Vintage Japanese Basses (lets make a list)

How 'bout this Ibanez Silver Series P-Bass copy. I got it used around 1980, so it should be a bit older then that. An interesting thing about this bass, I had it de-fretted and added a j-pickup. It was done by Abe Rivera back when he worked as a guitar tech in a small shop on Long Island.

 

This list could be endless!!

Okay, some brands I can think of.

Aria/Aria Pro II
Ibanez
Yamaha
Hondo/Hondo II
Cimar
Maya
Corona
Tempo
Fresher
Teisco
Daion (maybe early 80s, but some amazing basses)
Sakai
Terada

I'll add more when I can think of them.

 

I could show you my Ibanez RB800, but that came out maybe '85 (sometime in the 80's...)

 

Ibanez Musician... and of course all of the Ibanez clones during the 70's.
Also you could include the Kawai... but it was made in the 80's

 

Grecko? May be getting confused with the guitars, but didn't they make some basses?

 

Here's a few more to add to the list:
Goya
Guyatone
Univox
Kay

I'm sure there are loads more out there.
G

 

Univox
Aria
Orlando
Kent
Greko

 

Canora

 

It's Greco.
Here's my 73 Greco P

 

Tune?

 

Westbury
Ideal

 

Westone (I've been told the parent company of westbury?)
Fender Squier (or do they come a little later?)
Ibanez (ahh...weren't they the closest Rickenbacker copies?)

I'm only 22 so I can't say many others...wasn't around, ya know

 

Electra Outlaw MPC 77-80. Neck-thru mahogany


Electra Longnecker (Jazz)


Electra also had a Gibson EB-3 clone.

and here's a 60's Guyatone EB-4

 

1968 Goya Jazz with a 1970 Tokai fretless neck ..... sorry for the blurry pic, new one coming soon ....

 

My 19?? Tempo shortscale ...

 

75 Ibanez Thunderbird


77 Greco Ric copy


76 Greco SB-850


Aria Ric copy


77 Greco Thunderbird II

 

I've got a Rayner semihollow. I couldn't find anything on the company, but eventually stumbled on the identical guitar version with a different name (that I can't recall right now). As it turned out that name was a Japanese company from the late '60s, so I assume Rayner is a similar vintage.

Too bad the bass is beat to such crap. Someday I'll get around to finishing the restore.

-Nate

 

Nice

 

Atelier Z?