Newfoundfreedom Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I went to look at a load of gear today left over from a shop closure. Unfortunately it was mostly guitars and he only had a couple of basses. One of them was this. I've never seen anything like it in my life. The body is straightforward enough, kind of Music Man-esque, but that headstock is bonkers! The neck actually felt superb, very playable, and the overall quality didn't feel too bad. Initially i dismissed it outright, but the more I looked at it the more it kind of grew on me. So I had to leave sharpish before I accidentally bought it. It would certainly be a conversation starter. You don't see many of those around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Looks more like a P body with an MM stuck in it. I've seen that fretboard 2 tone thing on some basses on Ebay a few years ago but cannot remember the exact name. Something similar to Matiz, although i know that's not it. They seemed to be well made too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) 1 minute ago, fleabag said: Looks more like a P body with an MM stuck in it. I've seen that fretboard 2 tone thing on some basses on Ebay a few years ago but cannot remember the exact name. Something similar to Matiz, although i know that's not it. They seemed to be well made too It's a Wolf bass, made in Korea. They're not unheard of, and generally seem to be well respected quality wise. But I've never seen one with an upright style headstock like that. Edited January 22, 2019 by Newfoundfreedom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) Thanks NFF Very similar to the bass i mentioned with the wrong name. Just cannot remember it's correct name though. Pretty sure it began with an M. I wonder if they actually changed their name at some point to Wolf Mind you, that Wolf bass. Good luck getting a case for it. Would have to be a DIY job Edited January 22, 2019 by fleabag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, fleabag said: Thanks NFF Very similar to the bass i mentioned with the wrong name. Just cannot remember it's correct name though. Pretty sure it began with an M. I wonder if they actually changed their name at some point to Wolf Maybe something out of the same factory. From what I can glean Wolf is an own brand from a factory that builds budget grade guitars for a lot of the big manufacturers, such as Epiphones, Squier etc. There's quite a few of them on eBay USA but nothing like this one. I'm actually reconsidering walking away now. It's so unique. If nothing else it'll be a conversation starter. Edited January 22, 2019 by Newfoundfreedom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Rings a bell. That name that began with an M was a short name like Wolf, maybe 5 letters. Mateus ? Nah thats a bottle of vino collapso, but it was something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 By the way - that bass above was made in France by luthier Thomas Brunteau . Apparently there is more than one builder using the name Wolf Here's another by the same French guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, fleabag said: By the way - that bass above was made in France by luthier Thomas Brunteau . Apparently there is more than one builder using the name Wolf Here's another by the same French guy Ah that's interesting. The guy did say he had an acoustic with the same headstock. It could be this very model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) Wolf guitar brand from Korea is made by KHL Seoul South Korea – established 1997. KHL also make Ravenwest, HK, and Woodo brands. This is their logo Edited January 22, 2019 by fleabag 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) This is the webby of the French guy Bruneteau Doesnt seem to make many basses. In fact there aren't any on his site. Wonder if they were specials ? That weird acoustic isnt listed either. They could old models that he doent make anymore. Maybe too wacky and didnt sell ? http://wolflutherie.com/index.html Edited January 22, 2019 by fleabag 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 minute ago, fleabag said: Wolf guitar brand from Korea is made by KHL Seoul South Korea – established 1997. KHL also make Ravenwest, HK, and Woodo brands. This is their logo Ah, maybe I've totally got the wrong brand then. So do you reckon this one could actually be a custom / luthier build? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 See my post above Nff. I think maybe Bruneteau made one offs, or maybe they were staple models that never sold in big numbers and he left the idea alone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 Just now, fleabag said: See my post above Nff. I think maybe Bruneteau made one offs, or maybe they were staple models that never sold in big numbers and he left the idea alone Hmmm. That's got me thinking now. It might definitely be worth a punt. That would also explain why the neck felt extremely good quality and very playable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) I have the feeling that Bruneteau makes very good quality axes. And unless he copied the bass model that began with an M that i cannot think of, it maybe that he started the bass building with those M's and ventured on to Wolf, changing the name. That 2 tone neck is identical to the basses i remember that are no longer around Edited January 22, 2019 by fleabag 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 What am I not getting here? What seems like the exact same "W" from the Korean Wolf logo suddenly belongs to a French luthier that on his website uses a different style? Colour me bewildered. Can anyone explain? Cool stuff though! 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Would you believe it... I cant find any basses with that 2 tone fretboard yet 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 minute ago, fleabag said: I have the feeling that Bruneteau makes very good quality axes. And unless he copied the bass model that began with an M that i cannot think of, it maybe that he started the bass building with those M's and ventured on to Wolf, changing the name. That 2 tone neck is identical to the basses i remember that are no longer around Yeah that headstock though! Maybe I could learn to love it? 😂 To be honest, what the bloke was asking for it I'm guessing he doesn't know what he's got there either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, BassTractor said: What am I not getting here? What seems like the exact same "W" from the Korean Wolf logo suddenly belongs to a French luthier that on his website uses a different style? Colour me bewildered. Can anyone explain? Cool stuff though! 🙂 No, NFF got it wrong The single letter W is French Luthier Thomas Bruneteau. The one with the full word WOLF, is the Korean one Edited January 22, 2019 by fleabag 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Newfoundfreedom said: Yeah that headstock though! Maybe I could learn to love it? 😂 To be honest, what the bloke was asking for it I'm guessing he doesn't know what he's got there either. yeah if you can live with the headstock - it will be utterly unique - but build yer own case 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, fleabag said: Would you believe it... I cant find any basses with that 2 tone fretboard yet Wow! Superb bit of recall there. I'm impressed. It definitely looks like the same design. Whether or not it's the same builder I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 minute ago, fleabag said: No, NFF got it wrong The single letter W is French Luthier Thoma Bruneteau. The one with the full word WOLF, is the Korean one Thanks, Fleabag. So someone stole the shape of the W from someone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Just now, BassTractor said: Thanks, Fleabag. So someone stole the shape of the W from someone? Not really. They're all different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 PS Nff Found what i was looking for. He was Mazeti ....he changed the name. I KNEW i'd seen those weird fretboards before. Man., i should be a detetctive https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/les-paul-bass-mazeti-bass-guitar-512359460 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, fleabag said: PS Nff Found what i was looking for. He was Mazeti ....he changed the name. I KNEW i'd seen those weird fretboards before. Man., i should be a detetctive https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/les-paul-bass-mazeti-bass-guitar-512359460 Very impressive. But I still can't see anything that links the two (other than the obvious shape and style) They could be sourcing the necks from the same place or copying the same design maybe? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Yeah i didnt think of that. Or maybe Bruneteau took over a failing company ? Who knows. I like them which ever way it happened 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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