Kubicki Klone

[Doctor J]

A Blaster bass has materialised on the u-box, very very rare 80s beast. If anyone is looking to get Kubicki looks fairly cheap this would probably cost about 500 of your Queen pounds.

[noelk27]

After you factor in shipping, duties and taxes it's over £700 delivered.

[warwickhunt]

I bought a pukka Kubicki off ebay last year for £650... not sure that I'd spend £500 on a copy. Saying that, at first glance (possibly 2nd glance) that looks VERY like a Kubicki!

[BigRedX]

IIRC the Blasters are properly licensed Kubicki's, just made in Japan.

However they are also supposed to be very rare, but this is the third one I've seen up for sale in the last couple of years.

[Doctor J]

It's an intriguing one, looks like it has the multi-laminate neck too though the top of the neck curves the other way from a real Kubicki. I read there are around 25 of them?

[noelk27]

If you could zoom in on the writing under "Blaster" you'd see it reads "Licensed by Philip Kubicki California". There's a lot of nonsense out there about these instruments. Uncommon, yes, but there are a lot more than 25 of these about.

[Chris2112]

Of all the Blaster basses this one looks like the best copy. The picture that usually surfaces of the one with the two piece bridge is dire!

I do love Kubicki basses but having paid £600 for my first one (a 1989 18V in white) I wouldn't want to pay loads for one of these. I've had two 1989 18V Kubickis in the past and I have loved them. I might get another one some day! I used to email Phil now and then, I should really have asked him for the full story on these basses. last I heard he had left California and was semi-retired but that was some time ago so he may have retired properly now.

[noelk27]

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1339364851' post='1687612']Of all the Blaster basses this one looks like the best copy. The picture that usually surfaces of the one with the two piece bridge is dire![/quote]
You're confusing the "Fixer" copy which was made in Korea, using parts similar to those developed by Matsumoku for the Washburn Bantam, with the Blaster, which was an officially licensed design from Kubicki.