hamfist Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 (edited) Just bought a blue one of these, with twin P pickups, from ebay. It has a "made in Korea" sticker on it but apart from that there is no other history. Google only brings up a different M-series that was sold on Talkbass a couple of years ago. Apart from that there is no info at all on these. Does anyone have any experience and info on these at all ?? I'll get pics up later, as I won't receive the bass until later in the week. Edit .... pics now in post #4 Edited June 6, 2013 by hamfist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 No experience & the only thing I could find was this thread on the Matsumoku forum discussing a rather sparkly guitar, also with a MIK sticker: http://www.matsumoku.org/ggboard/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=6980 The OP reckons his was produced from 1999-2002. More than that? Dunno. Looks interesting though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfist Posted June 3, 2013 Author Share Posted June 3, 2013 There's a lot more online about the guitar M-series than the basses. The guitars seem to be well thought of by everyone who actually has had experience of one. I'm hoping the basses are built up to a similar standard. Time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfist Posted June 6, 2013 Author Share Posted June 6, 2013 (edited) The bass arrived today and I have to say I am mightily impressed. For a 15 year old bass it is in superb condition. Finish is metallic sparkle blue, headstock too. It's certainly attractive but not the most carefully applied finish I've ever seen on the rear of the body where you can see some striations. The neck is a treat, action is amply low. Nut width is 40mm and it feels very similar to a Yamaha BB neck to be honest, so pretty much bang inbetween a standard J and P neck. The tuners feel re-assuringly good quality in their action and the nut is cut nicely. The neck position P sounds like a precision, surprise, surprise. I haven't measured but I'd guess it's exactly in the Fender sweet spot. THe bridge p pickup has a Jazz neck pickup on steroids sound, and both together sounds like a rather more solid PJ blended. I like it. It balances nicely and I think it looks sort of cool retro. It's certainly pretty unique. There is so little out there about these basses. Wiring ... it has volume and tone pots (all 500K) for each pickup and a 3 way pickup selectorr toggle. All cavities are paint-shielded. OK here's some decent pics. .... [url="http://www.ephotobay.com/share/aria-full-b.html"][/url] [url="http://www.ephotobay.com/share/aria-body-rear.html"][/url] [url="http://www.ephotobay.com/share/aria-body-front.html"][/url] [url="http://www.ephotobay.com/share/aria-headstock-front.html"][/url] [url="http://www.ephotobay.com/share/aria-headstock-rear.html"][/url] [url="http://www.ephotobay.com/share/aria-neck-joint-rear.html"][/url] Edited June 6, 2013 by hamfist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Thats lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_g Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 I had that on my ebay watchlist, ive always wanted a bass with twin p pickups i didnt bid in the end im trying my best to scale down my basses Looks like a bargain though good luck with it are the pickups decent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfist Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 [quote name='stu_g' timestamp='1370552334' post='2102732'] I had that on my ebay watchlist, ive always wanted a bass with twin p pickups i didnt bid in the end im trying my best to scale down my basses Looks like a bargain though good luck with it are the pickups decent? [/quote] I'm the same, twin P pickup basses seem to be like magnets to me. The pickups are actually excellent. I briefly put in a Fender custom shop P pickup I have into the bass yesterday. But took it out as the originals were just as nice to my tastes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Cort made basses with a headstock quite similar to that, although I don't think it is a surprise that Cort could have been the manufacturer given its Korean origins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfist Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 [quote name='Musky' timestamp='1370590512' post='2103036'] Cort made basses with a headstock quite similar to that, although I don't think it is a surprise that Cort could have been the manufacturer given its Korean origins. [/quote] You could well be right. Cort have made a huge number of instruments under licence for all sorts of manufacturers. the timeline and country of manufacture would certainly fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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