Found it

[Derek vickers]

Hi guys I’ve been looking for a vantage VA900b Devil base in Australia and I asked talk Bass members if they could help no luck in Australia so checked overseas found one in Canada same colour etc as I used to play in the 1980s when it was made by MatsumokuI just want to thank everybody who may have
tried to help thanks guys

 

[bholder]

Nice lookin' bass there! Congrats!

 

[two fingers]

Looking good!

 

[Gilmourisgod]

I remember those from back in the Day, always thought of them as a sort of "Budget Alembic". Nice bass, like a lot of Japanese stuff from that Era.

 

[Derek vickers]

It plays as good as I remember, 25db extra when in active mode, I was going to upgrade to an alembic but band broke up and it never happened

 

[bholder]

I remember those from back in the Day, always thought of them as a sort of "Budget Alembic". Nice bass, like a lot of Japanese stuff from that Era.

Ah-yup, I was thinking those same two words looking at that pic....