Paul S Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 A relatively cheap impulse buy on eBay - double cutaway and shaped body caught my eye: Not even here yet and I am thinking this might be nice. Made in Japan stamped on the neck plate, according to then pics, so Matsumoku, I think. Anyone owned one/know anything about them? One of Uncle Mats better basses or have I just bought a pup? Not much on t'net that I have found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Nice! Matsumoku often used a sort of generic bass template from around 1980-ish, with the likes of various Vantages, Westburys, Hondos, Arias & Washburns typically featuring P pickup, symmetrical doublecut body, 3-piece neck, 2-a-side tapered headstock and usually a Gibbo-style 3-point bridge,. I have a Westbury Track 2 and it's very nice, I expect this is built to the same standard. One thing though - don't be surprised if the bridge is a bit "tired" - the ones Mat used seemed to be made of chrome-plated cheese and prone to doing this after a couple of decades: [sharedmedia=core:attachments:72631] That was my Westbury when I got it - fortunately modern Epiphones are a drop-in replacement. Or the likes of Babicz or Hipshot if you're feelin' a bit flash! Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted May 21, 2016 Author Share Posted May 21, 2016 Something about the proportions of this appeals to me. I was wondering the same re the bridge - can't see clearly in the pics - I've read plenty on here about those on Hondos and Westburys in particular. I'm also hoping this isn't going to be heavy.... we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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