When I read your post this morning before the edits, I was going to say that it comes in the Fender hard-shell case and it ought to be safe in there. Even at the mercy of Eefrow baggage handlers!
I don’t worry too much about customs at the airport, they tend to be quite reasonable providing you treat them respectfully. Either that or I’ve been very lucky over four decades of flying world-wide for work. As my wife has told me more than once, they know who and what they’re looking for; they’re not interested in someone coming in with a bass guitar, iPad, laptop, an extra carton of fags or bottle of whisky.
My wife is off back to Japan at the back of the month and again end of next month. Its a lot less hassle for her to bring a brand new one back for me and then I can get it custom sprayed the same colour. I was toying with a real shouty purple but I can’t see past that pink. It does indeed f’ing rock!
Something different from the norm…
Modified Tokai Talbo bass with Aluminum body. Very rare made in Japan in 2000 as a limited edition. Pick guard and pick ups have been changed.
Don’t know, but the Partridge bus might have been the inspiration. But it’s an Italian luthier, so it’s hard to know where the design concept came from.
I just dig the body shape and layout of the fret dot inlays and controls.
