Tuesday 18 November 2008

Hollowbody Fretless Bass

Hollowbody Fretless Bass
Here's quite an attactive looking hollowbody fretless bass on eBay. It's looks like it's seen some use and has a fair few knocks and dings but I think these add to its charm.

The seller doesn't know what brand the bass is and thinks it might be a Mosrite or Hohner from the 1960s. Well, fretless basses were virtually unheard of before Jaco Pastorius popularised them in the 1970s, so I think he's got the wrong decade there, and I also believe that this bass is a USA-made Bartell (a company allegedly set-up by ex-Rickenbacker employee Paul Barth) as I have found a very similar bass also for sale on eBay (pictured below).
Bartell Hollowbody Fretless Bass

1 comment:

  1. Chip and his Hohner Fretless: http://www.chipchapin.com/cinnimonhaze/membrane-pix-1971.html

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