Radically different bass

[Basvarken]

https://reverb.com/item/50764633-verso-instruments-gravis-bass-matte-silver?utm_source=rev-ios-app&utm_medium=ios-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=50764633&fbclid=IwAR1qaNB46d-rn13HYFc8P-CNJ-oqzF9IQKsitYt4M0LuL5BGsUWXhaS6h08


Magnificently different.
I like the design

Except for the braided pickup wire that is on the outside. It ruins the über clean looks (imho). I understand that the pickup can move freely. It is attached to the body via magnets.
But I would have designed a slot for that wire to sink into.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSDU8ZPujWQ

[morrow]

I'd love to try one . Short scale too !
Here's a little demo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSDU8ZPujWQ

[Basvarken]

Ermm... that's the same demo as in my post?

[BTL]

It's fun to look at, but (IMHO) not very practical for anything more than bedroom noodling.

[morrow]

Ermm... that's the same demo as in my post?

Sorry , my tablet is not showing video links ...

[ilan]

Sounds good, looks cute, but not $3K cute. The free-floating pickup is a nice idea. 

[Basvarken]

Sounds good, looks cute, but not $3K cute.

Agreed.

[BTL]

I might argue that it's not a "radically different" design, but merely a "bad" variation of a very standard design.

[Dave W]

Doesn't float my boat.

[Rob]

Doesn't float my boat.

But it could paddle your canoe.

[Stjofön Big]

 

[Dave W]

But it could paddle your canoe.

And do double duty as a Louisville Slugger.

[westen44]

That's about as appealing as a bass shaped like a briefcase. 

[Pilgrim]

If Steelcase made a bass, that would be it.  Needs a pencil drawer.

[Chris P.]

I read about this some years ago in a British guitar magazine and I do like the whole story behind it.