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1987 Westone XA 6520 65th Anniversary Matsumoku Bass made in Japan

This is a used, vintage instrument that has been played. There are dings, dents, scratches etc. commensurate of age. A couple of areas at the headstock seem to have been touched up with a black marker. All electronics work as they should and the bass sounds and feels great.

Comes with a gig bag.

Details and description from online:
Body - Canadian Ash (Transparent Walnut and Burgundy finishes - XA6520TWA and TBU) or Poplar (Burgundy Pearl finish - XA6520BUP), canadian Hard Rock Maple neck, Rosewood fingerboard, graphite nut. 24 frets. Scale length not mentioned in the Limited Editions catalogue. Magnabass III and IV pickups. Master volume and two tone controls, Magnacast bridge.

Same body shape as the Genesis I and II 6 strings, but the headstock is the same shape as on the Thunder series.

Also Vintage Guitar Magazine wrote an article about this bass here: 
vintageguitar.com/3807/westone-genesis/

Please see pics for more details.
This is a fairly rare bass that lives up to the Matsumoku mark of quality.

International buyers are responsible for any taxes, duties, fees etc.

Outside of continental USA will ship with neck detached.

First appears in the April 1987 US pricelist at $569 as the Genesis II bass (The catalogue calls it 'Genesis bass'), priced at $525 in the sept 1987 pricelist, also appears at the same price in the Jan 1988 pricelist.

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Listed7 years ago
ConditionVery Good (Used)
Very Good items may show a few slight marks or scratches but are fully functional and in overall great shape.Learn more
Brand
Model
  • XA 6520 65th Anniversary Matsumoku Bass 1922-1987
Finish
  • Cherry
Categories
Year
  • 1987
Made In
  • Japan
Number of Strings
  • 4-String

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