Anything like this?
http://www.retrofre t.com/images/ 4199_bassguitar/ large/4199_ 01.jpgI had a fretted one and it didn't sound very good; no top or bottom end. Used it on our first album. Wish I'd used my EB-3 instead.
Bernie
--- In
newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com, Bruce Daily <pocotron@.. .> wrote:
>
>   Speaking of unusual bass guitars, does anyone remember and obscure little movie called "Rock and Roll Your Eyes"? It was an early film of Emerson, Lake and Palmer in concert, probably 1970 or so. Greg Lake played a bass guitar that had a bass viol scrolled head on it (complete with geared right-angled tuning pegs).  I never saw another one. I always wondered where he got that bass and how it was made. Any insight?
> Â
> Â Â -Bruce D.
>
>
> --- On Sun, 2/14/10, John Wright <john.wright@ ...> wrote:
>
>
> From: John Wright <john.wright@ ...>
> Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Steinberger bass
> To:
newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com> Date: Sunday, February 14, 2010, 4:56 PM
>
>
> Â
>
>
>
>
> A pretty bad TV show in the 70's called "CHiPs" (California Highway Patrol). He was one of the cops.
>
>
>
> From: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:newmellotro ngroup@yahoogrou ps.com] On Behalf Of Rick Blechta
> Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 6:52 PM
> To: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Steinberger bass
>
>
> Â
>
>
>
>
> On Feb 14, 2010, at 6:39 PM, John Wright wrote:
>
> The bass player looks like Eric Estrada.
>
> Don't know who he is, but Jesus is his friend, that's pretty clear.
>