Tiny bass?

[Guest]

Weight?

 

Edited December 7, 2024 by Munurmunuh

[Guest]

Also seen with a Dimarzio (perhaps)

 

[Jonesy]

It's a Westbury Track 2, they also made  a double P version. Lovely, ain't they. I'm always tempted when they come up for sale

Edited August 19, 2024 by Jonesy

[Lozz196]

Is that Muttley from The Macc Lads, if so it’s some form of Westone.

[Jonesy]

I think Dimarzio's are standard on em and they supposedly fairly heavy

[lemmywinks]

Just tag @Bassassin to save time!

 

Looks like someone has already replaced the bendy bridge in the first pic.

Edited August 19, 2024 by lemmywinks

[lemmywinks]

The Track IV looks a lot nicer IMO, some of the prices are mental though.

 

 

[Guest]

  On 19/08/2024 at 15:26, Lozz196 said:

Is that Muttley from The Macc Lads?

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Chapeau, monsieur

[dudewheresmybass]

definitely a westbury track 2 - I have 2

And yes, dimarzio pups as stock.

The initial pics bass has defo been modded

[Guest]

  On 19/08/2024 at 18:22, dudewheresmybass said:

definitely a westbury track 2 - I have 2

And yes, dimarzio pups as stock.

The initial pics bass has defo been modded

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I think the OP pic was about 30 years later

[Guest]

  On 19/08/2024 at 15:26, Jonesy said:

I think Dimarzio's are standard on em and they supposedly fairly heavy

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I have come across this write up of one:

 

Matsumoku product. Small and light weight with a DiMarzio P pickup and Schaller tuners. An amazing and comfortable little bass with red hot output and a very distinctive look about it.

[Jonesy]

  On 20/08/2024 at 11:43, Munurmunuh said:

 

I have come across this write up of one:

 

Matsumoku product. Small and light weight with a DiMarzio P pickup and Schaller tuners. An amazing and comfortable little bass with red hot output and a very distinctive look about it.

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Fingers crossed you can find a light one! I think they're all mahogany bodied and fairly deep front to back, so generally tend to be heavier than you'd think by looking at them. I've never even played one though (just always tempted when I see one come up for sale), so could well be talking out of my arse. 

 

[Guest]

Maybe light weight was written by someone who thinks 11 lbs is fine

[Jonesy]

[Bassassin]

  On 19/08/2024 at 15:49, lemmywinks said:

Just tag @Bassassin to save time!

 

Looks like someone has already replaced the bendy bridge in the first pic.

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I've got one. It's compact but not really tiny - maybe he's a big lad in the pic!

 

 

Replaced the (very) bendy original bridge on mine with a less bendy 80s MIJ 3-point, but otherwise it's stock. That's a DiMarzio Model P on mine - but some (probably later ones) had generic MIJ pickups. Gotoh tuners (doubt any had Schallers from new) & weighs 8.8lbs/4kg, but maybe slightly less without all the dust.

 

Would definitely trade up to a Track IV - always fancied a 2xP but (somehow) never had one. Yet!

[lemmywinks]

  On 20/08/2024 at 20:07, Bassassin said:

 

I've got one. It's compact but not really tiny - maybe he's a big lad in the pic!

 

 

Replaced the (very) bendy original bridge on mine with a less bendy 80s MIJ 3-point, but otherwise it's stock. That's a DiMarzio Model P on mine - but some (probably later ones) had generic MIJ pickups. Gotoh tuners (doubt any had Schallers from new) & weighs 8.8lbs/4kg, but maybe slightly less without all the dust.

 

Would definitely trade up to a Track IV - always fancied a 2xP but (somehow) never had one. Yet!

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Yes I remember the thread on it, very similar to my Hondo which has an AliExpress Epi bridge. Funnily enough I weighed mine tonight as I'm putting it up for sale - 10.5lb/4.7kg!

 

Just out of interest what does the switch do?

 

Edited August 21, 2024 by lemmywinks

[JJMotown]

  On 20/08/2024 at 20:59, lemmywinks said:

Just out of interest what does the switch do?

 

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Series/parallel as the pickup is dimarzio.

[Bassassin]

  On 21/08/2024 at 07:38, JJMotown said:

Series/parallel as the pickup is dimarzio.

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^^^ What he said! 👍

[Guest]

  On 20/08/2024 at 20:07, Bassassin said:

It's compact but not really tiny - maybe he's a big lad in the pic!

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I think in the unhelpful video I was mistaking the body curves to be more parallel with the pickguard shape, something like....

 

 

[dudewheresmybass]

I suspect that might have more to do with the angle of the picture than any 'shape reduction'

[Guest]

Ok different angle. When I was watching the gloomy 80s footage, I was mistaking the shape for something like this:

 

 

And while Tristan in the photos I posted is a fair bit chunkier than, say, Douglas Colvin, I think the real issue was my seeing the bass that I wanted to see 😬

 

Edited August 22, 2024 by Munurmunuh

[fretmeister]

  On 20/08/2024 at 20:07, Bassassin said:

 

I've got one. It's compact but not really tiny - maybe he's a big lad in the pic!

 

 

Replaced the (very) bendy original bridge on mine with a less bendy 80s MIJ 3-point, but otherwise it's stock. That's a DiMarzio Model P on mine - but some (probably later ones) had generic MIJ pickups. Gotoh tuners (doubt any had Schallers from new) & weighs 8.8lbs/4kg, but maybe slightly less without all the dust.

 

Would definitely trade up to a Track IV - always fancied a 2xP but (somehow) never had one. Yet!

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That's a very cool bass!

 

Do they go for silly money?

[Jonesy]

  On 22/08/2024 at 10:35, Munurmunuh said:

Ok different angle. When I was watching the gloomy 80s footage, I was mistaking the shape for something like this:

 

 

And while Tristan in the photos I posted is a fair bit chunkier than, say, Douglas Colvin, I think the real issue was my seeing the bass that I wanted to see 😬

 

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That's almost Ovation Magnum territory with it being elongated like that.

 

 

  On 22/08/2024 at 10:51, fretmeister said:

 

 

That's a very cool bass!

 

Do they go for silly money?

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£200-£400ish from what I've seen. Although there's one chancer asking £1k for one on eBay at the mo 🙄

[Guest]

  On 22/08/2024 at 11:21, Jonesy said:

 

That's almost Ovation Magnum territory with it being elongated like that.

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I would just need the upper horn to go another 4 frets along the neck it would be perfect for me x)

[Bassassin]

  On 22/08/2024 at 10:51, fretmeister said:

 

 

That's a very cool bass!

 

Do they go for silly money?

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