madiccy

[quote name='Dom in Somerset' timestamp='1358324535' post='1936852']
Looks like the pickup has been replaced, the one that's in there was made for a bass with much wider string spacing and doesn't fit the hole in the scratch plate.
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Yes it has been replaced and the scratchplate has been cut a little to fit it :-(

Excellent Info Thanks....

I'm not a player actually, I just liked the look of it at the time (bit retro)
yes the neck has been painted but is not original......

Ahhhh Shaftesury...... thankyou both Musky and Truckstop
but yes Shaftesbury rings a bell :-)

Cheers

I stumbled upon this Bass a few years ago and seem to remember being told it was Italian or Spanish (I really cant remember which)

Anyhow I'd be really grateful if anyone can help

Thanks in Advance :-)

Hey Thanks For your Input Everyone....

I actually co-run a Recycling Centre and we do get the odd Nice Guitar through our doors...

I've had 2 cheapo Basses inm the last few weeks and a Tanglewood Oddessey Roundback Electro-Accoustic a couple of weeks ago

A Badly Broken Flouro Pink Bo Diddley Style Electric Mandolin

But the Piece de-resistance was about a Month ago a 1902 Banjolin (Mini 8 String Banjo)

Cheers

[quote name='Bassassin' post='235706' date='Jul 9 2008, 01:49 PM']It's not home-built.

It's a Shaftesbury, made in Italia by Eko:

[url="http://www.fetishguitars.com/html/general/shaftesbury.html"]http://www.fetishguitars.com/html/general/shaftesbury.html[/url]

It's had a refin - which I'd try & remove, if it was mine. Which, regrettably, it's not - unless you'd take £25 for it!

BTW welcome to BC, Iccy.

Jon.[/quote]

Hey, That's Quite interesting, Thankyou Ever so much for your time....
I'm not really what I'm going to do with it yet though as I still find it quite an Interesting
Looking Bass

Thanks Again

Iccy

[quote name='Machines' post='235630' date='Jul 9 2008, 12:17 PM']Looks home made to me.. what did you pay ?[/quote]

Ahhh Could Be...Thanks
I Paid £20 for it.

Hi Everyone,

Please accept my appologies If I'm posting in the wrong Place (I may have missed a Thread)...

I recently picked up a Bass Guitar at my Local Boot Fair, Mainly because I liked the look of it.
I'm really just trying to identify it , and wondered if anyone could help.....

It has Been Repainted at some point so there is no Obvious Makers Marks.

Thanks In Advance
Iccy