Identify Weird J Bass

[sarakisof]

Any ideas on what this extraterrestrial thing could be? 

Notice the bridge Ibanez/Cimar(?), Schaller(?) kind of pickup, tuners, truss rod, Italy sticker (seems more realistic than the front Ibanez one) .. 🙄

 

@Bassassin your lights Sir 🙏

 

Edited May 4 by sarakisof

[Schnozzalee]

It's an Ibanez.

[Bassassin]

23 minutes ago, Schnozzalee said:

It's an Ibanez.

 

Naah!  

 

The 'Made In Italy' sticker's likely right. I think it's probably a Gherson - a quick Google for 'Gherson JB' shows a bunch of different versions, none identical but with a lot of the same details across them.

 

I think the bridge pickup's not original, looks like a new-ish DiMarzio with those black hex poles. Looks like the tuners also may have been changed, the way the D unit's hanging off the headstock doesn't exactly look 'factory'! Do you have a neckplate pic?

 

Anyway, I think it's pretty cool, I'm a sucker for a bound dot board on a J.

 

 

[sarakisof]

Communication with seller is a bit hard 🙄 so I don't want to ask him for an extra neck plate pic. If I finally get it I'll be back in this thread for further infos. I'm curious to identify this creature. 

[BTops]

Gherson