Any idea what bass i am pretending to play?

[gub]

I found this very old picture out of me and a mate , this was my first bass but i am ashamed to say i cant even remember what make it was but can remember the day i got it from a second hand music shop very clearly!

[hillbilly deluxe]

Woolies Audition with the scribbling on the scratchplate.

[Bassassin]

"Terrible Old Kay Cheapo"?

People pay good money for these now, dunno why.

[i]edit:[/i] [url="http://www.guitar-museum.com/guitar-24600-1960-s-Kay-Bass-Guitar-Model-K-1B"]To be more specific...[/url]

Jon.

Edited May 9, 2011 by Bassassin

[Wil]

Teisco?

[Bassassin]

[quote name='Wil' post='1225318' date='May 9 2011, 05:20 PM']Teisco?[/quote]
No - Teisco was Japanese, not Taiwanese. And some of them were half-decent, too.

J.

[icastle]

[quote name='gub' post='1225284' date='May 9 2011, 04:53 PM']I found this very old picture out of me and a mate , this was my first bass but i am ashamed to say i cant even remember what make it was but can remember the day i got it from a second hand music shop very clearly![/quote]

It's an old Kay - there was a thread around here about them a few weeks back IIRC.

[Mr. Foxen]

I have one of those in poor defretted shape if you want it for £30 if ya fancy.

[cetera]

It's a Kay. I had one as my first bass too

[woodster]

Me too!

[Monckyman]

Kay "Banana" bass, fondly named for it`s un Roman neck.

[gub]

[quote name='Monckyman' post='1226504' date='May 10 2011, 05:53 PM']Kay "Banana" bass, fondly named for it`s un Roman neck.[/quote]
Ha now i come to think about it it was pretty hard to get those strings on that board!