What bass trem is this?

Discussion in 'Hardware, Setup & Repair [BG]' started by Johnny Crab, Dec 26, 2014.

  1. Johnny Crab

    Johnny Crab HELIX user & BOSE Abuser

    Feb 11, 2004
    Texas
    Received in an Ovation UB1-K body and appears to be the original install BUT other UB1-K's seem to have come with Kahlers. Can anyone ID the unknown/no-name trem?
    Pics are of Kahler in black UB1-K and unknown in white UB1-K.

    Thanks.

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    The No-Name trem....

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    Last edited: Dec 28, 2014
  2. moonshinegtrs

    moonshinegtrs Inactive Commercial User

    Jan 28, 2009
    White Bluff,Tn.
    Owner: Moonshine Custom Guitars
    I have no idea who made this. but I have some parts to this trem; got them years ago in an ebay lot.

    I've always wondered where it came from...

    Subbed.

    Moonshine :bassist:
     
  3. Johnny Crab

    Johnny Crab HELIX user & BOSE Abuser

    Feb 11, 2004
    Texas
    Ovation said it's not by them "as far as they recall, we only used Kahlers in basses".
    Kahler hasn't chimed in yet.
    No answers yet at the bass trem forum.
     
  4. Sadly the bass trem forum is pretty dead these days.
    I have Kahlers on two of my basses and soon a third thats gonna be a fretless.
    The bass trem facebook page will get you reply's faster.

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/78846074197/
     
  5. Johnny Crab

    Johnny Crab HELIX user & BOSE Abuser

    Feb 11, 2004
    Texas
    Yep & thanks.
    I joined them and messaged Eric on his page about it but he couldn't I.D. it either. If I get it working(other than having a hard stop on pull ups), it can get a myth put on it....call it a prototype that escaped a factory or something.

    Also, from what is being seen as these 80's basses get the once-over, it would not be surprising to learn that Ovation, Hondo, and maybe a few others had bodies made at the same factory(Japan?). The insides and routings looks VERY much alike.
     
  6. moonshinegtrs

    moonshinegtrs Inactive Commercial User

    Jan 28, 2009
    White Bluff,Tn.
    Owner: Moonshine Custom Guitars

    There's a bass trem facebook page and I didn't know about it?

    I'm so there.

    Moonshine :bassist:
     
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