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[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1409593078' post='2541288'] I've never seen a Thomann 'deco' item that showed the actual damage before. I always assumed they were far more damaged than that. This fretless acoustic has a strange looking bit of damage in the heel of the neck. [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_b_30_nt_fl_acoustic_ba_deko.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...tic_ba_deko.htm[/url] [/quote] Surely it must be more than that! There are also two lefty acoustic basses in stock which they labelled as "DEKO", and they included that same picture of the damaged neck heel (but mirrorred), but they also added in the [url=http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_b_30_nt_lh_decoration.htm]description[/url]: [quote]Note: The bass can not be tuned to the usual pitch. There is a risk that the strings thomann come loose from the bridge anchoring. [b]Injury!![/b] Strings only slightly tensioned.[/quote] In my head, I also added "ACHTUNG!" in Adolf Hitler's voice when I came across the "Injury!!" bit.

[quote name='lukeward2004' timestamp='1407164097' post='2517928'] My stage 2 with yinyang inlays: [url="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/lukeward2004/media/DSC_0094_zps0fa5288a.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/lukeward2004/media/DSC_0097_zpsda607fb4.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] Gorgeous instrument, but interesting way of mounting your straplocks

Looks like a Squier Standard series P-Bass Special.

If it has F-holes like you describe, is there a label within the body? It's not unusual for hollowbody instruments to have a label underneath the soundhole where you can find the brand, model, country of origin and / or serial number.

This might be easier if we could see the whole bass I've never seen the logo before.

Warwick will do any scale length (30", 32", 34", 35") on any bolt-on model, but only through the custom shop program with a price to match.

[quote name='sblueplanet' timestamp='1406322301' post='2510700'] Strange tuning system. What's the string tension like? [/quote] They're regular tuners, just positioned differently to keep it more compact. I've always found those Travelers very interesting, but never got to try one.

That's a great price! I paid 500 Euros for my 2003 lefty Streamer LX5 and thought that was a steal too. It quickly became my main bass, it's great. Mine has a gloss lacquer finish rather than the more common stained oil finishes.

Closest thing would probably be this: But you'd have to make the bottle opener at the headstock yourself with a bandsaw Edit: there's a maple fingerboard option too, to match the one on the shirt even more closely. And instead of the Tony Levin SLEDGE version, there's also a Classic Sabre in the Mayan Silver finish that closely resembles what you're looking for. And to answer your other question: it's expensive. [url="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ernie-Ball-Musicman-Classic-Sabre-4-Sledge-Tony-Levin-Premier-Dealer-Exclusive-/321105384121?pt=Guitar&hash=item4ac35f52b9"]http://www.ebay.com/...=item4ac35f52b9[/url]

Not a fan of the headstock shape, but otherwise they look nice. I also like the Hipshot hardware, though I feel they should also offer the option of a vintage bridge for those who don't like big solid Hipshot style A's.

Maybe you could ask fellow Bass Chatter [url=http://basschat.co.uk/user/30753-bjelkeman/]bjelkeman[/url]. He's got one, and a matching MC900, and is quite the vintage Ibanez nut. He sure seems to know his stuff

[quote name='Robbass' timestamp='1406023145' post='2507509'] see pics [/quote] Sheesh, that's narrow Is that a factory 5-string? [quote name='Bass-Driver' timestamp='1405791034' post='2505321'] I think a picture will explain it most accurately: Left - a "pre-facelift" version, as far as I remember, '92. Right - a "post-facelift" version, '00, in this case, mine [/quote] Beautiful! Especially like the post-facelift one, with the slightly more compact build and the slightly deeper cutaways. It makes the top horn look just a bit longer and even more elegant. I bet it's more ergonomic too, with the nut a bit closer towards your body. I also prefer the look of a darker top wood Edit: just noticed the more compact headstock and narrower nut width too. No more straight string pull like the maple-topped one, but it looks nice!

This is a creation of Olavi Linden from Finland. The guy is actually a violinist and designer of garden scissors, but he also has a small acoustic guitar and bass company and makes some unique acoustic bass guitars and upright basses with a carbon fibre horn inside the body and multi soundhole technology that produces tremendous volume and bottom end. The one in the pictures is some sort of prototype http://www.lindeninstruments.com/history.html http://www.lindeninstruments.com/instrument.html

Looks nice. Is it just me, or does that body look slightly slimmed-down? I don't like it as much as his earlier signature BB's though, the BB1000MA and the BB3000MA. Those have the classic BB shape, but with a slightly shorter top horn, and especially the 3000 with its neck-through-body construction is a highly desirable instrument

Here's my lovely '03 Streamer LX5. Ever since I got this, about two years ago, it's the only bass I gig with. I play in a modern metal band and the tone is absolutely perfect with almost no EQ. It's got deep bottom, a slight midscoop and bright and articulate highs. Works great with a little tube growl from my Ampeg preamps, and also takes overdrive and distortion very well when I want to (Fulltone Bassdrive and EBS Metaldrive). Love this bass! I have replaced the gold hardware with black in the mean time since taking these pics.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1405088692' post='2498763'] "The LOUDEST guitar shaped ACOUSTIC BASS"....its an oxymoron, the qualities you ask for don't go hand in hand unless, as it has been said, you go to Double Bass size. [/quote] [size=8]Que?[/size] [size=4]Those can even be had fairly cheap if you can find one. But that's the hard part, unless you're in Mexico...[/size] But they're a monster to play, and fretless. And I believe those are nylon strings.

Ah, I see what you mean now. If you look in the menu in the column to the left, you won't find a JAB/LH under "left-handed models" but if you go to the page with left-handed models it does show up. However, it says in red numbers and Japanese writing: [color=#FF0000]2012 生産終了品 [/color] which apparently translates to "2012 production ended". They've been cancelling all cool lefty models lately No more '75 Jazz Bass reissue, no more Jaguar Bass, no more Jaguar guitars, no more Jazzmaster guitars, no more Mustang guitars

Where did you get that link? The lefty version of the Fender Japan Jaguar Bass is out of production, it's no longer available in the menu of the website, so I'm surprised the page is still up!

I don't like the tort, it's much too red to my liking. Would probably prefer it clean, or with a black 3-ply. I always think that little white line adds some class . I love it on my '75 RI, very luxurious (especially with the B&B neck).

The fingerboard inlays on the guitar neck look different, there's none on the 24th fret and the double dots on the 12th fret are positioned differently. So I doubt it's the same one. It appears to have evolved (pickup covers) and it's been butchered too (that pickguard )

I googled it because I'd never seen one before, and stumbled on an ad right here on this forum from 2007 where one was offered for 1400 Pounds at first, but eventually dropped to 1100. It appears to have received quite some interest, but I can't tell from the thread if it actually sold at all. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/3382-warwick-vampyre-ltd-l1100-or-best-offer-soundclips-added/

Kinda reminds me of Wishbass somehow...

Thomann A bit cheaper than Warwick's own webshop, and they give free shipping over 100 euros. Well, unless you don't need anything else of course.