TheGreek Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Don't know if this has anything to do with the Martin company which builds acoustics - if so it may be worth more than the asking price of £100. https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/custom-fretless-bass-guitar-/1208007884 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 It's a rebadged Kasuga Scorpion. Not sure what the background to the Pro Martin brand was but I've only seen the name on Kasuga original designs in the UK/EU,so I assume they used it as an export brand. Might be connected to the fact that CF Martin used Kasuga to build "entry level" acoustics in the early 70s, prior to the launch of the Sigma brand. Doubt it was "official", though... Oh, and £100's a silly bargain, these are beautifully made instruments. Chances are it's a defret, but even so, if it was local to me I'd be proper tempted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzoid Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Had a look at this one when I was browsing Gumtree the other day - was quite interested until I saw the fourth photo in the set where there looks to be filler from chips to the fingerboard from, IMO, a not particularly great defret. Having previously bought (and sold on) a defret that had a similar looking fingerboard to this I decided to pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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