backwater Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 (edited) Having had this bass for about 6 months and still not being able to cope with the lack of frets it has to go! According to the serial number it is from 1984, Japanese made. 4-string fretless, headless (an unauthorised Steinberger copy) in vintage white (well yellowed with age). A few dings to the body and neck from use but in a reasonably good condition. Comes with the original gun case-like carry case. Restrung when I bought it with Rotosound strings but could use a set of roundwounds being fitted. Plays fine though the controls crackle occasionally. [attachment=4784:bantam1.jpg] New photo added Collection from Edinburgh preferred but courier delivery could be arranged. The price - £150 or nearest offer. Thanks, Andy Edited January 11, 2008 by backwater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 That's a nice & very uncommon bit of quality JapCrap - wish I could afford it at the moment! For the sake of other JapCrap fans , this is a Matsumoku bass, and probably neck-through under the paint, like most of the other high end Mats. These weren't cheap when new. Has it been defretted? I can't quite tell from the pic & don't remember a factory fretless version of this. Jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwater Posted January 3, 2008 Author Share Posted January 3, 2008 [quote name='Bassassin' post='112806' date='Jan 3 2008, 12:07 PM']That's a nice & very uncommon bit of quality JapCrap - wish I could afford it at the moment! For the sake of other JapCrap fans , this is a Matsumoku bass, and probably neck-through under the paint, like most of the other high end Mats. These weren't cheap when new. Has it been defretted? I can't quite tell from the pic & don't remember a factory fretless version of this. Jon.[/quote] As far as I can tell, if it is defretted it is a pretty good job. There are (wooden?) markers in where the frets would be and the fretboard is smooth with no damage where I would expect damage from removing the frets. I believe the twin-neck version came with one fretted and one fretless neck so I assume there was a fretless single-neck too. I picked the bass up in a pawnshop as it looked different! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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