Whats's this bass? (found on Barcelona)

[dabis]

Hi! I know you all bassfreaks like these challenges.
Friend of mine (bass player too) invite me to lunch to this place in Barcelona, Bodega de Pádua, and ask me if I knew wich brand is this bass. Anyone of you know this?

 

[TolerancEJ]

Any possibility of a closer picture?

 

[Thornton Davis]

Looks like it could be from either Eastern Europe or the Soviet Union. Difficult to tell without seeing a clearer photo especially of the headstock.

TD

 

[dabis]

Couldn't climb higher as the room was full of people. I'll try to come back later this week and take a pic closer.

 

[Mark76]

Nah, man, that's too normal looking for something from behind the Iron Curtain (unless my eyes deceive me that's a standard ¼" jack). I'm going with German (Framus, probably) or Dutch (Egmont).

 

[Bass V]

most likely en Eko

 

[StyleOverShow]

What's the best bass for tapas?

 

[cdef]

That's really obscure, but I believe it could be a Lluquet, made for a music store of the same name in Valencia. The bridge and tailpiece look like Höfner parts, probably via Enrique Keller's business in Zarautz, which built a certain number of Höfners.

 

[dabis]

What's the best bass for tapas?

Better not play bass while you're "de tapas".

 

[Reedt2000]

Kinda looks like the Eko cobra model. Couldn't find an exact match though.

 

[HaphAsSard]

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That's really obscure, but I believe it could be a Lluquet, made for a music store of the same name in Valencia. The bridge and tailpiece look like Höfner parts, probably via Enrique Keller's business in Zarautz, which built a certain number of Höfners.

^ @cdef is the man, as always! We have our answer I believe.
Here's a pic of a Guillermo Lluquet Soloist Bass. Body shape and pickguard match, as does the stopbar/tailpiece (the bridge too? Perhaps). Pickup does not. [EDIT - On second looks it kinda does, except for the "Soloist" writing and the gold sparkle strip; the shape and the two screws appear to be the same.]

In this other pic the pickups seem to be the same or similar, and there's a pickup selector (due to them being...more than one), albeit in a slightly different spot:

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[cdef]

Here's a Lluquet "Sonik" guitar with similar pickups & switch:

 

[Dynacord]

Here's a Lluquet "Sonik" guitar with similar pickups & switch:

fetishguitars.com proving invaluable once again. Love that site.

 

[diegom]

^ @cdef is the man, as always! We have our answer I believe.
In this other pic the pickups seem to be the same or similar, and there's a pickup selector (due to them being...more than one), albeit in a slightly different spot:
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WOW! Those are insanely long headstocks!!!

 

[dabis]

Definitely I have to climb that stand, pick that bass and run till the horizon...

 

[Slevage]

What's the best bass for tapas?

Short scale.

 

[dabis]

fetishguitars.com proving invaluable once again. Love that site.

Just discovered this site, thanks! It's insane!

 

[dabis]

So the adjustable truss rod from the body wasn't an invention of Ernie Ball engineers???

 

[HaphAsSard]

So the adjustable truss rod from the body wasn't an invention of Ernie Ball engineers???

I noticed the same yesterday. After a quick search I can report random web sources saying truss rod adjustment wheels were used by Burns, Vox and Jolana back in the day (though engineering details may differ).

 

[James Collins]

What's the best bass for tapas?