Old Aria violin bass on Bookface

[NikNik]

violin bass

[naxos10]

I'm not a fan of that bass it looks ugly doubly so at £450 although the seller appears to be open to offers. I'll start 50p....

[Bassassin]

Not an Aria & not worth £450, never mind the £800 it apparently previously was.

 

As it's unbranded the factory's the only way of IDing it - the offset neck dots are usually a Matsumoku trait, but the truss cover, wooden bridge & pickups look like late 60s/early 70s Sakai, as do the metal knobs. Collaboration between factories was a thing at this point in Japanese guitar manufacture so that's possibly what this is.

 

Looks in OK condition for its age, if it was £200-£300 it might be worth a punt if it's your sort of thing. Personally I think it's vile, as are all fiddle-shaped basses.

[tauzero]

How twisted is the neck? The headstock looks as if it's at 90 degrees to the camera, the body doesn't.

[fleabag]

Considering it has an asking price of 450, personally , i would have taken at least another 5 or 6 shots of the bass.

 

1 stinking photo ?  Why people dont bother and just believe expensive items sell themselves is a mystery.  ( imo it looks like junk )

Lazy oik.

[Bassassin]

On 06/02/2023 at 11:28, tauzero said:

How twisted is the neck? The headstock looks as if it's at 90 degrees to the camera, the body doesn't.

Didn't notice that. Might explain why there's only one crap pic.