tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post3568960015614524481..comments2024-03-29T07:34:52.033+00:00Comments on Guitar Blog: Can you identify the mystery bass guitar from the 1960s?Gavin Lloyd Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10937598384359522498noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-38925561572373896542012-09-21T23:45:31.006+01:002012-09-21T23:45:31.006+01:00I think you are right about the headstock being pa...I think you are right about the headstock being painted over. I downloaded the picture of the front of the headstock and played about with contrast and sharpness and I can make out a small eagle on the end and also thought I could just make out the name "Eagle". I googled "Eagle guitars" and "Eagle bass" and got lots of B.C. Rich stuff and a modern company called Eagle Guitars, but nothing from the 60s or 70s and nothing remotely resembling this bass. My guess is it's probably a customised instrument from a small European manufacturer, it looks more East European than Japanese to me (but I could be wrong).MartinFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07695738552095747452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-83724521763893024752012-09-21T22:02:05.420+01:002012-09-21T22:02:05.420+01:00The headstock says "Eagle," not Egmond, ...The headstock says "Eagle," not Egmond, but it looks like the Eagle name was added kind of clumsily, I assume at the same time the eagle inlay was added to the fretboard...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-88305641639907349322012-09-21T21:24:28.664+01:002012-09-21T21:24:28.664+01:00I would guess it was either home-made or custom bu...I would guess it was either home-made or custom built by a small time luthier or something. I really like the coat of arms.kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11009873093293293630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-37108173808385110392012-09-21T21:15:05.949+01:002012-09-21T21:15:05.949+01:00I have a cheap 1970s Japanese bass with the same t...I have a cheap 1970s Japanese bass with the same tuners and bar thing on the headstock. My money's on it being homemade. The inlay is awesome though, and due to it being far better looking than the rest of the bass, I'm thinking that the peice of wood used for the fretboard used to be part of an old peice of furniture and it already had the inlay on it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-39850559818431887662012-09-21T20:32:09.679+01:002012-09-21T20:32:09.679+01:00It may be my overactive imagination, But it looks ...It may be my overactive imagination, But it looks like the head has been repainted with a duller red, and I can almost read the Egmond name badge bleeding through.DyeHardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01974343069899620872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-10904375451148700302012-09-21T20:02:13.605+01:002012-09-21T20:02:13.605+01:00headstock's so clumsy that it says one-off to ...headstock's so clumsy that it says one-off to me.bertramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528276269335424775noreply@blogger.com