Roger2611 Posted September 28, 2018 Posted September 28, 2018 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-DEFIL-Mambo-Archtop-Bass-Guitar/332817873822?hash=item4d7d7dbb9e:g:mGwAAOSwhnhbqQ6r Saw this on the bay today, I have to say I think the aesthetics of the body are gorgeous, if fact it looks great all the way until you get to that headstock which is a total abomination! Quote
itsmedunc Posted September 28, 2018 Posted September 28, 2018 12 minutes ago, Roger2611 said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-DEFIL-Mambo-Archtop-Bass-Guitar/332817873822?hash=item4d7d7dbb9e:g:mGwAAOSwhnhbqQ6r Saw this on the bay today, I have to say I think the aesthetics of the body are gorgeous, if fact it looks great all the way until you get to that headstock which is a total abomination! I used to go out with a girl like that... 3 Quote
TheGreek Posted September 28, 2018 Posted September 28, 2018 Looks like the neck was replaced at some stage... Quote
Happy Jack Posted September 28, 2018 Posted September 28, 2018 2 hours ago, TheGreek said: Looks like the neck was replaced at some stage... Could be a replacement neck, or possibly a badly-remodelled headstock. Take a look at http://www.defil-vintage.pl/2013/12/nowe-rytmy-w-fabryce-defil.html Can't leave Defil alone without pointing you at their ... ahem ... 'take' on the gorgeous Hagstrom Futurama: https://reverb.com/item/40133-defil-lotos-1973-vintage-natural-relict I get the whole Communist era thing, but nobody ever claimed that the Communists weren't very fine engineers. This monstrosity looks like a failed school word & metalwork project. Quote
TheGreek Posted September 28, 2018 Posted September 28, 2018 http://www.defil-vintage.pl/2013/12/nowe-rytmy-w-fabryce-defil.html I had a look..I would say "It's all Greek to me" but that would imply I understood it. TBH I couldn't be rrrsed to press the "translate" button... Quote
Happy Jack Posted September 28, 2018 Posted September 28, 2018 No need to translate it, Mick. The photo lower down shows the same bass but with a noticeably different headstock. Quote
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