1975 Greco Japan VB-450 Violin Beatle Bass (Brown Sunburst)

1975 Greco Japan VB-450 Violin Beatle Bass (Brown Sunburst)Made by the Fujigen factory in 1975, the VB 450 was Greco's Beatle Bass model aimed at being an affordable replica of the Hofner Violin Bass. Hollow construction with a plain top and a laminate flame on the back, bolt on maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard (30" scale length, 40mm nut width, 22 frets), it weighs 2. 5kg's. Maxon made bass humbuckers give it that rounded pop that you'd expect from this style of bass, they're controlled by on off

Solid pancake construction (4

Aged gold-plated hardware

-cleaned the pitch control pot which wasn’t functioning properly

This is truly a guitar that looks

-Fixed track 4 which had no playback

Made in Japan in the late 1970's

received a full professional setup and service prior to listing including a fret polish and truss adjustment

neck is straight and truss is adjustable

neck is straight and the frets have plenty of life

ST-VK2 bridge with solid block tremolo and ST-Vintage MK3 pickups

Handmade by Takamine luthiers in 1982 using some exceptional materials

slim 60's profile mahogany neck and a 22 fret rosewood fingerboard