Poll
Question:
What should I do?
Option 1: Fenderbird
votes: 5
Option 2: Explorerbird
votes: 3
Option 3: Buzzer
votes: 0
Option 4: Billy Bender
votes: 1
Option 5: Other, please post!
votes: 1
Of course the Non-rev BaCH will be here this year. I'm also bidding on Jules' EB0-body (and I have a Darkstar in a box somewhere), but what would be a nice idea to do with a fake F****r-decalled maple black-block Jazz neck I have.
- Fenderbird. Putting the Jazz neck at a Thunderbird type body, JAE-style.
- Explorerbird. Putting the Jazz neck at an Explorer type body. JAE-style.
- Buzzer. Putting the Jazz neck at a Buzzard type body.
- Billy Bender. Putting the Jazz neck at a Gretsch Billy Bo Jupiter Thunderbird Bass type body.
- Other. Please post.
And if you voted:
Pick ups:
- Darkstar?
- Trying to put my two Epi T-bird pups in the two 70s chrome covers I have.
- One Epi in chrome cover
- Other?
I dunno if I do something with the results, but maybe you come up with some nice ideas:)
Make a Foghat bass.
Nuff said!
Buy the chrome covers from Greatguitrz on Ebay, stuff them with whatever, step away from the Darkstars...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/Fenderbird/blackbird.jpg)
I have two of those covers. I wanted to use them for the NonRev BaCh, but maybe that one's alright without them.
Foghat? please explain.
The only rock guy in the world who played a maple necked Jazz with black blocks was the guy in Foghat, and the classic Foghat Live LP has pics of him with a few of them. Between that and Fool For the City, you had as good an argument for roundwounds as any. Then Geddy Lee put his Rick away, and told Fender to make him a Jazz like the one he hardly ever used, and the world got amnesia.
Okay! I learn new things every day overhere:)
I vote for an Egmond body!
Second choice would be anything other than the Billy Bo Jupiter. I wouldn't want you to lose all your friends. ;)
Explorer body with a chrome cover pickup would be nice. White finish.
Black block Jazz neck makes me think of Ian Hill who used one for almost 10 years. Here's the earliest clip I found (1975).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI0iX2q4pw8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI0iX2q4pw8)
And this guy:
(http://www.wrestlingepicenter.com/interviewpics/DD6.jpg)
(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c121/edwardlionheart/dennisdunaway.jpg)
He was the reason I got my first Fender, oddly enough, a black-block sunburst Jazz.
A Fenderbird, of course. With a NR body!
Entwistle played some Explorer-bodies too. A fiesta red one's in the Bass Culture Book, he writes there he gave a white one to Townshend and several others are in hardrock cafes all over the world. You don't see 'm that often, so I'm tempted to do that.
The Explorer body is a good one too. I'm just hung up on the NR design at present!!! :P
Quote from: Chris P on March 25, 2008, 08:38:48 AM
Entwistle played some Explorer-bodies too. A fiesta red one's in the Bass Culture Book, he writes there he gave a white one to Townshend and several others are in hardrock cafes all over the world. You don't see 'm that often, so I'm tempted to do that.
The problem with the Explorer body shape is it immediately makes people think of big hair Metal bands from the 80's. I'm not sure that fits your bands image?
You're right with the image. But a Thunderbird has a bit of a same image....
Well, Ash uses a Thunderbird, The Kinks a V and U2 an Explorer.
I dunno if I'll use it in my band.
Fendlorer please. Fendebirds are overdone.
Quote from: eb2 on March 24, 2008, 12:59:51 PM
The only rock guy in the world who played a maple necked Jazz with black blocks was the guy in Foghat, and the classic Foghat Live LP has pics of him with a few of them. Between that and Fool For the City, you had as good an argument for roundwounds as any. Then Geddy Lee put his Rick away, and told Fender to make him a Jazz like the one he hardly ever used, and the world got amnesia.
Uhum. Remember the Foghat opening act from the late seventies/early eighties? A Brummie outfit with a gay singer, a Bob Dylan lyric as a band name? They had a bass player who looked (and looks) like Foghat, but wasn't:
(http://members.firstinter.net/markster/PROFILES/ianhill.jpg)
First one to guess his name will receive a pair of handcuffs and a bullwhip (no, Fräulein Rommel, you can't participate in the contest).
You, Herr eb2, will meanwhile (to quote one of their songs):
"Fall to your knees and repent if you please!"
Ian Hill was playing that bass the first time I ever saw Judas Priest. Funny how I used to be a big fan, but know don't pay much attention to them at all. I've actually run in to Rob Halford several times around the Valley here. Last time was at a Cracker Barrel for Gods sake!
Nokturnal, I've run out of bullwhips and handcuffs (Fräulein Rommel is in default with her promised deliveries!), so you get this here instead:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2NomJuAkoA&feature=related
The, errrm, "Foghat bassist" and his singular maple board Jazz Bass with black block inlays can be clearly seen - all smiles - at 3.26.
Uwe
My favorite Judas Priest moment was when Breaking The Law video came on the boob tube one night, and the scene where they were robbing the place and taking Gold Records off the wall was on. One of the guys who was watching said "Look, some other band lent them gold records to use."
I think the laws of lp photography rule that The Billion Dollar Babies are forever an EB bass band.
Fenderbirds are indeed overdone.
But what isn't these days?
Worldwide sales of Judas Priest albums are currently at something like 65 million. That doesn't make them U2 or REM - luckily -, but they can use their abundance of gold records to smelt gold toilet seats with it. Or golden handcuffs and bullwhip inlays.
Why is it that in this forum it is always my heroes that get picked on? :-\
Quote from: uwe on March 25, 2008, 01:09:45 PM
Nokturnal, I've run out of bullwhips and handcuffs (Fräulein Rommel is in default with her promised deliveries!), so you get this here instead:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2NomJuAkoA&feature=related
The, errrm, "Foghat bassist" and his singular maple board Jazz Bass with black block inlays can be clearly seen - all smiles - at 3.26.
Uwe
I guess Mark owes me one then. Maybe I'll get it after he gets his wedding ring from Chris?
i'm with Uwe on this one. old Judas Priest rules.
Quote from: Barklessdog on March 24, 2008, 12:05:11 PM
Nuff said!
Buy the chrome covers from Greatguitrz on Ebay, stuff them with whatever, step away from the Darkstars...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/Fenderbird/blackbird.jpg)
thats a great looking bass!
It certainly is! For my NonRev-GAS I'll wait for BaCH!
You know, the more I think about it, an Explorerbird would be pretty cool!
I have the same.
But I think I scored the bare EB0, so this'll have to wait... ...again.