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  1. Retrovibe Vantage

    For sale Retrovibe Vantage

    For sale, a used, but never gigged, Retrovibe Vantage with a blue finish with cream bindings along a maple fingerboard with triangle pearloid inlays. The specifications are: Basswood body. Maple neck with triangular pearloid inlays. Thick glossy lacker all over the body and neck. 1 5/8” at the...
    $400.00
    • Strings: 4
  2. LoTone

    For Sale Retrovibe Vantage

    For sale, a used, but never gigged, Retrovibe Vantage with a blue finish with cream bindings along a maple fingerboard with triangle pearloid inlays. The specifications are: Basswood body. Maple neck with triangular pearloid inlays. Thick glossy lacker all over the body and neck. 1 5/8” at the...
  3. 6stings

    '86 Westone Super Headless & '83-'85 Vantage 99 B X

    Just grabbed these two pretty rare birds in excellent condition and both in original hardshell cases. Both need cleaning and fret polishing, but I like them a lot. Westone is 100% stock, while Vantage pickups has been replaced with EMGs at some point. And I can't find the serial# anywhere on...
  4. Camarillo

    NBD: British Crossover Bass

    Originally a Chowny/Retrovibe Vantage bass, so an hybrid with Rickembacker body (and inlays), MM style pickups, bridge and I would say headstock even if it’s not a 3+1, and Jazz style volume and tone knobs. Gassing one of those for a while, but they’re out of production. Until I found a used one...
  5. bluespider

    Help with 1980s Vantage (VP710B?)

    I am very new to bass playing so please excuse if I get my terminology mixed or sound like I don't know what I'm talking about - I don't! I inherited a bass guitar from my Mum who purchased it about 1980, it was played extensively but has sat unused for quite a while. I decided to learn bass...
  6. bassistjoe93
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    $400.00
    • Strings: 4
  7. 80’s Vantage VP795B - Double P!
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    For sale 80’s Vantage VP795B - Double P!

    Up for sale is a great sounding and looking 80’s Vantage Bass. It was originally a lefty, but was strung righty. The previous owner flipped the brass nut around and played it that way. So if you’re a lefty, you can just turn the nut around and you’re good to go! I played it using a flat right...
    $300.00
    • Strings: 4
  8. bassistjoe93

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  9. bassistjoe93

    SOLD 80’s Vantage VP795B - Double P!

    Up for sale is a great sounding and looking 80’s Vantage Bass. It was originally a lefty, but was strung righty. The previous owner flipped the brass nut around and played it that way. So if you’re a lefty, you can just turn the nut around and you’re good to go! I played it using a flat right...
  10. J

    Vantage VP820 Bass info needed

    I need info on the Vantage VP820, circa 1980-81. Am looking at this and similar VP0700 & VP800 but need to find the scale of these. Am looking for short scale bass. I love my Vantage VP-825 guitar and the VP820 would be awesome next to it. Basically any Matsumoko model is awesome, but nothing...
  11. M

    Ibanez GSR200 neck heel dimensions

    Trying to fit a new neck into the body of a Vantage VS-600B (I don't have the neck). Anyone know the neck heel dimensions of an Ibanez GSR200?
  12. GCQ23

    NBD Vantage VS600, bridge arched...

    Hi. I recently got this VS600b, but the bridge looks like it should be on a double bass. the middle strings are way up in the air, could i press it flatter without causing harm to the bridge? or best getting a replacement, or making my own (I have made various bridges in the past), I would like...
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    • bass bridge nbd vantage
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Basses [BG]
  13. Vintage Vantage Bass
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    For sale Vintage Vantage Bass

    Excellent 1983 Vantage VP825B bass rare burst colour, very good condition, no case. .....very underrated instrument from Japan
    $350.00
    • Strings: 4
  14. butch2112

    SOLD Vintage Vantage Bass

    Excellent 1983 Vantage VP825B bass rare burst colour, very good condition, no case. .....very underrated instrument from Japan
  15. Vintage Vantage Project!
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    For sale Vintage Vantage Project!

    This will be a very cool project for someone with a overloaded parts drawer. Pickups and electronics are long gone, one of the tuners is non-original and wear and tear got the best of the input jack area on the front. (update: Yes I have the back cover and the bridge saddles) $100 shipped.
    $100.00
  16. vintageampeg

    SOLD Vintage Vantage Project!

