Members SYRINGEBASS Posted March 4, 2013 Members Share Posted March 4, 2013 I don't know anything other that this was made sometime between '68-'72. Not much info on them online. I had this one given to me and was thinking about possibly modding it. Anyone have any insight on construction/tone/playability? Any information is useful. I don't expect much out of it, but thought at the very least it would be a cool addition to my arsenal based on looks alone. Any suggestions on mods would be greatly appreciated as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lz4005 Posted March 4, 2013 Members Share Posted March 4, 2013 Apollo basses were imported by St Louis music in the late 60's and early 70's. They were made in Japan by Kawai.Do the pickups and electronics work?A lot of older, short scale hollow body basses don't have good low end. If it was mine I'd experiment with higher tunings. Go up anywhere from 5 to 12 half steps (with appropriate strings). Try very light strings + a pick + reverb for a BassVI sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SYRINGEBASS Posted March 4, 2013 Author Members Share Posted March 4, 2013 The pickups do work. A couple of the knobs are a little "jicky", and have to be positioned just right to get it to work like you want it. Overall, it's in pretty good shape and needs a good cleaning and re-soldering.I hadn't thought about tuning up. I'm going to have to give that a shot. I also had never thought about the hollow body/short scale combo effecting the low end in the way you mentioned. Thank you for your input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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