I recognise this - but what is it?

[chaypup]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-LIGHT-WOOD-ELECTRIC-BASS-GUITAR-REAL-NICE-/260980083954?_trksid=p3286.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D2%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D7072241540373880033#ht_500wt_945

I'm bidding on it by the way

[paul_5]

Dunno, looks like an '80s bass, some sort of Aria or Westone style machine.

[Happy Jack]

Yup - looks like a Westone to me.

But I'd hazard a guess that those aren't the original knobs ...

[Subbeh]

Definately looks like a Westone and I actually really like the random nature of the controls

Edited March 17, 2012 by Subbeh

[ash]

I've seen a couple of these with two different brand names, one was a Kay and the other a Lincoln I thought it was a Vantage at first but they were a bit 'posher' in their choice of woods. The Kay was a great bass with a very substantial sound to it I wonder if the Kay logo has been taken off as they had a bit of a 'catalogue naff' reputation in the day which was a shame as they had some decent products - nice unusual beast!

[paul_5]

Looks a lot like a Cort "Kay" bass.

There's a fella here with two of them...

[url="http://http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2010/08/photography-and-couple-of-cort-kay.html"]http://http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2010/08/photography-and-couple-of-cort-kay.html[/url]

[MoonBassAlpha]

The body shape reminds me of an SD Curlee, but I don't think they were through-neck...

[BarnacleBob]

Looks very like a bass Hondo had out in the late 70's to me

BB

[Davetbass]

Yep it's a Kay... I've seen them branded lincoln as well.

[chaypup]

Thanks for all your help people
Yeah I was thinking along the Vantage or SD Curlee lines.
Kay eh? Well, I'm in now but I won't push it too far then.

[noelk27]

It's a Kay, but it' the top of the range "K" series. It would originally have had a brass plate with a black embossed "K" as the truss rod cover. Have a guitar - also finished in natural - from the same series. These are solid and well finished, but the original pickups aren't great. Performance wise, falls between Westone and Vantage.

[LemonCello]

My first bass was a short scale Kay rick copy, was a dreadful thing. That looks nice tho, especially like the Wal esque head stock!

[ash]

I remember how diverse their quality control was! My school mate had a Kay Precision that had a neck joint you could park a car in, a banana neck with 'orrible tuners and the natural finish showed off a basic ply body, I also had a Kay branded P bass that was my main bass for several years and it had a beautiful solid wood - ahem ash - body and figured maple neck, same brand, same music shop, same model designation.

[brummie]

I'ts deffo a Kay, I had an identical one - It wasn't bad really.

[spinynorman]

[quote name='chaypup' timestamp='1332080432' post='1582869']
Thanks for all your help people
Yeah I was thinking along the Vantage or SD Curlee lines.
Kay eh? Well, I'm in now but I won't push it too far then.
[/quote]

How far did you push? It went pretty much the right price.

I had one, Korean made Kay. Changed the bridge and put a Dimarzio P/J set in it and it was very good, but not likely to make other bass players faint with envy.

[The Dark Lord]

Has a thru neck - which usually means good.

[chaypup]

[quote name='spinynorman' timestamp='1332427412' post='1588202']
How far did you push? It went pretty much the right price.

I had one, Korean made Kay. Changed the bridge and put a Dimarzio P/J set in it and it was very good, but not likely to make other bass players faint with envy.
[/quote]

I pushed to just below what it went for! Kind of glad I didn't get it as a bass I've looking for for ages has just popped up

[Max Normal]

Copy of an early Yamaha BB perhaps? There is a PJ BB that looks very similar to this. Might be why its familiar looking.

[TheGreek]

Another one for sale:

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/kay-dc3b-bass-guitar-/221001470517?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3374b6d235#ht_500wt_1280"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/kay-dc3b-bass-guitar-/221001470517?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3374b6d235#ht_500wt_1280[/url]

[lowregisterhead]

I had one of these in the early 80's branded as a "Lincoln', as a couple of people have already said. It looked good, but the pickups were awful, and it had a serious neck dive problem - I tried to compensate for it by loading the control cavity with strips of lead, but it didn't help much! I got shot of it not long after and bought an Ibanez Roadster...