I did something very silly . . .

[5595bassman]

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I have 2 Vantage basses and 2 Vantage guitars.

Since this brand was created by Erickson Music (a division of Jam Industries, a Montreal based company) we often saw their instruments in here.

See this for info on the history of Vantage : http://www.matsumoku.org/ggboard/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=8235
First and third posts are answers from the company's general manager in 2011.

VS-600B - Made in Japan - 1980.
VKB-11 TBL - Made in Indonesia - Year unknown.

635V - Made in Korea - 1985 (?).
Unknown (maybe VS-695) - Made in Japan - 1980.

 

[Killing Floor]

A Matsumoku is generally better than ‘cash’… <opinion>

That.

And the Vantage brand was also well regarded. I miss mine. It was blonde single humbucker but similar shape except backwards from yours.