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Let's play "I.D. That Bass", again...

Mustang Surly

Mustang Surly

Jul 10, 2013
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#1
Bass player is Jim Leverton, playing in Steve Marriott's "Packet of Three" band about 1985 (so the bass can't be newer than that). Big humbucker-looking pups, appears to be body-end-of-neck truss rod access. 2+2 tuners. I was initially guessing something Japanese like Aria, Ibanez or Greco, but can't find anything that really matches. I don't recognize the headstock. Any ideas?

I'm betting somebody here will recognize this bass right out of the gate:

 
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Mustang Surly said:
Bass player is Jim Leverton, playing in Steve Marriott's "Packet of Three" band about 1985 (so the bass can't be newer than that). Big humbucker-looking pups, appears to be body-end-of-neck truss rod access. 2+2 tuners. I was initially guessing something Japanese like Aria, Ibanez or Greco, but can't find anything that really matches. I don't recognize the headstock. Any ideas?

I'm betting somebody here will recognize this bass right out of the gate:

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Wal
 
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Killing Floor said:
Yeah, sure looks like a Wal but the neck is facing the wrong way.
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Better?

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Mirror, mirror on the Wal...
 
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Mustang Surly said:
Bass player is Jim Leverton, playing in Steve Marriott's "Packet of Three" band about 1985 (so the bass can't be newer than that). Big humbucker-looking pups, appears to be body-end-of-neck truss rod access. 2+2 tuners. I was initially guessing something Japanese like Aria, Ibanez or Greco, but can't find anything that really matches. I don't recognize the headstock. Any ideas?

I'm betting somebody here will recognize this bass right out of the gate:

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I've heard that concert before, he got a great sound out of that combination too. Acoustic 360/361 (I think) with the Wal.
 

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