What IS this? Weird vintage bass on eBay
Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 11:27 am
So, although here is an eBay link I just want to start off by saying I have no affiliation to this seller. I was thinking of picking this thing up just because I have never seen anything like it, but it looks like it might get sort of pricey.
But what is this thing? The tuners are the same that you'll find on plenty of Japanese 60's and 70's basses. The body is not only semi-hollow but also weirdly Shergold-meets-Ovation-like-but-not-quite, painted in what looks like plastic house paint. The pickups and mounting rings look 80's, out of the ordinary, like they might be European. But the weirdest part is the bridge, because I haven't ever really seen anything like it, and while it seems to fit in there's what looks like a tab/holder for a trapeze-style stringholder attached to the bottom of it.
Could it be Italian or German with a non-original neck and bridge?
But what is this thing? The tuners are the same that you'll find on plenty of Japanese 60's and 70's basses. The body is not only semi-hollow but also weirdly Shergold-meets-Ovation-like-but-not-quite, painted in what looks like plastic house paint. The pickups and mounting rings look 80's, out of the ordinary, like they might be European. But the weirdest part is the bridge, because I haven't ever really seen anything like it, and while it seems to fit in there's what looks like a tab/holder for a trapeze-style stringholder attached to the bottom of it.
Could it be Italian or German with a non-original neck and bridge?