Apparently Ibanez tried to riff on the Yamaha SBV and IMO failed in kind of an epic self-own:
A bass that is glad to see you
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For some reason I feel like that is a guitar off the Signature line, line bred into a bass???
No?
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No idea 
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Taking the bass “porn” part a bit too literally
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Anyone ever play one of these Italia Mondials?
The only videos online are horrible sound quality. Folks in TalkBass say they are great sounding but no one seems to have made a clip.
Wilkinson humbucker at neck and piezo bridge.
It has separate outputs for each (ala Billy Sheehan) but could bi-amp or bring back together with an XY.
https://www.italiaguitarsusa.com/product/mondial-classic-bass/
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hmm. it’s pretty, love the pickgaurd design
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MMm blue streamer with LED’s for me 
I love the star shaped Bootsy Collins bass. I’d love to have one just for display alone
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I just saw a Bootsy Bass yesterday here…
http://www.newjerseyguitarandbasscenter.com/BassesI-Z.html
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Are you sure they still have it? That website looks like it was made in 1996…
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hahaha, yes, i saw it in person yesterday.
The place is amazing, they guy has been there for 39 years!!!
The entire store is about 20’x40’, and all the guitars and basses on his site are in the store!
If you lose your balance or trip in the place, it will cost you dearly.
Lots of rare and vintie stuff.
No place like it in the NYC / Tri-state area.
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So cool! Thanks! Although being in Canada, it would probably cost an arm and leg to ship it here LOL
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But it will love you long time
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I actually saw an old clip of KISS today on some old youtube show, and Paul Stanley played that guitar.
If it is a signature from KISS, it is not surprising if it is intentionally phallic shaped.
But I am not sure if it is his signature or comes from elsewhere.
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Wow. That’s gotta be one of the most rare basses I have seen an ad for yet.
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They had that bass at Eco-Town, cross between Pawn shop and Department store, but have a pretty big music section.
Them must be Japanese owned / Japanese importers, cuz most all the “New, Old Stock” are all Japanese brands of ESP, like Edwards and GrassRoots. The pink one I saw was an Edwards however, I remember cuz it was the first Edwards I ever saw. I thought, this is a really well built P bass, but man, what a ugly bass. I have pretty loud taste, and roars even a bit loud for me.
I would still probably rock it, Er I mean Punk Rock it!!!
EDIT: pretty sure it was a P bass, maybe a Jazz, with J or P-J pups,. But It was for sure that finish, but not the same configuration.
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