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Trace Elliot bass (not T-bass)
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I dig everything except the bridge, I would be replacing that thing immediately.
Wow, that's fascinating! I happen to own a limited run Trace Elliot T-Bass but I haven't seen anything like that before. I don't think looks like his style (particularly with the wood pickup covers) but it would be worth sending a message over to Rob Green at Status Graphite to see if this had anything to do with him, as he was the builder for the T-basses.
As far as I'm aware Trace Elliot never had production facilities of their own (the T-basses were pretty much Status instruments that happened to have Trace Elliot on the headstock), so I wonder if this might have been made by someone TE approached before they brought in Rob in for the T-bass project...
Is there anything stamped on the back of the headstock, or anything to indicate what year it was made?
As far as I'm aware Trace Elliot never had production facilities of their own (the T-basses were pretty much Status instruments that happened to have Trace Elliot on the headstock), so I wonder if this might have been made by someone TE approached before they brought in Rob in for the T-bass project...
Is there anything stamped on the back of the headstock, or anything to indicate what year it was made?
You know I'm starting to wonder if those wooden pickup covers might be a replacement for plastic originals. That seems like a weird thing to put on a prototype? That BAII doesn't look quite right on there either...
I'm struggling to tell with the reflections; is that a jack socket on the control plate or does it have some sort of cap on top? Maybe that plate came off something else, or they changed their mind halfway through production as to where they were going to put it. Curiouser and curiouser.
I'm struggling to tell with the reflections; is that a jack socket on the control plate or does it have some sort of cap on top? Maybe that plate came off something else, or they changed their mind halfway through production as to where they were going to put it. Curiouser and curiouser.
A switch, ach of course - that makes a lot more sense, the optical illusion on the shiny metal was confusing my eyes there, hah
I'm still wondering if the wooden pickups might be replacements, but they're a great fit for those routes... Hm.
Yes...yes I am. The Leo Quan Badass II is the most overrated piece of hardware ever produced for the electric bass.
Man I used to love the look of them back in the day! LOL. I have one on my P-Bass and really dig it too.
Lot's of folks like 'em...don't listen to me. I am just feeling a little salty lately. I shouldn't knock what is obviously a well regarded item by many others.
You're not the only one who doesn't like the pot metal grabass bridge.
I hope someone can shed some more light on this...I love the classic look with enough unique design features to really make it stand out!
And if it sounds great, what more do you need!
Congrats!
And if it sounds great, what more do you need!
Congrats!