Comments on: Report: Spartanburg, SC Vintage Guitar Show http://www.hollowbodybass.com/bass-sightings/2007-spartanburg-vintage-guitar-show.htm Online Community for Hollowbody, Semi-Hollow and Chambered Basses Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:37:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Tim http://www.hollowbodybass.com/bass-sightings/2007-spartanburg-vintage-guitar-show.htm#comment-6851 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:17:40 +0000 http://www.hollowbodybass.com/bass-sightings/2007-spartanburg-vintage-guitar-show.htm#comment-6851 Hello, my name is Tim, and I've been having this problem with one of my basses. Apparently it is a Japanese made Conrad bass, but I have yet to find one on the internet that looks like it. The body style is a hollowbody and is exactly the same as the 6 and 12 string guitar bodies put out by Conrad in the 60's or 70's, and all the info I have found suggests that they(Conrad) never made a bass with this body design. The neck(with gibson lawsuit headstock, but the logo on it is Conrad, not Aria), bridge(with muting lever), pick-guard, and tailpiece, as well as most or all of the hardware are the same as the Aria EB-2 pictured above, and the sunburst color of my bass matches the Aria above, only the pick-ups and their fixtures are nearly identical to the viola bass pictured above. I was wondering if you might have any more info for me? I could e-mail you pictures if you would like, and any info you have to offer would be greatly appreciated, as I need a new bridge for it(lost the old one when I took the strings off a couple of years ago), and finding parts seems to be nearly impossible. My only guess is that someone took a Conrad guitar body and put bass hardware on it, like you did with that green EB style guitar on another page of this site.... Also interesting is that the neck and headstock are three piece like the one you put onto that green guitar body, and the neck plate is the same, but obviously with a different serial number. E-mail me with any other questions, and it would be awesomely appreciated. Thanks you very much, Tim Hello, my name is Tim, and I’ve been having this problem with one of my basses. Apparently it is a Japanese made Conrad bass, but I have yet to find one on the internet that looks like it. The body style is a hollowbody and is exactly the same as the 6 and 12 string guitar bodies put out by Conrad in the 60’s or 70’s, and all the info I have found suggests that they(Conrad) never made a bass with this body design. The neck(with gibson lawsuit headstock, but the logo on it is Conrad, not Aria), bridge(with muting lever), pick-guard, and tailpiece, as well as most or all of the hardware are the same as the Aria EB-2 pictured above, and the sunburst color of my bass matches the Aria above, only the pick-ups and their fixtures are nearly identical to the viola bass pictured above. I was wondering if you might have any more info for me? I could e-mail you pictures if you would like, and any info you have to offer would be greatly appreciated, as I need a new bridge for it(lost the old one when I took the strings off a couple of years ago), and finding parts seems to be nearly impossible. My only guess is that someone took a Conrad guitar body and put bass hardware on it, like you did with that green EB style guitar on another page of this site…. Also interesting is that the neck and headstock are three piece like the one you put onto that green guitar body, and the neck plate is the same, but obviously with a different serial number. E-mail me with any other questions, and it would be awesomely appreciated. Thanks you very much,

Tim

]]> by: Matt Smith http://www.hollowbodybass.com/bass-sightings/2007-spartanburg-vintage-guitar-show.htm#comment-958 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 16:14:10 +0000 http://www.hollowbodybass.com/bass-sightings/2007-spartanburg-vintage-guitar-show.htm#comment-958 Little late on finding your blog but I totally dig it. Those Guyatones are really great instruments. I have a Guyatone Jazzmaster guitar rip off with fender lawsuit headstock, tobacco bust finish with chrome pickguard. I bought it for $100 (couldn't resist). The guitar plays exceptionally well, though as you could imagine, the pickups and pots are rather chincy. That Guyatone bass looks rad- I'd probably have scooped it up for that price. I rarely see these around and theres very little info about them though I know those guitars and basses (other than the obvious that they were 60's Japanese imitations of american classics) though they apparently still make some effect pedals which may or ay not be any good. Matt Little late on finding your blog but I totally dig it. Those Guyatones are really great instruments. I have a Guyatone Jazzmaster guitar rip off with fender lawsuit headstock, tobacco bust finish with chrome pickguard. I bought it for $100 (couldn’t resist). The guitar plays exceptionally well, though as you could imagine, the pickups and pots are rather chincy. That Guyatone bass looks rad- I’d probably have scooped it up for that price. I rarely see these around and theres very little info about them though I know those guitars and basses (other than the obvious that they were 60’s Japanese imitations of american classics) though they apparently still make some effect pedals which may or ay not be any good.

