Archive for eBay Oddities
Epiphone introduces the Goth Rumblekat
Well, no, not really. But if they did, it would probably look an awful lot like this bass: Found this guy while surfing eBay. Pretty interesting pickup choice; I’d love to hear some sound clips…. Check out the auction for more photos: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200385919293
eBay Freak of the Week – a poor old EB-2D
This brings a tear to my eye…..but not in a good way: Click for Auction Link.
eBay Freak of the Week – Gibson EB-6(D)
It’s not very often that you see a thinline EB-6 up for sale – there were only 34 produced. This one has a second pickup that may or may not be original. Probably not, considering there aren’t extra vol/tone controls or 3-way switch on the instrument. (The switch you see in the pictures is the [...]
Danelectro/Coral Mutt – eBay Freak of the Week
The seller claims that this is a custom/prototype put together back when Danelectro was still alive and kickin’. Whether or not that’s true, I don’t know. Here’s his description: This is a super rare ’60s Danelectro Coral prototype Vincent Bell style 60s prototype bass guitar. I think that this was an experiment. Basically the folks [...]
Morgan Monroe F Bass – eBay Freak of the Week
This week’s freak is the bastard child of an EB-2 and an “F” style mandolin. Morgan Monroe, a company fronted by SHS Audio, produces this bass. Top is solid spruce; back and sides are maple. Includes a piezo pickup w/ volume and tone controls. I wish they’d made the body a little larger, so [...]
Gibsonbacker 4005 – eBay Freak of the Week
At first glance, this bass appears to be a your standard, run-of-the mill, uber expensive and collectible Rickenbacker 4005 hollowbody bass. But the bass sleuths among us will quickly pick up on the Gibson mudbucker and mini humbucker pickup combination that were installed on this bass. I wonder how the bass sounds when compared against [...]
eBay Freak of the Week – Danelectro Jazz Bass
This week’s freak could almost qualify for a ‘Bass that should have been.’ For your viewing pleasure is the love child of a nineties Danelectro and a Fender Jazz Bass. If only it had a rosewood fretboard……. The builder really went all out for this one. Headstock has matching sparkle silver paint, chrome-covered Jazz Bass [...]
Sparkly Kay 5915 – eBay Freak of the Week
This week’s freak is a 60′s Kay 5915, with a few ‘upgrades.’ The original pickup is gone, and in its place is a Precision-style pickup arranged like two separate single coils in the neck and mid positions. Top it all off with a gold sparkle finish and call it a day: See the auction (with [...]
Firstman Baron – eBay Freak of the Week
I’ve gotta confess. I purposefully didn’t list this auction while it was live. I planned to bid on the bass because it was a sleeper. But, I was out of work all last month, so the rational side of me won out, and I put the checkbook away. What you have below is the only [...]
‘Unorthodox Guitar’ Upright Chambered Viola – eBay Freak of the Week
This week’s freak comes to use courtesy of Unorthodox Guitar, who I’m familiar with because of their version of the Ampeg Hollowbody that can be regularly on eBay. Here’s the description from the auction: NECK – “D” Shape Set Neck made of Curly Maple and cherry. Features valute proper and offset tuners on unique shape [...]