Soledad Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 (edited) Acquired a Fame fretless from Bigthumb recently - really fine bass and an enjoyable transaction. As we know, Fame is Mayones re-branded for MusicStore Germany. More recently I think the Fame guitars and basses are slight variations on the Mayones, but in the case of my BE4 it is really identical, it's a Mayo BE4. I thought it may be of interest to get up close and see what we have got> I haven't worked out how to place text next to pics so...sorry!! - look at that neck fit. I know you can use routers and template guides etc, but they didn't make life easy. This compound curve is immaculate. Top work. - the pre-amp and pot cover is cut and shaped from a solid piece of ovankol. I expected a veneer over plastic, but this is major work. Not technically better, but wow these guys like to shape wood. The ovankol body is beautifully formed and crafted. - 6 bolt neck, even the bolts are offset parallelogram-style. As good as it gets. - ebony fingerboard - I've never seen better - very even tight grain dense true black. Top quality ebony. I could go on ! Every single detail is really impressive - excellent woods, workmanship, finishing... I think it's funny that the naff Fame logo is slightly peeling off, like the bass wants to disown the sticker. Anyway Fame sounds a bit Poundstretcher to me - it may fall off quite soon. Big thumbs up from me to the guys at Mayones - this is so much more than a W copy. Edited March 5, 2019 by Soledad 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledad Posted March 5, 2019 Author Share Posted March 5, 2019 postscript - oh no - the Fame logo just fell off. It was the chisel's fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 So Fame is Mayones, never knew that. Always avoided them thinking they were some duff afar Eastern brand. You’d think someone in marketing would think of a better name. It’s the same with Bacchus, good brand but to have a subsidiary brand called Brian! Whoever would buy a bass called Brian! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 I used to have a Mayones Be4 which is essentially what you have here, mine was fretted, had EMG single coils and an Aguilar OBP3 in it, as I specced those but otherwise very similar; I expect you have a very nice bass there. Also, mine also had a contour cut away on the back at the neck joint, but I can't see any other differences Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 That's a great looking bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Yes, you can see the quality in that. The well lit, high resolution images help the case too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Nice bass.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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