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SUGI Basses- Anyone (else) play or try one?

Finally someone talk about the sugi bass

KUROSAWA always has good deal near year end and Jan.

If you love wood tone and passive bass
But in 24fret modern package
You will be very happy with them..

They do have a 34" model (432)
And the neck to me is more like a p feel from 1-8 fret
But in a very comfortable way also great fretwork.

the headstock is not everyones thing.

Build quality is totally top notch
Definitely in the same line as all high end boutique bass shop

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Makoto “Nick” Sugimoto worked with Fender in 90's in a project called Heartfield , this basses preserve many of the old design of heartfield DR series . This is My heartfield DR5C made by Fender and Makoto “Nick” Sugimoto working in this project . "...His designs and abilities have been indispensable to customers like FENDER USA and JAPAN, IBANEZ, EPIPHONE, YAMAHA, GRECO, ROLAND, FERNANDES, CASIO, TOBIAS, and many other OEM customers and of cource Fujigen's own brands Heartfield and FgN. He has worked at the Fender Custom Shop in 1990 to help in the design work for a joint venture with Fender Musical Instruments and Fujigen Inc."
 

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