Customized 60’s/70’s Beatle Bass - eBay Freak of the Week

This week’s entry comes to us from Keizer, Oregon. The seller claims that this is an Epiphone. But it’s not. Probably a Greco, Sekova, Teisco. But not an Epiphone, because an Epiphone viola/vioin/Beatle bass wasn’t made until the 90’s.
Anyways, apparently some guy named Paul Mosby did some custom inlay work on the body and headstock. […]

TeleStar Super-Short Scale Hollowbody - eBay Freak of the Week

This week’s freak sports a whopping 24.5″ scale (that’s shorter than the Gibson GUITAR scale). I bet the E string on this thing is floppier than Oprah’s arm fat. Otherwise it’s a pretty agressive-looking bass. Typical Kessel-ish body shape seen mainly on guitars from the period, and a chrome control plate usually seen on Teisco […]

eBay Freak of the Week #2 - Aria Custom Shop Viola Bass

I have a soft spot for violin/viola/beatle basses. I learned to play bass on my Grandfather’s Sekova Beatle Bass copy (it was his backup). I happened to spot this bass, and I really like the design and proportions. The electronics are nice too, and the headstock is very well done. Too bad I don’t have […]

eBay Freak of the Week - Kimberly Firebird Hollow Body Bass

It’s been a looooong time since I’ve seen a Kimberly Firebird Guitar. (We’re talking years.) I’ve never seen a bass version before.
Check it out:

It’s also rare to see this version of the Kimberly headstock:

This particular bass has some pretty heavy wear, and the action is pretty high based on some of the pictures in the […]

Flipping Basses Like Burgers

eBay user ‘patrickmat’ shows us the correct (and profitable) way to flip a piece of gear on eBay.

Recent Micro-Frets eBay Sale

Remember a while back when I was ranting about how a Teisco EP-200B sold for $521 plus shipping?
Well the Teiscos are outpricing the Micro-Frets. This poor Micro-Frets Signature bass sold for $481 plus shipping last week:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=016&viewitem=&item=260044601437&rd=1&rd=1

And this is one of the nicer ones - Style 3, which was a two-piece semi-hollow body with no f-hole. […]

Unknown Eastern European Hollowbody Bass - eBay Freak of the Week

HollowbodyBass.com reader Rolle shares his latest eBay aquisition with us…..

Fender Japan Precision Bass Hollowbody - eBay Freak of the Week

What happens when you cross a 51 Precision Bass with a Gibson EB-2, a Jazz Bass and a little sake?
This Japanese brain child:

If it wasn’t in that funky blueburst color, I’d probably be bidding on it. It’s just too weird not to love.
Check it out: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&item=150046601517
Update:
Per GuitarJapan, the model number is “TNB-110SPL / Black-Blue Burst” […]

Defil Romeo 2 - eBay Freak of the Week

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=002&item=120041115627
This week’s freak hollowbody bass is an a-typical Hofner copy hailing from none other than Poland, under the brand name ‘Defil.’ Built in the late 70’s, this instrument gets extra freak points for being built by Communists. According to the auction, this bass doesn’t even qualify as a ‘player’s bass’ but would make a nice […]

I want some of whatever “scubastevestupidsteve” is smokin’…….

Seriously. This guy/gal just won a Teisco EP-200B. FOR $521 PLUS SHIPPING!!
And I thought I went a little overboard bidding on that Yamaha SA-17 last month. For $500, you could probably get TWO EP-200B’s with a little patience. They actually come up for auction quite regularly, and usually go in the $200-$300 range. To top […]