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09-06-2010, 11:22 PM
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I really have a fondness for alot of those Japanese basses made back in the day. I`m not talking so much about Fender MIJs, or run-of-the-mill Ibanezes. I`m talking about the kinda kooky ones or the clones. Anyone else share my interest in that chapter of bass design ? Let`s see `em !
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Originally Posted by *insertcoolname  1nce at a gig i roxed the crowd so hArd that all teh gurlz were liek "i want u" an all teh bands were liek "u roxed evry1 2 hard" and i waz liek "yea i no cuz i am teh mastr uv base" |
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09-06-2010, 11:26 PM
|  | Bottom Feeders Unite!! | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Delray Beach, Florida | | | Please change the title to Japanese!!! The term "Jap" is insulting.....This is not WWII |
09-06-2010, 11:29 PM
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09-06-2010, 11:29 PM
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09-06-2010, 11:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: alabama | | | got it. No offense meant. My apoligies.
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09-06-2010, 11:43 PM
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09-06-2010, 11:45 PM
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What is it?
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09-06-2010, 11:49 PM
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09-06-2010, 11:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Melbourne | | Don't own all of these anymore.. And most have been seen on here at some stage before!
89 Greco Fretless 'P' 
89 Fender PBAC 
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09-06-2010, 11:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: alabama | | | Very cool. I love lookin @ the uniqueness in design - good or bad - in the basses imported during that time. Those are some nice basses - what`s the story on that Fender ?
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Originally Posted by *insertcoolname 1nce at a gig i roxed the crowd so hArd that all teh gurlz were liek "i want u" an all teh bands were liek "u roxed evry1 2 hard" and i waz liek "yea i no cuz i am teh mastr uv base" |
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09-07-2010, 12:07 AM
| | | crazy these basses are all ive been able to think about for the past few days. i'll have an old teisco-ish bass in my stable one day, preferably an NB-4 or TB-64, god i love everything about the way those basses look
These aren't mine but in case you don't know what those specific basses look like..
NB-4 
TB-64 
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09-07-2010, 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by mr.mow 68 Yamaha SB-5a
[/IMG] | I don't think I've ever seen one of those before. That's got to be rare.
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09-07-2010, 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by pnut166 Very cool. I love lookin @ the uniqueness in design - good or bad - in the basses imported during that time. Those are some nice basses - what`s the story on that Fender ? | They were made in the late 80's through to the early 90's. There were PBass and Tele bass versions, fretted and fretless, Lace sensor pickup and a piezo under the bridge.. They sounded like.. well.. a PBass to be honest, not as different as you would think. Quote:
Originally Posted by lowphatbass I don't think I've ever seen one of those before. That's got to be rare. | Somewhat, though they don't get huge money, they are ok, super shorty scale (30 from memory), very weak pickups, it was filthy when I got it, cleaned it up and sold it, it didn't really serve any purpose aside from being 'cool'! They were reissued in the late 90's |
09-07-2010, 12:43 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Northern CA | | I can only find these shots of my Tune 8-string (which I no longer own, unfortunately):  
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09-07-2010, 07:56 PM
| | | | Gotta post this one...always looking for the excuse..
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09-07-2010, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Avalon | Sweet!
That has to be one of the "clunkiest" headstocks I've seen in a while. That's a compliment BTW, and the string wrapping execution is very appropriate as well, this gets overlooked a lot and is highly underrated, IMO.
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09-07-2010, 08:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: alabama | | | Dig that headstock. You could open beers onstage with it !
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09-08-2010, 05:57 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: GTA | | My 1967 TeleStar T2B, semi acoustic teardrop bass. Made in Japan by Kawai, imported to North America under the TeleStar brandname. 
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09-08-2010, 07:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Scotland | | Hope this qualifies, got it imported over a year ago....pics aren't that great but the only ones I have at the moment
EDWARDS E-T-170BD   
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09-08-2010, 07:06 PM
| | | | While this bass looks pretty modern, it does have a certain quintessential Japanese quirkyness to it. I say it passes muster for this thread.
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