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03-20-2013, 06:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Michigan USA | | | I actually have one. While having a pretty odd name, the bass is pretty amazing believe it or not. Each one is custom made by a Mr. Kim who was pretty particular and fine tuned these instruments. Mine is a neck through that plays AMAZING. I would put it up against my Spectors any day. No fret buzz, NOTHING. Just to let you know that as Mr. Kim no longer makes guitars or basses, the ones that are out there can be worth a lot even though originally, they were very reasonably priced. I bought mine from a serviceman who was stationed in Korea, I've heard of these basses though.
Craftsmanship is better than most basses sold in the stores...so laugh at the name by all means (I did), but play that bass and you'll be blown away.
There was a guitar of his that sold for about $1000 not too long ago. I'm going to mark the auction and keep an eye on it. If it's still affordable, who knows, maybe I'll try to go for it. So yes, it's a crappy bass, not worth bidding on.. wink wink. |
03-20-2013, 06:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Logan,W.V.(not up some holler) | | | Oh, I figured the quality was decent, with a 5-piece neck, and all. But, really? Mr. Potato? lol |
03-20-2013, 06:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brooklyn and Hudson Valley | | WHY YOU DISSIN' MY BASS? 
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03-20-2013, 06:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Michigan USA | | | lol... I actually wish he used a Mr. Potato character on his headstock. That would have been a hoot.
I really don't know what would have possessed him to name it as such with all the other possible names he could have picked.
Imagine trying to describe you basses...
Fender, Gibson, Spector, Tobias, Rickenbacker and......Mr. Potato. Kinda sticks out. |
03-20-2013, 06:46 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii | | | I've been to his store in Pyeongtaek and played a 5 string that I liked. Pretty nice bass. This was in 2011. I had actually been to his store on a previous trip 14 years ago and bought a MIK Fender Strat from him. I don't know why he chose that name, but his basses are ok.
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03-20-2013, 07:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Michigan USA | | Found this store website: The seller's selling a 1971 SG, a Mid 80's Fender Performer bass, and.......a Mr. Potato guitar for $1162.00. http://anyroadmusic.com/Guitars/electric/electric.htm
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03-20-2013, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Maxdusty  | And it has a: "Floyd rows tremolo". |
03-20-2013, 07:23 PM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada | | | I LOVE the name of this bass! lol
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03-20-2013, 07:34 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Killeen, TX | | I purchased a 4 string at his shop back in 2002, pretty decent fretless for the $$. I never asked Ted about the name, but everything seemed upside down to me living there and Mr. Potato just didn't seem that out of place. 
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03-20-2013, 07:43 PM
| | | I actually wish he used a Mr. Potato character on his headstock.  |
03-20-2013, 08:19 PM
| | | | I love how Mr. Potato (R) is on the body.
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