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Old 02-26-2007, 04:34 PM
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neko case played a show this past weekend in ny; and she had this bass in hand.....an odd curio that i've never seen before (picture was taken from a pitchforkmedia.com article):




anyone ever seen one before? was this modded?
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Old 02-26-2007, 05:21 PM
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Is it a Hagstrom? Kahler is the only bass tremolo I can think of. To me it looks a little Frakenstein'd.
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Old 02-26-2007, 05:35 PM
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Great pic. I believe that is a tenor guitar. Gibson made them up until the seventies I believe. Whether or not this was a production model or a custom job is beyond me. Looks like an awesome instrument though.
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Old 02-26-2007, 06:31 PM
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gibson made them til the 70's. hers is a '67 that she bought at elderly's (i just read an interview with her about this guitar like 2 or 3 months ago).
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Sure is a tenor guitar. I saw her use the same one at the Metro in Chicago a couple years back. Man, can she sing. And she's a great lyricist:

He led you to this hiding place
His lightening threats spun silver tongues
The red bells beckon you to ride
A handprint on the driver's side
It looks a lot like engine oil and tastes like being poor and small
And Popsicles in the summer

That's just the first verse to "Deep Red Bells," props to Neko Case.
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