girya32 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 is it wider at the nut than the bridge ? Long neck, small body, will the neck dive or does the steel body weigh enough ? go on, you know you want it... [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vintage-rare-one-off-r-howells-hand-made-metal-bass-guitar-/290660390715?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item43acb5973b#ht_611wt_1187"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vintage-rare-one-off-r-howells-hand-made-metal-bass-guitar-/290660390715?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item43acb5973b#ht_611wt_1187[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Selling to pay for spelling lessons... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaunB Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Still trying to find the "hole thing" - I guess that's where the pick-up was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Looks like it was made by someone who had no understanding of the actual function of various things on a bass. The intonation in the bridge for a start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1327515666' post='1512763'] Looks like it was made by someone who had no understanding of the actual function of various things on a bass. The intonation in the bridge for a start. [/quote] That's how Leo Fender started out, didn't stop him from making a decent job of it. This looks like something made by a year 7 "technology" class student who was told one day by his teacher to make a bass guitar, having never heard of or seen one before. Edited January 25, 2012 by EdwardHimself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Leo Fender ha a very keen appreciation of the engineering that goes into a bass. Being able to play one is a different thing, that is why some very good players have to take their instruments to someone else to set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 MB1. ...OUTSTANING RS HOWELLS NEFFER CELL ON EAR! TIM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Posted it on my tech mentors FAcebook wall jsut to wind him up. He signe into chat from work just to talk me out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 That is one of the least metal basses I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Why are you guys looking at intonation, the neck changes width at every fret, the thing is a f***ing disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 On the plus side, it won't need shielding out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crez5150 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 [color=#000000][font=Arial][size=1] [b][i][font="Arial"][size="7"]i have never[/size][/font][/i][/b][/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Arial][size=1] [b][i][font="Arial"][size="7"]seen one like it the hole thing has all bean hand made out of metal smart thing[/size][/font][/i][/b][/size][/font][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 You could still weigh it in for scrap and turn a profit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I am gonna buy it....... no I'm not. I am currently building a bass out of glass and bamboo. The [u]hole[/u] thing has [u]bean[/u] made to be awesome. Any bids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibody Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I am going to buy it.... then... [color=#ff0000][size=6]KILL IT!! KILL IT WITH FIRE!! [/size][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 [quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1327535497' post='1513197'] You could still weigh it in for scrap and turn a profit. [/quote] It's made out of sheet steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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