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Frenchy
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Hi all!

I need your help with a very unusual bass. I have found a Univox Professional Bass from the early 70's but this one seems somewhat different since it' a Jazz bass... All my research indicate that the "Professional" model was a P-bass... Actually, nothing indicates Univox ever made a Jazz Bass...

The bass has a maple neck with maple fingerboard. Pearl block inlays and white biding.Univox stamped vintage tuners. The body seems to be ash?, 3 pieces sandwich ontop of 3 pieces. White pickguard and usual jazz control plate and bridge.Univox stamped neckplate...

Any one seen one of these or has info regarding this instrument? Looking at buying it...

Thank you for your help!

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OK so I went and got it.... It was very affordable.... Here a some pics. Let me know what you think of her, I am pretty certain that the body is not ash, what is it?....

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She needs a good cleaning and a new set of strings. She sounds amazing! very good weight to her and the neck is sublime :love:

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Frenchy wrote:
...The body seems to be ash?...
I think so. Ash wings with maple down the centre?
Nice looking machine Pierre!

I'm surprised you can cram another instrument into your house...by the way, where are the wife and kids sleeping these days, out in the garage? :rofl:

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Doesn't look like ash to me either. Is the front different from the back? The back looks like 5 pieces off center and the front looks like 3 centered. :-?
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Jorg wrote:
The back looks like 5 pieces off center and the front looks like 3 centered.


Yes, the back is made of 5 centered pieces sandwich with the front and the front has 3 centered pieces...

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by the way, where are the wife and kids sleeping these days, out in the garage?


Thw garage is for music equipment and instruments... They get the shed... :rofl:

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It all looks like maple to me. Nice catch. BTW you should let them in for the winter it gets cold up there. Besides they can learn to polish guitars and basses if you are patient.
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RSBBass wrote:
It all looks like maple to me.


To tell the truth, I'm leaning towards that same conclusion!... Anyone else have any insight?

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they can learn to polish guitars and basses if you are patient.


Yeah right! for them not to be on the phone, blackberry, facebook, skype....................... :loon:


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Frenchy wrote:
RSBBass wrote:
It all looks like maple to me.

To tell the truth, I'm leaning towards that same conclusion!... Anyone else have any insight?

Can't really tell too much from pictures. I guess it comes down to the weight of the thing.

You said it had a "good weight" Pierre, does that mean "heavy"? I would expect a solid maple bass would be very heavy and uncomfortable, not something I'd like to have hanging around my neck. That's why I lean towards Ash on the wings.

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