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The Bass Guitars of Robby Scharf

Robby seems to have an unending collection of Bass Guitars and he loves to surprise us at gigs. Here's just some of what we've seen him play.

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1974 Framus Nashville Bass
1974 Framus Nashville Bass
Fox & Hounds Pub - 04/30/05

Another sighting of this one:
Pickwick's Pub - 2/2/02

1967 Rickenbacker 4005 Bass
1967 Rickenbacker 4005 Bass
"A Family Thing 2" - 9/13/04
Photo by: Ian Broyles

Also see at:
Fox & Hounds Pub - 7/23/05
Ballona Fest '99

2001 Custom Danelectro 3 p.u. Bass
2001 Custom Danelectro 3 p.u. Bass
Pickwick's Pub - 02/02/02
Photo by: Caren Oldfield
1966 Burns Baldwin Bison Bass
1966 Burns Baldwin Bison Bass
Fox & Hounds Pub - 07/08/06

This bass was made in England, and was a moderately popular bass with the early British Invasion groups (The Searchers, The Shadows, The Honeycombs).

Yamaha Nippon Gakki Bass
Yamaha Nippon Gakki Bass
Fox & Hounds Pub - 10/22/05
Another shot from 10/22/05
1971 Gibson Les Paul Bass
1971 Gibson Les Paul Bass
Fox & Hounds Pub - 08/27/05
1964 Framus Star Bass
1964 Framus Star Bass
Fox & Hounds Pub - 06/25/05
1967 Hopf Saturn 67 Bass
1967 Hopf Saturn 67 Bass
Fox & Hounds Pub - 08/06/05
1973 Gibson SB-400
Modified 1973 Gibson SB-400
Fox & Hounds Pub - 06/04/05

Read what Robby had to say about this one.

1968 Fender Paisley Telecaster Bass
1968 Fender Paisley Telecaster Bass
Fox & Hounds Pub - 05/07/05

This one was first seen at
  Pickwick's Pub - 8/99 

1982 Yamaha BB1000S
1982 Yamaha BB1000S
Fox & Hounds Pub - 11/18/06
1967 Goya Panther II
1967 Goya Panther II
Fox & Hounds Pub - 04/02/05
Photo by: Caren Oldfield

A Robby favorite:
Pickwick's Pub - 06/28/03
Pickwick's Pub - 4/3/04
St. Francis & Fox & Hounds 5/4/01
Fox & Hounds Pub - 5/7/05

1968 Gretsch 6073 Tennessean Bass
1968 Gretsch 6073 Tennessean Bass
Fox & Hounds Pub - 04/02/05
Photo by: Caren Oldfield
1964 Hofner Club Bass
1964 Hofner Club Bass
Fox & Hounds Pub - 03/05/05

A definite Robby favorite:
Pickwick's Pub - 3/17/98
Pickwick's Pub - 11/6/99
Pub Princess Bash 2002
Pub Princess Bash 2003
Fox & Hounds - 3/9/04 & 6/5/04

1973 Rickenbacker 4001 Bass
1971 Rickenbacker 4001 Bass
Fox & Hounds Pub - 02/05/05
Photo by: Caren Oldfield

Also seen at:
St. Bernadines - 9/01
Pub Princess Bash 2002

2002 Danelectro Rumour Bass
2002 Danelectro Rumour Bass
Pickwick's Pub - 1/29/05
1971 Mosrite 350 Stereo Bass
1971 Mosrite 350 Stereo Bass
Fox & Hounds Pub - 01/08/05

1990 Fender JP-90
1990 Fender JP-90
Fox & Hounds Pub - 11/18/06

1968 Fender Jazz Bass
1968 Fender Jazz Bass
Pickwick's Pub - 9/10/04

We also saw this one at:
IPO - 7/29/00
Sunset Music Festival - 7/02
Fox & Hounds - 5/21/05

1999 Danelectro Longhorn Bass
1999 Danelectro Longhorn Bass
Pub Princess Bash 2004

Another favorite:
Pickwick's Pub - 11/21/98
CM3 - 9/25/99
Pickwick's Pub - 5/6/00
Pickwick's Pub - 03/29/03
Pickwick's Pub - 10/25/03

1967 Vox Phantom IV Bass
1967 Vox Phantom IV Bass
Pickwick's Pub - 10/24/03

1972 Guild JS Bass II
1972 Guild JS Bass II
Pickwick's Pub - 06/28/03

1968 Fender Precision Bass
1968 Fender Precision Bass
Fox & Hounds - 03/20/03
Photo by: Matt Milne

We've also seen this one at:
CM3 - 9/24/99
Pickwick's Pub - 3/6/04

1998 Fender Squier Precision Bass with 2006 Fender Squier Precision neck
2006 Fender Squier Precision Neck Bass
Fox & Hounds Pub - 07/08/06
Taylor AB2 Acoustic Bass
Taylor AB2 Acoustic Bass
Fox & Hounds Pub - 12/01
1967 Guild Starfire IV  Bass
1967 Guild Starfire IV  Bass
Fox & Hounds Pub - 11/15/2001
1971 Eccleshall Thunderbird Bass
1971 Eccleshall Thunderbird Bass
St. Francis Spring Fest 5/4/01
Photo by: Damon Wall
1981 Custom Made Fender Precision Bass
1981 custom made Fender Precision Bass
Pickwick's Pub 3/24/01
Photo by: Vicky Sedgwick

This is a Fender Precision Bass, un-contoured, double-bound, that was custom-made for Robby in 1981 by Santa Barbara Luthier John Hawk, out of parts from a custom Explorer bass that he made for Robby while playing with D.B. Cooper.

1963 Epiphone Coronet Bass
1963 Epiphone Coronet Bass
Pickwick's Pub 3/24/01
Photo by: Benn Schecter
1969 Ampeg Dan Armstrong Lucite Bass
1969 Ampeg Dan Armstrong Lucite Bass
Pub Princess Bash 2001
Photo by: Moss-E

This was also seen at:
Pickwick's Pub - 8/26/00

2000 Danelectro Hodad Bass
2000 Danelectro Hodad Bass
IPO - El Rey Theatre - 7/30/00

Another Robby favorite:
Pickwick's Pub - 1/15/00

Poptopia 2000

St. Francis 5/00
Pickwick's Pub - 11/29/03

Robby also played this model guitar at Taste of RI (CM4) - 9/24/00 and CMV 9/03 but it was one that belongs to John Cowsill.

1966 Dan Armstrong Modified Danelectro
1966 Dan Armstrong Modified Danelectro
Cowsill Marathon I - 12/97
Photo by: Sandy

Doesn't it make you wonder what we haven't seen?

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