Damenajm Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Hi, I'm new here, I am a jazz bass player from Holland and I came across a bass I couldn't place anywhere. It looks a bit like a Hofner or Eko bass guitar. Maybe one of you can identify it. There is also a pickguard on it with some weird angles. If I know more I might buy it, but the weather conditions aren't that good at the moment 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Welcome Damenajm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Hiya Damenajm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 I had one of those - they appear regularly with about 4 or 5 different brand names on. I’d say the pickguard is non original and replaced the factory one - mine was brittle and cracked so I presume this was commonplace 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damenajm Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 Thanks Andytravis, were they any good?Probably made in China and plywood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Welcomed aboard! If the BC collective wisdom can't identify an instrument, then it's probably not actually a bass guitar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) Greetings, fellow Dutchman! 23 hours ago, AndyTravis said: I’d say the pickguard is non original and replaced the factory one I'd think so too - this pickguard looks much too angular for the period it was probably made (1960s, Japan). The original pickguard probably matched the rounder shape of that Burns-like separate piece of pickguard on the upper horn. Also looks like the pickup may have been moved closer towards the bridge. Here's one exactly like it, but with a more curvaceous pickguard: https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/66725/bass-identification-no-name-anywhere Edited February 10, 2021 by LeftyJ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damenajm Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 Thanks LeftyJ, great tip, this one looked exactly like 'mine'. I think I 'm not going to buy it. It's on Marktplaats if you're interested, called 'gebruikte basgitaar'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 13 hours ago, Damenajm said: It's on Marktplaats if you're interested Thanks, but not really. I'm lefthanded, I couldn't play it if I wanted to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.