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Time for an update to this great thread These are my basses on the settee: Sterling by Musicman Ray34 (most likely be sold next week). Spector Rebop 5 Lakland Skyline 44-02 (most recent addition) Hamer Chaparral Squier James Johnston Signature Jazz Bass Blade B3 (restored after being broken to bits) Tokai Hardpuncher VSB40 ltd. Ed.

That one is lovely

Hi, I got this Hamer Chaparral 1991 last year and it's a very good bass. I'm not playing out much so I haven't tried it yet with a band. The pickups are not original, it was like this when I got it. z

Thank you 👍

Hello guys, Can you identify the red Spector on the picture? Is this a NS-2a ? It has PJ pickups.

Thanks! This is great, I will definitely check out more music from these.

Now on Reverb?

Wow! Congrats, amazing figuring in the neck.

I should have taken screenshots 😐

Does the link from the original post still work for you? Doesn't work for me anymore.

Hi, thank you for the advice, I’ll remember that next time I will use it on a gig 👍

That's a cool looking Fender, I am kind of familiar with a version like this. I have this Tokai Hardpuncher from the 80´s that looks very much alike It doesn't have any contour where my forearm rests so it can be a little uncomfortable to play because of the sharp edge of the body. The neck is quite the baseball bat also but I like it

Yes

Sorry for the zombie resurrection I saw this on Reverb also the other day, this must be a Tokai body with a Blade neck, it looks just like the Tokai VSB-60 limited edition from the 80's. I have never seen any Blade like this before. https://reverb.com/item/41279891-tokai-vsb-80-hard-puncher-1980-s-electric-bass-guitar?show_sold=true

@Doctor J Wow! All are exceptional looking to me. Love the Blade

@lucatus TRB 5P has always been in my mind as a bass I want to own one day. Yours looks great! z

Fine looking rig, and that Gibson is really cool, I have been wanting to try one like that but they are scarce where I am.

Oh that is nice! Congrats 🥳

Hi, here's a photo of my four cheap basses. L-R: Tokai Hardpuncher ltd., Spector Rebop 5, Harley Benton HBZ 2005 Deluxe, Blade B3 rescued bass. I just recently bought the Spector and am liking it so far. The Harley Benton will be sold soon as I don't need two 5 stringers, but it's a good bass for the money. The Blade was accidentally broken to pieces many years ago but my father glued it together again and painted it. I lost the original pickups and electronics so it is now passive with Dimarzio pickups and an old unknown bridge. z

John Taylor of Duran Duran, very funky bass lines and always sounds good

Chris May came through with a swift answer for my question, the bass is an 'Artisan' model from the mid 80's, so about 30 years old. Fretless and 34" scale. I'm not sure if I will pursue it further, I have never had a fretless bass but have always been interested. I will just have to figure out what is a fair price for a bass like this and go from there. Might need to sell my Trace Elliot combo to help finance this Cheers, z