tauzero Posted February 10 Posted February 10 Browsing around the Bass Gallery website, I happened across an Antbass Pharoah: https://thebassgallery.com/collections/bass/products/antbass Headless neck-through bass - just the thing to pique my interest. But only four strings. So I set off on a quest to find out about Antbass, which came to a very rapid conclusion when there was absolutely no sign of them on the internet except for this very bass. Does anyone happen to know who, what, when, and possibly why? Judging by the photos, it has a distinctly used (but looked after) air to it, and the brass cover which I assume conceals the truss rod access looks a few years old. 4 Quote
Grooverjr Posted February 10 Posted February 10 No idea wh they are but that is a very cool shape. Love a bit of brass on a bass as well. I wonder how The Gallery came up with that price - seems pretty premium for what is most likely a curiosity. Quote
Hellzero Posted February 10 Posted February 10 Looks like it was the model name of Uwe Schmidt, not the brand: http://guitardesignreviews.com/2011/08/soundboard-interview-with-guitar-designer-uwe-schmidt/ Quote
Hellzero Posted February 10 Posted February 10 He's also the guy behind this pretty delirious, but excellent project: Quote
Bassassin Posted February 10 Posted February 10 Aside from the fact several are headless, I don't see any design similarities between Herr Schmidt's quirky & rather home-made aesthetic & the design & construction of the Bass Gallery Antbass. I doubt they're related. Quote
Hellzero Posted February 10 Posted February 10 47 minutes ago, Hellzero said: He's also the guy behind this pretty delirious, but excellent project: Just listening to it right now, Kraftwerk meeting latin music, still excellent after all these years. Sometimes rediscovering his own discotheque is great. Quote
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted February 10 Posted February 10 1 hour ago, Grooverjr said: I wonder how The Gallery came up with that price - seems pretty premium for what is most likely a curiosity. In my experience, for commission sales they ask how much you want your bass to be listed for when you bring it in, so that price possibly came from the owner. Quote
RonC Posted February 10 Posted February 10 1 hour ago, Hellzero said: Did you ask Adam? I'll get my coat. haha, that was my 1st thought too!!😁 Quote
fiatcoupe432 Posted February 10 Posted February 10 I remember have seen another one for sale some years ago...... Quote
tauzero Posted February 10 Author Posted February 10 Thelema Instruments website at thelema-instruments.de no longer exists. However, it's on the Wayback Machine and the Antbass is a different kettle of fish. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207080247/http://thelema-instruments.de/antbass.html So the original question still stands. Quote
bakerster135 Posted February 10 Posted February 10 Those unevenly spaced tuners on the bridge are driving me mad... 1 Quote
three Posted February 11 Posted February 11 (edited) 19 hours ago, bakerster135 said: Those unevenly spaced tuners on the bridge are driving me mad... I hadn't noticed. Thanks for that... Edited February 11 by three 2 Quote
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