MoonBassAlpha Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-CL-SG-Short-Scale-Bass-Guitar/251366855913?rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D74%26meid%3D2369664105079952479%26pid%3D100005%26prg%3D1048%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D301005476822%26"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-CL-SG-Short-Scale-Bass-Guitar/251366855913?rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D74%26meid%3D2369664105079952479%26pid%3D100005%26prg%3D1048%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D301005476822%26[/url] Looks quite old, and quite nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 (edited) Ooh - it does, doesn't it? The "CL" brand isn't ringing any bells, but from the look of it I'd say it's 70s Italian. I've seen those bass humbuckers on a few 70s/80s Eko basses, and the stepped neck joint & odd-looking neck plate is remeniscent of Gherson. Shame about those horrid tuners bodged on, but that's easily fixed. Who's going to have a punt so's we can get a better look? Jon. Edited October 31, 2013 by Bassassin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el borracho Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 (edited) Clarissa? Think they were Italian made which would tie in with what Jon said. Edited October 31, 2013 by el borracho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 [quote name='el borracho' timestamp='1383256922' post='2262367'] Clarissa? Think they were Italian made which would tie in with what Jon said. [/quote] Excellent detective work! A quick Google gives us this, from an acoustic: [url="http://i317.photobucket.com/albums/mm380/ebonyandivoryltd/Clarissa/ClarrisaClassicalGuitar007.jpg"]http://i317.photobuc...alGuitar007.jpg[/url] And a search on Fetishguitars comes up with this: [url="http://www.fetishguitars.com/?s=clarissa"]http://www.fetishgui...com/?s=clarissa[/url] Ignoring the bass, which is blatantly an unbranded Japanese EB copy, the guitar is very closely related to the CL on Ebay - most tellingly the unusual scratchplate. Shame there's no back pic, as a matching neckplate would confirm the ID - but I think we have a winner! J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 [quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1383251298' post='2262267'] Shame about those horrid tuners bodged on, but that's easily fixed. [/quote] It really is hard to imagine who might have thought they were a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1383314350' post='2263052'] It really is hard to imagine who might have thought they were a good idea. [/quote] From the front the smaller keys look better IMO. Pity it looks such as mess on the back and they used a 4-in-line set instead of 2+2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el borracho Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 (edited) [quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1383312428' post='2263013'] Excellent detective work! [/quote] Rather sadly, it came from my memory. I've no idea where it was but I can recall somebody I knew with a roundback acoustic with that logo and that it was a Clarissa. Amazing how much music related irrelevance is in my head! If only I could divert that bit of memory to things I really need to know Edited November 1, 2013 by el borracho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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