Name this bass (not easy)

[KK Jale]

This is the guy in a rock'n'roll band called Los Apaches from LA.

Any ideas?

 

Edited December 24, 2019 by KK Jale

[Cat Burrito]

I'll start the ball rolling with Teisco but I'm not 100%

[KK Jale]

Thank you for your opening bid sir!

[M@23]

Looks like a Teisco sort of thing to me too!

[kodiakblair]

I was thinking Teisco but the headstock was different to the ones Google showed.

[JapanAxe]

The clip-on tuner doesn't help!

[KK Jale]

I know!!

The interesting thing about this bass is I don't think it's a Teisco or a Guyatone or even Japanese at all.

There's something about it to me that says American... faint shades of Premier, Microfrets, Harmony (but not any of those). And I think it's early - '50s not '60s.

All a guess, though. I'm going to keep looking.

[AndyTravis]

Microfrets is my thought...

[Bassassin]

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I know!!

The interesting thing about this bass is I don't think it's a Teisco or a Guyatone or even Japanese at all.
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Agree with this - it's not MIJ.

I don't know a whole lot about early American instruments, but this could just as easily be 60s Italian or Cold War-era Eastern European.

That maple fretboard's curious. You don't see that on many early basses.

Jon.

[Grahambythesea]

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Agree with this - it's not MIJ.

I don't know a whole lot about early American instruments, but this could just as easily be 60s Italian or Cold War-era Eastern European.

That maple fretboard's curious. You don't see that on many early basses.

Jon.
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[Andyjr1515]

Here are a couple more shots - the headstock logo shows up much more on this. The bassist's name according to Reverbnation is Eddie N. :

[Andyjr1515]

His full name is Eddie Tahuka

[Andyjr1515]

[url="https://www.facebook.com/eddie.tahuka"]And this is his Facebook page[/url]....easiest thing might be to ask him

Edited July 30, 2016 by Andyjr1515

[kodiakblair]

Already done that Andy. Fella's even replied

Sadly none of us were close. How long will I wait before spilling the bean ?

[Andyjr1515]

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Already done that Andy. Fella's even replied

Sadly none of us were close. How long will I wait before spilling the bean ?
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[stingrayPete1977]

Well they are not they same actual bass are they, creme knobs, missing logo or has it had a little makeover?

[AndyTravis]

Is he a luthier who made it in his shed to look like an old junk shop bass?

[kodiakblair]

Ok will I post his reply ?

[KK Jale]

Please do but I THINK I found out for myself

I reckon it's from the Multivox/Premier/Strad-O-Lin family... okay, if pushed I'll say Premier, though the brands were a bit interchangeable...

From New York, about 1962...

Pretty cool to have the word from the guy himself... what does Eddie say?

Edited July 30, 2016 by KK Jale

[BassAgent]

I agree with KK, probably a Multivox or something related.

[kodiakblair]

He said Multivox but He sent me this photo.

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Edited July 30, 2016 by kodiakblair

[kodiakblair]

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Pretty cool to have the word from the guy himself... what does Eddie say?
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Fella was quite cool, replied fast and thinks it's "rad",mind he's in California , folks were interested.
We both agreed the fact a fella in London can post a question and a fella in Scotland can pass it on to the man with the answer in the US
all via the internet makes the world a wee place.

[KK Jale]

Cool!

And rad

[Cosmo Valdemar]

[quote name='kodiakblair' timestamp='1469903348' post='3101930']
He said Multivox but He sent me this photo.

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The price of it!

[stingrayPete1977]

There is a pub near me with basses very similar screwed to the walls and ceiling, must be a few grand up there!