This is not a toy and never was.
These were serious instruments, with a fairly hefty price.
Back in 1986, these were listed at $529, which in
today's money,
is over $1000, at today's $ to £ rate, is just over
£640!!
Medium scale, well balanced, with a great range of
tones.
When you go to pick it up, it is quite a surprise -
it is almost as heavy
as a standard bass, having a maple neck and
body.
Matsumoku built, so pretty much ticks all of the
boxes.
It has a cut-away, so if you wander into a bit of
80's Slappin' and Poppin',
you can easily get your fingers under the G and D
string.
This was also a feature on the Super Headless,
which is the one that
has escaped me, so far - would love to have a go on
one.
The stringing set up is as per the Westone Rails I
had, so there is no
need for double ball strings - any string will do,
so if you have a favourite,
stick 'em on and get playing.
This one has it's original silver carry bag and I
believe the original strap,
as one of my Rail basses, also came with the same
strap.
It is in very good condition, aside from the marks
on the pick-ups, which
is common on this type.
As you can see, got some shots at last - I think it's time for some lemon
Now I have done this one, I think I will carry on
the headless theme and do
my Yamaha BX1, which is lurking somewhere and
I may also do my Hohner
B2A, which is also probably lurking in the same
area as the Yamaha!!
Cheers. :)
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