This is one ugly bass!

[david moon]

Ampeg. I'm guessing from the 60s from the color scheme. Why would you make the f-holes all the way through the body?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ampeg-AUB-1-Scroll-Bass/264812605371?hash=item3da80fafbb:g:ESEAAOSwAchfIaHJ

 

[brent]

That is quite unusual looking.

 

[BigMike]

Don't know, it has a certain symmetry to it. Probably reduces the weight quite a bit too. Something us old guys have to keep in mind!

 

[david moon]

Rick Danko from The Band played a fretless Ampeg bass. I don't think it was this model.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Danko#Notable_instruments

 

[jackderby52]

Is this a trick post? I thought all bass’s are ugly? No?

Are far as basses go, I think it’s kool looking. Ugly price tag.

 

[MarkDyson]

Are far as basses go, I think it’s kool looking. Ugly price tag.

I'm with you on that. I think it looks kinda cool, but not mid-four-figures cool. I might go $750.

 

[PapaBear]

That's a big price tag and it doesn't even come with frets!

 

[PapaBear]

https://www.julienslive.com/m/lot-details/index/catalog/134/lot/56760/

 

[PapaBear]

Rick Danko from The Band played a fretless Ampeg bass. I don't think it was this model.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Danko#Notable_instruments

See the link above, it was similiar to this model and his sold for quite a bit more

 

[Grateful_Ed]

That's a big price tag and it doesn't even come with frets!

Doesn't appear to include the bow either...

 

[TwoNotesSolo]

I don't care for the see-through f-holes but otherwise, I kinda like it.

 

[TwoNotesSolo]

reminds me of this one:

 

[david moon]

reminds me of this one:View attachment 12377

and where was that one from?

 

[mountain man]

I can only speculate with my own experiences with my Eric Johnson Artist Strat. The Eric Johnson guitar does not have a plastic back plate to cover the springs. The idea is to allow for mo betta vibration and resonance of the body. I have actually felt the vibration of the guitar body at the void where the springs are when I was playing it. So I'd have to say that might have something to do with it. Also, with the f holes going completely through the body you would have not any reverberation and feed back coming from the guitar. Which is why BB King went to a 335 shape guitar without the f holes.

 

[PapaBear]

I can only speculate with my own experiences with my Eric Johnson Artist Strat. The Eric Johnson guitar does not have a plastic back plate to cover the springs. The idea is to allow for mo betta vibration and resonance of the body. I have actually felt the vibration of the guitar body at the void where the springs are when I was playing it. So I'd have to say that might have something to do with it. Also, with the f holes going completely through the body you would have not any reverberation and feed back coming from the guitar. Which is why BB King went to a 335 shape guitar without the f holes.

My PRS Silver Sky has no back plate either

 

[Rancid Rumpboogie]

That thing is one butt-ugly bass.

 

[TwoNotesSolo]

and where was that one from?

Can't remember, one of those pictures I saved for inspiration for my own builds but half the time I don't know what they are