Antoria New Yorker Bass Short Scale Set Neck w/Mods - *SOLD* £210 London

[denki109]

Edit: It's been sold. 

 

It’s in TV Yellow. 
It's an Antoria. 

30" Scale. 

Weighs 3.5 kg. 

The body is made of solid mahogany. 

I've replaced the vile stock bridge with a Gotoh unit that came off a 1980s Fender Jazz Bass Special (a Boxer model).

The original knobs were replaced with Black Gretsch-style units that look rather dapper. 
No issues. 
Plays beautifully.  

Edited March 9, 2022 by denki109

[denki109]

PS I am happy to have the bass collected in person if required. It resides in London (E1W). 

Edited March 8, 2022 by denki109

[ead]

Weirdly cool.  GLWTS

[6feet7]

Trying to figure out if I could convert it to a 5 string

[EssentialTension]

Looks like a bargain.

[6feet7]

1 hour ago, 6feet7 said:

Trying to figure out if I could convert it to a 5 string

Whats the string spacing (or at least the distance between the outer part of the bass and treble strings)?

[Paul S]

Can you weigh this reasonably accurately, please?

[denki109]

It’s 19 mm spacing. 

[yorks5stringer]

Nice, is that a native New Yorker?

[denki109]

46 minutes ago, Paul S said:

Can you weigh this reasonably accurately, please?

According to me digital scale, this New Yorker weighs at 3.5 kg.

[denki109]

11 minutes ago, yorks5stringer said:

Nice, is that a native New Yorker?

It's a city that makes every new resident a native provided that they're able to do certain prescribed things within the confines of a New York Minute. 

 

This particular New Yorker was made in Korea and designed in the UK. 

[6feet7]

36 minutes ago, denki109 said:

It’s 19 mm spacing. 

Just a smidge too tight to convert to 5 strings. That would take it to 14.25mm. I was hoping it would be 14.75-15mm.  GLWTS.

[DaveNorman]

I have one of these wonderful short scales, a chap in UK purchased the Antoria trademark and designed and made about 30 ? Of these Basses and so late guitars - there will be no more of these and imo this is a bargain for a cool and wonderfully easy to play instrument

 

i lent mine to a friend for a gig and in his words “ wow this thing plays itself” !! He wanted mine but I still have it in my attic 😱

 

seriously good price and grab something you will likely never see again ! 
 

it’s with 300 all day long 

[petecarlton]

10 hours ago, denki109 said:

The original knobs were replaced with Black Gretsch-style units that look rather dapper. 

 

Nice knobs! 😉

[Owno]

Is it an Antoria from the 70’s or is this one newer?

[denki109]

1 hour ago, Owno said:

Is it an Antoria from the 70’s or is this one newer?

It’s was purchased new two years ago. 

[Clarky]

Some more background below. This looks very good value to me

 

 

[Owno]

47 minutes ago, Clarky said:

Some more background below. This looks very good value to me

 

 

Indeed. Imagine this with a Serek LB90 pickup.