Hello Talkbass DB community and Happy New Year! I'm wondering if some/any of you can help me identify this bass. I've owned it for over nine years and never knew what it was (no label inside) although i was told it was probably Romanian and also that it was made in 2006, or around that time.
I recently came across a post with photos of a Romanian Gliga bass that had a similar look to this, so then I started reading more posts about Gliga and Romanian basses and this one seems to share a lot of characteristics of those basses. The top seems a little thicker than usual and although I don't find the bass very heavy, it seems to have somewhat heavy (sturdy?) back bracing.
Some unusual characteristics it has are low/sloping shoulders, like a French style bass, which makes it easy to get into higher positions. The finish is somewhat antiqued (this didn't come out so well in the photos, but can be seen a little better on the closeups). It also has an aluminum tailpiece which may not be original, but I think it contributes to it's rather bright, clear "ping" of a sound that I like for jazz playing. And it also has a decent bowing sound. It's not nearly as well built or rich sounding as my German instrument, but it's decent for what it is. The bridge and adjusters are definitely not original.
Some photos are attached below, and I could send more if it will help. if anyone has a good idea of what this is, it would be nice to know. Thanks in advance.
I recently came across a post with photos of a Romanian Gliga bass that had a similar look to this, so then I started reading more posts about Gliga and Romanian basses and this one seems to share a lot of characteristics of those basses. The top seems a little thicker than usual and although I don't find the bass very heavy, it seems to have somewhat heavy (sturdy?) back bracing.
Some unusual characteristics it has are low/sloping shoulders, like a French style bass, which makes it easy to get into higher positions. The finish is somewhat antiqued (this didn't come out so well in the photos, but can be seen a little better on the closeups). It also has an aluminum tailpiece which may not be original, but I think it contributes to it's rather bright, clear "ping" of a sound that I like for jazz playing. And it also has a decent bowing sound. It's not nearly as well built or rich sounding as my German instrument, but it's decent for what it is. The bridge and adjusters are definitely not original.
Some photos are attached below, and I could send more if it will help. if anyone has a good idea of what this is, it would be nice to know. Thanks in advance.
