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Show your Japanese basses !
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looks like a mandolin - very cool.
With it`s myriad knobs and controls, unusual color, and non-standard pg, it definitely has that Japanese vibe. An updated, modern take on it. I love it !
I don't think "Japanese vibe" works. At least it doesn't work for me. Maybe "retro Japanese vibe"? "Quirky Japanese vibe"? I have lived 1/3 of my life in Japan - 6 years in the '80s and again from '02-'06 - and I never really saw any of the instruments or styles that you are referring to, and I spent a lot of that time in guitar stores. You're basically denying a "Japanese vibe" to all Japanese instruments that don't fit your criteria.
Sorry if I'm being harsh but I'm sensitive to over-generalizations.
Yes, I think we all understand the OP's intent and maybe you do sound a bit offended. Retro would probably have been more accurate, but I didn't get a sense of any kind of "stereotyping" that you may have inferred.
This is about Teiscos and the like - the classic and unique designs that primarily came out of Japan in the 60s and 70s. We like them. Right? We like them.
That being said, Guitarchaser posted a pick that seems to be a modern interpretation on that same theme.
Manga came out of Japan. Would we be stereotyping if we said we liked that too?
This is about Teiscos and the like - the classic and unique designs that primarily came out of Japan in the 60s and 70s. We like them. Right? We like them.
That being said, Guitarchaser posted a pick that seems to be a modern interpretation on that same theme.
Manga came out of Japan. Would we be stereotyping if we said we liked that too?
You can totally like it, but please don't brand the Teisco vibe as the "Japanese vibe." And I don't think "we" "all" understand the OP's intent - I certainly didn't. But my Tune bass, despite being Japanese, doesn't have a "Japanese vibe"? It just says "Show your Japanese basses" - well, that's not what it originally said, but we won't go there.
Seems clear to me. The title doesn't always tell the whole story. It's pretty common in the Talk Bass forums to insert a simple title and then clarify your meaning in your opening statement.
Anyway, he also corrected the original title and apologised for the unintended offenses on the original spelling. You brought it up so you did go there.
Perhaps you mean well, but that's not the "vibe" I'm getting here. But by all means, if you have a bass that fits the above description, then please follow suit just as everyone else has and post a pic. Pics speak louder than words you know.
Nah, I've had enough internet drama - I'll let you guys be the guardians of the Japanese vibe.
Bye!
Bye!
When someone refers to "japanese art", "japanese animation", "japanese cinema", "japanese fashion", "japanese auto styling", etc., it implies a certain style that is recognizable and unique. It is in no way meant as derogatory. Quite the opposite; it`s a recognition of a very stylistic and uniquely expressive culture. Since you are a self-professed expert on all things Japan, I`m sure you know this. I have expressed nothing but admiration for these attributes and influences as they apply to basses and guitars. Why hieronymous chooses to try to usurp my intentions is beyond me. Obviously, I haven`t offended anyone else. So please, lighten up, join in the celebration of these unique instruments, and forgive my shortcomings concerning overly- anal PC vernacular.
Japanese design is undeniably beautiful for me, it has so much character and is unique in such a way as to spell it's origin and identity without introduction...sublime
I love the stuff 
This is my 1967 Japanese made Raven TB2 Teardrop Semi-Acoustic bass. It's identical to my Sunburst TB2 pictured on Page 1 of this thread except for the Redburst finish and bares the Raven name on its headstock. Both were made by Kawai.
Product literature from 1968
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Product literature from 1968
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This is my 1967 Japanese made Raven TB2 Teardrop Semi-Acoustic bass. It's identical to my Sunburst TB2 pictured on Page 1 of this thread except for the Redburst finish and bares the Raven name on its headstock. Both were made by Kawai.
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Wow! Has that thing ever been played? It looks like it just rolled out of the factory. Nice.
I'm loving all of the pics I've seen so far. Keep'em coming!
Rock on Agito! I bought a Bacchus Strat copy this summer when I was in Tokyo and the misspelling of "Begining" was the only thing that could identify it as one of the Japanese made ones! Picked it up for a nice price 40,000 yen too
My Daion:
Man, I love this look. I understand that this style is pretty much a copy of the original Alembics? Do I have that right? I'd love to get my hands on something like that some day.
