acidbass Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Edgar Winter bassist and songwriter Dan Hartman (who played on Edgar Winter's monster rock hit "Frankenstein" from 1973) designed this $5000 silver “Bass Suit” in 1974. The controls are on the sleeve attached to an aluminum plate. The guitar neck ends in a Crescent Moon and the suit itself has moons on it. “The bass suit was actually one of the first cordless guitars in existence, and I invented it. It was built right into this silver bodysuit so it looked as though the bass was coming out of my body, and the volume and tone knobs were on the sleeve.” “When it worked it was great, but the tunings were a little strange, plus I can’t tell you how many times I got shocked. It wound up being just one more thing that we had to worry about on tour: ‘Well, I wonder if this will work tonight.’ After a while I couldn’t stand wearing it anymore so I gave it up.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Well that looks like it was a solution looking for a problem. Apart from looking ridiculous, I bet going for a slash between sets would be a bit tricky. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 DEF good for metal! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Good for mental 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingRayBoy42 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 I want one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 is he 12? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 All over FB...can't get away from it. Should have guessed it would turn up here eventually. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 BassBoner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man.about.Tyne Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 24 minutes ago, Barking Spiders said: is he 12? IQ or shoe size? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Slight Tangent; I thoroughly recommend Overkill's cover of "Frankenstein" May be a little aggressive for some, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 It was 1974, so of course it looks ridiculous. But it was part of the show and the entertainment, and as long as the audience had a good time that's the main thing. I wouldn't wear it for the worship band on a Sunday mind you! 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sausage Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Didn't he also write Living in America for Jimmy Brown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 6 hours ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said: Well that looks like it was a solution looking for a problem. Apart from looking ridiculous, I bet going for a slash between sets would be a bit tricky. That's probably how he kept getting shocked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Wow, I had to do an instant replay on that image. Looks a complete ****. Bit worried about where one sticks the input jack. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Better discussing this than yet another effing tonewood bitchfest, which is what I feared when I saw the thread title. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 (edited) 16 hours ago, Barking Spiders said: is he 12? If he was he must have been a genious, inventing the first ever wireless bass system. It's so ridiculous it is cool! Edited April 3 by Baloney Balderdash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 It's utterly stupid. If he had the treble pickup sided closer to the neck, instead of the bass side pickup, he'd have a much more even tonal palette. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 16 hours ago, TheGreek said: All over FB...can't get away from it. Should have guessed it would turn up here eventually. It's already been on here several times in the past 5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyd Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 He wrote Relight My Fire as well. The original is a lot funkier than the Take That cover.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegs07 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 (edited) No more stupid than grown men having alter ego’s and daft costumes (Kiss) covering themselves in flour and dressing like steam punk cowboys (Nephilim) getting all pretentious about mime (Bowie) pretending to be gangsters still when they attend business meetings and have property portfolios and live in the most affluent parts of LA rather than carrying guns in Compton (too many to mention). Why not? Edited April 3 by tegs07 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Just a bit of fun. Massively talented guy who died far too young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Is there any live footage of this contraption? I can only find the studio photographer shots, and I wonder if it turned out so impractical that it didn't make it out on gigs that much. It is ridiculous, but the band at the time were all about that campy over-the-top performance style and it kind of fits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 On 02/04/2024 at 15:09, Jean-Luc Pickguard said: Apart from looking ridiculous, I bet going for a slash between sets would be a bit tricky. That's probably why he got zapped a few times by it 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 The inspiration for MDP's fanned tuners. 21 hours ago, Angel said: Wow, I had to do an instant replay on that image. Looks a complete ****. Bit worried about where one sticks the input jack. Good job it was wireless then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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