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06-21-2010, 05:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ottawa, Canada | | | Hyundai P-Bass (P for plywood)
I had no idea Hyundai ever made instruments! My Dad found this old bass for me on a construction site and the owner gave it to me.
Its full of signatures from artists that played in a small dive bar. I`m gonna get ride of all that and try to make it look nice again. The body and neck are still in great shape even though it doesn't look like it. New pots and jack and it should be all set.
I tried searching to get info on these online and all the google results I get are for Hyundai car stereos bass eq....
If anybody know anything about it that would be cool. If not no big deal..its free 
Here are some pics:   
Starting to clean her up 
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06-21-2010, 05:28 PM
| | | Not made by Hyundai the car manufacturer... but think of it like Yamaha, who have their name on everything from Basses, to Jet Ski's, to Keyboards.
Still, neat bass!
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06-21-2010, 05:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ottawa, Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by KramerBassFan  Not made by Hyundai the car manufacturer... but think of it like Yamaha, who have their name on everything from Basses, to Jet Ski's, to Keyboards.
Still, neat bass! | Yeah thats what I figured too. I should call the dealership and tell them I need to get my Hyundai serviced and show up with that
I wonder how old this thing might be? I assume it is probably from Japan...
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06-21-2010, 05:34 PM
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Endorsing artist: Musicman basses, Hipshot products | | Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: New York City | | Cool bass. Since my car's a hyundai I have to plug in to see where this all goes. Oh yeah, and I want one too. |
06-21-2010, 05:41 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Carbondale, IL | | | Actually, Yamaha's instrument division has the same parent corporation as Yamaha motorcycles, boats, etc..
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06-21-2010, 05:43 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oregon | | | People went to town signing that. |
06-21-2010, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by lupien Yeah thats what I figured too. I should call the dealership and tell them I need to get my Hyundai serviced and show up with that
I wonder how old this thing might be? I assume it is probably from Japan... | hyundai is actually S korean. im betting this thing is from the 70's.
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06-21-2010, 05:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Meriden, CT | | | The logo looks similar to those used on Hyundai's cars in the 1980s.
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06-21-2010, 05:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bowie, MD | | Well, I haven't found anything on your bass, but apparently Hyundai made plywood guitars too: http://reviews.harmony-central.com/r.../brand/Hyundai
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06-21-2010, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by lenorules1950 The logo looks similar to those used on Hyundai's cars in the 1980s. | Actually I guy at work as a newer Hyundai and the font looked exactly the same...
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06-21-2010, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by dabbler | Yeah thats all I could find too... I did find another Hyundai bass on this forum but it looks completely different. Although the logo on the headstock was the same. Hyundai basses?
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06-21-2010, 07:15 PM
| | | | Hyundai, Tuesday, Wednesday ....
Sorry, couldn't resist
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06-22-2010, 01:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: N. Ireland | | | As said Hyundai are just a big Corp with their fingers in many pies!!! A local place to me were selling Hyundai acoustics almost 15 years ago. I was an apprentice at hyundai dealership at the time, nearly bought one for the sake of it!!
They built piano's too that were a bit more reputable so the guitars usually got sold by the piano dealers.
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06-22-2010, 02:01 AM
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Independent Contractor to Bass San Diego | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Groom Lake, NV | | | Shoulda kept the graffiti. You can't buy mojo like that. All's it needed was a little Dunlop 65.
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06-22-2010, 02:13 AM
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06-22-2010, 02:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Munjibunga Shoulda kept the graffiti. You can't buy mojo like that. All's it needed was a little Dunlop 65. | Yeah. Too bad it's gone.
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06-22-2010, 10:06 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Western Pennsylvania | | | We have a grand piano made by Daewoo, who also makes cars. It was funny when we got one as a loaner when our car was in the shop. |
06-22-2010, 10:14 AM
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06-22-2010, 10:17 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nashville | | | I also would have kept the signatures. Instant character. Without them it's just going to be another import bass that people will complain about not being a Fender. |
06-22-2010, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Munjibunga Shoulda kept the graffiti. You can't buy mojo like that. All's it needed was a little Dunlop 65. | Yarp.
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