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Cool 60's basses (OTHER than main-stream brands)

#203
buldog5151bass said:
Maybe now they are considered cool. Back then they were just the cheapest alternatives.
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True. Though, in fairness, most players back then didn't know the first thing about set-up and the like. Many of these off brand instruments (certainly not all) can be made surprisingly useful with a good set-up, fret job or fret dress, pickup potting, etc.
 
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Dynacord said:
There's one guy who made his own contemporary Fyrbyrd bass. It actually looks pretty good. Just a P bass pickup in it. Ibis basses are few and far between. Only 200 made total in 1963-64.
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Oh wow. Sounds cool, but I think part of the charm for me is 3 pickups. I have a 3 pickup Burns Marquee and it’s great.

Re the Ibis, well I like a good treasure hunt. It has become my Covid hobby. Time to start.
 
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A Saint George I didn't buy but I was very tempted. It was on E bay.
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H K said:
Yes, extremely narrow, and round. It was allright to play. No WOW for me personally. But to each his own. Bought it drunk last summer, for about 350$. When I sobered up and saw what I had bought I felt kinda dumb. Just a scratching from it when I plugged it in.
But turned out to be a decent purchase. Sold it for 3x what I paid. Actually, now that I think about it, all the basses I have bought drunk have paid off in one way or another.. Hmm.

Anyway, I own a few hagstroms too. I like them A LOT. Re-issue first gen 8str and the swede. Swede is one of the most amazing instruments I've ever held. Can't believe they get so little love. Hands down my best shortscale. And all the options for tone, sheeeesh!
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Most players are content to play the blue-chip basses (which is understandable) but owning some of them and also more non-main stream basses, I contend there's a bigger world of great looking/sounding and playing basses out there if you are courageous enough to explore.

This bass isn't "vintage" (yet) but a MIK bass made by ESP (Japan) that I'm waiting for delivery from Japan. (it was sold as a Japanese market only bass) Still investigating its era, but at least from the late '90s. Little info on them, can't wait to play it! It is a Grass Roots Bass IV (a Squier-like brand for ESP) that was sold with ESP, Grass Roots, and Edwards branding. Clever turnaround with the IV - it was visually r referencing a Fender VI.

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Nerve said:
Jolana is such a bloody tease. They look so good but I've heard the same things about their quality. If this bass was good, even just playable, I would rock that with a brassmaster any day.
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I currently own two Jolana basses; a 1970 short-scale hollow-body Kolorbas (with awesome art finish) and an '85 DiscoBass (full-scale) which are both great basses. (sounding/playing/looking) Both needed work - but once done they are both superlative instruments.

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