Help me identify this Gibson bass, please!

[Faithless]

Hey, BC folks,

 

It's been a while. 

I've spotted this locally for 300 bucks.

Could someone identify what the heck is this, and if it got any worth?

 

 

Thank you,

Faithless

 

 

[Grahambythesea]

It’s not a Gibson! Looks way over priced.

[Reggaebass]

Never seen anything like that before, could it be a Gibson neck on a different body 

[neepheid]

There is absolutely zero Gibson content in this bass.

[Cato]

I don't think I've seen anything quite like that bridge/tailpiece arrangement.

 

I reckon the whole bass is likely a home made job.

[KK Jale]

Looks basically like this one, with different paint and tailpiece and (home added?) fingerboard markers.
 

Can't find a maker, but possibly Russian in origin.

 

 

Edited September 18, 2023 by KK Jale

[Reggaebass]

3 minutes ago, KK Jale said:

Looks like this one. Can't find a maker, but very possibly Russian in origin.

 

 

Same as this I think 

[KK Jale]

Bingo

[Reggaebass]

30 minutes ago, KK Jale said:

Looks basically like this one, with different paint and tailpiece and (home added?) fingerboard markers.
 

Can't find a maker, but possibly Russian in origin.

 

 

Nice work KK 👍

[Cato]

1 hour ago, KK Jale said:

Looks basically like this one, with different paint and tailpiece and (home added?) fingerboard markers.
 

Can't find a maker, but possibly Russian in origin.

 

 

 

Outstanding work sir.

[Faithless]

Oh yeah, Cremonas are pretty common over here..

Thank you, guys, a wonderful bunch, as always!

[BigRedX]

For all of these types of instruments, Cheesy Guitars is an invaluable source of information.

 

Here's the page for the Kermona "Gibson" Bass.

[Baloney Balderdash]

As others already said, this is not a Gibson, the model name though is actually Gibson, though this one slightly modded.

 

Got to admit this particular one looks pretty amazing, but I am pretty sure plays and sounds horrible. 

 

Edited September 21, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash

[BreadBin]

On 19/09/2023 at 09:13, BigRedX said:

For all of these types of instruments, Cheesy Guitars is an invaluable source of information.

 

Here's the page for the Kermona "Gibson" Bass.

"Playability is worse than average"

😀

[msb]

I’ve never seen one , and from the sounds of this , that’s a good thing.

[grenadillabama]

They wrote "Gibson" on the head pretty well.

[NancyJohnson]

That's actually a prototype Gene Simmons Model III.  The Double Axe.  Limited run, 150 I think, $12k. 

 

Apparently he played something similar for a few minutes at a Wicked Lester gig in 1971 and Gibson's thoughts were, as everyone is harping on about the lack of Grabber and Ripper reissues, they'd just go straight for the money grab, because 'Kiss fans are stupid, have deep pockets and will buy any old crap'.

 

 

[msb]

I once walked into a local pawnshop and there was an odd Gibson hanging over the cash register. The guitar looked Japanese , the logo was close , but not quite right.

 

So I asked the owner what it was and he said.  “A lesson , and it’s not for sale”