Interesting Ken Smith Lookalike

[WHUFC BASS]

Came across this one today and really not sure what to make of it ... I'm guessing it's some kind of custom bass. The fingerboard is intriguing, not sure what wood that is. The hardware looks like decent 80s Schaller hardware and the pickups appear to be Kent Armstrong single coils.

 

The neck is bowed so this would be a real gamble as to whether it'd ever function properly though.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126064635622?hash=item1d5a09aee6:g:1MIAAOSwWmdk52VA&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwDvpu0mfxv%2BaHtmMQu%2BRhoMKDaj%2FKUqMX04JNZEywFj%2BoNTbCZQsC7mO%2FWBo%2BYSq0gNPTD397lmONoy5gXF5PtrI%2BxPuj9TMkGzxNX4m1iXcQDAgsw%2Bk263OstpjxBR%2BU9PXr9hMbWOqlpB4%2BYUcOw%2Fm1ngeERgl2t5l3Azn3xk6LjkmLmID%2FS771E5pWOC6n6h5oUiYVoyLVkisDkLPZ%2FBXZISgLcF86y30J0Qo0PmCc%2BXd8AQ89pZ%2BvF%2FtRuctew%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR8jhwM7KYg

Edited September 2, 2023 by WHUFC BASS

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

The headstock shape reminds me of the Sei basses Martin Peterson makes

[tauzero]

Is the truss rod thinking of coming out of the back of the neck?

 

 

 

[ordep]

Vantage perhaps?

 

https://reverb.com/item/2237190-vantage-960ba-6-string-thru-neck-bass

[lemmywinks]

Saw that one, assumed it was a home build due to the janky headstock design. Some nice parts on it like.

[Dazed]

On 02/09/2023 at 11:34, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

The headstock shape reminds me of the Sei basses Martin Peterson makes

 That’s what I was thinking 

[dyerseve]

On 02/09/2023 at 12:53, tauzero said:

Is the truss rod thinking of coming out of the back of the neck?

 

 

 

 Not to mention the seller says the neck is bowed and "they aren't sure if the truss rod works"...