As a Lefty like Cobain, I really love my white Phase 3 Hi-Flier cuz I can flip the guitar and the shape still looks good. I removed the Volume/Tone knobs and pickup switch so my arm doesn't rub. It's light and super comfortable and stock pickups sound fantastic!The neck is also very skinny and it's just really easy to play. The bridge saddles are bad though...it's easy for the string to slip out.I bought mine on Ebay a few years ago for $600. I had to have it, it has tons of nicks and chips but it's a keeper.
Conky Kurt had roughly 4 phase 3's, a phase 4 and a custom one of sorts, as well as a Mosrite Gospel, the guitar in which the Univox Hi Fliers were based on. At the time of his death Earnie Bailey was working on a custom Mosrite with the founders wife as the Gospel was said to be one of his favourites as well as one of the later Phase 3 Univoxes.
so many great vintage japanese Guitars were made on that glorious 70s and 80s era this one is one of the best Univox Guitars i have seen sounded specially beautiful with the reverb and the delay man
I had the Bradley Hi-Flyer (same factory). What it lacked was any natural sustain. It was easy to play and very light. For what everyone's "trying" to get for Univox, I'd go for an Eastwood, they are probably cheaper brand new.
I had problems with the neck being cheaply bolted. And when I would get more sustain using purple slinky 11s... My neck could never handle that gauge's pressure for more than 2 months at a time. Much about the univox was just plain cheap. Which is a shame cuz it was fun to play and had a fun cheap sound to it.
Danelectro manufactures a Mosrite-y guitar as well called the '66. Played one the other day & thought it was very nice. If you're interested in this kind of guitar I would recommend you check it out. I think they have a baritone version too!
I bought one in the 90's off the street for about 20 bucks. And it was fun and had a fun cheap character to the sound. Agree the action was nice and fast. Mine even still had the press paddle ( kind of cheap looking compared to the mosrite ) But the necks are bolted down kind of cheaply if I remember right and I could never get it seated right ( as if the string pressure would finally win after about 2 months at a time ) I finally ended up giving it away to a young girl whose eyes seemed to covet it and who aspired to learn how to play it. Dunno if that ever happened. But if so $20 bucks well spent. Can't imagine ever buying one without inspecting the neck unless I was just buying as much for the fun vintage hardware for another piece mod. When yer use to pulling a whammy bar u will eventually do the same to a push paddle. The spring just sat there unattached held by being wedged in place. So everytime I would pull without thinking... the spring would pop out and go bouncing around. Amazingly the spring was never lost.
Just stumbled across this post and you hit the nail on the head. I picked up a Hi-Flyer Bass (1979?) in the 90's as well for dirt cheap. The only issue I had with it over the years is the with the neck. But I love the action and sound of this bass so I still have it 25 years later.
By buddy Tim bought a Hi-Flier 6-string in '76 & never played it. I bought it from him in '78 for $100 when he needed rent money & I've had it ever since. I re-engineered the Trem so I can now do a deep dive or pull up a whole note, let go & it stays in tune. The moron at Mastery Bridge said it couldn't be done, and he had actually sawed one in half trying. I also swapped out the 3-on-a-plate tuners for 18:1 Grovers & junked the cheap, scratchy old pots in favor of Bourns "Blue" pots & Switchcraft switch & socket. The original Humbuckers stayed. I also have a Strat & a Les Paul. The Uni is my favorite solid body by far.
bought mine for $20 and gave it away. ( the neck just couldn't take the gauge of strings I used ) If I ever paid $500 for such cheap craftsmanship it would be for the unique tone of the pickups... which I would use in a better body. It might be a good investment if never played the thing and hung it on a wall. Because I can't see them lasting many more decades considering how cheaply they were put together. ( I would miss that super light hollow body though )
The side jack univox highflyer phase 4 , sounds just the same brand new without chips , nicks or scratches. Its has the same built Quality as the original and plays and sounds even better .🎸 😎
@@mariobesta8852 Hopefully they will notify you when they get more in . It's just of matter of time till you receive one . I think you'll be really impressed with the built Quality and tone " worth every penny. 👍🎸🎶🎵🎶🎵
I bought the bass in 1976 new for about $129 for my garage band. I still prefer a short scale. It was stolen in 1980 and when I got back into playing I thought it would be fun to find another. $450!? WTF? You gotta be kidding me! I still want one but I'm not paying that for it!
that was almost fifty years ago, $130 in 1976 is around $600 in todays economy, and people love these things. Gotta love inflation and people wanting to milk every dollar out of everything these days, but if you can find a good one of these i would pay that all day. I have a les paul univox "gimmie" from around the year you mentioned and it beats anything i can get today in that price range
James the Mames I managed to get a used mint condition Eastwood Phase 4 for 390.00 USD! Amazing considering they go for around 899.00 USD brand new!!! As soon as I saw the listing on Reverb.com I knew this was my chance to score big!
