1989 Rockoon Japan (by Kawai) RB-855S 5-String Bass (Natural)

1989 Rockoon Japan (by Kawai) RB-855S 5-String Bass (Natural)"Rockoon is the high performance guitar created by the skilled and uncompromising craftsmanship of Kawai". Essentially these are the boutique style range from Kawai (in collaboration with Schaller) that were made in Japan in the 80's and 90's. This incredibly cool 80's bass features a compact white ash body with a hard maple neck, 24 fret rosewood fingerboard and weighs a very hefty nimble 3. 5kg's. 860mm scale length with a 45mm nut width. Kawaii

Light signs of wear and some fading from being seemingly stored for almost 20 years

Japanese made in 1986

freshly polished frets shine bright

Maple/Agathis body with a bolt on maple neck and heel-less cutaway for easy access to all 22 frets on the rosewood fingerboard

Good vintage condition as pictured with a few cosmetic dings and bumps

Description:

628mm scale length (880mm total length)

Made in Japan in the year 2000

Made in Japan in the 1970's

Custom fabricated parts include Filtertron style pickups

There's also a second switch on the horn that seems broken as it just adds a loud squeel

plays and sounds great with a straight neck and plenty of life in the shiny smooth frets