Traben copy

[Melodicgroove]

Came across this on ebay, what's the story on this? It's obviously a traben array copy. It's totally identical.

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Lawson-exotic-top-electric-bass-guitar-active-p-ups_W0QQitemZ360148025556QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item53da7ec0d4&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

 

[Kevin_BlueBASS]

Hey, cool find but here's the differences I found after looking for about 30 seconds lol
It's only got a Two-Band EQ....
ALL Trabens have atleast Three-Bands
The battery placement seems too high and it's not the right cover
no-name tuners (Trabens only use Grover)
And the overall contour seems...off and the lower horn looks wrong to me.
Nice find but the real Traben is practically the same price!
And I don't deal with anyone on eBay with less than 100% feedback anymore.
Good luck!

 

[bongomania]

Trabens are the same price!

That's the funny thing--it's no surprise when Chinese knock-off brands like Lawson copy expensive basses, but why bother copying a bass that is already cheap?

 

[Doodaddy]

That's too bad that they got the bridge right. Traben would be appealing if they wouldn't use such a hideous bridge add-on.

 

[Melodicgroove]

That's the only negative critique I've gotten for the Traben I purchased. I used it last night at a gig and it sounded awesome. Very big sound. Thanks for checking out this copy. I wasn't planning on buying the Lawson or anything.