chriswareham Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 (edited) Nope, not a frothing at the mouth Daily Mail rant about imaginary hordes of immigrants, but a link to a nice looking Eastern European P-Bass: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/80s-unique-Vintage-RARE-ORFEUS-ORPHEUS-PB-Soviet-USSR-Electric-Bass-Guitar-/171226580659"]http://www.ebay.co.u...r-/171226580659[/url] I love the look of the wood, but it seems very overpriced for a Communist era bass. Same seller also has this USSR made bass, which I wouldn't touch with a barge pole, but it certainly qualifies as weird: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-RAREST-Tonika-ural-First-Soviet-USSR-Russian-Electric-Bass-Axe-Guitar-/181307699334 Edited February 16, 2014 by chriswareham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 One for the anti-ply brigade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Nicest looking bit of plywood I've seen in a long time - possibly ever! Most old Eastern European stuff is as crude & weird as that other bass, but I really like this! £328 is a bit steep, though. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great harry Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I like the belly contour on the Bulgarian one. Looks like it was made for me. The other one looks like an under developed foetus of a bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Cherished roaring in the voice formants!! What's not to like?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 The Russian bass is a fantastic looking thing. If it was a sensible price (under £100 delivered) I'd consider buying it to use as a template to have a decent one made (with 5-strings!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 [color=#000000][i]The disadvantages are the hefty weight[/i] ...[/color] [color=#000000]He's not wrong, is he? The glue used in that body probably weighs as much as a normal bass.[/color] [color=#000000]It does look bloody wonderful though.[/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswareham Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1392635109' post='2370788'] The Russian bass is a fantastic looking thing. If it was a sensible price (under £100 delivered) I'd consider buying it to use as a template to have a decent one made (with 5-strings!) [/quote] If you do a "worldwide" search then these weird Soviet things come up quite often and usually for very low prices. I've bought various music related bits and pieces from Russia (as well as Ukraine), and never had any problems - posting *to* Russia is more risky, as the customs officials that have a reputation for stealing stuff on its way into the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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