Vantage VS-650B Bass – w/Alembic Pickup - Vintage MIJ Matsumoku Bass guitar

Description

Vantage VS-650B Witch Bass – w/Alembic Pickup - Vintage MIJ Matsumoku Bass guitar
This is a Matsumoku Vantage VS-650B - made in Japan quality instrument from approx. 1979/80/81. These guitars are totally underrated in my opinion and are made very well.
Excellent player in very good all original condition – except for replacement truss rod cover and strap locks.
Also includes
Alembic P bass pickup from the 80’s
with an
active Alembic-clone booster
module (needs 9 v Battery) . see photos.
Below are the specs:
Laminated Japanese Ash/Mahogany with hard Maple center block body
Neck is 3-ply rock maple detachable design with adjustable truss rod
Fingerboard is Rosewood, 22 frets
Neck Scale is 34 ¼”
Tuners –chrome plated die cast precision tuners
Pickup is
vintage Alembic P Bass with active booster.
Controls - 1-volume, 1-tone,
Bridge is heavy duty,2 way adjustable bridge/tailpiece (Gibson EBO style)
it has a few bumps and scrapes – not as many as you would expect for a guitar over 40 years old.
Neck is straight and flat. Very nice gloss finish.
Good action. Weight 9.2lb. S/N: 075645
Spent most of its life in a studio – very rarely gigged. Will be totally bubbled wrapped and carefully packed in heavy box for shipment.
Will ship only to USA Lower 48states.