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Pointy 80s basses....cool or not


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On 24/01/2023 at 20:24, Dov65 said:

Kramer Forum lll…..originally came active with   Spector pickups & preamp. Can’t find much info on them tho 🤔

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This is what I recall,from having the Kramer catalog on my wall at 13 years old 😆

 

They were made in Japan! (1&2 maybe 3&4 poss Korea)  4 models

 

Forum 1- neck through,Carved body, EMG pickups and pre, Spector Bridge, shark inlays  (effectively MIJ pointy Spector) My dream pointy bass

 

Forum 2- same but bolt on and flat body/top

 

Forum 3 - Neck through, Flat body,Spector branded pickups and preamp (As per the Korean Spector NS2a) and spector Bridge,  diamond inlays . Available in a few garish 80s colours.

 

Forum 4-  same but bolt on 

 

Deep cutaways on all 4, and lots of wacky colours, I've never seen one in the flesh, only the guitars when I was a kid. I'd love a Forum 1 in white 😍

 

 

 

 

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On 22/01/2023 at 14:20, Bassassin said:

The 'Argos' thread in OT made me wonder if this qualifies as properly pointy:

 

                  Vester Argus

 

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Always thought these were genuinely great-looking basses, 90s or early '00s I think. Rare as anything.

 

Can't believe I passed one up on here for £99 about 10 years ago, due to being brutally skint!

 

 

Well, it had me wincing at the thought of getting poked in the eye by it, so I reckon it's pointy enough!

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21 hours ago, mario_buoninfante said:

just saw this at the National Museum of Musical Instruments in Rome - not from the 80s though

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Very art deco. If the 30s had had electric guitars, this would have been one of them. The exact reverse of being ahead of its time.

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