NBD Klira 162

[gearHed289]

That's a great looking Beatle bass! I had a Jay Turser for a while and it was a lot of fun.

[Droombolus]

Nice T !

[godofthunder]

    Cool bass! Rocking it!

[mc2NY]

Cool Klira Violin Bass, Scott !!

I actually have an old NOS Klira Violin Bass body that I got from a former Hamer/Ovation employee.
He said they had usd it for reference when they did their small run of Hamer Violin Basses!!

[Dave W]

Cool Klira Violin Bass, Scott !!

I actually have an old NOS Klira Violin Bass body that I got from a former Hamer/Ovation employee.
He said they had usd it for reference when they did their small run of Hamer Violin Basses!!

Weren't those Hamers solid bodies? Or am I thinking of some other company?

[mc2NY]

Yeah, the Hamers are solid bodies. They used the violin body for the size, outer curves and top carve contours. Interesting that they did that to get they close to a real one. The binding is nice, rather large in areas....has yellowed over the last 25 years and actually accents the gold nicely now.

Maybe these were also Hamer's nod to the Gibson EB1 ?

I think they only made like a dozen or so of these. I inow Mike Anthony has one, Kip Winger had one the color of mine and I have seen Jack Blades playing a sunburst one. I had heard Hamer made McCartney a lefty one but he found the boomerangs "confusing."

[godofthunder]

 I remember the Hamer adds in Guitar Player or was it Bass Player Magazine with the Violin bass pictured, never saw one up close! Wanna sell the Klira body ?

[mc2NY]

Not sure if I want to get rid of it. if I do, I'll let you know first Scott, since you
are into these.

[patman]

There is one at elderly with no headstock logo...maybe that was just how it was?