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ilan

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1937 Regal Bassoguitar on eBay
« on: September 14, 2014, 02:16:38 PM »
At the same time that Paul Tutmarc invented the electric bass guitar, Regal developed the acoustic guitar-like bass.

This could be louder than an Ernie Ball Earthwood ABG.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1937-REGAL-Bassoguitar-giant-acoustic-Bass-Guitar/151395704335

It's giant. And uses upright gut strings. $4.5K BIN.

It will make you look 3 foot tall  ;D



This is Israel Crosby with Fletcher Henderson's orchestra.



« Last Edit: September 14, 2014, 02:31:28 PM by ilan »
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Re: 1937 Regal Bassoguitar on eBay
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2014, 02:39:00 PM »
Basso Profondo... :o :o :o
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Re: 1937 Regal Bassoguitar on eBay
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2014, 09:05:08 AM »
while the body is wide the ernie ball bass is a few inches deeper. i dunno', i think the vol.  could be close. :o
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Re: 1937 Regal Bassoguitar on eBay
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2014, 04:46:59 PM »
Quote from: nofi on September 17, 2014, 09:05:08 AM
while the body is wide the ernie ball bass is a few inches deeper. i dunno', i think the vol.  could be close. :o

Bettin' you're right.
I have never seen one of these before.
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Re: 1937 Regal Bassoguitar on eBay
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2014, 10:44:41 PM »
I'd guess the Earthwood would be louder. This beast filled a need back in the day, but it wouldn't surprise me to find out that the tone is lacking. It's a collector's piece only.
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Re: 1937 Regal Bassoguitar on eBay
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2014, 04:09:20 AM »
It's bigger than my Earthwood that's for sure ;D
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Re: 1937 Regal Bassoguitar on eBay
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2014, 05:29:27 PM »
Quote from: rahock on September 18, 2014, 04:09:20 AM
It's bigger than my Earthwood that's for sure ;D
Rick
Rub it ib Rick just rub it in  :mrgreen:
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Re: 1937 Regal Bassoguitar on eBay
« Reply #7 on: September 19, 2014, 04:27:05 AM »
Quote from: Rob on September 18, 2014, 05:29:27 PM
Rub it ib Rick just rub it in  :mrgreen:

I went to the Old Car Festival two weeks ago at Greenfield Village and they had an interesting acoustic band with  four hammer dulcimers ,a mountain dulcimer , three acoustic guitars , a couple of people that switched off on mandolin , violin and flute and a five string acoustic bass using a sawed in half 24" bass drum for the body and a fretless neck with dots that was more like a bass guitar neck and used phosphor bass guitar bronze round wounds. It really caught my eye and it sounded great. It was custom made in Grand Rapids , Michigan. This thing was really cool......and No , I'm not getting one ;D.
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Re: 1937 Regal Bassoguitar on eBay
« Reply #8 on: September 24, 2014, 05:28:25 AM »

Early Steinberger tuners on it, no ?


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