Ned Callan - Bit of a surprise!!!

[FlatEric]

This is for anyone who is interested in Peter Cook and Ned Callan.

Kenny. . . . . Hi.



This is an honest example that is perhaps best described as slightly battered!!
The important bits - neck, board and electrics are fine.

I am going to do a big feature in my blog and describe it in detail.

One thing I can say is. . . . It is nothing like I expected.
I have a '63 Gibson EBO, which sounds as you would expect an EBO to sound. . . .
Thud, Thud, Thud!!!

The Ned. . . .  NOTHING like that!!!!!!!!!
Bright, punchy and full of harmonics.
How, I'm not sure, it was a real shock!

Hard to believe but I drifted into slap, playing the Chili's "Higher Ground" and it
sounding perfect.
Start to roll the tone off and things get a bit more mellow and then roll it all the way
and you get near to EBO. . . except and this is really hard to believe. . . . . . . . . .
it is not a "Diver".
Let the neck go and. . . . . . . it stays where you left it!!
Mmmmm, how does that work???

Well, more to come later, so I'll leave it at that for now.

Cheers.

[ilan]

Looks pretty, too.

[dadagoboi]

I have a '63 Gibson EBO, which sounds as you would expect an EBO to sound. . . .
Thud, Thud, Thud!!!
Bright, punchy and full of harmonics.
How, I'm not sure, it was a real shock!

The pickups are not mudbuckers so they don't sound like them.  The 1 3/4' honduras mahogany body weighs more than your 1" '63 body.  My '60 EBO doesn't dive, my '65 and '67 do.

Very cool bass!  Look forward to your blog.

[Dave W]

Agreed, body thickness and non-mudbucker make the difference.

[dadagoboi]

That neck pup looks like a single coil in a big surround judging by the screws either side of the pole pieces

[sniper]

i wonder how much neck placement and mahogany would mellow out a model one or a model g?

[godofthunder]

I like that bass !

[Highlander]

(Ruminant noises emanating from the shed...)

Wow...!!!

Where the hell did you find her...?

Bolt on or fixed...? I have a suspicion there were both knocking around...

[FlatEric]

That neck pup looks like a single coil in a big surround judging by the screws either side of the pole pieces

It could well be. I shall find out soon.

I like that bass !

Scott, thanks - This one is nothing like the Magnum!! Glad you like it.

(Ruminant noises emanating from the shed...)

Wow...!!!

Where the hell did you find her...?

Bolt on or fixed...? I have a suspicion there were both knocking around...

Ahhh, I thought this would grab your attention!!

I spotted it on a guitar site and saw that it was up for grabs!
It's a fixed neck and it has definately done some miles but with the Peter Cook
connection, I just had to go for it!!

I'm not going to change anything - I like it the way it is - just clean it all up, oil the board,
polish the frets, sort out the nut and give the slightly fuzzy electrics a service.
Top Job!!





(More pics when I put it on my Blog.)

I am going to do a big feature on it, after I have spoken to "Ted", who was
with Peter on the Ned Callan production.
From what I know so far, a very interesting story.
I'll let you know as soon as I have done it.

Off to see Peter and "July" at the weekend - we are going to meet up
and have a chat - will be great to catch up with him again.

Will keep you posted.

Cheers. 

[drbassman]

I love this bass.  It's really a cool example of the LP Jr style.  I'm really liking the double-cut basses more these days.  Very cool, I wouldn't change a thing, just play it!

[Highlander]

This is what Hornisse was after too...

Lots of mojo on this Lady...

Enjoy the show...

[clankenstein]

very nice.that pickup looks very interesting too.

[Highlander]

Missed that, Tony... six poles... I've seen the same style pup in an Ned Callan bass that has just the 4, a-la-DM1