bass guitars

The Rockwood LX 100B 4 string electric bass had a precision style hardwood body with a bolt on neck. The fingerboard was rosewood inlaid with white dot position markers. It had a single precision style pickup controlled by volume and tone knobs. Bridge and tuners were finished in chrome.

It came in black or red finish - the body and headstock had matching finish.

B.C. Rich Mockingbird bass models.

The Klira company was a German string instrument maker. Established in 1887 and lasting until 1982. Initially making instruments from the violin family, Klira expanded into acoustic and electric guitar building in the 1950s.

The Manson John Paul Jones E-Bass model is a replica of the bass that Hugh Manson made in the early 90s and has become John’s first call four-string ever since.

Heit (Heit Deluxe) was a  brandname used in the 1960s on guitars made by Teisco and distributed in American by G and H Imports Inc. of New Jersey.

The Hebros bass was a Gibson 335 shaped semi-hollow bodied bass from the Bulgarian Orfeus company. It had flat plywood top and bottom with a central core of solid alder.

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Orfeus guitars were made in Bulgaria from the 1960s to the 1980s. Might also be spelled 'Orpheus' on models for export.

The Ardsley brandname was used on guitars and basses made by the Italian maker Crucianelli for the American market in the 1960s. The Ardsley models were often identical to others made by Crucianelli - but distributed under different brandnames including Elite, Imperial, Baron, Crestone, Philharmonic, Reno, Supreme and Sorrento.

Sante Crucianelli founded the Crucianelli accordion company in the late 1880s. During the 1960s the market for accordions was shrinking so the company started making guitars.

This is the category for all home made 2 string basses - including fretted and fret-less, acoustic or electric.

Bernd from Austria just picked this Defil Romeo 2 bass in a local flea market. The Romeo 2 is full of character, Hofner violin bass style with a twist. Bernd got his at a bargain price - there is one on eBay Germany right now for 695 EUROS! Here's how Bernd got his Romeo 2:

The Electa brand name was used for a range of electric guitars, acoustic guitars and basses distributed in Australia. It was first used in the 1970s and has been used recently as 2009. The 1970s models were probably made in Japan.

The recent models were most likely made in China, given their budget price tag. They are distributed by the Lamberti Brothers Company of Melbourne.

The Magnatone Mark VI (Artist series) bass is a single cutaway four string electric bass. It has a single pickup, volume and tone controls and output jack all mounted on a white scratch plate. The 20 fret rosewood fingerboard has white dot position markers. The Magnatone 1960 catalog has the following information about this guitar:

The Magnatone X-10 HURRICANE was an American made solid body bass guitar, introduced in 1965.

BRIDGE: has an adjustable mute to vary string sustain

WOOD: Appalachian fine grained poplar bodies, Northwest Canadian maple necks, imported rosewood fingerboards.

XL Elite
Pickups: 2 EMG humbuckers
Hardware: headless double ball micrometer system
Body material: Steinberger blend
Bridge style: DB bridge system
Neck -• headless, 24 fret`, Steinberger blend reinforced composite
Width at zero fret: 1 ½ inches (3.8 cm)
Scale length: 34 inches (86.5 cm)