ROConnell Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Fresher-Bass-Guitar-1975-made-In-Japan/232216063265 I like the look of it to be honest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Always a shame to see the nasty metal truss rod cover, otherwise a cracking looking bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 That's rather cool, and very unusual to see a 70s MIJ copy that's anything other than sunburst or natural. I quite like the odd little inaccuracies in these old copies, part of their charm for me. Fresher's a pretty uncommon brand in the UK, not imported in any great quantities, & possibly not official at all. These are believed to have been made by Chushin Gakki - which basically means this will be the same bass as more common brands like Columbus or Grant. But try finding one of them in white! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc S Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 (edited) Sorry to be late to reply - just saw your link and mention of this on another thread These were indeed, seldom seen, even back when they were made A pal of mine had one in natural, and the Fresher logo looked rather different - in fact, it had been made to look more Fender-like Also the headstock and machine heads looked more Fender-like.... at least from my ailing memory... What isn't in question though, was its' quality - it really was a nice bass to play. Sounded good through an amp too. My pal gigged his quite a lot I do recall it being rather heavy though..... EDIT: It suddenly came to me, that my pal bought his Fresher Jazz in a (long gone) music shop in Cwmbran shopping centre, South Wales - Must have been either 1981 or 1982 ...in case you needed such useless information Edited September 4, 2017 by Marc S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 I'm pretty sure I remember seeing Fresher basses back in the 70s, along with Columbus and Grant. (I had a Columbus...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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