What bass?

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[martthebass]

Shuker?

[EBS_freak]

MTD I reckon.

[EBS_freak]

Now I've unconvinced myself.

[ped]

Tricky isn’t it. Reckon it’s something fairly budget given the rig and so on but that’s not meant disrespectfully at all. Wondered about ESP? Not a Sire. Vintage?

[sykilz]

Some sort of Tobias....??? 
(I'm like John Snow, I know nothing, but the shape of the horns looked familiar...???)

 

[Wilco]

9 minutes ago, EBS_freak said:

Now I've unconvinced myself.

I think you’re right - an MTD

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[ped]

Don’t think it’s an MTD but the knob layout is similar 

[EBS_freak]

I think the secret to finding this bass is going to be recognising the position of the knob which is located behind the bridge. That's really quite rare to as there's not normally that much wood behind the bridge.

My mind did shift to Warrior as I knew that they did that 3 in a line with 2 underneath the bridge and bridge pickup... but no, no cigar.

Again, with Tobias and MTD, that rear knob is in the wrong place.

[EBS_freak]

That headstock looks quite Marleaux... two ticks. Off to google.

[ped]

Fret markers along top edge. Pickups appear to have writing on bottom right of case. 

[ped]

Just now, EBS_freak said:

That headstock looks quite Marleaux... two ticks. Off to google.

Nearly, not quite 

[Frank Blank]

5 minutes ago, ped said:

...but the knob layout is similar 

...as the oceanographer said to the pontiff.

[Sparky Mark]

1 hour ago, ped said:

Were you at the gig?

[PaulThePlug]

Extended Horn...Headstock... top fret makers... Something Cort, Ibby-esq about it... Curbow ish... but not quite...

Edited February 18, 2023 by PaulThePlug

[AndyTravis]

Mania?

Edited February 18, 2023 by AndyTravis

[Lw.]

Looked very Tobias/MTD in the first pic but I think the headstock in the second pic goes against that. 

 

Headstock looks a bit Washburn-y? 

[kodiakblair]

I'm pretty sure it's an In Yen Vina from Vietnam. Along with building for ESP they did the Peavey Grind NTB and Harley Benton BZ.

 

Current models have blank boards like this but blocks, centred dots and offset have all appeared on previous issues.

 

[ped]

6 hours ago, Sparky Mark said:

Were you at the gig?

My brother was, he usually asks me a ‘what bass?’ Question whenever he sees one!! 

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1 hour ago, kodiakblair said:

I'm pretty sure it's an In Yen Vina from Vietnam. Along with building for ESP they did the Peavey Grind NTB and Harley Benton BZ.

 

Current models have blank boards like this but blocks, centred dots and offset have all appeared on previous issues.

 

Thanks, I think this looks closest of all. 

[CJPJ]

Definitely ^ this one -looks really nice. 

[ped]

He says the logo looked like this. Fairly adamant it’s not the logo of the bass above but perhaps it’s sold as a sub brand

 

 

[GBH]

Harley Benton? There's a 5 string on eBay that is very similar. 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Harley-Benton-5-string-active-thru-neck-bass/195573865808?var=0&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338749374&toolid=20006&customid=GB_619_195573865808.141227150325~2062689181872-g_EAIaIQobChMIh7e3oYSf_QIVCG8YCh1xFwH1EAQYAyABEgIZGPD_BwE&pageci=104abae2-fed5-4bbc-bb77-14ea35837632&redirect=mobile

[Doctor J]

I think we have a winner