# Bass guitar make/model?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 27, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bass-guitar-make-model/679810 "2014-01-27T02:17:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![bunyupp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@bunyupp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bunyupp)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bass-guitar-make-model/679810/1 "2014-01-27T02:17:28Z")

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In this [video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX2lc6KQOcQ) by the Japanese band “Deathgaze”, the bass player has a “V” shaped bass. I thought it might be an ESP or maybe a Dean, but I can’t find it on their sites or Google. Anyone know? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bass-guitar-make-model/679810/2 "2014-01-27T03:06:06Z")

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Gibson does make a Flying V bass, but AFAIK only in a 4-string model and that is clearly a 5-string in the video. Also, the headstock is the wrong shape for a Gibson, looks more like a Schecter or a LTD or a Washburn or something to me. OTOH it could very well be a custom; several places will let you pick a shape for the body and then build you a custom guitar and its really not prohibitively expensive.

ETA: I love this band but that singer brings them down. When he’s not singing, tho, that is one awesome metal band.