MrDaveTheBass Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Dan Hartman's self-designed $5000 1974 silver “Bass Suit” had controls on the sleeve. I found this on the Vintage Weird FB group. Does anybody here know any more about Dan Hartman and his wearable 4-string? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 (edited) Dan Hartman started out as a member of Edgar Winter's band and then Montrose (if I remember correctly) before changing direction and becoming a leading light in the emerging disco scene. He had a big hit with Instant Replay and wrote Relight My Fire (yep, the same song that Take That covered and had a massive hit with) and co-wrote Living In America for James Brown. No idea about the wearable bass though...! Unfortunately, he died from an AIDS related illness in the early 90s. Edited May 1, 2020 by peteb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeystrange Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 This needs to go in the Most Ridiculous Bass thread! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Don’t think I’ve got the physique for that 😕 Not sure gut muting is a valid right hand technique... 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 I think the string spacing around the bridge would be significantly increased if I was wearing/playing it 😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JottoSW1 Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 A sort of grope suit with one of those deep bass vibration units that Bass Direct are selling installed. Would need to be machine washable mind you! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Haven't I seen him down the Embankment near the London Eye, very still....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lidl e Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 This popped up on my Instagram today. So cool! I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lidl e Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Edgar Winter bassist and songwriter Dan Hartman (who played on Edgar Winter's monster rock hit "Frankenstein" from 1973) designed this $5000 silver “Bass Suit” in 1974. The controls are on the sleeve attached to an aluminum plate. The guitar neck ends in a Crescent Moon and the suit itself has moons on it. “The bass suit was actually one of the first cordless guitars in existence, and I invented it. It was built right into this silver bodysuit so it looked as though the bass was coming out of my body, and the volume and tone knobs were on the sleeve.” “When it worked it was great, but the tunings were a little strange, plus I can’t tell you how many times I got shocked. It wound up being just one more thing that we had to worry about on tour: ‘Well, I wonder if this will work tonight.’ After a while I couldn’t stand wearing it anymore so I gave it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGBrown Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 I posted this a few years ago! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Doctor doctor! I've got a nasty dose of groin dive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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