As a Lefty like Cobain, I really love my white Phase 3 Hi-Flier cuz I can flip the guitar and the shape still looks good. I removed the Volume/Tone knobs and pickup switch so my arm doesn't rub. It's light and super comfortable and stock pickups sound fantastic!The neck is also very skinny and it's just really easy to play. The bridge saddles are bad though...it's easy for the string to slip out.I bought mine on Ebay a few years ago for $600. I had to have it, it has tons of nicks and chips but it's a keeper.
I would love to have a right handed with the look of a lefty 😅 the body looks cooker for as a lefty, more aerodynamic 👌⚡
Cobain did own a white phase 3 in 1989 if you didn’t know
is it super expensive?
I don't like how guitarists on youtube often plays bass palm muted. Lets hear the real tone!
You said it, they are guitarist playing bass, not a bassist; though the tone has it's place, indeed its not the only way a bass sounds.
Why not? Palm muting is a perfectly legitimate bass-playing technique. I use it.
@@samlelowitch yeah but it would be nice to hear it without too. It's like when people don't play guitars without distortion
@@heggy_69 No disagreement there.
I have the same problem with people doing slap bass for a demo
Great demo.
& at 4:18, you play the Buzzcocks' "Why can't i touch it"
I want this bass! (& this guitar!)
Watoo Watoo i love iiiiit
It took me a sec to recognize that song lmao
was just about to ask what song this bass line was from loll
@@michitapes Best punk band but this is their reggae song
I thought that I heard somewhere that Kurt Cobain's was a phase 3. Not 100% sure though. Either way, still a killer guitar (and bass for that matter).
Conky Kurt had roughly 4 phase 3's, a phase 4 and a custom one of sorts, as well as a Mosrite Gospel, the guitar in which the Univox Hi Fliers were based on. At the time of his death Earnie Bailey was working on a custom Mosrite with the founders wife as the Gospel was said to be one of his favourites as well as one of the later Phase 3 Univoxes.
1985 to 1989 - phase 3
1990 - mosrite gospel
1992 to 1993 - phase 1
Heart shaped box video - phase 4
@@viktorr5060 gospel is the mosrites guitar
@@guilhermeconrado3553 I know
@@j.8366 he had 1 phase 2 he swapped the pickups for humbuckers. Seen in Rio De Janeiro and Argentina concerts
so many great vintage japanese Guitars were made on that glorious 70s and 80s era
this one is one of the best Univox Guitars i have seen
sounded specially beautiful with the reverb and the delay man
I had the Bradley Hi-Flyer (same factory). What it lacked was any natural sustain. It was easy to play and very light. For what everyone's "trying" to get for Univox, I'd go for an Eastwood, they are probably cheaper brand new.
I had problems with the neck being cheaply bolted. And when I would get more sustain using purple slinky 11s...
My neck could never handle that gauge's pressure for more than 2 months at a time. Much about the univox was just plain cheap. Which is a shame cuz it was fun to play and had a fun cheap sound to it.
Danelectro manufactures a Mosrite-y guitar as well called the '66. Played one the other day & thought it was very nice. If you're interested in this kind of guitar I would recommend you check it out. I think they have a baritone version too!
It has the looks, and none of the sound. It's not bad, just don't expect it to sound like a Mosrite.
I had one of those basses. It was awesome.
I bought one in the 90's off the street for about 20 bucks. And it was fun and had a fun cheap character to the sound.
Agree the action was nice and fast. Mine even still had the press paddle ( kind of cheap looking compared to the mosrite )
But the necks are bolted down kind of cheaply if I remember right and I could never get it seated right ( as if the string pressure would finally win after about 2 months at a time )
I finally ended up giving it away to a young girl whose eyes seemed to covet it and who aspired to learn how to play it. Dunno if that ever happened. But if so $20 bucks well spent.
Can't imagine ever buying one without inspecting the neck unless I was just buying as much for the fun vintage hardware for another piece mod.
When yer use to pulling a whammy bar u will eventually do the same to a push paddle. The spring just sat there unattached held by being wedged in place. So everytime I would pull without thinking...
the spring would pop out and go bouncing around.
Amazingly the spring was never lost.
