battered Daion

[alyctes]

Not sure about this. It looks overpriced to me, even given that they are rare and sought-after.

Also, I'm not sure that there isn't a crack in the back of the neck, exactly where the end of the trussrod would bear. If I was bidding I'd want another pic; the fourth one here is not reassuring, to me.

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Edited February 14, 2015 by alyctes

[discreet]

Nice stringing skills at the headstock, though! I'm always impressed by proper attention to detail.

[Roger2611]

I am not sure they are especially sought after either!

[Bassassin]

Seller plainly isn't a musician & knows nothing about this bass or any other, save what 25 seconds' Googling has turned up.

Shame there aren't better pics, but I'm about 95% sure this isn't a high-end Yamaki build, which you'd associate with the Daion or Joodee brands. It looks cheap - the big black oversprays on the contours say ply, or at best butcher-block. Just a detail, but the MIJ neckplate stamped on the top half usually turns up on low/medium range stuff probably from the Chushin factory, as does the Gibson-type nut.

I'd have liked to see a pic of the truss rod adjustment - Yamaki-built Fender copies featured an interesting side-of heel truss system, and I can't see any signs of that here.

If it was starting at £50 it might be worth a look.

Jon.