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Gorgeous looking Futurama P-Bass for £299


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Guys check this out, it's got something really nice about it. I read somewhere that these are made by Tokai - perhaps you know more about this... Bassassin?

Slightly odd sunburst - a bit 'hard' on the colour transitions - but a lovely looking flame maple neck & very tidy overall.

What do you think?

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Even Rockem who brazenly describe the Rockinbetter basses as being "Tokai" don't list the Futurama basses as being Tokai.

[url="http://www.rockemmusic.com/product/futurama-p-bass-vintage-look-bass-guitar-sunburst"]http://www.rockemmusic.com/product/futuram...guitar-sunburst[/url]

And, the new price is £188.

Are these the same bass? Or is there more of a range?

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There is a discussion [topic="113716"]here[/topic] about who, what & where Futurama was/is & whether the brand is connected to Tokai (China, not Tokai Japan). Difficult subject, for obvious reasons, but interesting.

I guess what I'm really interested in finding out is whether these instruments are any good - has anyone played / heard a '00s Futurama? And that is only because it's pretty - there's something about it, like some Jap Tokais or the ProBass/Retrovibe basses, that just looks like it'd punch above its weight.

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It's just a Precision copy with a brand name some people have heard of before. Nothing any more special than that.

Nothing to do with Tokai, but I suppose it's possibly from the same Chinese factory that makes low-end, licensed brand cheapo Tokais. But like Rockinbetters, that doesn't make it a Tokai.

Jon.

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[quote name='Bassassin' post='1116336' date='Feb 5 2011, 11:09 AM']It's just a Precision copy with a brand name some people have heard of before. Nothing any more special than that.[/quote]

[url="http://www.tokaijapan.com/hardpuncher2.html"]This[/url] on the other hand I find a lot more special.

Edit: Futurama versus Sue Ryder P bass. Let the battle commence.

Edited by Annoying Twit
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[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1116342' date='Feb 5 2011, 11:12 AM'][url="http://www.tokaijapan.com/hardpuncher2.html"]This[/url] on the other hand I find a lot more special.

Edit: Futurama versus Sue Ryder P bass. Let the battle commence.[/quote]
futurama everytime. you certainly wouldn't be asking around bc for a new neck with this futurama. you don't find neck wood like that on too many cheapo guitars.

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[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1116342' date='Feb 5 2011, 11:12 AM']Edit: Futurama versus Sue Ryder P bass. Let the battle commence.[/quote]
Auntie Sue FTW. She'll sell you [b]six[/b] basses for the price of one Futurama.

Speaking of which, the neck wood's lovely but the rest of it's 'orrible: nasty, tacky-looking hardware, very ugly and suspicious (well-hidden edges) sunburst, all for the price of a used MIJ Fender! You'd have to be a mental to chuck money at that.

J.

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