Can anyone identify this Solid Body Full Scale Violin Bass???

[TheBassmaster27]

What is this bass? She is a full scale solid body violin bass. Probably some asian lawsuit, but i'm looking to see if anyone has one remotely similar. If i can get my friend(a guitar player) to part with this, i may trade for it. But iv'e always wondered what exactly it is.

 

[GretschWretch]

Looks like it has 23 frets. We need a pic that shows more bass and less arm.

 

[TheBassmaster27]

Alright. Sorry about that picture. I'm having the owner send me another.

 

[Mark76]

I can only see 22 frets

 

[godofthunder59]

Whatever it it it's cool! Yes more pictures please!

 

[Flamingo21]

How does it sound?

 

[capnjim]

Why is he playing it upside down?

 

[jd56hawk]

If you can’t find it here...
violin bass gallery

 

[nomaj]

I've never seen a bass quite like this one, with its EB1 body, standard humbucker, and Hofner-style headstock.

 

[bluespenny]

Bolt neck? What are the controls like?

 

[TheBassmaster27]

I'm still working on the pictures. The sound of the bass is decent. The pots are a little dirty sounding if bumped or moved, but the bass is old and needs a few repairs. Still not sure if i'm getting it or not.. The electronics are two volumes one tone, and the pickups look like humbuckers(i say look like because sometime people have been known to put single coils under the covers. This is mostly with guitars from the matsumoku plant, but it's happened with basses too. ). I play it upside down because I play left handed. I may change the humbuckers if i get the bass, but i'm not quite sure if any drop in replacements exist. I checked for this bass in the violin bass gallery. Couldn't find it.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

I've never seen that model before.

 

[JIO]

I can only see 22 frets

22 + zero fret

 

[KillerEddie]

Didn’t Aria make something like this back in the 80s? I seem to recall them making a solid body bass with this shape

 

[nomaj]

Didn’t Aria make something like this back in the 80s? I seem to recall them making a solid body bass with this shape

Yeah, but all the Japanese EB-1 copies that I've ever seen have had a scroll top headstock.

Of course, this bass that the OP is interested in might be a parts bass.

 

[Flamingo21]

Of course, this bass that the OP is interested in might be a parts bass.

This is probably the answer.
I mean if even TB doesn't know it...

 

[TheBassmaster27]

If anyone is still watching this, here are more pics. My friend actually gave me this for Christmas. It has been in and out of the shop getting some much needed repairs. But it's a great bass.

 

[RobTheRiot]

Congrats on the new bass; that’s a good friend & a very cool present!!

I’m curious to see if someone can identify it. The headstock def seems inspired by Hofner, but the large screws in the trussrod cover make me think either a homemade project, or at least that part was replaced, but the binding looks pretty well done...
Also, the body seems quite a bit wider (top to bottom) than a typical violin bass, by Gibson or Hofner. Just my probably useless observations - ha!

I’ll be watching to see what people come up with, and congrats on a unique bass!

 

[GretschWretch]

Somebody earned an "A" in shop class.

 

[wraub]

Is it bolt-on or...?

My first thoughts are stripped and refined oddball, or maybe a repurposed Hofner neck on a home brew body...