1980's Kawai FIIB Bass

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1980's Kawai FIIB Bass

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Well it took over 3 weeks to get here from Australia, but it's here! A new acquisition and one I've been looking for forever. I think I've only seen one other lefty in 20? years. Dubbed, "The poor man's Alembic" I wouldn't go that far, but it is a very high quality, boutique level instrument with a very unique preamp and configuration. I'll write a review soon. So far, I'm loving it:

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Duuuuuude 8-)
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thats gorgeous! I look forward to the review
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Very cool, and very rare! I don't recall ever seeing another lefty before, and I've seen my share of eBay auctions, Reverb listings and other ads :)
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nice score Peter!
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pjmuck wrote:Well it took over 3 weeks to get here from Australia, but it's here! A new acquisition and one I've been looking for forever. I think I've only seen one other lefty in 20? years. Dubbed, "The poor man's Alembic" I wouldn't go that far, but it is a very high quality, boutique level instrument with a very unique preamp and configuration. I'll write a review soon. So far, I'm loving it:

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Amazing... That's a gem!
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