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Erm, Jon. You called someone a "cheeky git" because they bought something from you for £64, and then listed it for £150 Concerning the Baldwin, I don't personally know what are actually collector's items, and which are firewood put on ebay or gumtree for high prices with loads of superlatives and hyperbole. My default position is, if it isn't a top brand, it probably tends toward the firewood side of the equation.

I'm not familiar with this Korean built model. But, the number is high which usually indicates a desirable bass [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IBANEZ-SR900-BASS-GUITAR-IN-BLACK-WITH-CASE-AND-BRAND-NEW-STRINGS-/171358430983?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item27e5c22707"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item27e5c22707[/url] If I remember correctly, the seller has been discussed on here before. And was described as not the kind of people you'd want to have an argument with. (For pickup, go behind the Bargain Booze shop). Edit: I've done a bit of research, and it should be worth several times £100, and should be a bargain. Unless there's something wrong with it of course.

Is this really worth £599? My spidey sense is saying no. [url="http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/1969-baldwin-704-bass-eb2-style/1061539219"]http://www.gumtree.c...tyle/1061539219[/url]

You wait ages for one 15 string bass to appear, then two come along at once. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15-String-Harp-Electric-Bass-5-String-2-x-5-string-harps-/171357354835?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item27e5b1bb53

<anal>The specs for the headless bass say that the neck is 'set in', but there are bolt holes and a neck plate.</anal> On Amazon, they were selling Stellah branded headless bass kits that had a more novel body shape. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Unfinished-Headless-Guitar-Kit-Project/dp/B007OWQVZK But, they've run out. And Stellah is an inexpensive brand.

We haven't seen one for a while, but a few of them turned up one moderately soon after another a couple of years ago. They look really nice and I note your comment about them having a surprisingly deep, full, tone. However, I've never seen a fretless one and unless I found something exceptional, my next bass will be a fretless when I have the ££££ budget. Edit: It'll be a few more months wait if I was to go for, e.g. a WestoneThunder fretless. In the meantime I have to resist the temptationn to fall into my standard trap of buying [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Infinity-6-String-Fretless-Bass-/171356627651?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item27e5a6a2c3"]something that in the cold light of hindsight won't be the most suitable instrument for me.[/url]

Scotland located reasonably priced Westone Thunder 1. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Westone-Thunder-1-Bass-Guitar-Used-/281359224776?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4182510fc8

Re: The Lincoln. I was starry eyed by the purty pictures and then gobsmacked by the price. I can't remember, but I thought these went in about the £150-160 range or thereabouts. I didn't actually read the listing properly and didn't notice all the misinformation. [quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1402486572' post='2473998'] The same seller has a 1980s Hohner he bought from me for £64 and listed starting at £150 on the day he got it! Cheeky git, but at least he took his own pics! J [/quote] I'm following this seller, so see everything he puts up. He hasn't had that much luck selling. I think a MIJ Westone, though a less fancied Spectrum, went for £75 or something. So if he makes a bit of ££££ on a bass, that might balance things up a bit. Ibstock seems to be a poor location to sell basses from. If I remember correctly, that was where the MIJ Bass Collection five string that I came second in the bids for was, that sold for £115. There's a [url="http://www.theguitarworkshoponline.co.uk/"]proper guitar shop[/url] there though. Did you sell the Hohner on ebay? ... search search search ... I've found your ebay id and am now following you as a seller.

Ibanez Roadster 2 Jazz variant. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=321427072497&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:3160"]http://cgi.ebay.co.u...ME:B:SS:GB:3160[/url] This is near to me. The same seller has some 1980s Hohners for sale.

We discussed Lincoln basses on here some years ago. Looks nice, but not worth £500 I think. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Rare-Bass-Guitar-/301211595720?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item46219c33c8

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1402406267' post='2473092'] Mango top...never seen that used before... [/quote] I've seen a mango wood ukulele, and it looked very nice. I can't remember which brand. But, it looked vaguely like this: except, not that spalted. Maybe this one: I've read somewhere the using fruit wood for instruments is ecologically sensible as the trees are being grown anyway. Walnut being an example I've heard of. Here's a link about the wood. [url="http://www.melangedecoration.com/en/component/content/article/11"]http://www.melangede...tent/article/11[/url] One of the softest hardwoods it says. should be OK if we can use pine woods for guitar bodies. Here's a page about cury mango for luthiery. [url="http://www.yourperfectguitar.com/Woods-CM.html"]http://www.yourperfe...m/Woods-CM.html[/url]

I've never seen one that looks like this. Current model though. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-RBX170EW-Electric-Bass-Guitar-Natural-/331229126301?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4d1ecb5e9d"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item4d1ecb5e9d[/url] Very nice finish. Not enough to mean that it will sell at that price IMHO, but you never know.

One of them might be fretless?

A nice looking bass. But, surely with the new pickups/electronics, the extra fretwork, the upgraded finish, a lot of this bass is now down to the work you've done, rather than the J&D original? The Barts cost more than the whole J&D bass. [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/bartolini_baj9j1_pickupset.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...1_pickupset.htm[/url] They have more character (to my ears) than the Wilko pickups on the HB1975 jazz. [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbb1975_na.htm"]http://www.thomann.d..._hbb1975_na.htm[/url] Though, maybe that's an unfair comparison as they aren't in the same bass with the same EQ settings. I think what you'e done sounds like it's great. But, is it more like a custom bass now?

[quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1402344385' post='2472512'] And I'm lumped with a crap bass nobody wants to buy off me. [/quote] [url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2334/contents/made]Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations[/url]!

[quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1402335130' post='2472367'] Whoa, Gas attack. I've been after a shortscale hollow bass for a while to scratch my Jack Casady/Phil Lesh itch. This looks like it might fit the bill. Being on the budget end of the spectrum it will also probably become a crash course in fixing wiring in hollow instruments as well! One minor gripe... I wish the wood was darker in the F holes. Call me shallow if you will! [/quote] Yes, you should buy one. That way you can post an in-depth review and also sound files for us to all check out That way either we have another cheap but good bass to buy, or IBWT gets to tell us all that he told us so The Harley Benton seems to have simpler electronics compared to Phil Lesh's bass:

I'd think it worthwhile waiting for reviews of this instrument. Though of course under the Distance Selling Regulations, it's possible to return the bass after trying it for a short time. The [url=]Harley Benton violin bass/beatbass[/url] is also hollow body, is made from similar materials (maple plywood) and is a lot cheaper. The reviews for that seem OK and the sound samples sound OK. There are a lot of bad reviews of older Harley Benton basses, and the very cheapest models. The more expensive (for that brand) models seem to have better reviews.

I can't find an Aria TAB65. I can find an Aria TAB66, which appears to be a current model, though it has been produced since 1967, I read. That has a Gibson LP/ES style bridge and tailpiece, but is another bass in the ballpark of the HB. The Aria is almost three times the price of the Harley Benton, but reviews are good. The Eastwood Classic 4 is about £440, about the same price as the Aria.

Before I posted the first time, I had done a quick google for Epiphone to see if I could find the inspiration, but most of them had a very different bridge more similar to the Douglas above. But, given your comment, I searched again (and harder), and found this page: http://kitmonsters.com/kit/epiphone/epiphone-rivoli-bass There are still some differences, but this 60s two pickup model is quite close to the HB. At present, the HB looks to me to be inspired by the Rivoli, but with some Gretsch influences. Though, there seem to be quite a few variations of the Rivoli out there, and there might be a version of which the HB is a direct copy. I'm looking forward to when Thomann get around to putting sound samples up online. I don't think I can justify another four string fretted bass, but I've heard similar instruments (e.g. the Eastwood) which sound really good, so I'd be at least curious to hear it.

If that was local to me, I'd buy it at that price. Even though I don't need it.

I found the fretless short scale Rondo. There's a fretless Beatle Bass too. Pity we don't have so much choice concerning cheapies over here. Particularly since some internet brands such as Wesley have closed down. I've never been particularly tempted by the Skylark and HasGuitar basses. (Having just looked at the HasGuitar website http://www.hasguitars.com/, I'd be careful about buying a flying V guitar from them - you might not know where it's been). Alden guitars, for a while, had lots of interesting models. But, the model range seems to have shrunk dramatically. http://freestylemusic.co.uk/categories/401/Alden-Guitars/ At one time it looks as if Gear4Music was going to promote it's own "Black Knight" brand of basses that were a bit more interesting than their cheap Ps and Js, but there's only one model left in that range, a J copy. http://www.gear4music.com/Bass_Guitars/Black_Knight_Bass_Guitars.html They have their 'Oregon' neck through basses, but they look a bit ugly to me. There are the J&D Brothers jazz basses which are popular, but there isn't a big range there. It seems that it's only Harley Benton where you can look through the range and think "I can get that for that little money". And for the Fender copies, people (such as you Kodiakblair) have had good experiences with them too. I must admit that I don't like the look of the new 'progressive' models however.

Is nobody recommending a Hofner Beatle Bass (or quality copy)? They sound fine to me.

Similar to an Eastwood Classic 4. Not a rebadge as the body shape is different. There are lots of similar basses. I'm not sure what the original bass was that inspired both the Eastwood and the Harley Benton. Gretsh G6072? [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hb_60_wb.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...on_hb_60_wb.htm[/url] But, for £157 it looks like a relatively cheap way into 1960s style hollow bass double humbucker territory. We don't have Rondo Guitars over here in the UK, but the Harley Benton brand seems to be fulfilling a similar role to the Rondo Music brands such as Douglas, Brice, etc. BTW: I wondered if there would be a doppleganger to the HB sold by Rondo Music, but I didn't find one. Their short scale hollow bass isn't nearly so short scale and is quite different in other ways too.

Random 80s style bass. Not familiar with the brand Asama, but thread is here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/44342-asama-bass/"]http://basschat.co.u...342-asama-bass/[/url] which references: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/42521-look-at-this-weird-70s-bass/ [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Asama-Bass-Guitar-/111375178879?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item19ee7a5c7f"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item19ee7a5c7f[/url]

[quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1401993427' post='2469080'] I have three questions......Why?......Why? and Why? [/quote] Shouldn't that be 15 questions, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, and why?