Just stumbled across this post and you hit the nail on the head. I picked up a Hi-Flyer Bass (1979?) in the 90's as well for dirt cheap. The only issue I had with it over the years is the with the neck. But I love the action and sound of this bass so I still have it 25 years later.
20..........BUCKS????
gorgeous guitar
By buddy Tim bought a Hi-Flier 6-string in '76 & never played it. I bought it from him in '78 for $100 when he needed rent money & I've had it ever since. I re-engineered the Trem so I can now do a deep dive or pull up a whole note, let go & it stays in tune. The moron at Mastery Bridge said it couldn't be done, and he had actually sawed one in half trying. I also swapped out the 3-on-a-plate tuners for 18:1 Grovers & junked the cheap, scratchy old pots in favor of Bourns "Blue" pots & Switchcraft switch & socket. The original Humbuckers stayed. I also have a Strat & a Les Paul. The Uni is my favorite solid body by far.
whats the song called from 2:42?
Why has no one made recreations of these pickups? Eastwood sold copies on their website several years back but you can't find them anymore
Now m love with this hi flier...
Kurt Cobain
Kurt use pase 4
Phase*
Got a phase 1 off a guy for $150 a few years ago, kinda feel bad for him now, he had no idea what its worth
they sell for $500-600 on ebay but whatever
bought mine for $20 and gave it away. ( the neck just couldn't take the gauge of strings I used )
If I ever paid $500 for such cheap craftsmanship it would be for the unique tone of the pickups...
which I would use in a better body. It might be a good investment if never played the thing and hung it on a wall. Because I can't see them lasting many more decades considering how cheaply they were put together.
( I would miss that super light hollow body though )
theUglyManowar haha buddy now they’re like 750 range and for some reason on ebay they’re in the thousands range
The side jack univox highflyer phase 4 , sounds just the same brand new without chips , nicks or scratches. Its has the same built Quality as the original and plays and sounds even better .🎸 😎
The eastwood one?
@@mariobesta8852 yes , sounds the same .
@@edwinhernandez9276 I was trying to order an Eastwood Univox Suburst from 1 month... they've finished the stock...
@@mariobesta8852 Hopefully they will notify you when they get more in . It's just of matter of time till you receive one . I think you'll be really impressed with the built Quality and tone " worth every penny. 👍🎸🎶🎵🎶🎵
@@edwinhernandez9276 Yeah i'm sure about it. They told me that they'll receive other ones from early 2021
I bought the bass in 1976 new for about $129 for my garage band. I still prefer a short scale. It was stolen in 1980 and when I got back into playing I thought it would be fun to find another.
$450!? WTF? You gotta be kidding me! I still want one but I'm not paying that for it!
that was almost fifty years ago, $130 in 1976 is around $600 in todays economy, and people love these things. Gotta love inflation and people wanting to milk every dollar out of everything these days, but if you can find a good one of these i would pay that all day. I have a les paul univox "gimmie" from around the year you mentioned and it beats anything i can get today in that price range
try the guitar, going for $1000+, usually around $1,500-$2,000 because people are trying to scalp them because of Nirvana
What strings are on that bass and what are you running it through. Sounds sick.
Labella Short Scale Flatwounds. Flats + Pick = Awesome.
Reverb.com hell yes. doesn't get much better in terms of toan
I've been looking for this 6 string
Damn I'd love to play some bleach tunes floyd the barber big cheese and the hole record 😍
i love the basssssss
I got a 63 sunburst mosrite, not a ventures. I cant find much info on it...
What song are you playing on the univox at the intro??
Please help, I have one without a bridge, where could I buy one/What bridge should I put on it?
Wow--you talked about the bass for like a minute and a half.
What's the scale length? Looks very short.
gibson scale 24.7
@@therideneverends1697 That would be 24.75, bud.
@@101Volts same thing.
Iron Butterfly
sweet
Hey! Wait! I need a white Phase 4!
Good luck to you man, I've had my eye on a phase 3 myself, but if you cant find one Eastwood has a white phase 4, and it is a faithful recreation
James the Mames I managed to get a used mint condition Eastwood Phase 4 for 390.00 USD!
Amazing considering they go for around 899.00 USD brand new!!! As soon as I saw the listing on Reverb.com I knew this was my chance to score big!
Fucking rad
cheap as chips
Kurt say hi
A hip hop song with no guitar for an intro song? Hum?
wow those univox sound like crap... mosrite just blows 'em away. a good set of mosrite pickups are like gold.
Yeah, this thing sounds like ass. :/
I like the “ass” sound
Kurt would of smashed all these POS guitars!!!
tune your guitar, the guitar is great but you are not