60s Yamaha

[Roland Rock]

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I like this one a lot.

[Gust0o]

Didn't the BC Facebook page have a chap in Africa playing one of these?

[V4lve]

I love these.

[essexbasscat]

That's something you don't see every day

[BigRedX]

Remember that the scale length is only 31½" on the 60s models unlike the re-issues that are 34".

Also the price is a bit steep considering the condition IMO.

[waynepunkdude]

Looks cool though.

[lettsguitars]

oeergh. Looks like the body was made before they knew what a guitar looked like, and then they had a game of pin the hardware on the bass.

[karlfer]

And this, or one almost exactly the same, has been for sale on and off since at least last autumn.

[Roland Rock]

[quote name='lettsguitars' timestamp='1333738172' post='1605990']
oeergh. Looks like the body was made before they knew what a guitar looked like, and then they had a game of pin the hardware on the bass.
[/quote]

Surely a guitar can look like anything you want it to, as long as it works in terms of playability and sound?

Re. Hardware - it all looks quite standard placement to me, other than the wonky pup.