Bass Porn

Ah I wondered if that was a small control on the pickup. I like minimalist!

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Sure looks like something.
Generally a preamp with some EQ is mounted on the side of an acoustic bass.

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Is that one acoustic? I wondered but the lack of a sound hole… My electro acoustic has tiny bass and treble controls (and tuner) on the top side. Right fiddle. I prefer the Ibanez!

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Technically, the definition of an acoustic is…
a guitar that does not require electrical amplification, having a hollow body that amplifies the vibrations of the strings.

So a lot of times, we abbreviate “acoustic/electric” or AE with acoustic, simply out of laziness. The hole only helps give the sound volume, however, while this is fine on a guitar, on bass the hole doesn’t to much of anything to amplify the sound, which is why they are almost always “AEs”.

So not really acoustic anyway.

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Not an acoustic. It’s a Rob Allen Mouse short scale fretless.

Here’s the description:

Rare handmade Rob Allen Mouse 30" fretless bass. This little bass plays and sounds fantastic. Its smaller, lighter weight body makes it comfortable to play for hours and the neck has a really nice feel. The Rob Allen Mouse short scale bass is packed with tone despite its smaller, more comfortable design and it sounds amazing. The Fishman electronics have an upright bass type of sound in a much smaller package.

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gonna put this in the short scale thread, nice :+1:

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Kind of how I feel about the Manson John Paul Jones signature bass. WAY too expensive, but sure fun to wish for.

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This arrived today. It also happens to be my birthday, this made a good day so much better…



It’s a mid sixties Harmony H22 bass. I have wanted one of these for years. A few years ago, I bought a reissue, but it was a major disappointment. It was nothing like the original.

I have been working on building a Moonshine Custom replica (tribute?) of the H22, I have a friend who owns one and I took measurements of it and have designed my own version. It’s an interesting instrument.

I own several vintage hollow body basses, but this Harmony is magic. The opening riff of “Gimme all your lovin” by the Spencer Davis Group says it all. https://youtu.be/ko3m0NBbq1o?si=2V4YwpgWwPYP5TxG

I’m really into Americana music and this will fit the bill nicely. I rarely buy basses these days, but I couldn’t pass this one up.

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Congrats, @Moonshine. It’s beautiful.

And my birthday was yesterday. No basses appeared, though.

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Gorgeous

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Nice looking bass @Moonshine ,
Here is a pic of the 2 I own.
1 original and the other has had new tuners on it.
They both have flats on them and are great playing basses.
Hope you enjoy yours,
Cheers Brian

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There is one sitting on a workbench in Poland with your name on it :wink:

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It’s a beauty! Happy belated!

Same goes for you @MikeC !!

:birthday: :birthday:

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Happy birthday @Moonshine

That’s gorgeous

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From your lips to God’s ear…

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Speaking of which… maybe you could still cancel your order and get this one instead :joy:

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Uh…no. Wash your mouth out with soap, Joerg! :astonished:

Other than a passing similarity of pups configuration with my impending custom build, well…enough said. :rofl:

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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Well, the pups is where it’s at :wink:

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The quality of pups is where it’s at. :wink:

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My one-off Jabba Custom will have 4-string versions of these bad boys. :drooling_face:

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