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No, this is not an optical illusion, and there are no wires, no trick photography. My Magnum I stands up on it's own when on flat ground. I have to admit, I was shaking when I took the pics because if it started to fall, chances are there would have been major headstock damage. Fool that I am, I had to get the camera and document this strange feat that most basses are not capable of (mostly due to strap button placement)

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I was disappointed to discover this thread was not about upright or double bass, but you saved it with cool content!

Neat! Can it tell jokes at the same time?

emac.

If only I could get the funny papers to stay upright, then my next thread would be "Stand Up Comic"

Oy!

The first thing that came to mind when I saw the pics was, it had to be done on one of the equinoxes.

So? That's no big deal. I can stand a nickel coin up and it will balance without falling over on the cylinder head of my 1967 Jaguar E-type convertible with the engine idling, it is so smooth running. That's how I check for it being tuned up properly.

For someone who doesn't understand English, this thread might look as if it's about a bass that grows out of your floor.

iiipopes wrote:So? That's no big deal. I can stand a nickel coin up and it will balance without falling over on the cylinder head of my 1967 Jaguar E-type convertible with the engine idling, it is so smooth running. That's how I check for it being tuned up properly.

And this didnt come across as arrogant at all... no really

iiipopes wrote:So? That's no big deal. I can stand a nickel coin up and it will balance without falling over on the cylinder head of my 1967 Jaguar E-type convertible with the engine idling, it is so smooth running. That's how I check for it being tuned up properly.

I'm just surprised that there's a '67 Jag with a working motor...

antipodean wrote:

iiipopes wrote:So? That's no big deal. I can stand a nickel coin up and it will balance without falling over on the cylinder head of my 1967 Jaguar E-type convertible with the engine idling, it is so smooth running. That's how I check for it being tuned up properly.

I'm just surprised that there's a '67 Jag with a working motor...

Probably a Chevy V8............

jps wrote:

antipodean wrote:

iiipopes wrote:So? That's no big deal. I can stand a nickel coin up and it will balance without falling over on the cylinder head of my 1967 Jaguar E-type convertible with the engine idling, it is so smooth running. That's how I check for it being tuned up properly.

I'm just surprised that there's a '67 Jag with a working motor...

Probably a Chevy V8............

53,000 original miles with triple SU carburetors. The only thing that has ever happened to the motor is that I got sugared once when I was in grad school, and all it did was carbon up the valves. Flushed the fuel system, cleaned the head, put on a new cylinder head gasket myself, and went on down the road.