Bunny Brunel has his own line of electric upright basses. I've been assured that no bunnies were harmed in the manufacturing of these basses.
The Celtic motif would fit in perfectly for a performance of Stonehenge. It may divert attention away from the dwarves trodding on the monument.
I've seen harp guitars at NAMM made by guitar manufacturers but this is the first company I've seen that specialized in them.
A 12-string, fanned-fret bass pretty well qualifies as "normal" for the Oddities.
Or maybe "bong your head?" These tuned Desk Bells were actually pretty fun to play, and not just from a "hitting things to that are just too cute" standpoint.
Unique body shape? Check.
Interesting graphics? Check.
Include in NAMM Oddities? Check.
OK, I know that the twine binding is part of the traditional gluing process for classical guitars, but I just had to take a picture because it looked like a guitar that was into bondage.
Third year in a row that Kala has made the Oddities. This time it's by way of a passel of gaudy ukes suitable for any lapse in fashion judgment.
Q: What could make a funky-cool plastic ukulele even cooler?
A: Its matching clear gig bag.
The busy beavers at Ragtime have been, well, busy since I first saw them at the 2003 NAMM Show
Lest you think this a mere novelty, these are the guys who worked with Pat Metheny to build his Orchestrion.
This 5-string acoustic bass really isn't that odd but there was something about it that caught my eye. Catching my eye = showing up in the NAMM Oddities.
The aptly-named "Quake" bass sports an ultra-beefy low G# string with a fundamental frequency of 8Hz. Strings courtesy of Circle K Strings
©2011 Barry Wood