FOUND - Builder of the Toilet Bass!!!!

edski · Post by **edski** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 3:04 pm

For reference here's a link to Jeff Rath's "Hall of Shame"...

http://www.3dentourage.com/425/shame.htm

I used to have a cush job that allowed me a lot of time to cruise the internet. I'd often search "bass guitar" on Google Groups. Well, the wife is out of town, both daughters are out of town, just my son and I, so I have time...

And I found this interesting thread:

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.music.makers.bass/browse_thread/thread/11ca2745f637b613/a1a26bc370502d29?lnk=raot&hl=en#a1a26bc370502d29

About half way down:

From: fred
Date: Sat, May 27 2006 12:29 pm
Groups: rec.music.makers.bass

I built one 25'ish years back using a toilet seat for the body.
T'was obviously known as the bog-seat-bass.
I 'found' a wrecked neck but had access to a milling machine so milled it
flat,
glued on some wood for the fingerboard and re-fretted.

Weird...I find it somewhat morbid that someone would actually admit to creating that monstrosity...

paulv63 · Post by **paulv63** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 3:19 pm

I bet it plays badly.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 3:34 pm

IT KICKS!

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 4:37 pm

I bet Thomas Crapper is turning in his grave...

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 4:59 pm

ROCK OUTHOUSE LIKE MOTORHEAD

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 5:47 pm

I'll bet it's really a "Pee" bass.

jmh · Post by **jmh** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 6:54 pm

A true American Standard.

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:03 pm

I'd be proud if i built it (i'm serious - that's a funny thing, imho). But it seems to me the guy might be joking, to remain "politically correct".

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 4:30 am

Truly thunderous rumbling bass.

loves4003 · Post by **loves4003** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 4:46 am

Just the idea of being caught GASsing on that one.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:00 pm

There is a company in Marin County, California, that manufactures these and also six-string versions.

They sponsor a parade float in our Mill Valley Memorial Day parade each year.

On the float, they have a fully-toiletted-out group performing.

I'll bet you all can imagine the titles to some of the songs...

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 2:23 pm

Jared - great!

Ok, since no one else did it....

I'll bet that's a bad sounding bass. (2 for 1)

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:41 pm

I can't see it being my main bass, but it could be my number two bass.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:45 pm

All it needs is a roll of TP on it!

35012 · Post by **35012** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:53 pm

It could use a Toilet paper strap. If it was a guitar, I would put a vibrato tailpiece that looks like a toilet flushing implement, just for grins.