NBD '75 Univox Hi-Flyer

[aetheldrea]

The one I had had black plastic tuners and single coils, I couldn’t imagine playing it without the bridge cover. I’d cut those screws down if you didn’t want to use the cover.

 

[jimmyb]

Congrats. Here's mine. Still has super groovy 70s sticker on the pickgaurd. Fun basses. Lite and great necks. The lack of side dots though keeps it in the rack

 

[godofthunder59]

Congrats. Here's mine. Still has super groovy 70s sticker on the pickgaurd. Fun basses. Lite and great necks. The lack of side dots though keeps it in the rack
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That's awesome! A little waterborne acrylic with a artists brush will fix the no side dot issue. I has really good staying power but will chip of easy enough with your finger nail if you want to remove it, won't damage a poly finish.

 

[godofthunder59]

That's a great story and give your wife credit for finding one in today's marketplace.
Your original looks like it had single coil PUs while the sunburst has humbuckers. Very cool instruments.
Have fun playing it.
I also notice the Univox bass amp in the picture. Those came with Jensen speakers in them and didn't sound bad but really sounded good if you hooked up a Bassman amp to the cabinet. I have one of those cabs in my garage.

The amp is a Univox UB-250, a woefully underpowered piece of gear, I don't remember the amp fondly at all lol. I did however buy a UB-250 and two cabinets recently to recreate my first "stack" just as bad as I remember lol

 

[godofthunder59]

Congrats. Here's mine. Still has super groovy 70s sticker on the pickgaurd. Fun basses. Lite and great necks. The lack of side dots though keeps it in the rack
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Luv that sticker!

 

[Pdaddy1978]

Great story...
Great looking bass!!!

 

[Kipp Harrington]

I had a phase II Hi-flyer briefly in 1973-1974, my first solid body bass following my Klira and Hofner. By 73 it became clear to me my hollow violin basses weren't cutting it and I needed a solid body bass, trouble was I had zero dollars. I scrapped up 30 bucks and road my bike up to The House of Guitars and bought a used Hi-Flyer, I returned home on my bike with it slung over my shoulder. I
I thought very highly of it then, it sounded good and played fantastic. I didn't have it long but I always remembered it fondly. More importantly it was my first step that would lead me to Thunderbirds. Interestingly I would briefly own a 60s Mosrite in '75 and the Univox compared very favorably.
I've wanted a Hi-Flyer for my early years collection for a long time but other priorities seemed to always pop up. As a present for my recent Bday my dear wife got me this '75 phase III in Sunburst. I always thought these were the best version with the humbucking pickups and upgraded tuners.
I gotta tell you I am really pleased with this bass build quality is very high and it plays and sounds great! I was a bit surprised that my memory of the bass was exceeded by having one in my hands today. Video review coming soon!View attachment 5110006 View attachment 5110007 View attachment 5110008 View attachment 5110009 View attachment 5110010 View attachment 5110011 View attachment 5110016

Too cool!

 

[msb]

That's awesome! A little waterborne acrylic with an artists brush will fix the no side dot issue. I has really good staying power but will chip of easy enough with your finger nail if you want to remove it, won't damage a poly finish.

I picked up some white nail polish.

 

[Benj-jammin]

Hey 59, I love it! Here's a pic of me, which I posted before in another thread, when I was 17, at a gig with my very first bass - a Univox Hi-Flier, 1974.....

Paid $169.00, brand new. Served me well until I moved up the ladder a bit with a 1979 MM Stingray. Fond memories of that little beast.

 

[godofthunder59]

Hey 59, I love it! Here's a pic of me, which I posted before in another thread, when I was 17, at a gig with my very first bass - a Univox Hi-Flier, 1974.....View attachment 5110903 Paid $169.00, brand new. Served me well until I moved up the ladder a bit with a 1979 MM Stingray. Fond memories of that little beast.

That's a fantastic picture!

 

[godofthunder59]

Where do you guys find these cool old basses?

Found this one on Ebay for a good price!