Doing Things Wrong

X-Long-Scale Basses

Basses built with an extra-long scale length greater than 34 inches.


This is the biggest of the Audiovoxes, weighing in at a full 12 pounds, with a 36" scale. The neck is a Brazilian Cherry (Jatoba) floorboard over maple, with a straight cutout headstock. There are over 100 marker dots. The body is veneered masonite over solid plywood, with Danelectro-style Tolex binding. There are also strap buttons, this instrument can be played vertically or horizontally.


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These are actually a couple of Amp-in-Case models, 1448 on the left, 1457 on the right. The cases had pretty much disintegrated, so I built new cabinets for them, a pretty neat design if I say so myself. I re-capped both and installed new Jensen speakers.