Annoying Twit Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 (edited) Which bass is Split Enz bassplayer Mike Chunn playing in this clip? [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjm7thPQjOI"]https://www.youtube....h?v=Zjm7thPQjOI[/url] Edited May 13, 2014 by Annoying Twit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 It has an air of Rick Turner about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 [quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1399996747' post='2449736'] It has an air of Rick Turner about it. [/quote] Do you mean like this? http://www.rickturnerguitars.com/model-1-guitar-mahogany.php Mike Chunn at that time wasn't making large amounts of money, so a luthier built instrument is unlikely. This video was from 1976 I think. Or thereabouts. It's an odd looking thing, and I wonder what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 The headstock is slightly Ibanez-ish? The diagonal P-pup is unusual IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 It could be a unique build, I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 It looks like a Maton Slenderline. I couldn't find any finish resembling the deep brown of Mike Chunn's bass. And the Maton instruments I found had different logos on them. But, it could be a refinish or just another model in the range that isn't easily found via google images. I've done a google search on "Mike Chunn" "Maton", and found nothing. But that doesn't prove anything - absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. The second video is the bands second bassplayer, Nigel Griggs. It's said that he had a Rickenbacker 4001s previous to joining Split Enz. So I'd assume (not necessarily correctly) that the bass in the video above is the same one. http://www.rickbeat.com/photofeatures/pauldavid/pauldavid.htm BTW: Can i just point out that they are a band from New Zealand. They were popular in Australia as well, but the band themselves say that they're careful to point out their origins when they're described as an Australian band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basshead56 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Probably a Maton And they are kiwis, not Aussies (but like most decent NZ bands, based in Oz) I learned the hard way! [size=4] [/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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