Hondo Alien Headless Bass - Weird & Wired
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Here's a look at a Bass that's a little out of this world! 👽🛸
The 'Alien' was manufactured by Hondo in the 1980s and is similar in design to Steinberger instruments and 'The Duke' model by Kramer. It is a 31" shortscale Bass with a minimalistic, 'travel sized' body and most notably a headless neck. The neck also features a layer of aluminium that runs throughout, meaning there is no trussrod 🎸 The pickup configuration consists of two Jazz Bass pickups with a coil split; providing tonal variety between the single coil and humbucker sounds
This is certainly a whacky little instrument and a lot of fun! Have you played or owned one of these? I'd love to hear your thoughts and feelings 😄
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We bought one from a customer a couple years back. It was a hot mess. The pickup was really bad, the switch was also disconnected the neck was peeling and really sharp. I added an EMG 35TX to it. What a great bass. We have removed the finish off the back of the neck to expose a cool aluminum/wood combination. It's coming together nicely and will be debuted soon.
@WeirdandWired
Ай бұрын
Sounds like you've done a great job breathing new life into it 🤩 I'd love to see it in action! 😄🎸 exposing the aluminum/wood combo on the neck is a great idea 😎
Thanks for this great review. I only heard of Alien Warwick acoustic. This is cool too.
@WeirdandWired
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Steve! 😄 the Alien Warwick acoustics are a new one to me, thank you for enlightening me! 🎸 All the best my friend Danny
I have a red one that is unbadged (as apparently is common) My pickups were falling apart and I replaced them, replaced the tuners and knobs, rewired per the Duke wiring diagram.
@WeirdandWired
Ай бұрын
Great to hear you got it back up and running! 😄🛠🎸 they're great, playable Basses 😎 even if the missing headstock does throw me off a little! 😂
Fun!!
@WeirdandWired
2 жыл бұрын
Fun is certainly the word Marc! 😄 I don’t think they could have picked a more accurate name than Alien 😂 👽 🎸
Kramer The Duke is the original model.
@WeirdandWired
Жыл бұрын
Hey Andre! That is correct 😄 I’d be very keen to try out The Duke as a comparison to his Hondo model. Have you played either model yourself? 🎸 All the best my friend Danny
i'm going to make one. got the wood figured out but i didn't know about short scale length. seems i can go 29 to 31 instead of 34 so it will really help when i do the tuners. i like the idea of using normal machine head tuners instead of those knurled thumb screw things.
@WeirdandWired
Жыл бұрын
Hey Yellow Cat! That is superb, I would love to see the final result 😄🎸 Now that you mention the machine heads they are definitely a big factor between it looking 80s or modern! All the best my friend Danny
I own one but haven’t played it in 20 years …. 😅
@WeirdandWired
10 күн бұрын
You should get it back out! 😂👽🎸 do you have fond memories of it? 😄
@PierreRaap
10 күн бұрын
Yes I’m planning to have it looked after and fixed …. Indeed fond memories 😅
How about the bassline from “Cool the Engines” by Boston?
@WeirdandWired
2 ай бұрын
Nice! 😎🎸👽🛸
Should i get it for my 8th grade band?
@WeirdandWired
10 ай бұрын
This bass played really nicely and had a great sound, not to mention I think it looks super cool 😎 I think every band should have one! 🎸
@boogie9846
10 ай бұрын
@@WeirdandWired Thanks bro, all i know is in my practicing at home time ima definitely use fuzz with it
It'd have to be runnin' with the devil!
@WeirdandWired
2 жыл бұрын
Aah yes a great choice Benny! 🤩 how could I overlook such an iconic headless bass 😄🎸🥃