More/bigger here:
http://www.use.com/5d6d9b405a6726d8b0ab#photo=1I've had this one a number of years. Nobody on Talkbass had any idea, for all I know it's the product of a local luthier but I thought I'd try here.
At least it's an excuse to post some horrible pics. Made me think of an Overwater C Bass/Gibson hybrid when I saw it, so I had to buy it. I'm guessing late 80's/early 90's
from the styling and condition. Besides dings and scratches, it has a fair amount of finish cracks. Neck is angled slightly back like a Les Paul. 34" scale, so it's not a very exact C bass copy, but the body resembles one. I tried to string it with a set of .105 D'addario nickel rounds but the E was too big for the nut.
Bought it here in the US, North Dartmouth Massachusetts to be exact. The store had taken it in trade and knew nothing about it. Schaller pickups,bridge, and tuners. Passive, I believe 2 volumes, 2 tones and 2 coil switches. Sounded good but had too much feedback to be usable, so I changed the pickups and electronics. Original knobs were all chrome, not the mess I've got on there now - that's what I had that would fit the pots I had. Original pots were 2 300kOhm, 2 500kOhm, marked "Japan." Set neck, wider and thicker than the Jazz type I like but comfortable. I modified a beat up old Explorer bass case to fit it.
Thanks for looking, I don't expect anyone will recognize it but you never know.