Bohemian Bass

[Eric Hochberg]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

I think that Bohemia refers to the area near Prague in central Czech and not near the German border. This Bass of your is clearly a Germanic Bass regardless of which side of the border it was made on. Bohemian Basses have a different look that the German Shop Basses which this one has the look of.

So, the terms Bohemian, German, French, etc. really are used to define style, and not necessarily the actual location of manufacture? If my bass actually was made in Bohemia, as the label asserts, then it would be more accurately described as a German shop style bass made in Bohemia. Maybe Wilfer or another German maker had a shop in Bohemia.