Vintage Japanese Basses (lets make a list)

[rubo]

I'm looking to start a full list of all pre 1980 Japanese made basses, like Tokai, Vantage... These should be the best bargains out there. Fender clones or any other clones are welcome as well.


The only ones I know so far are:

Tokai J-Bass and P-Bass
Vantage Avenger

Cheers

 

[ClassicJazz]

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.

 

[bassaussie]

I'm looking to start a full list of all pre 1980 Japanese made basses, like Tokai, Vantage... These should be the best bargains out there. Fender clones or any other clones are welcome as well.


The only ones I know so far are:

Tokai J-Bass and P-Bass
Vantage Avenger

Cheers

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.

 

[Minger]

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

 

[Pickebass]

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

 

[Warwick player]

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

 

[balzac]

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

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

 

[MAJOR METAL]

Univox
Aria
Orlando
Kent
Greko

 

[Text_Edifice]

Canora

 

[A9X]

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

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

 

[Munjibunga]

Tune?

 

[MAJOR METAL]

Westbury
Ideal

 

[addylewis]

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

 

[mcbrat]

Electra Outlaw MPC 77-80. Neck-thru mahogany
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Electra Longnecker (Jazz)
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Electra also had a Gibson EB-3 clone.

and here's a 60's Guyatone EB-4
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[Ed Goode]

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

 

[balzac]

My 19?? Tempo shortscale ...

 

[69'Vette]

75 Ibanez Thunderbird

77 Greco Ric copy

76 Greco SB-850

Aria Ric copy

77 Greco Thunderbird II

 

[nateo]

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

 

[justateenpoet]

Nice

 

[j-raj]

Atelier Z?