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Kory wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 4:34pm
matedog wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 1:36pm
Started watching some clips of VU in their 93 reunion. It's kinda underwhelming. And has a weird 90s feel to it all. Just look at Lou's ridiculous guitar:

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Looks like a headless Ovation Breadwinner.
Not quite...Steinberger GK4S.
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The shape is pretty similar to a ↓Breadwinner↓. . .
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. . .but chunked up with maximally 80's aesthetic. Everything Steinberger made was headless...that was their whole bag.


Only about 250 of that particular make were ever sold...unlike the L-series basses and guitars which were huge sellers. So Lou either was a superfan of Steinbergers or a superfan of the floppy disk that came packaged with Billy Idol's Cyberpunk. :shifty:

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matedog wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 5:19pm
Kory wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 4:55pm
matedog wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 4:51pm
Kory wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 4:34pm
matedog wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 1:36pm
Started watching some clips of VU in their 93 reunion. It's kinda underwhelming. And has a weird 90s feel to it all. Just look at Lou's ridiculous guitar:

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Looks like a headless Ovation Breadwinner.
Why headless? are the tuning knobs on the other side?
Yeah, this was a really popular thing in the 80s thanks to the Steinberger guitar company. This bass was perhaps the most ubiquitous:

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That's the Lisa Turtle bass!

Can't find a pic, but here's a video:
Excellent reference.
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Rat Patrol wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 7:13pm
Kory wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 4:34pm
matedog wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 1:36pm
Started watching some clips of VU in their 93 reunion. It's kinda underwhelming. And has a weird 90s feel to it all. Just look at Lou's ridiculous guitar:

Image
Looks like a headless Ovation Breadwinner.
Not quite...Steinberger GK4S.
Image

The shape is pretty similar to a ↓Breadwinner↓. . .
Image
. . .but chunked up with maximally 80's aesthetic. Everything Steinberger made was headless...that was their whole bag.


Only about 250 of that particular make were ever sold...unlike the L-series basses and guitars which were huge sellers. So Lou either was a superfan of Steinbergers or a superfan of the floppy disk that came packaged with Billy Idol's Cyberpunk. :shifty:
Oh good catch. I thought maybe they had another body type.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 5:38pm
Kory wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 4:55pm
matedog wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 4:51pm
Kory wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 4:34pm
matedog wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 1:36pm
Started watching some clips of VU in their 93 reunion. It's kinda underwhelming. And has a weird 90s feel to it all. Just look at Lou's ridiculous guitar:

Image
Looks like a headless Ovation Breadwinner.
Why headless? are the tuning knobs on the other side?
Yeah, this was a really popular thing in the 80s thanks to the Steinberger guitar company. This bass was perhaps the most ubiquitous:

Image
Graham Lewis sported one of those when Wire started up again in the 80s. That and a Euro-mullet. Ridiculous doesn't begin to describe his presentation.
I was amused when I saw him playing one in the DVD you sent me. I can't imagine them being comfortable.
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Kory wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 8:09pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 5:38pm
Kory wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 4:55pm
matedog wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 4:51pm
Kory wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 4:34pm


Looks like a headless Ovation Breadwinner.
Why headless? are the tuning knobs on the other side?
Yeah, this was a really popular thing in the 80s thanks to the Steinberger guitar company. This bass was perhaps the most ubiquitous:

Image
Graham Lewis sported one of those when Wire started up again in the 80s. That and a Euro-mullet. Ridiculous doesn't begin to describe his presentation.
I was amused when I saw him playing one in the DVD you sent me. I can't imagine them being comfortable.
Five strings???

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Rat Patrol wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 8:18pm
Kory wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 8:09pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 5:38pm
Kory wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 4:55pm
matedog wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 4:51pm


Why headless? are the tuning knobs on the other side?
Yeah, this was a really popular thing in the 80s thanks to the Steinberger guitar company. This bass was perhaps the most ubiquitous:

Image
Graham Lewis sported one of those when Wire started up again in the 80s. That and a Euro-mullet. Ridiculous doesn't begin to describe his presentation.
I was amused when I saw him playing one in the DVD you sent me. I can't imagine them being comfortable.
Five strings???
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Rat Patrol wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 7:13pm
Kory wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 4:34pm
matedog wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 1:36pm
Started watching some clips of VU in their 93 reunion. It's kinda underwhelming. And has a weird 90s feel to it all. Just look at Lou's ridiculous guitar:

Image
Looks like a headless Ovation Breadwinner.
Not quite...Steinberger GK4S.
Image

The shape is pretty similar to a ↓Breadwinner↓. . .
Image
. . .but chunked up with maximally 80's aesthetic. Everything Steinberger made was headless...that was their whole bag.


Only about 250 of that particular make were ever sold...unlike the L-series basses and guitars which were huge sellers. So Lou either was a superfan of Steinbergers or a superfan of the floppy disk that came packaged with Billy Idol's Cyberpunk. :shifty:
Rattie is a gear head? :huh: :huh: :huh:
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Rat Patrol wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 8:18pm
Kory wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 8:09pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 5:38pm
Kory wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 4:55pm
matedog wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 4:51pm


Why headless? are the tuning knobs on the other side?
Yeah, this was a really popular thing in the 80s thanks to the Steinberger guitar company. This bass was perhaps the most ubiquitous:

Image
Graham Lewis sported one of those when Wire started up again in the 80s. That and a Euro-mullet. Ridiculous doesn't begin to describe his presentation.
I was amused when I saw him playing one in the DVD you sent me. I can't imagine them being comfortable.
Five strings???
I'm pretty sure Graham only played a four string, I just grabbed this photo because it was one of the first examples on Google.
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matedog wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 9:10pm
Rat Patrol wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 7:13pm
Kory wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 4:34pm
matedog wrote:
07 Jan 2019, 1:36pm
Started watching some clips of VU in their 93 reunion. It's kinda underwhelming. And has a weird 90s feel to it all. Just look at Lou's ridiculous guitar:

Image
Looks like a headless Ovation Breadwinner.
Not quite...Steinberger GK4S.
Image

The shape is pretty similar to a ↓Breadwinner↓. . .
Image
. . .but chunked up with maximally 80's aesthetic. Everything Steinberger made was headless...that was their whole bag.


Only about 250 of that particular make were ever sold...unlike the L-series basses and guitars which were huge sellers. So Lou either was a superfan of Steinbergers or a superfan of the floppy disk that came packaged with Billy Idol's Cyberpunk. :shifty:
Rattie is a gear head? :huh: :huh: :huh:
I haven't gotten looks that confused in these parts since I inadvertently outed myself as a Cure encyclopedist. :shifty:

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