    This will be a very cool project for someone with a overloaded parts drawer. Pickups and electronics are long gone, one of the tuners is non-original and wear and tear got the best of the input jack area on the front. (update: Yes I have the back cover and the bridge saddles) $100 shipped.
  17. T

    Vantage VP710B 4 string

    I just picked up one of these for a steal. It is in immaculate, almost unused condition. However, due to my lack of investigating it thoroughly, I found out after unpacking it that the 3 point Gibson style bridge that has no height adjustment for each string. This has to be one of the worst...
  18. 1980 Vantage Les Paul copy

    For sale 1980 Vantage Les Paul copy

    Souped up by a guitar shop in Ontario. Excellent action, sound and condition . Cherry red. Hardshell case.
    $350.00
  19. scooper

    For Sale 1980 Vantage Les Paul copy

    Souped up by a guitar shop in Ontario. Excellent action, sound and condition . Cherry red. Hardshell case.
  20. JJSCigar

    What type of bass is this - possibly made by Matsumoku back in the day?

    Could it be an old Aria or Vantage?
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    • aria back electra ibanez matsumoku vantage westone
    • Replies: 40
    • Forum: Basses [BG]
  21. Matsumoku Vantage VP-795 B Dual P "Demon Bass" MIJ w OHSC 33.75" Scale
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    For sale Matsumoku Vantage VP-795 B Dual P "Demon Bass" MIJ w OHSC 33.75" Scale

    For sale is a very cool 1981 Vantage VP-795B bass with OHSC and some original case candy! Nicknamed the "Demon II," these were made at the legendary Matsumoku factory and represent the upper end of the Vantage line of guitars and basses that were made there in the heyday of the early 80s. Many...
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    • Strings: 4
  22. rogerbmiller

    SOLD Matsumoku Vantage VP-795 B Dual P "Demon Bass" MIJ w OHSC 33.75" Scale

    For sale is a very cool 1981 Vantage VP-795B bass with OHSC and some original case candy! Nicknamed the "Demon II," these were made at the legendary Matsumoku factory and represent the upper end of the Vantage line of guitars and basses that were made there in the heyday of the early 80s. Many...
  23. Matsumoku Vantage VP-710 B Dual P Bass MIJ
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    For sale Matsumoku Vantage VP-710 B Dual P Bass MIJ

    For sale is a very nice and very well made 1981 Vantage VP-710B bass featuring dual precision pickups. These were built at the legendary Matsumoku factory and represent the high end of the Vantage line of guitars and basses that were made there in the heyday of the early 80s. Many have referred...
    $1.00
    • Strings: 4
  24. rogerbmiller

    SOLD Matsumoku Vantage VP-710 B Dual P Bass MIJ

    For sale is a very nice and very well made 1981 Vantage VP-710B bass featuring dual precision pickups. These were built at the legendary Matsumoku factory and represent the high end of the Vantage line of guitars and basses that were made there in the heyday of the early 80s. Many have referred...
  25. gepettus

    Hi from Argentina ! gear + band

    Hi ! My name is Pablo, i´m 29 years old, playing lows since 2005. First of all, i would like to apologize for my foreign english :D I submitted the forum in 2011 but recently return to heavy reading a couple of months ago, really interesting topics ! Mi band gear actually consist of -...
  26. maturanesa

    Vantage (not vintage, Vantage)Bass?

    I found a korean Vantage bass on sale that seems to have various characteristics that i like: - neck trough - 5 string - P pickup Its really cheap, do you know anything about or tried this basses? thnx
  27. Only: MIJ, Red 1980's Vantage Quest Precision style bass. Make an Offer!
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    For sale Only: MIJ, Red 1980's Vantage Quest Precision style bass. Make an Offer!

    Vantage Quest Precision style red bass guitar,took this in a trade,already have two Precision basses. One MIM Fender Precision,and a US Fender Precision,so need to sell this one. Don't know much about them,but neck plate,has Made in Japan,and the serial number. The neck looks like it is Quarter...
    $275.00
    • Strings: 4
  28. Chrome Dome

    SOLD Only: MIJ, Red 1980's Vantage Quest Precision style bass. Make an Offer!

