My mid 80's Ibanez/Modulus prototype with graphite neck.
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80s Bass guitars
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My mid 80's Ibanez/Modulus prototype with graphite neck.
[QUOTE="Nev375, post: 19981900, member: 178853”] What Ibanez model is this?
My mid 80's Ibanez/Modulus prototype with graphite neck.[/QUOTE]
My mid 80's Ibanez/Modulus prototype with graphite neck.[/QUOTE]
To me the Ibanez Musician MC940DS (fretless) is totally eighties.
And the Status S2
Also the Hohner B2A (Fl)
And the Tokai P & J bass copy's, plus the similar Ibanez copy's.
And the Status S2
Also the Hohner B2A (Fl)
And the Tokai P & J bass copy's, plus the similar Ibanez copy's.
A friend always called it Billy Ocean blue lol,, but I think that's the sea foam green. The others are black and pearl.
The 80's had some cool bass designs tbh. Those charvel/jackson p basses in neon colours without pickguards we're kinda fun
To me, nothing says 80's like...
Yup - but it needs to be black!
Depends on what style of 80's music your playing?
If it's pop, Yamaha, Steinbuger
If it's metal, Jackson or something that's pointy.
If it's pop, Yamaha, Steinbuger
If it's metal, Jackson or something that's pointy.
I can't imagine the lag that guy was dealing with, yet he managed to keep it locked.
This model was never released to production. It's literally a prototype.
According to my research, around '84 or '85 Ibanez was thinking about getting into the graphite neck craze. So they ordered a lot of 200 guitar and bass necks from Modulus. These necks do not have truss rods. They were pieced together various parts in the shop. Mine appears to be mated with a Roadster II body and not very precisely. The neck pocket is about 1/8" wider than the neck heel. But other than cosmetics and lack of easy neck adjust-ability it plays and sounds great.
Most of these guitars were given to professionals to try on the road. Jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan used one as one of his main guitars for a time. Employees also ended up with them. I bought mine on eBay around 2005 and have no idea who it might have belonged to before me.
Surprised it took so long for Status and Steinberger basses to be namechecked. Quintessential '80s for me. When headless was both the present and the future.
Never thought about it in these terms but it turns out all my main basses an '80s retro tribute collection... two Wals and an Aria Pro II SB700... Yup, I AM a 1980s throwback. Now where are my shoulder pads and where can I get a Flock of Seagulls haircut done?
Never thought about it in these terms but it turns out all my main basses an '80s retro tribute collection... two Wals and an Aria Pro II SB700... Yup, I AM a 1980s throwback. Now where are my shoulder pads and where can I get a Flock of Seagulls haircut done?
Ultimate 80's basses?
Steinberger L Series
Spector NS-2
Wal MK1 & 2
Squier Bullet Bass
Yamaha BB3000
Fenders, Ricks, and Gibby's are kind of a given
Steinberger L Series
Spector NS-2
Wal MK1 & 2
Squier Bullet Bass
Yamaha BB3000
Fenders, Ricks, and Gibby's are kind of a given
