H. P. L. Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 In all its glory at 2:31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 I don't play any instruments, but is it really necessary to have such a humongous bass to play that song? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 My God. Imagine an instrument maker, lovingly spending hours making this unique, if a bit pointless, instrument, and then seeing it being played on that load of old shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken hawk Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 I never saw anything like that before. WOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. P. L. Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 QUOTE (Hatchetaxe&saw @ Mar 7 2012, 06:02 PM) My God. Imagine an instrument maker, lovingly spending hours making this unique, if a bit pointless, instrument, and then seeing it being played on that load of old shit. I'm playing air-4-neck-bass-guitar right now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchance to Dream Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 WTF? Ambidexrous? Siamese twin? We've got the guitar for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenken Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (RodrigoAltaf @ Mar 7 2012, 10:51 AM) I don't play any instruments, but is it really necessary to have such a humongous bass to play that song? Of course not. The bass player from that band Presidents of the United States of America plays with only 2 strings. Some people like the goof playing that bass are basically just sideshow clowns and want to be silly. It was the 80s when everything that was bigger was better. Edited March 7, 2012 by trenken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetersvt Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Rick Nielson http://minijammers.plamoney.com/images/ricknielsen%205%20neck.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetersvt Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 And how can we forget Rick's Uncle Dick http://www.acmetrendz.com/images/res/_minigitaren_RickNelson_Uncle_Dick_xl_500_0_acme.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akron162 Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 That guy must have a very small penis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. P. L. Posted March 8, 2012 Author Share Posted March 8, 2012 I was there when The World made its debut, in the early 80s, and quickly disappeared. I seem to remember their early apparitions and the bass player was playing a normal bass left handed. Said he was missing a finger in the right hand, and that the 4 neck was "touch controlled" or something. Obviously the 12-year-old me sucked it up. One of the reasons I kept this band in my memory banks, apart for the catchy chorus from another of their singles, Shoo Shoo Wah (indeed), is the uniqueness (and uselessness) of that bass. So it WAS a wise marketing tool. I read their only album has been re-released, I might check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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