Bacchus Marcus Miller model

[allexcosta]

I know this has been posted before, but does anyone actually know what's the deal with these? Ain't Fender mad?



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[bassrique]

I can't make out the radius from the picks, but I like it.

 

[LilRay]

What's the price on these badboys? And who is Baccus? Are they part of Fender Japan?

God Bless, Ray

 

[bassrique]

Bacchus is good ----. If I ever make it over there, I'm picking one of those up, or perhaps a Moon.

 

[flipper_gv]

the tone in the vid is pretty awesome.

 

[needmoney]

This is an old model, not made anymore. As you can see Bacchus used to use identical Fender headstocks before Fender copyrighted them. I'm not really sure what the deal was with the Miller model, most probably a customer request.

 

[20db pad]

This is an old model, not made anymore. As you can see Bacchus used to use identical Fender headstocks before Fender copyrighted them. I'm not really sure what the deal was with the Miller model, most probably a customer request.

These MM copies do go a number of years back - my guess for the lack of Fender's legal attention to this is that Bacchus is a small builder, but I've always wondered about it as well. Maybe Fender did talk to them at one point, because current Bacchus headstocks have more of a Sadowsky look.

The two Bacchus basses I've tried were top-notch in every way - fabulous instruments.

 

[needmoney]

These MM copies do go a number of years back - my guess for the lack of Fender's legal attention to this is that Bacchus is a small builder, but I've always wondered about it as well. Maybe Fender did talk to them at one point, because current Bacchus headstocks have more of a Sadowsky look.

The two Bacchus basses I've tried were top-notch in every way - fabulous instruments.

Yeah they're great instruments. They were definitely given the slap on the wrist at one stage, cause like you say, the headstocks are now shaped differently (like a mixture between Sadowsky/Lakland).

 

[southernrocker]

That's a very sharp bass!

 

[kenjikun]

What's the price on these badboys? And who is Baccus? Are they part of Fender Japan?

God Bless, Ray

Bacchus is a top-notch Japanese guitar manufacturer founded in 1977, before Fender came to Japan. They pride their instruments as HAND MADE because their instruments are crafted by skilled luthiers, not by computer-controlled machines.

 

[Doctor J]

You can get great deals on second hand models from Ishibashi, I've picked up a couple for little more than the cost of a new MIM over here. Great, great instruments.

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[vision]

There are a ton of bass builders in Japan that make Marcus Miller copies. Marcus is bigger over there than he is here - he's like a pop star in Tokyo.

 

[bassrique]

You can get great deals on second hand models from Ishibashi, I've picked up a couple for little more than the cost of a new MIM over here. Great, great instruments.

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I'm having a hard time knowing where to click for models and prices [w/shipping].

 

[flea claypool]

yup.. id take a bacchus over a Fender anyday

 

[steweDbass]

This was not a customer request, a small run of 150 or so was made I think under license from Fender for the Japanese Market. I believe this was when they were looking for other builders other than Fujigen for their higher end Fender Japan series. Atelier Z also made a MM model too, also i believe under license just for the Japanese Market. This Bacchus is very high quality, hand made craftsmanship and is considered to be better than the Fender USA model in some ways. The Atelier one was also great, although about twice the price of the Bacchus version.

 

[frootbooty]

I own one of these. I got it online about 4 or 5 years ago from a pawn shop in Montana, I believe. If it was the only jazz bass I was ever allowed to have, I wouldn't be disappointed. I would have never said that about the Fender MM I had.