Vaccaro/ Kramer ali necked bass

[TheGreek]

Just wish they'd have posted a full length photo.

 

https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/vaccaro-kramer-5-string-bass/1471774609

 

Same sell has this:

 

https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/70s-kramer-bass/1471772794

Edited January 1, 2024 by TheGreek

[Happy Jack]

Look like a pair of decent basses for the right person. Luckily enough, that isn't me.

 

[sandy_r]

1 hour ago, TheGreek said:

Same sell has this:

 

https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/70s-kramer-bass/1471772794

 

...liking the pieces of Meccano, pop-riveted on the back - kicking myself for missing this trick on my own DIY build!  😞

 

Edited January 1, 2024 by sandy_r

[tauzero]

That Vaccaro is a bit tempting. The Kramer not so much - a former vocalist had one and I had a play on it, didn't like it. The purple glitter paint on the Vaccaro would terrify me though, given my natural clumsiness it would be so easy to chip it.

[BigRedX]

Also note that the Kramer has has the pickups repositioned on that new body. This has the "neck" pickup in roughly the P-bass position whereas it would have originally been much closer to the neck.

[floFC]

On 01/01/2024 at 18:42, sandy_r said:

 

...liking the pieces of Meccano, pop-riveted on the back - kicking myself for missing this trick on my own DIY build!  😞

 

The 2 parallel ones are for pickup height adjustment, the other one is a cover for the bolts actually holding the body and neck together. Everything is flush so I’d say nicer than a neck plate.

[sandy_r]

2 minutes ago, floFC said:

The 2 parallel ones are for pickup height adjustment, the other one is a cover for the bolts actually holding the body and neck together. Everything is flush so I’d say nicer than a neck plate.

 

i'm just envious - never had Meccano as a kid 😣

 

[floFC]

5 minutes ago, sandy_r said:

 

i'm just envious - never had Meccano as a kid 😣

 

Here is a project

[sandy_r]

33 minutes ago, floFC said:

Here is a project

 

hmmm - i preferred the earlier National Resonators ...before they modernised to Red with Green purfling