs strings".. then some.

[Bassassin]

This is what happens when someone who has never seen - in fact is entirely unaware of the existence of - a bass guitar, is tasked with building one based on a vague, ten-word description.

 

Whilst blindfolded.

[alittlebitrobot]

Although the price is deranged, I love this as an art piece. It's like somebody used a drawing of a guitar in The Beano as a blueprint. 

[alyctes]

Mmm.  "May not ship to the UK"...  they say that like it's a bad thing.

 

I would actually like to know more about this, but mostly because I want to understand how anyone arrives at the point where this seems like a good idea.  Are they a balalaika player, did they just have a bit of wood of mostly the right shape...  what?

[Waddo Soqable]

10 minutes ago, alyctes said:

Are they a balalaika player, did they just have a bit of wood of mostly the right shape...  what?

"Mark Sandman did with 2 strings" is about the best I can offer.. 

[alyctes]

Just now, Waddo Soqable said:

"Mark Sandman did with 2 strings" is about the best I can offer.. 

 

Ahh.  That hadn't occurred to me - which is embarrassing, as I have a Krappy Guitars two-string built especially for the Morphine wannabe.  Good call

[vinorange]

When I read the ad I thought it said Useless fretless three string bass for sale.

That's subliminal connection for you.