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PhantomXT
Joined: 30 Nov 2003
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Location: Colorado
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Tue Dec 30, 2003 6:13 pm |
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I just got a used Baby Z and I have some questions.
It seems like a bit of an oddball, but I don't know a whole lot about the babies...
This guitar has floyd rose trem. {I've never actually seen FLOYD on a baby}
Big headstock with NO SERIAL NUM, OR MADE IN KOREA DECAL. {all of my other bolt on Deans have serials accompanied by made in korea on the back of the stock}
I have actually never seen a Baby with the big wing logo headstock.
Is this common?
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Instigator
Joined: 29 Nov 2003
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Location: Palm Coast, Florida
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Tue Dec 30, 2003 7:29 pm |
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Yes, big headstock babies do exist.
My bass (which used to belong to Hunter), is a neck through, and also has NO SERIAL NUMBER OR STICKER.
On the old forums, the babies had a very large discussion regarding serial numbers, years of production, and country of origin. Apparently, they still remain a mystery.
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PhantomXT
Joined: 30 Nov 2003
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Tue Dec 30, 2003 9:01 pm |
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Cool...
I just now realized the baby z looks SOOO much better in bass form.
Wanna sell it?  |
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DIMEBAG JOE
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Tue Dec 30, 2003 10:16 pm |
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Is the serial # in the last fret near the neck pickup? |
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Lon
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Tue Dec 30, 2003 10:36 pm |
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Hotrat was selling his blueburst hollywood baby z bass a couple of weeks ago. |
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spacebeer
Joined: 29 Nov 2003
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Wed Dec 31, 2003 1:55 am |
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Could be a tropical, I think that is what Joe suggests... |
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Grumpy Goat
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Looks to be tropical and very sweet. Nice score Trav.  |
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Bernt
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Congrats Travis
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Wed Dec 31, 2003 8:46 am |
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Cool...
I just now realized the baby z looks SOOO much better in bass form.
Wanna sell it? |
Uh, let me see.............................
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As far as the serial number goes, it is nowhere to be found. Not on the fretboard, not on back of headstock, nowhere. The only place I have not looked was under the pups, but I doubt it is there either.
Like I said, by looking at the back of the bass, you can clearly see it is a neck-through (not a set neck). Yet, there is no stamp "Made In USA" either.
When Hunter had it signed by Dean Z at DOA 2003, he told him he thought it was an import from the Tropical era.
Was there any neck through imports produced then ? |
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