Mont Campbell's mystery bass

Pekka · June 09, 2012, 01:53:21 AM

Mont who? The great Egg and National Health bassist/composer of course, goes by the name of Dirk Campbell nowadays. Anyway, the only pic I found is rather small:

Any ideas of the bass? Maybe something of an UK origin?

Pekka · March 20, 2013, 09:56:43 AM

Finally found a decent pic:

Some japanese mystery bass perhaps.

Chris P. · March 20, 2013, 10:49:50 AM

Looks like an early Burns? Or Burns-Weill? Don't got my Burns book here...

Chris P. · March 20, 2013, 10:52:14 AM

http://www.theguitarcollection.org.uk/gallery3/burnsweill.html

Burns-Weill Super Streamline Bass

Pekka · March 20, 2013, 11:47:51 AM

Quote from: Chris P. on March 20, 2013, 10:52:14 AM
http://www.theguitarcollection.org.uk/gallery3/burnsweill.html

Burns-Weill Super Streamline Bass

Great, big thanks!

Highlander · March 20, 2013, 05:02:35 PM

Whoah, now that is an ugly beastie...

Pekka · March 20, 2013, 11:31:02 PM

Quote from: HERBIE on March 20, 2013, 05:02:35 PM
Whoah, now that is an ugly beastie...

Yes. Mont was such a handsome bastard for a Canterbury scene progster he could play even that ugly bass and get the ladies (if they were any in the audience).

ilan · March 22, 2013, 09:57:10 AM

This must be the earliest "humped" bass. Gruesome as all of them.

godofthunder · March 22, 2013, 02:02:04 PM

I think that is the ugliest bass I have ever seen!