Antoria tele bass

[ead]

Looks nice.  I had one of these a while back.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Antoria-Bass-Guitar-Late-sixties-early-seventies-Good-Condition/114734155587?hash=item1ab6b04743%3Ag%3ABv8AAOSw9C1gVelG&LH_ItemCondition=3000

[Geek99]

Like ...

[pete.young]

Yes very nice. But, Italian-made ? IThat's a surprise, I thought they were made in Fujijen (and that neck plate looks like it has 'Made in Japan' stamped on it to my dodgy mince pies).

[Maude]

"Italian made Precision bass copy". 

Or Japanese made Telecaster bass copy. 

You decide. 😁

It's nice though. 

[ead]

Japanese made I believe.  Mine had a stunning flamed neck and board so I don't think it's the same bass.

[bassaussie]

57 minutes ago, ead said:

Japanese made I believe.  Mine had a stunning flamed neck and board so I don't think it's the same bass.

The flame on the neck is really pretty. Amazing how often you see stuff like this, old "cheap" basses that had beautiful pieces of wood on them.

[ash]

I think you bought it off me Alain - it had an amazing neck - wasn’t it a medium scale? 

[Bassassin]

Oh, that's lovely! You really don't see many of these.

Does highlight the mystery though of why sellers prefer to make stuff up rather than spend 10 minutes with Google. This '60s Italian-made bass' does indeed have a neckplate stamped 'Made In Japan', and also has a serial number which places it at September 1975.

It's a Fujigen model 2385, identical to the equivalent Ibanez - which might have been a sensible way to sell it, you'd think!

[alyctes]

Pretty

[ead]

2 hours ago, ash said:

I think you bought it off me Alain - it had an amazing neck - wasn’t it a medium scale? 

I think our did.  One of our earlier P bass (ish) exchanges that continue to entertain and delight with predictable regularity to this day

[bassaussie]

3 hours ago, Bassassin said:

It's a Fujigen model 2385, identical to the equivalent Ibanez - which might have been a sensible way to sell it, you'd think!

 

So it's a lawsuit bass?

Sorry - just winding you up! Couldn't help myself!

[Bassassin]

1 hour ago, bassaussie said:

So it's a lawsuit bass?

Sorry - just winding you up! Couldn't help myself!

Well, it's '75, so lawsuit era, technically.

[bassaussie]

1 hour ago, Bassassin said:

Well, it's '75, so lawsuit era, technically.

I thought you'd enjoy that.

[prowla]

Huddersfield - Smashing!

[Maude]

On 25/03/2021 at 20:03, Bassassin said:

Well, it's '75, so lawsuit era, technically.

 

😁

[NikNik]

Never saw flamed maple on Jap guitars from that era, not that I can recall. But that is lovely. Apart from the body shape.

[prowla]

On 25/03/2021 at 20:03, Bassassin said:

Well, it's '75, so lawsuit era, technically.

The era that never was...

[Bassassin]

18 hours ago, prowla said:

The era that never was...

Pedant!

[Bassassin]

18 hours ago, NikNik said:

Never saw flamed maple on Jap guitars from that era, not that I can recall. But that is lovely. Apart from the body shape.

I had a lovely Ibanez 2366B Precision copy, around '72/3 (currently owned by @BreadBin) with a similar lovely flame on the fretboard & headstock. Same factory (Fujigen) so looks like they might've chosen nice timbers for boards. Pic doesn't quite do it justice.

[Happy Jack]

Aaaaaargh! The weight! The weight!

[BreadBin]

6 hours ago, Bassassin said:

I had a lovely Ibanez 2366B Precision copy, around '72/3 (currently owned by @BreadBin) with a similar lovely flame on the fretboard & headstock. Same factory (Fujigen) so looks like they might've chosen nice timbers for boards. Pic doesn't quite do it justice.

I still have it, its one of the nicest I have and a definite keeper. @Bassassin is right about the flame, I must try and get a decent photo of it.