Weirdomatic.com have assembled a motley collection of weird bass guitars, from alt.guitar.bass , and Ed Roman's Website. Which do you think is weirdest?
Their weirdness scale appears to rely on a combination of strange body shapes (animals, fruit ), unusual finish (furry ZZ-Top style), unusual body materials (Plexiglas), and extra necks or strings.
Paul and Adrian Chandler manufacture Lap Steel Guitars, LectraSlide Guitars, Royale 12-String Bass Guitars, Von Franco Taboo Tiki Guitars, Tone-X Mid-sweep effectors, Red Booster Preamps and replacement pickguards for most guitar manufacturers including Gibson, Fender, Ernie Ball, G & L, and others.
The body is obeche, with synthetic moulded wings to keep the weight down. The layout of the Collision is just like the Fender Precision Bass. There is also a push/pull tone knob that functions as a serial/parallel switch. The neck is made from one piece of maple with 20 well finished medium frets, and a "skunk stripe" on the rear.
Photo from www.brianeastwoodguitars.co.uk
A number of models Brian Eastwood originally made as custom jobs, but continues to produce due to their popularity. Includes the famous Blue Moon guitar, the Eastwood 7 string, Eastwood acoustic, Eastwood and mandolin.
The Brian Eastwood bender series are insanely distorted versions of classic Fender and Burns models.
Brian Eastwood Guitars was established in 1973. All Brian Eastwood guitars are custom built in the UK. Prices start at around £850. Brian Eastwood Guitars is not affiliated with Eastwood Guitars manufactured in the Far East, or any other guitar company.
Brand attached to a derivative range of electric, acoustic and bass guitars. These are low end instruments, probably mass produced in the Far East.
The Sonus RT5 Deluxe features a two-piece solid figured maple body mated to a custom-tapered, bolt-on maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard. Electronics consist of two custom EMG single-coil pickups and a custom Bartolini preamp. Active tone controls offer bass, midrange, and treble boost/cut of ±15dB. The midrange is centered at 400 Hz, providing variable tonal weight and depth.
Daion was a short-lived Japanese company. Daions were produced by the Matsumoku company in the early 1980s. The brand was known for its high quality and innovative features.
The MCI company of Waco Texas imported Daions into the USA.
This is a category for all items that have not yet been assigned a proper brand name.
