Grandpappy of all electric basses

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So, I was rooting around the interwebs for some history of the electric bass.

I came up on the back story of the Tutmarc 736 bass fiddle.

Here is a YT video demonstrating this amazing instrument. The video itself is pretty low quality, but if you FF to 5:38 you get a sample of the sound.

https://youtu.be/aF6usTMwicM

and here is a bit of history

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF3frR_hdII

and an article

Article on the 736 Bass fiddle

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Thank God for Leo Fender, can’t imagine being stuck with this ugly thing.

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That is one thin neck! Bet I could do easier fretting with a neck like that (short fingers).

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