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[quote name='Bassman Sam' post='1050137' date='Dec 7 2010, 03:11 AM']or anyone else. Caught my eye on the bay. what's the story with them, Any good? :)[/quote]

Yes. I've got one:

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Extraordinarily well-made, if a bit heavy, mine's customised a bit but original hardware is largely the same as most other MIJ copies, apart from the large closed-back tuners. Pickups are Maxons, very accurate copies of the original parts, stamped with a date code which gives approximate age of the bass. Bolt-neck construction, mono output, these came in a few different colour schemes & the white top here is a factory finish, not a very common one though.

Kasuga Gakki was a manufacturer in its own right with a factory in Nagoya, until quite recently best-known for doing contract work for Tokai in the early/mid 70s. Their own brands, plus their other OEM output (which includes Aria, Electra, Arbiter, Northern etc) are now getting more sought-after based on their quality & comparative scarcity.

The Ebay one's a very striking bass and may well not go cheap!

Jon.

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