Hi
This is my first post here. I have recently bought a bass. I believe it may be Masumoku (I am a bit of a fan, I have a couple of others). I am hoping this one is too. It is built beautifully and is a joy to play. After a little cleaning up, it you’d hardly know it is nearly 40 years old. A real beaut.
The reason I think it may be Matsumoku, apart from the way it is made and plays, is that the headstock is the same shape as a few 6-string guitars I have seen, which are Matsumoku. I can’t find any information about it online, so I am hoping someone can enlighten me a bit. The brand name is Martinez and it is a fretless 4-string bass. Other than that I have no idea. There is no obvious serial number anywhere. All I know is that it is and 80s Japanese made bass.
This is a link to the sellers image of it when I bought it
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Martinez-Made-in-Japan-FRETLESS-Bass-Vintage-Rare-80s-through-neck/223931679339?hash=item34235e426b:g:dSoAAOSwvxBeR-6P&entryapp=dlpThe only other ref I can find to one is here:
https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/martinez-fretless-bass/1301238081(scroll down, the pic is still on that page)
Many thanks in advance for any light you can shed on this one.