Huh. So it seems JP basses are a thing after all
https://reverb.com/item/84816326-1980s-vantage-x-99b-black
even from the factory. The Japanese (Matsumoku-made until 1987, by Samick in Korea after) brand Vantage released at least a couple models,
the 77B-X (ca 1984) and the X-99B
Here is the latter in the wild:
NBD: Wilde "JP" Warmoth '72 T/'51 P
[They were also behind the above-mentioned Quest/ATAK 6 Exploreroid bass.]
https://reverb.com/item/84816326-1980s-vantage-x-99b-black
even from the factory. The Japanese (Matsumoku-made until 1987, by Samick in Korea after) brand Vantage released at least a couple models,
the 77B-X (ca 1984) and the X-99B
Here is the latter in the wild:
NBD: Wilde "JP" Warmoth '72 T/'51 P
[They were also behind the above-mentioned Quest/ATAK 6 Exploreroid bass.]
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