Oddly cute old bass on eBay - anyone know anything about it?

[Paul S]

Listing has no info, does anyone know what it is or anything about them? I find myself mysteriously attracted to the look of it, and it is fairly local...

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130703473421?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130703473421?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649[/url]

[BigRedX]

Kay, or something from the same factory that originally wore a different logo judging from the headstock.

[warwickhunt]

I saw that and thought it looked cool but the strings look like they are off the edge of the fingerboard!

[Paul S]

Thanks for that.

Yes, I saw the strings were rather near the edge. Curious.

[BigRedX]

Looks like an inappropriate width replacement bridge is the reason for misaligned strings.

[dannybuoy]

Kinda like Jack White's plastic guitar:

Edited May 28, 2012 by dannybuoy

[KiOgon]

I was thinking Italian body Japanese neck

[BigRedX]

There's plenty of Japanese models from the 60s with the "German carve" on the body - you go to remember that the Japanese were mad for surf music and the instruments that went with it. There's a couple of Yamaha models that could have served as inspiration.