Guyatone EB-8, red burst, made in Japan 1968.  This is certainly an unusual one! The headstock bears a label reading Electric Bass, model: EB-8, so we can be clear what it is. But: it's tricky to find this model in a catalog, and it pre-dates the serial system of later 60s Guya stuff, so it's a little mysterious. It's delightfully quirky: the headstock looks like a mix of a bass clef and a jelly bean, the inlays look like exclamation marks, the body is a super kooky shape and the pickguard slashes across it wildly. When I saw this come up for sale in Japan, I had to have it: too dang cool. I didn't realise how large it was until it arrived: it's kinda comically massive in  the flesh. It's all in pretty good order: playing smoothly, the frets are good, it holds tune, the electronics are intact. The pickup delivers a big, warm, fat growl, offering a tone something like a mix of a P Bass and a Thunderbird with a little extra chaos thrown in. It comes with the super fun matching case. I can't find another one of these for sale anywhere, so you've probably got one shot. Hell. Yeah.

Model: Guyatone Electric Bass EB-8
Made: Japan, 1965 approx
Serial: none
Finish: red burst, gloss poly
Body: nato
Neck: nato, rosewood fretboard, 34" scale, 16" radius, 43mm nut
Weight: 4.8700kg
Mods: none
Pickups: Guyatone humbucker
Accessories: original Guyatone hard case

Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has scuffs all over and some dimples on the end and edges. The neck is clean and smooth in the hands, scuffs and dimples on the back and some chipping of the clear coat on the bass side edge near the nut only. The back has scuffs on the top horn, a bald patch along the belly carve, scuffs and dimples in the elbow area and along the back edge, a dent and some  scuffs in the bottom corner and some scuffs and rub wear on the bottom horn and in the middle of the body. The sides have scuffs and dimples around the whole body, as well as some chips near the jack. The front has scuffs along the back and bottom edge, dimples in the elbow area, a chip on the top horn and some play wear on the guard and horns..
Overall: very good condition (7/10)

Playing condition notes: Action is low, neck is straight, intonation is good, truss rod works. All electronics tested and working properly. Wearing fresh 45/105 Moonshiners strings.
Fret life: 8/10, minor wear only