Any ideas? The headstock reminds of a Hartke i've seen, and like some Tobias basses i've seen. I really have no idea...
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Identify this bass!
- Thread starter jnprather
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Figjam said:
Bingo! For some reason "HARTKE" kept popping into my head but I knew that wasn't right. Thanks!
Definitely a kramer. Even sounds like an aluminum bass to me (have two.)
look up kramer aluminum bass on ebay to see a few examples.
Hartke did make an aluminum necked bass but changed the headstock. They actaully got kramer's permission and design and added a truss rod and a wood backing on the neck. Hartke Xk4 and XL4 and one of those as a XK5 or XL5. I have an XL4.
Vaccaro also made an aluminum neck bass with the same headstock, but with a truss rod and a wood backing. Vaccaro made Hartke's necks for them. Vaccaro X-Ray bass... have one... hard to find.
But seeing how that was 1982 definitely a kramer. 2 things about kramers, they are a bit cold to the touch (aluminum backing) and they had no truss rod.
Joe
look up kramer aluminum bass on ebay to see a few examples.
Hartke did make an aluminum necked bass but changed the headstock. They actaully got kramer's permission and design and added a truss rod and a wood backing on the neck. Hartke Xk4 and XL4 and one of those as a XK5 or XL5. I have an XL4.
Vaccaro also made an aluminum neck bass with the same headstock, but with a truss rod and a wood backing. Vaccaro made Hartke's necks for them. Vaccaro X-Ray bass... have one... hard to find.
But seeing how that was 1982 definitely a kramer. 2 things about kramers, they are a bit cold to the touch (aluminum backing) and they had no truss rod.
Joe
WarriorJoe7 said:
That is why I finally sold all three of my Kramers. I had a fretless P, an 8-string and a trans red Duke. Loved many things about them - some monster sounds - but those cold necks made my hands hurt too much.
Peace,
S
TheSuzie said:
Suz,
get a vaccaro or a hartke. You can swing a Hartke XL-4 for under $500 with patience (list is $2500.) They are not very attractive basses but they sure do sound awesome and have great electronics.
J
bongomania
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They were neck-heavy too. I loved the monster tone of my old Kramer XL7, but the neck dive killed it for me.
I have a Travis Bean that I play. Living in NW Indiana had to get to the gig at least 1 hour ahead of time or my tuning the first set would change every two songs. Great sound... But more of a late spring = early fall bass.
