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20 hours ago, Jonesy said:

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

 

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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3 hours ago, 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.

 

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. 

 

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On 19/08/2024 at 16:49, lemmywinks said:

Just tag @Bassassin to save time!

 

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

 

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

 

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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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11 hours ago, Bassassin said:

 

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

 

track2full.jpg.bae8037c42db311ce147aa6c4c695edc.jpg

 

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!

 

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?

 

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22 hours ago, Bassassin said:

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

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

 

 

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

 

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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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On 20/08/2024 at 21:07, Bassassin said:

 

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

 

track2full.jpg.bae8037c42db311ce147aa6c4c695edc.jpg

 

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!

 

 

That's a very cool bass!

 

Do they go for silly money?

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44 minutes ago, Munurmunuh said:

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

 

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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 😬

 

 

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

 

 

28 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

 

 

That's a very cool bass!

 

Do they go for silly money?

 

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

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