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Anyone have any info on this ? Bolt on neck, looks to be an 80's style LP copy,bound neck and body with a real nice flame cap, thanx..............

Pix?

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I am at work right now but tonite when I get home I will post acouple pics, any other help?

Nope, sorry. Don't know the label at all.

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Antares was one I ran across while researching Alvarez Iceman models. Not a lot is known.

They were a company in the early 80's that was putting our poor Iceman copies. Instruments were made in Japanese and/or Korea.

They also imported other models into US markets through Vega about the same timeframe. Perhaps this is what you have? They definitely copied both LP's and Strats around that time.

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I have an Antares AVB-25LR bass



Bolt-on neck, plywood body. Thick string-thru angle-iron bridge with heavy brass saddles.

Not horrible but not great. Worth the $100 I paid for it. I think I was having a "big-hair 80's" moment at the time.

Howdy elDave. Good to see you here too brother!
I know you have El Degas, got any Mats to show the class?

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I dunno Barry, certainly none of my stuff is what you would call "documented" or "cataloged" Mats. Mostly white labels that used more than one source. Maybe Mats, maybe not.

This Granada perhaps?





I've also seen things like the triple binding, offset marker neck on this Ventura bass on Aria's and other Mats



Does anyone know if Mats made their own necks or were they subbed out to other factories? I'd imagine they outsourced their hardware and electronics but what about necks ? Appologies for the hijack

EDIT: I should add that both have "Steel Adjustable Neck" on the neckplates

(Apologies Indianjjy)
Dave, check these definitive threads from Tom Presley over at the Westone forum. I asked him a specific question about those amazing neck designs, and there is hardware info there as well:
http://forum.westoneguitars.net/t928-87-corsair-xa1440-black-left-from-my-grampa#7590
http://forum.westoneguitars.net/t971-westone-us-design-development-history

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amazing links Barry , thanx