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Tokai Talbo B-135 Bass Guitar
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The seller of this great looking bass must be among the coolest Ebayers out there. Nothing seems to excite him. Not even the prospect of getting a pile of cash for this first class instrument. This guitar really deserves selling up, I think.
To me, this a superb contemporary instrument. It absolutely looks the business, from it's smooth metallic surfaces to its roundy/spiky contours, to it's individual string pickups. I can imagine thumping those strings and it sounding like slamming the lid on a grand piano. Wow! This Tokai Talbo Bass just oozes class!
The Talbo Blazing Fire, to give it it’s full name, was made from the same aluminium alloy (AC-4B) that racing car engines were made of and were first produced in early 1982 but the B-135 bass wasn’t introduced until 2000.
The long, 24 fret, neck and that stretched top horn combine to create a very elegant looking instrument.
One of the quirks of the guitar is that the neck angle adjustment is achieved by a hex nut on the side of the neck at the 20th fret. The, however, bass seems to use the more common, heel adjustment, accessed through a hole in the pickguard, which seems pretty archaic these days.
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The seller of this great looking bass must be among the coolest Ebayers out there. Nothing seems to excite him. Not even the prospect of getting a pile of cash for this first class instrument. This guitar really deserves selling up, I think.
To me, this a superb contemporary instrument. It absolutely looks the business, from it's smooth metallic surfaces to its roundy/spiky contours, to it's individual string pickups. I can imagine thumping those strings and it sounding like slamming the lid on a grand piano. Wow! This Tokai Talbo Bass just oozes class!
The Talbo Blazing Fire, to give it it’s full name, was made from the same aluminium alloy (AC-4B) that racing car engines were made of and were first produced in early 1982 but the B-135 bass wasn’t introduced until 2000.
The long, 24 fret, neck and that stretched top horn combine to create a very elegant looking instrument.
One of the quirks of the guitar is that the neck angle adjustment is achieved by a hex nut on the side of the neck at the 20th fret. The, however, bass seems to use the more common, heel adjustment, accessed through a hole in the pickguard, which seems pretty archaic these days.
According to Wikipedia:The seller says nothing about this beautiful instrument beyond listing its spec as follows:
The Talbo Bass featured a stylised aluminium body (which featured internal cavities), and the TB-8AL circular pickup. Combining active circuitry with the metallic body, Tokai claimed that the sound was both unique and versatile.
Tokai Talbo B-135 Bass Guitar.
Specifications:
Body: Cast Aluminium Alloy AC-4B
Finish: Nickel plated
Neck: Maple
Fingerboard: Rosewood 400R
Scale length: 34" - Long Scale, 24 frets.
String spacing at bridge: 19mm between string centres
String spacing at nut: 30mm E-G
Weight: 4.6kg
Single TB-8AL pickup with active volume, bass and treble controls
Wilkinson WBG-4 bridge
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© 2012, Guitarz - The Original Guitar Blog - 10 years and counting!
- Tokai Woody Talbo Hollow Body Rare Made In Japan
guitarz.blogspot.com: We've looked at the Tokai Talbo before, but here is a newer one that is not made of aluminum. I'm having a hard time finding anything not to like on this Tokai Woody Talbo. It has a great unique body shape that is...
- Aristides Oio Aluminum Guitar
guitarz.blogspot.com: I love aluminium guitars. I was after an aluminium Strat body a while back but it fell through. Still, I did manage to snag a nice Tokai Talbo last year (the same actual one, coincidently, featured on these very pages a couple of...
- Vintage & Rare Guitar Of The Week: Wandre Rockbasso - 1960s Italian Sculptural Minimalism
guitarz.blogspot.com: This vintage Italian Wandre Rockbasso is a perfect example of a guitar that is both sculptural and minimalistic. It's a short-scale bass with a single pickup at the neck and a single volume control behind the tailpiece at the...
- Musicvox Space Cadet 12-string Bass - Nos From 2000
guitarz.blogspot.com: I had previously reported - in 2008 - that Musicvox guitars were no longer being made. Well, I'm happy to tell you that Musicvox are back with a new range of guitars and basses plus new editions of older designs such as the Space...
- Soares'y Left-handed Acoustic/electric Piccolo Bass
guitarz.blogspot.com: Here's a very specific instrument for a player with a very specific list of requirements. It's a Soares'y left-handed acoustic/electric piccolo bass, one of a number of unusual instruments, primarily tenor guitars, built...