Members Etienne Rambert Posted July 16, 2017 Members Share Posted July 16, 2017 Wow, I'm speechless on this one. (Lower price here) Italian-made EKO's were pretty good values way back. I had a 12 string I loved a long time ago. But this thing is sui generis. I've never seen one like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted July 16, 2017 Moderators Share Posted July 16, 2017 Pretty cool. Maybe if I were a collector... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted July 16, 2017 Members Share Posted July 16, 2017 The headstock alone is enough to give it a serious cool factor. The only other Eko bass I've ever seen was a teardrop model produced for Vox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Etienne Rambert Posted July 17, 2017 Author Members Share Posted July 17, 2017 A made-in 1963 bass would definitely be made prior to the USA debut of the Beatles in February 1964. If the year was 1963 - were the Beatles such a big thing in Europe at the time this instrument was manufactured? IF this is a 1963 bass, I'm thinking it's a bass not inspired by Paul's Hofner. Think about it -- a pre-Beatles Beatle bass -- sui generis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted July 17, 2017 Moderators Share Posted July 17, 2017 That looks like my first bass! Looked tres cool!Actually, I hated the big flat spot on the headstock, but the rest of the bass was happening.Sounded like @$$ though... Odds are they were going for the Hofner look, with or without a Beatles connection. They also did violin body guitars during that era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted July 17, 2017 Moderators Share Posted July 17, 2017 Before I opened the thread, I was thinking that, too.. teardrop... Vox... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted July 18, 2017 Members Share Posted July 18, 2017 The Sweed's tried to capture a little Hofner/Vox and Ampeg with that one. They were made during the same years in the 60's. Even in the 60's there was allot of competition between brands. The Beatles had everyone jumping on the Violin Bass Band Wagon. Sakovia did one too. Vox was real popular/ Even in the 60's Japan was doing clones with the Norma (likely a branded Teisco or matsumi) Theey even copied the headstock Domino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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