    Vantage Quest Precision style red bass guitar,took this in a trade,already have two Precision basses. One MIM Fender Precision,and a US Fender Precision,so need to sell this one. Don't know much about them,but neck plate,has Made in Japan,and the serial number. The neck looks like it is Quarter...
  29. Vantage VS600B 32" Scale Fretless Bass Guitar $340 with Hard Shell Case Shipping Included
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    For sale Vantage VS600B 32" Scale Fretless Bass Guitar $340 with Hard Shell Case Shipping Included

    Vantage VS600B bass. My scale has this at 8.8 pounds. The $340 firm US dollar price includes the hard shell case and shipping using Canada Post / USPS expedited parcel insured and tracked to your door within Canada and the continental United States. Alaska and Hawaii ship costs are about $10...
    $340.00
    • Fretless:
      1. Y
    • Strings: 4
    • Bentley
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    • 32" 32" scale case fretless hard hard shell case scale shell shipping vantage
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  30. Bentley

    SOLD Vantage VS600B 32" Scale Fretless Bass Guitar $340 with Hard Shell Case Shipping Included

    Vantage VS600B bass. My scale has this at 8.8 pounds. The $340 firm US dollar price includes the hard shell case and shipping using Canada Post / USPS expedited parcel insured and tracked to your door within Canada and the continental United States. Alaska and Hawaii ship costs are about $10...
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    • 32" 32" scale case fretless hard hard shell case scale shell shipping vantage
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: For Sale: Bass Guitars
  31. Bluebard

    Active medium scale basses?

    Hey bass folks, I'm in the market for an active, medium-scale bass. I want the shorter scale because my small hands have a bit of trouble with 34", and I think that 32" would give me just the edge I need in closeness of frets without compromising tone...but I'm open to short scale (30") too if...
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    • active aria greco medium medium scale scale short scale vantage westone
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Basses [BG]
  32. Hevy T

    Any Info on this 80's Vantage Bass

    My first electric guitar before I switched to bass was a Vantage Avenger. So partially for sentimental reasons I am thinking about picking this thing up. Only $100, andI will try and talk him down a bit maybe Vantage Bass Guitar & Case | guitars | Lethbridge | Kijiji
  33. Vantage Avenger Bass! Free Shipping!
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    For sale Vantage Avenger Bass! Free Shipping!

    Up for sale is my Vantage Avenger Bass.These were made in the 1980's in the Matsumoku Plant in Japan. Bass is in very good condition with the normal scratches and dings for its age. Was just restrung with new GHS Roundwounds. Has the original Hardshell case that's in very good shape. I also have...
    $250.00
    • Strings: 4
  34. Vintage Guy

    SOLD Vantage Avenger Bass! Free Shipping!

    Up for sale is my Vantage Avenger Bass.These were made in the 1980's in the Matsumoku Plant in Japan. Bass is in very good condition with the normal scratches and dings for its age. Was just restrung with new GHS Roundwounds. Has the original Hardshell case that's in very good shape. I also have...
  35. Crabby

    Reunited With My First Bass - Vantage Avenger

    I got my first bass at the ripe old age of 14 back in 1984. It was a brand new transparent red left handed Vantage Avenger and about the coolest thing I had ever laid eyes on at he time. I played it in my high school jazz band and even took it on a school trip to California where we played gigs...
  36. B

    Identifying a Vantage (Matsumoku) Bass

    Hi everybody! I've been namelessly wandering around the forums for a few days looking at a bit of this and that. Then today, after spending so much time looking into this and returning here, I thought I would just make an account and interact with people! So, as I often do when I'm first waking...
  37. Baa

    NBD - Vantage Overload

    I'm as happy as can be. After"settling" for Vantages that feels and plays like one that was stolen in -91, i found an auction for one IDENTICAL to the stolen one! I was the only bidder so naturally i won. That takes my total up to four Vantage 710B's!
  38. Matsumoku Vantage Avenger P-Killer with Spare Neck and OHSC
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    For sale Matsumoku Vantage Avenger P-Killer with Spare Neck and OHSC

    Price dropped for quick sale!!! For sale is my Vantage Avenger basses with the original hard case and a spare neck. Made at the Matsumoku factory in Japan. This is a 1981 in a cool silvery finish with matching headstock. This is a very beautiful precision style bass. For those not familiar...
    $230.00
    • Strings: 4
  39. rogerbmiller

    SOLD Matsumoku Vantage Avenger P-Killer with Spare Neck and OHSC

    Price dropped for quick sale!!! For sale is my Vantage Avenger basses with the original hard case and a spare neck. Made at the Matsumoku factory in Japan. This is a 1981 in a cool silvery finish with matching headstock. This is a very beautiful precision style bass. For those not familiar...
  40. Set of 6 small amp knobs and Vantage tag (Matsumoku logo)

    For sale Set of 6 small amp knobs and Vantage tag (Matsumoku logo)

    Here is a listing you don't see every day. This is a set of 6 small push on Knobs from a Vantage amp. Also included is the Vantage badge (with mounting screws) in the old school Matsumoku logo font. The knobs are quite useful and for $10 this is a fun nostalgia purchase for a Matsumoku fan...
    $10.00
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