Bass ID?

[jeffjohnson]

This is for sale locally but I can't work out who it's made by, any ideas? 

[Schnozzalee]

Id snap that up and find out later. The body has a mastumoku look.

[Pea Turgh]

I agree 100% with @Schnozzalee’s statement!

[binky_bass]

Looks like schaller tuners and bridge with possible dimarzio pickups. Good components, also Looks like a set neck. Depending on price, grab it and work it out later!

[PaulThePlug]

Aria?..

https://www.creamcitymusic.com/vintage-aria-scroll-headstock-violin-bass-sunburst-mij/

 

[binky_bass]

Couldn't look further from the bass on that link! This bass doesnt really have a scroll headstock, its more a 'folded over headstock. I'm sure I've seen it before somewhere... A google image search didn't find anything similar either. Would be interested to know what this is if anyone does identify it! 

[ezbass]

Burns did the folded over headstock thing, but not that body shape. Looks short scale too, to my eye.

[Bassassin]

On 21/09/2025 at 20:09, Pea Turgh said:

I agree 100% with @Schnozzalee’s statement!

 

I don't. Looks like a one-off to me, probably late 70s when symmetrical (neck-divey) bodies were inexplicably popular. I'm pretty confident neither Mats nor any other Japanese factory would've used that headstock on a bass like this.

 

Not sure that's a Schaller bridge - looks a bit like a 3D but the proportions don't look right. Maybe something like this, from around the same era & loosely based on the Schaller. Apart from the actual rollers!

 

[jeffjohnson]

6 hours ago, Bassassin said:

 

I don't. Looks like a one-off to me, probably late 70s when symmetrical (neck-divey) bodies were inexplicably popular. I'm pretty confident neither Mats nor any other Japanese factory would've used that headstock on a bass like this.

 

Not sure that's a Schaller bridge - looks a bit like a 3D but the proportions don't look right. Maybe something like this, from around the same era & loosely based on the Schaller. Apart from the actual rollers!

 

What do you think Jon, 150 quid for it with a couple of violins, an acoustic and a keyboard 

 

Should I risk it? 

[Bassassin]

3 hours ago, jeffjohnson said:

What do you think Jon, 150 quid for it with a couple of violins, an acoustic and a keyboard 

 

Should I risk it? 

 

I would. But then, I'm subject to occasional rash & impulsive decisions! 

[binky_bass]

6 hours ago, jeffjohnson said:

What do you think Jon, 150 quid for it with a couple of violins, an acoustic and a keyboard 

 

Should I risk it? 

Yes! Worth the risk IMO at that price.

[jeffjohnson]

It's gone 😢

 

 

I'm a little sad but now I don't have to go to Truro so that's a plus

[Bolo]

Looks a bit like a Korean Samick to me, if it isn't a one off.