What In The Heck Is This Bass?

[AntiTreble]

Johnny Preston's bass player on Hee-Haw. What in the wide wide worlda sports is that he's playing?! The vintage of this photo appears to pre-date the Genetically-Modified Bass Geneva Convention Rules of 1986.

 

[Recon1342]

I dunno. The creature from the black lagoon?

 

[cdef]

It appears to have been something like a semi-prop build by Milo Liggett himself. There's been a couple of threads... here's the other one, with some pics:

Please Identify This Bass...

 

[sonic 7]

Trying to find a better photo. It looks like it has a standard Fender neck but with that scale length ???

 

[JKos]

Anyone have a different source for the video which is no longer available?