Wilco

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Feckin' how much?!?!!!! Wouldn't touch with a barge pole at anything close to that price!

No need - I’ve had confirmation from someone in the FB group that their preamp is the same as mine. Glad it’s all ’stock’ spec!

That's interesting. On the FB SGC group I noticed a few comments about noisy preamps or preamp upgrades. My bass has had all the cavities foil lined which would have meant taking the electronics out - it's not inconceivable that they were replaced at the same time. I'll post about it on the FB group & have a closer look my preamp tonight. Anyone else with a 315 able to take a pic of their preamp?

In comparison it certainly can't compete aesthetically (see pic), the sound is a little 'harsh' & faintly noisy, & whilst playability is good, it's not as good - so a reasonable step down to be honest. Saying that, if I had paid twice what I actually paid for it (which was market rate) I would have still been very happy!! I got exactly what I wanted - a super bass for a very modest outlay. 😁

Bought this from eBay & it turned up on Tuesday. I was after a rehearsal / crap venue bass to protect my Maruszczyk’s from some wear & tear. This fitted the bill nicely as I like old Jap instruments, & the active electronics & 19mm string spacing matched nicely to the M’s. Pleased to report that it lives up to the SGC reputation - great quality, easy to play & sounds excellent.

That looks bloomin' lovely! The spec looks top too (& I prefer a19mm string spacing). I get the impression that new Ibanez's seem to depreciate pretty sharpish though, which would put me off. Definitely a cool looking bass though.

Agreed!!

Mine's 9.2lbs which is heavy, but not by too much.

A fretted one was mine too - back '82 or '83. I'm sooo pleased to have another one & fortunate that it's in such good condition.

So I started this thread when I had two 80's Aria's which I stupidly sold on. Delighted to be a Matsumoku bass owner once more with the acquisition of a fretless 1984 Westone Thunder 1A. It came to me in excellent condition for its age bar a broken toggle switch which I have replaced. My total spend on it is £180 which is ridiculous for an instrument of this quality. People pay £600 - £800 for a similarly aged Fender JV & the like. Bonkers!!

The festive break has finally given me a chance to sort this bass out. Many thanks indeed to Andy above for his advice, guidance & most of all for sending me a new switch FOC - top bloke. The bass is now fully operational as it should be & I love it!

My recently acquired Westone Thunder 1A. Just the job for an occasional fretless noodler like me.

Epic - thank you. A good long read to get through all the posts, but I've started!

So; I do like a bit of 80's Jap bass. A recent acquisition of a Westone Thunder 1A reminded me just how bloody good Matsumoku were at making instruments. Just ridiculous how little you have to pay to get one of those. The information on the Interwebs is pretty good for that manufacturer. I decided recently that I needed a 5 string rehearsal / sh*t venue bass to protect my Maruszczyk's a little, & started to think something 80's Jap would be ideal. Unfortunately there were never any 5 string Westone's produced so started to look at other brands & the original Bass Collection instruments looked just the job. 19mm string spacing like my Maruszczyk's too. Accordingly, an SB315 purchased from eBay is now winging its way to me to arrive in a couple of days. i've googled to try & find out more about the manufacturer, but haven't come up with much (Nanyo Boeki anyone?). Not much on BC or Talkbass either. Plenty of love for the basses, but not much about the manufacturer. Anybody got any historical nuggets of information to satisfy my idle curiosity?

Ooh, nice. That is a very smart looking bass.

I want to restring my recently required fretless. My preferences are;-- 1) Flatwound 2) Round core 3) No silk 4) No coloured ball ends Anyone know of any strings that meets all of the above? Cheers, Wilco

Both my Elwood's are angled back too. Thought that was a standard feature.

Was going through the pa with subs, so left one of the Super Compacts at home.

Nice! Remember to share the sofa shot when you get.

It is a great bass. Plays sooo very nicely - a beautiful neck. That pic doesn't really show the body wood of the 4 string, which is very nice too!

My two Elwood's ready to do their most awesome thing yesterday evening.