Pointy 80s basses....cool or not

[TheRev]

19 hours ago, Mudpup said:

At least you still have a chance of snagging a ZZB if you keep your eyes open...

True.  Plus Kate hasn't got back to me yet, so technically both options are still open.

[Mudpup]

2 hours ago, TheRev said:

True.  Plus Kate hasn't got back to me yet, so technically both options are still open.

I'm sure you're on her bucket list. Don't Give Up 😁

[mario_buoninfante]

Just saw this

 

https://www.cashconverters.co.uk/shop/music-tv--video/musical-instruments/guitars--string-instruments/electric-guitar/045700029272

[Maude]

1 hour ago, mario_buoninfante said:

Just saw this

 

https://www.cashconverters.co.uk/shop/music-tv--video/musical-instruments/guitars--string-instruments/electric-guitar/045700029272

This is more eighties than the actual eighties. 

[Lfalex v1.1]

14 minutes ago, Maude said:

This is more eighties than the actual eighties. 

Except its not from the 80's

[Maude]

3 hours ago, Lfalex v1.1 said:

Except its not from the 80's

But the look is. 

[lee650]

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 🤔

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 😍

 

 

 

 

Edited February 5, 2023 by lee650

[neepheid]

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

 

 

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!

[Baloney Balderdash]

19 hours ago, Lfalex v1.1 said:

Except its not from the 80's

Except what?

 

 

That's exactly what the sentence you replied to imply:

19 hours ago, Maude said:

This is more eighties than the actual eighties. 

 

Edited February 5, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash

[DGBass]

As pointy as I dared go in the 1980s. All points rounded tastefully to avoid having someones eye out.  Still pointy enough though not to be able to stand up straight when leaning against a stack, or a wall etc.

[mario_buoninfante]

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

[neepheid]

7 minutes ago, mario_buoninfante said:

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

 

Or... Earth?

[KingBollock]

Wherever it’s from, it should go back!

[tauzero]

21 hours ago, mario_buoninfante said:

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

 

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.

[Shambo]

On 21/01/2023 at 20:53, mario_buoninfante said:

Fender Japan have a lot of things not listed anywhere esle, amongst them this one

 

 

https://www.fender.com/ja-JP/hama-okamoto-signature.html

 

 

I'd rock one of those any day of the week. Very tempting.

[LewisK1975]

I remember having an Ibanez Destroyer 2 bass back in the day, probably the 3rd / 4th Bass I ever owned. Seem to remember thinking it was actually pretty good but felt a little stupid playing it in public.. 

 

[Baloney Balderdash]

On 07/02/2023 at 15:54, mario_buoninfante said:

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

That looks pretty amazing.

 

Not crazy about the headstock though.

[karlfer]

Only one of them an original 80's (Ivory, '84)

[snorkie635]

Even in the 80s, I didn't like pointy basses. 
 

Tort and Sunburst rule OK! (I'll get my coat then.)

Edited February 14 by snorkie635

[neepheid]

19 minutes ago, karlfer said:

Only one of them an original 80's (Ivory, '84)

 

From top to bottom - would, had

[uk_lefty]

I'm partial to a pointy headstock. As much as I like the idea of something pointy all over I've not really played a type of music that suits it.

[PaulThePlug]

@uk_lefty that stringing to the peg correct, or does it better suit a reverse headstock, or the B? Lot of nut angle on the G.

[super al]

On 07/02/2023 at 14:54, mario_buoninfante said:

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

If Picasso had made basses...

 

Love the red and white chicken head knobs.