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Electra Bass

dave120

dave120

Jun 27, 2005
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Central Florida
#1
Has anyone had any experience with these? I've recently heard of someone getting rid of a bass and all my friend knows is that is an Electra. From what he describes I think it's this one:

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Would this be worth picking up? I need another bass like a hole in the head, but if it's decent....
 
#2
DAVE, I guess it would depend on how much your gonna pay for it. I have a Scott ( no-name ) Jazz from the 70's Matsu factory like that one that I paid 150.00 for and couldn't be happier.

It is very clean, it sounds excellent, baseball bat bound and blocked neck is very good for it's age, and IF the pups were shielded better, I would actually "use" it for more than a playtoy.

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. heres a pic with both covers removed so you can see the "vintage era" standard pups everyone used back then. This version has no blend knob, but eh..no big deal for a nice looking old, clean beater bass.
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#4
Not a huge fan of those pickups, but as the owner of one Electra, one Electra-Westone, and one Westone, and having previously owned another Electra-Westone, and another Westone, I can tell you that the stuff made in the Matsumoku factory is solid. Never had a neck or electronics issue with any of mine.

Plug it in. Check out the neck and make sure it is straight. If it has a good neck and you dig the sound, get it!
 
#5
dave120 said:
Has anyone had any experience with these? I've recently heard of someone getting rid of a bass and all my friend knows is that is an Electra. From what he describes I think it's this one:

2271.jpg


Would this be worth picking up? I need another bass like a hole in the head, but if it's decent....
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I think the current bass guy in Wolfmother plays one of those...
 
#7
You know, if it was one of the later ones with the J style pickup, I would call you crazy. But since these humbucker looking single coils don't sound that great, this bass is a great candidate for the Darkstar treatment. I don't think that there are any replacement pickups that would fit the routes anyway, so might as well mod away! Makes me wish I had one to Darkstar.:hyper:
 

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