Fano Non Reverse Fenderbird

Basvarken · December 19, 2015, 09:36:29 AM

Anyone ever heard of these?

I was watching a (fantastic) Dizzy Miss Lizzy concert and their bass player is playing a green (lefty) Fano bass.

Made me curious. So I googled the name and found the Fano website

http://www.fanoguitars.com

Here's a video from the 2012 NAMM about the bass

EDIT: I see it was discussed earlier here: http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=7184.msg114541#msg114541

Pilgrim · December 19, 2015, 10:03:48 AM

That headstock reminds me of cut-away side on the old Ovation solid-body instruments, but I can't find a photo of one at the moment.

It does have that kind of cut in common with the new Starcasters.

Nice touch, IMO.

Chris P. · December 20, 2015, 07:05:25 AM

i sa quite a lot of Fano guitars in The Netherlands, in shops and on stage, but not many basses. Only on the NAMM show.

Granny Gremlin · December 20, 2015, 02:10:27 PM

This one looks pretty cool... aside from the relic job and tbe bolt on neck.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fano-Alt-de-Facto-GF4-Driftwood-w-Bakelite-Pickguard-Medium-Distress-/131617597807?hash=item1ea505296f

Basvarken · December 20, 2015, 02:33:49 PM

Who in a right mind is going to pay 4000 dollar for such an instrument?
That pickguard looks like a leftover piece of plastic they screwed onto the bassfor the time being.

chromium · December 20, 2015, 05:01:54 PM

Quote from: Pilgrim on December 19, 2015, 10:03:48 AM
That headstock reminds me of cut-away side on the old Ovation solid-body instruments, but I can't find a photo of one at the moment.

It does have that kind of cut in common with the new Starcasters.

Nice touch, IMO.

I thought the same thing! It was the Ovation "Utlra" series in the 80s that had that headstock...

Dave W · December 20, 2015, 05:58:53 PM

Quote from: Basvarken on December 20, 2015, 02:33:49 PM
Who in a right mind is going to pay 4000 dollar for such an instrument?
That pickguard looks like a leftover piece of plastic they screwed onto the bassfor the time being.

The same people who pay as much or more for Fender Custom Shop relics?

Granny Gremlin · December 21, 2015, 06:56:48 AM

Oh, yeah, the price on the white hollowbody is insane (for that much, or a tad more, I'd get a vintage LP Sig; a Midtown costs just less then half that new and not banged up - purposefully or otherwise) - was just saying it looked like an interesting one; I'd take it down off the rack and plug'r in.

Pilgrim · December 21, 2015, 08:23:52 AM

Quote from: chromium on December 20, 2015, 05:01:54 PM
I thought the same thing! It was the Ovation "Utlra" series in the 80s that had that headstock...

Thank you. I spent 10 minutes looking for a photo of that headstock and couldn't find it. I bow to your Google skills!

Alanko · December 21, 2015, 12:06:19 PM

Is the Fenderbird enjoying a Renaissance at the moment?

uwe · December 21, 2015, 12:37:36 PM

It's an evergreen here and nowhere else.

Dave W · December 21, 2015, 09:18:14 PM

Quote from: uwe on December 21, 2015, 12:37:36 PM
It's an evergreen here and nowhere else.

It's definitely not just here. The roots of the evergreen may be here, but the pine cones have spread their seeds.

uwe · December 28, 2015, 11:31:57 AM

Who wants a mock-T-Bird with an alder body? Once you leave the maho behind not only for the neck, but also for the body and skip the set neck/neck-thru construction you are very remote from what a TBird is and what it can do. Bit like a neck-thru Telecaster-shape guitar with a wenge neck and a bubinga body ...

Dave W · December 28, 2015, 05:02:24 PM

Quote from: uwe on December 28, 2015, 11:31:57 AM
... Bit like a neck-thru Telecaster-shape guitar with a wenge neck and a bubinga body ...

Don't give Hans Peter Wilfer any ideas!

uwe · December 30, 2015, 01:07:12 PM

True, it sounds like something (the new, resurrected) Framus would come up with!