the ugly duckling

[triplebass]

got this general disaster in a trade for some pedals i wasn’t using and it turned out to be a beauty! the neck is too narrow, the electronics are a mess, the bridge is a joke, but i love how it feels, sounds and it’s super inspiring every time i pick it up…

i love the other basses in the house as well, but never expected this to become such a thing, i guess you never can tell…

[Mykesbass]

Wow, that jack socket is, err....

 

But yes, can see how enjoyable such a bass could be.

[Downunderwonder]

1 hour ago, Mykesbass said:

Wow, that jack socket is, err....

 

 

Inside out and upside down.

 

Or is everyone else's????

[Dom in Dorset]

I own four Eko acoustics,  never tried an Eko bass though,  quite jealous !

[Sean]

I don't think I've ever seen pickups like that before. 

 

what do all the switches do? 

 

Whatever you think, you can't argue with Eko's choice of trussrod adjustment.

 

 

[BigRedX]

I don't think that neck was originally on that body - look how much space there is in the neck pocket.

 

The body and and bridge/tail-piece have a distinct Hagstrom/Futurama vibe, and would have had a similar inverted jack socket.

[triplebass]

it's a Eko neck on a Hagstrom body, that explains the extra space in the socket. The switches do a bunch of things i don't understand as i don't really care but i do enjoy 2 positions very much

[BigRedX]

1 hour ago, triplebass said:

The switches do a bunch of things i don't understand as i don't really care but i do enjoy 2 positions very much

 

IIRC on the Hagstrom/Futurama two of the switches were on/off for each pickup and other two introduced different levels of treble cut. With those Dimarzio(?) pickups it could be anything.

[snorkie635]

IIRC, don't Stonefield use a similar jack-socket on their uber-expensive creations?

[Downunderwonder]

8 hours ago, snorkie635 said:

IIRC, don't Stonefield use a similar jack-socket on their uber-expensive creations?

You mean the same inside out upside down jack socket?

[snorkie635]

27 minutes ago, Downunderwonder said:

You mean the same inside out upside down jack socket?

I seem to remember it looked a bit like that.

[Cosmo Valdemar]

Stonefield seem to be taking a few design hints...

[snorkie635]

12 hours ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

Stonefield seem to be taking a few design hints...

The very one I was on about. 👍

[tauzero]

On 28/02/2025 at 23:03, Mykesbass said:

Wow, that jack socket is, err....

 

I think the word everyone is looking for is "prolapsed".

[lemmywinks]

How many bourbon biscuits can you fit in the neck pocket gaps?

 

 

Sometimes it's cool to find a janky old bass and have fun playing it.

[triplebass]

1 hour ago, lemmywinks said:

How many bourbon biscuits can you fit in the neck pocket gaps?

 

 

Sometimes it's cool to find a janky old bass and have fun playing it.

it has a certain charm with the Pyramid black nylon strings, and the bridge makes the G string sound just a bit different than the others which gives it another layer of weirdness that i enjoy.

 

what brand of biscuits did you have in mind?

[Cosmo Valdemar]

4 hours ago, snorkie635 said:

The very one I was on about. 👍

I must have missed those last few posts!

I saw one of those Stonefields hanging up in the Bass Gallery window and wondered what the hell I was looking at.

[Little Dragon]

I strangely quite like the jack socket but those tuners ruin the headstock.

[StickyDBRmf]

Hey my Danelectro Longhorn has a wooden bridge. Rock & Roll, man.