1937 Regal Bassoguitar on eBay

[ilan]

At the same time that Paul Tutmarc invented the electric bass guitar, Regal developed the acoustic guitar-like bass.

This could be louder than an Ernie Ball Earthwood ABG.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1937-REGAL-Bassoguitar-giant-acoustic-Bass-Guitar/151395704335

It's giant. And uses upright gut strings. $4.5K BIN.

It will make you look 3 foot tall 



This is Israel Crosby with Fletcher Henderson's orchestra.

[Highlander]

Basso Profondo...

[nofi]

while the body is wide the ernie ball bass is a few inches deeper. i dunno', i think the vol.  could be close.

[Rob]

while the body is wide the ernie ball bass is a few inches deeper. i dunno', i think the vol.  could be close.

Bettin' you're right.
I have never seen one of these before.

[Dave W]

I'd guess the Earthwood would be louder. This beast filled a need back in the day, but it wouldn't surprise me to find out that the tone is lacking. It's a collector's piece only.

[rahock]

It's bigger than my Earthwood that's for sure
Rick

[Rob]

It's bigger than my Earthwood that's for sure
Rick

Rub it ib Rick just rub it in 

[rahock]

Rub it ib Rick just rub it in 

I went to the Old Car Festival two weeks ago at Greenfield Village and they had an interesting acoustic band with  four hammer dulcimers ,a mountain dulcimer , three acoustic guitars , a couple of people that switched off on mandolin , violin and flute and a five string acoustic bass using a sawed in half 24" bass drum for the body and a fretless neck with dots that was more like a bass guitar neck and used phosphor bass guitar bronze round wounds. It really caught my eye and it sounded great. It was custom made in Grand Rapids , Michigan. This thing was really cool......and No , I'm not getting one .
Rick

[mc2NY]

Early Steinberger tuners on it, no ?