Archive for News
Mass-Produced Kay Bass Reissues!
Thanks to a link on TalkBass, I wandered over to KayGuitar.com. And what did I find there? News of a Kay K5965 “Howling Wolf” reissue! Check it out: I’m pretty stoked to see these getting some mass-market play. When I saw this flyer the first thing I though of was Fritz Brothers and their “F.B. [...]
Danelectro took my advice…..
Looks like someone over @ Danelectro had the same idea I did, or took my advice. (I’d like to think it was the latter.) At this year’s winter NAMM, Danelectro unveiled the “Dano ’63″ guitar and bass models. The guitar is a pretty faithful rendition of the two-pickup Silvertone 1457. To throw the bass players [...]
Eastwood Airline Map Basses Shipping Soon
Just got an email from Mike @ Eastwood, and it looks like the Airline Map Bass will be shipping in May. The bass features a chambered mahogany body and 30.5″ scale. Price is $799. Instrument is made in Korea.
New Italia Hollowbodies
Pennydreadful from TalkBass tipped me off to these upcoming Italia hollowbody basses: Rimini 4 -Agathis chamber body -Maple set-in neck -Italia bass mini humbucker The Rimini 4 is based on the Italia Rimini Guitar, which comes in a bunch of pearloid colors, so maybe the color choices for the bass will be similar. Check out [...]
New Short-Scale Ibanez Hollowbodies?
HollowbodyBass reader Sean just sent me an email with a two new Ibanez models that he found on a German retailer’s site: IBANEZ AGB200-TBR IBANEZ AGB200-TBR, Semi-Acoustic-Bass, Maple Top, Back and Sides, 3-pcs set in Mahogany Neck, Rosewood Fretboard, 22 Frets, 30″ Scale, Pearl Dot Inlays, Gibralter IIIB Bridge with Quik-Change IIIB Tailpiece, Pickups: ACHB-2 [...]
’07 Winter NAMM Basses
Unfortunately, I was not able to attend NAMM this year (nor any year prior), so I have to rely on the reports of others about the tons o’ cool crap that is on display. But the news from this show seems pretty sparse. So far, these images are the only ones that have surfaced featuring [...]
Reverend Offers New Set-Neck Series of Guitars
Harmony-Central has posted a pre-NAMM announcement from Reverend that they will have 11 new set-neck models on display. Of the three that they sent promo images for, the Manta Ray model caught my eye: I like the new headstock design and the symmetry of the dual-pointy-cutaway body. Very Kessel-ish. You may be asking why I’m [...]
Hollowbody Bass goes live……….
The goal of this site is to create an archive of all hollowbody electric basses ever produced. I also plan to include other sections like “eBay Oddities” or “Hollowbody Basses that should have been.” Check back for more updates.