Snake? Intestine? Your call ...

[Happy Jack]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/hand-made-jazz-bass-Japan-Matsumoku-Snake-/261566866575?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3ce699a48f

[charic]

Definitely intestine

[Bassmonkey]

Eeewwww - that is truly hideous

[pete.young]

Looks like something that's been squeezed out of an intestine.

[chrismuzz]

When I saw the (admittedly not very clear) front of the bod,y and the headstock (which I kind of like) I was thinking "What's so bad about this?"

Then I saw the back...

Then the neck!!!!!

[Roger2611]

I think it's been through a wood chipper, if not, then it should be put through one post haste.

[ezbass]

[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1408641454' post='2532170']
Looks like something that's been squeezed out of an intestine.
[/quote]My thoughts exactly.

[tauzero]

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1408642880' post='2532188']
When I saw the (admittedly not very clear) front of the bod,y and the headstock (which I kind of like) I was thinking "What's so bad about this?"

Then I saw the back...

Then the neck!!!!!
[/quote]

It doesn't look like playability was a priority when creating it.

Nor aesthetics, come to that.