identify this bass (1 Viewer)

[JohnnyRaz]

ok - saw this bass at a market yesterday. was up on a wall so didnt get a propper look at the head stock.

-ambery sunbust viola shaped body, with the standard looking 'beatle bass' control panel (2knobs and switches)
-white pearloid scratch plate
-the push-button tone controls you sometimes see on old italian 60s guitars and bases (3 buttons I think) like the pic below
- silver covered humbuckers
- square headstock, 2 tuners a slide, plastic/white machine heads
- headstock had 'bass s' or possibly 'bass 8' in gold block capitals and 'by exxxx' ie some name begining I think with e in cursive script.

any idea? in hindsight I should have just asked to take it down and have a propper look, but the missues was peppering to leave!


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[ann post]

looks like the russian ones.

google Kavkaz bass

 

[JohnnyRaz]

nah it looked kinda like the above, but with the push button tone switches above the pickups. also had a white thumb rest thingy..

 

[Jim Daniels]

ok - saw this bass at a market yesterday. was up on a wall so didnt get a propper look at the head stock.-

Eko Elite Bass

Guitar Blog: Eko Elite Bass

Now you know I just love these cheesy Italian guitars from the 1960s, don't you? Last week we looked at an Eko violin bass and today I am bringing you another bass made by Eko, this time it's the Elite model. The shape may look familar - every now and again the guitar version crops up on eBay (I've previously featured a Crucianelli-branded Elite 6-string on this blog), but I haven't seen the bass before now.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

not this bass - just stuck it up to demonstrate the push buttons!

 

[therealjohnny]

This thread is very confusing JohnnyRaz

 

[Hector Grey]

Hagstrom were mad for the push button tone control. But yeah, posting the picture was just confusing.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

ok, for the benefit of those who are confused: imagine if this

was crossed with this

headstock says: 'bass s' or possibly 'bass 8' and some brand name begining with e.

and heres a picture of a cat for johnny//./

 

[Space]

What market was it in?

 

[JohnnyRaz]

What market was it in?

now that would be telling!

merchants market in east wall.