Three Dots

Nice looking guitar, but unless that was done with C.F. Martin's approval, very very not cool of the 3 dots folks. Are they legit or fakers?

 

Ahh thanks. Nice looking bass. Though I have to say that headstock makes me a little . I honestly like the Sire "topknot" better...

 

The Martin is quite real, made by Martin in 2009 as a custom order for someone. I bought it in 2012. The guitar has lots of very cool vintage appointments (such as the three fingerboard dots), plus that uber-cool Stauffer pyramid bridge.
I took it to an Experience Martin show a few years ago; the Martin factory guys were drooling over it.

The other one is a detail of a March 1967 Rickenbacker 330 I used to own.

 

Ah ok, it was a joke, sorry I flipped out a bit. That is a really really nice Martin, BTW, love the double cutaway.

 

Glad to see the skills handed down to the next generation...

 

The double cutaway was a Dick Boak idea from years ago. He loved the guitar when I sent him photos of it. I rescued the Martin from the clutches of GC.

 

Has @mikeoso seen this?

 

Ver interesting! Think I've seen one with the double cut somewhere before. Despite my acknowledged situation with Martins, that one is welcome to stay with @Jeff Scott. My addiction is limited to J or Grand J size models, which that could be, but since I cant make a barre chord I have no use for any frets above the 5th.

 

That’s a lot for a J copy unless it’s really outstanding.

You could get a USA J in any color and PLEK it for less.

 

It's based on an OM-18. And yes, I do venture above the 5th fret on all my instruments, sometimes even capo'ing at the 10th fret for some of my original work.

 

Yup, one of my favorite Japanese bassists, Teppei Kawasaki, plays through them here:


I can play them here in Tokyo if you’d like to hear my review as well

 

Three Dots is now on the radar. I don't know that I've ever seen a bass where a few photos makes me more confident of the instrument's quality.

 

Yeah, I don't know if it's simply because of the neck but it had a really bright a jazz bass-like sound. Lot of rock bassists in Japan and I found that the jazz bass is more popular than the precision bass.

I've seen a couple comments in Japanese complaining about the shape of the headstock, lol. I guess being extremely picky about looks is a universal thing

 

I don't like the headstock either. But that is a first rate bass, guaranteed.