Gibson copy?

[Tait]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/70s-Vantage-Japan-Bass-Guitar-Gibson-copy-superb-OHSC_W0QQitemZ150258478972QQihZ005QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]ebay link[/url]

it claims to be a gibson copy... tbh, i cant find any gibson basses that look like that.

its cool looking anyway!

[beerdragon]

Maybe h'e getting mixed up with a Ripper.

[Bassassin]

[quote name='beerdragon' post='218469' date='Jun 13 2008, 05:39 PM']Maybe h'e getting mixed up with a Ripper.[/quote]
More like an excercise in creative keyword spamming.

Anyway - nice early 80s Matsumoku-built JapCrap, and Vantages aren't too common in the UK. This will be closely comparable to yer Westone Thunders in terms of build & playability. This makes the start price a bit silly tbh - I doubt it'll attract many bids.

Jon.

[Ou7shined]

I guess the speed knobs are Gibson-ish.
Pretty bridge.

[NancyJohnson]

to me it looks like the bastard son of three manufacturers.

Bridge looks like a Thunderbird, body is distinctly similar to those old Kramer aluminium/wood necked basses...headstock give a subtle nod to early Aria Pro II models.

P

[Bassassin]

[quote name='NancyJohnson' post='219092' date='Jun 15 2008, 08:50 AM']...headstock give a subtle nod to early Aria Pro II models.

P[/quote]
That same basic shape appears on loads of post-copy era Matsumoku brands - I guess that's that H. Noble fella for you!

J.

[stu_g]

i just sold one of those not a bad bass i think iy had dimarzio pickup solidly made and worth £150 which is what i sold mine for here are some pics its a vantage vs800 i think here it is in action [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eYJTyiwU3Jo"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eYJTyiwU3Jo[/url]
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[spinynorman]

The very early EB0s had something like that shape.

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