Korean or Japanese?

[Wildmanboone]

I have a Scott brand 4 string jazz copy. It’s an amazing old bass I bought for $100 at a pawn shop. However, I can’t find any information on the company. The quality, feel, and sound reminds me of some of my Japanese lawsuit era basses but the limited written information on the bass itself seems like the same way some of my Korean instruments are. Just a brand on the headstock and a sticker on the back of head stock that says 1203 inspected by 20. Any help with info would be greatly appreciated, thanks

 

[Wildmanboone]

I’m sorry if I posted this in the wrong thread I’m new trying to navigate how and where to post

 

[gscroggin]

According to a few guitars on Reverb with the same logo, it’s Korea

 

[Wildmanboone]

Awesome thank you!

 

[Beej]

It's a Korean Samick, bridge is a dead giveaway.

 

[Wildmanboone]

I like the bridge with the brass saddles and it being through body seems closer to an American jazz. I didn’t know that about Samicks, thanks!

 

[Gervais Cote]

If the neck is straight with no delaminating fretboard and the truss rod works, you may have got a very good bass.
Samick also makes pianos so they know how to deal with wood parts.
And Korea usually makes very high quality instruments, at least for their basses and guitars.

 

[rojo412]

It's a Korean Samick, bridge is a dead giveaway.

+1

 

[PennyroyalWe]

Looks like a fun bass!

 

[Clark W]

It's a Korean Samick, bridge is a dead giveaway.

So I'm guessing Epiphone used these bridges on their Korean made basses too?
I have a Korean made Epiphone Accu Bass with the Explorer type headstock before they switched over to the batwing design, has the same bridge. Took a little brasso and elbow grease, but the brass cleaned up pretty well as can be seen in the last pic.

 

[Dominic D]

Based on the finish, I'm almost certain that's a plywood body. That screams Korean to me.