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That's a cool old thing isn't it? Never seen that brand before, or the exact same bass. There are plenty similar though - around 1980 or so every Japanese & Korean factory (and there were literally dozens - not just Matsumoku!) made a range of  through-neck, symmetrical double-cut basses - usually with a single P pickup.

This one's unusual (and more interesting to me) being a P/J but while £200 is a fair price IMO, I don't want it enough to pay that!

Edit: Did a bit of digging - Martinez is currently a Chinese based manufacturer of handcrafted acoustics, which claims to be a international company established in 1978. I'd guess originating - or sourcing from -  Japan. I also found this - looks familiar, and a lot less likely to be neck-divey than the bass:

https://best-vintage-guitars.de/martinez_neck_through.html

Also looks familiar because it's a variation on a very common design made by Kawai & sold under a bewildering number of names.

Edited by Bassassin
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