Way cool, or just....no? What do you think!

[thehiros]

I found this bass while I was just flipping through an online catalogue...and I can't decide whether I like it or hate it. Check it out

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I don't plan on buying it, partly because I don't know where on earth the store is, but it's listed at around $550US, so its not too bad. Brand new as well. BTW I have NO idea how it plays, but considering the price, I reckon it could be a nice collector's item.
IMO, the design is just....not quite there, the colour balance is just off. Maybe if the body was just one solid color, like a one-tone natural wood, or even black, instead of the striped natural wood, then I would've been all over it

 

[allexcosta]

They usually go for less money. Get an Antoniotsai, they usually are fairly well made. I find the excess of inlays kinda tacky, but that's just me... Link:

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[CityEscape]

I like the detail in the neck, but I hate the dragon stuff on the body. other than that, its a sexy bass

 

[Hawaii Islander]

What brand is that?

 

[Dogbertday]

The dragon thing is usually a turn off for me but I kinda dig it

 

[bass_snake]

I think the dragon on fingerboard is okay but not the one on the body. Just my opinion.

Fred

 

[PopDragon]

persnally I think I might be in love!

 

[thehiros]

The maker is Yamato, and yeh, the dragons on the body just don't match the bass overall XD
I might be saying that neck by itself would be cool...but its a neck-thru.

 

[Korladis]

oh my god... DO WANT! Damn GAS...

Seriously I think it looks gorgeous, and I'm not usually that taken with overly fancy basses. But it's active, it looks like, and I'm more of a passive electronics guy.

 

[ashtray9]

I think it's cool. Way better than "K5" or "Sting" on the bass.

 

[cassanova]

The artwork is very nice that bass and overall I like it. But dunno if I'd wanna buy it.

 

[LCW]

its a little gody for me

 

[MIJ-VI]

They usually go for less money. Get an Antoniotsai, they usually are fairly well made. I find the excess of inlays kinda tacky, but that's just me... Link:

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Really?

 

[robert43]

not my cup of tea

 

[PSPookie]

I like it.

 

[Diogenes]

... Get an Antoniotsai, they usually are fairly well made...

And let's not forget the Antoniotsai company's eBay motto... "Just paying happy you can get very valued musical intrusments here"!

Really?

That's a must have. I'd feel so much satisfaction playing this bass while Elvis' tender adoring gaze is locked on me... "Baby let me be, your lovin teddy bear".

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[Thunderitter]

a "just no" from me!

IMHO the inlays spoil what would otherwise be an alright looking bass, but horses for course.

 

[pedulla-2007]

Being totally objective, the bass is a work of art. Probably assembled in Japan or Korea at sweatshop hourly labor. The fact that it is a neck-thru is a big positive although I would have liked to see the wood grain on the body. Would like to play the bass first. Give credit to the worker that did the inlays.

 

[allotabass]

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[Dolflundgren]

For some people, it's probably great.

For me, I prefer much simpler designs/looks.

I hate it.