What Bacchus is this on ebay ??

darrenw5094

Just a small thread here for Bacchus owners. Ebay item, finishes at about 10pm tonight (sunday).

What model is this Tele. There are some cheaper Bacchus models out there too.
http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=200330974324
The seller claims that it's BTE 54E model. They are going for a grand or so online. But there are also cheaper Bacchus like the Universe series.
http://www.deviser.co.jp/modules/products/index.php?content_id=89
They are much cheaper even than the ebay item.
There is also no model or make on the headstock.
Although i have seen genuine Bacchus before online with blank headstocks.

Doctor J

They seem to put out a few vintage styled models with replica headstocks which they leave blank, looks like they copy the Fender body dimensions too. They're MIJ. I've never played one, but tbh I like the tweaks they make with their own models (ie slightly smaller bodies, belly and forearm contours on the Teles, etc)

The cheaper ones are Korean or Chinese, their Squier or Epi equivalents. I can't imagine them being any better than any other budget range.

darrenw5094

So this one is a Jap made yoke. Not the Universe model. I assume that the Universe model is made in China/Korea??
http://www.deviser.co.jp/modules/products/index.php?cat_id=6
Are the Handcraft, Global and Craft series all Japanese.
And what is the difference between them ??

Doctor J

No idea, but the man to ask would be aki-shiokawa (at) deviser (dot) co (dot) jp

The Fender replicas share all the problems of the originals, IMO, like no body contours, 7.5" radius, awkward truss rod adjustments, etc. Having just sold an uncomfortable double contoured, 7.5" radius Tele and replaced it with a T-Master, I'd strongly recommend getting their own models, same sound but just doesn't ignore 60 years of ergonomics lessons