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DRAGONFLY CS-5/345

BASS JAPAN DIRECT www.bassjapandirect.com $2600

The Dragonfly bass brand emanates from the Harry’s Engineering company in Japan, which features bass builders who previously worked for Aria in the Eighties. This particular model may look a little understated, but its materials, construction, finishing, and electronics package suggest otherwise, especially when it comes to coaxing some suitably impressive tones from it. For the lowdown on this beauty from Tokyo—read on.

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