The Last Bass Outpost
Gear Discussion Forums => Other Bass Brands => Topic started by: wellREDman on January 25, 2015, 12:10:44 PM
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never been drawn to violin basses before but if I could afford this I would
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281543912448?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
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Yep. Either Hofner or Vox made a few like that too. Agree with you; the solid (smaller) ones never appealed to me either.
... and Violinski would be Polish; Violinsky is the Russion way. Close enuf for most, I suppose.
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It's made in Bulgaria.
Ronn (leftybass) and Ilan both have a different model Orfeus. See http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=6462.0
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$500 is crazy money for an Orfeus violin bass IMHO. I wouldn't pay over $250.
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Those psychadelic semi-hollow Orfi look pretty cool. Thanks for linkin up that old thread Dave.
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That reminds me, day before yesterday I was playing a Vox violin bass very much like my first bass, late 60s made in Italy by Eko. Not sure whether it was earlier or later. It had a wider neck than mine and a thinner finish. It was really in nice shape. Didn't plug it in, if I had I would have been disappointed. But if I were awash in cash I'd buy it for sentimental reasons.
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I loved those Eko violin basses when I was a kid. They were a POS, but I didn't know any better then. They looked cool ;D.
Rick
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The Eko basses had that violin scroll headstock. You don't see many around anymore, I suspect a lot of the headstocks broke completely off. The Vox had the big 4-in-line paddle headstock.
I thought the passive models were okay. The ones with the built in G tuner and effects had dodgy electronics.
As I've said before, my old Vox had tone like hitting a wet cardboard box. But it was my first bass and I'm a bit sentimental about it.
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Concerning first basses, and violin shape, I bought my first one in September -64. It was a Hofner. I paid like $80.00 for it. Bought it at Gustav Wennbergs music store in........Jokkmokk! Yeah, you look that up on a map. Here's something to look at, before getting to bed! http://www.jokkmokk.com/webcam/realtid-parken/
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My first bass was also a Höfner violin. I was 13 years old, the year was 1975 and the bass was a '67 I think - bar magnet pickups, cream switches and short tailpiece. My dad got it for me. I hated it and wanted a Fender P, but could not afford one at the time.
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Concerning first basses, and violin shape, I bought my first one in September -64. It was a Hofner. I paid like $80.00 for it. Bought it at Gustav Wennbergs music store in........Jokkmokk! Yeah, you look that up on a map. Here's something to look at, before getting to bed! http://www.jokkmokk.com/webcam/realtid-parken/
More snow in Jokkmokk than in Minneapolis but at least we have some sunlight.
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Wait till summer comes along, then there'll be plenty of sun all night long in Lapland!
Don't know whether Pete Quaife played a Gibson on this tune, but we all know he did, at times. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOiUa7n2_w8
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Elle-Kari still lives in Jokkmokk.
(http://www.gotravel.co.il/userfiles2/image/Finland/elle%20kari_250.jpg)
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How come you know about Elle-Kari, Ilan?
You can find her on the following page. http://kvikkjokk.nu/Etikett/jokkmokks/
She seems to be living in Kvikkjokk, a very beautiful place in the mountains of Lapland, about 120 kilometers northwest of Jokkmokk. My wife and I went there in the summer of -76, a couple of days after our marriage.
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Those books were translated to Hebrew back in the day so I remember them from 50 years ago. Also, Anna Riwkin was buried near Tel Aviv, where I live.
A friend of mine has made a documentary last year (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4043916/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4043916/))where she actually tracked down and met some of those kids - Noriko-San from Japan, Elle-Kari, Dirk from the Netherlands (his real name is Jack), and reunited Eva and Noriko-San in Japan.
(http://c2.bibtopia.com/h/761/484/551484761.0.m.jpg)
Here is the Elle Kari book in Hebrew:
(http://www.leobaeck.org.il/manager/FilesSrc/Galleries/ImgManager/ohel_avraham/_02B924CB_9990_467F_88D9_5C71C9E4F07F_.jpg)
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The world - and the Outpost! - is a neverending well of surprises... That girl, Elle-Kari, lived only about 40 kilometers from where I lived in the late 40's - early 50's (to keep us on track: we all remember when the first Fender basses saw the light of day, about the same time, yessss), and the coming 60's I was in the area again for a couple of years. But I never knew Elle-Kari... Hey, that's a title for something, don't know what: I never knew Elle-Kari!
And just for fun, I'll throw a picture in. A picture of that place in Lapland, where I lived when Elle-Kari was front page news. The place called Harsprånget, the Hare Jump. You understand why when looking at the river. And still I had ten years to go until I got my violin Hofner. Looooong years! http://www.tekniskamuseet.se/elkraft/vattenkraftverken/statliga/harspranget/DIG3330.htm
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Wow, that's white water!
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But let's walk the bass, back to the original bass violin shape. Like here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vYcQaWdhm4
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But let's walk the bass, back to the original bass violin shape. Like here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vYcQaWdhm4
That drummer's nose is pure Roman...his face speaks to me of Italy.
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And here I thought I was the only one who remembers Renato Carosone.