Matt

]]> by: kathy woodard http://www.hollowbodybass.com/bass-sightings/2007-spartanburg-vintage-guitar-show.htm#comment-163 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:15:22 +0000 http://www.hollowbodybass.com/bass-sightings/2007-spartanburg-vintage-guitar-show.htm#comment-163 It's an absolutly wonderful sounding bass. They were known to have perfect tone, for the tone bar was at the bottom of the headstock, instead of the bottom of the strings near the bridge. You can also adjust the tone from the bottom, so it gives it a sort of "absolutly no way this bass could loose its tone" feel. I haven't put new strings on it, and do not plan to as it seems to play beautifully without them. The sound can range from a kind of buck owens twangy, to a rolling stones boom, and a archie bell and the drells plunk. It all depends on what you have it turned on. I think that any style of music would suit this bass, it is absolutly versatile. I also have to say that is has an overall physical appearance of the coolest bass on the planet ( the double floating pickguards are a plus). Im sorry that I cannot send you any pics for my camera is about the worst on the planet. I think that if anything gives it justice your pic does. I just wish more people acknowledged them and gave them the credit they absolutly deserve. thanks kathy It’s an absolutly wonderful sounding bass. They were known to have perfect tone, for the tone bar was at the bottom of the headstock, instead of the bottom of the strings near the bridge. You can also adjust the tone from the bottom, so it gives it a sort of “absolutly no way this bass could loose its tone” feel. I haven’t put new strings on it, and do not plan to as it seems to play beautifully without them. The sound can range from a kind of buck owens twangy, to a rolling stones boom, and a archie bell and the drells plunk. It all depends on what you have it turned on. I think that any style of music would suit this bass, it is absolutly versatile. I also have to say that is has an overall physical appearance of the coolest bass on the planet ( the double floating pickguards are a plus). Im sorry that I cannot send you any pics for my camera is about the worst on the planet. I think that if anything gives it justice your pic does. I just wish more people acknowledged them and gave them the credit they absolutly deserve.
thanks
kathy

]]> by: Brandon http://www.hollowbodybass.com/bass-sightings/2007-spartanburg-vintage-guitar-show.htm#comment-159 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 19:28:36 +0000 http://www.hollowbodybass.com/bass-sightings/2007-spartanburg-vintage-guitar-show.htm#comment-159 Hi Kathy. Thanks for stopping by the site and commenting. What are your thoughts on the Microfrets bass? I've never had the chance to plug one in and hear what they sound like. If you take any pictures of it, send 'em over and I'll post them up. Hi Kathy. Thanks for stopping by the site and commenting. What are your thoughts on the Microfrets bass? I’ve never had the chance to plug one in and hear what they sound like.

If you take any pictures of it, send ‘em over and I’ll post them up.

]]> by: kathy woodard http://www.hollowbodybass.com/bass-sightings/2007-spartanburg-vintage-guitar-show.htm#comment-152 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:50:01 +0000 http://www.hollowbodybass.com/bass-sightings/2007-spartanburg-vintage-guitar-show.htm#comment-152 hi, about the 70's microfrets, i actually went to the same show that sunday and my father (rick woodard) purchased the bass! It is now my personal bass. I just thought it was cool to see an instrument that I am holding now on the Internet. I didnt think that it was the same bass but I started reading and it definatly is. hi,
about the 70’s microfrets, i actually went to the same show that sunday and my father (rick woodard) purchased the bass! It is now my personal bass. I just thought it was cool to see an instrument that I am holding now on the Internet. I didnt think that it was the same bass but I started reading and it definatly is.

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