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All good points, tbh I didn't examine all the pics too closely as I'm a righty so no actual interest for me, that action does look worrying😕

Looks like it's had a life, no bids yet so could go cheap https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ibanez-Musician-MC924-Left-Handed-LH-Active-Bass-Guitar-Rare-Eighties-Japan/393146037058?hash=item5b89547342%3Ag%3ARFwAAOSwXQJgMpmo&LH_ItemCondition=1500|2500|3000

😂 soon be passed the stage where it's required, just hang on a bit longer!

No, apparently I am inherently naughty, despite being 51 and a grown up😁

Excellent, I'm so glad you took that temptation away, looks fantastic!

Oh for sure, from previous experience you're usually adding 30%+ to the hammer price, plus shipping if you;re not close by

😁 think that particular auction goes once a month, they quite often have interesting stuff, I try not to look....

Having fought the urge to go all Del Boy and try and win and part this out... Not Ebay but these guys have regular instrument sales, this time round they seem to have 5 or 6 lots of Alembic bridges, I wonder where the rest if the basses went? https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/gardiner-houlgate/catalogue-id-srgard10174/lot-edf3a3c8-e8d6-49d3-943b-acd700bf625a also a 'spares' box with pups, pots and electrics https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/gardiner-houlgate/catalogue-id-srgard10174/lot-3423914a-3be1-478a-b4c6-acd700bf625a Could be the basis for an interesting build?

Hihi Alan, Welcome aboard, I think the term collector who's not a collector covers at least half the members here! You're timing is almost impeccable, I have an RS924 listed in the classifieds here but popped her on Ebay last week, I'll stick in a link to the add on here and she's an easy find if you search Ebay, you'll recognize the pics from here! Please read well though, she's not without her issues Whilst I would always prefer to move it on to a fellow Basschatter I'm not keen on cancelling auctions once they have gathered bids if you fancy a go on Ebay I'll swallow the shipping cost😁

It sounds every bit as good as it looks😁 I spent a lot of time browsing Marks gallery of previous builds and gave him a mix of suggestions as to elements I liked, not direct requests but just a guide to what I had in my head, I was very happy with his interpretation😎

Excellent question, 140 winning bid, ended up as a total of about 210 with auction fees and shipping, came in a hard case too😁 Just popped her on the scales, a shade over 4.6kgs, so not too bad

I'll have a proper search for a MIJ marking although I suspect if it was going to be there it should be on the outside somewhere obvious, I'll dig out my magnifying glass and do a cavity search just in case😲

I think I have a 3 pot active preamp setup somewhere in my spares but I'm going to give her some time before contemplating any changes

I had buy something as a stopgap to keep me distracted, well I say had to...🤣 Well worth the wait IMHO, or, if you didn;t have your heart set on anything specific then the one currently in classifieds?

Indeed, I'll give her a chance as is and see. So far everything seems to be pretty decent quality but maybe pups...

🤣 step away for an hour so so to do dinner and Bassassin gets the job done, why am I not surprised!! Great info, if I let her go at some point @Bassassin gets first refusal for just being an awsome font of all knowledge

I did wonder that myself

So this beastie arrived today and I'm glad I took a gamble, was purchased at a general auction and was listed simply as a 'custom bass guitar' , it looked interesting and of good quality (woods/brass nut etc etc) so thought it worth a punt. It plays REALLY well and has sustain for days, I'd love to know more about it but I cannot find any indentifying marks, the body shape is ringing a VERY faint bell but I can't nail it down, clearly has hints of Alembic but that headstock is very old Aria Pro II batwing, I know there's a lot of trading accross these forums, anyone encountered it before? or have any ideas as to it origins?

And I have a new arrival in my family, went to see Mark in September whilst the lockdown had eased and look what showed on this Friday😁 I can't sing Marks prasies enough, I am over the moon with every element of this beauty

Very tempted but I REALLY need to be thinning the herd not growing it, if I hadn't just had an email from Mark at Limelight telling me that he's just completed my build I MAY have been able to justify it but not now😣 Link below for anyone else who's up for either a gamble or is close enough to the auction in Evesham to check it out in person, it's clearly had a life so may be a dud or at least need at lot of TLC https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/littleton-auctions/catalogue-id-srlit10167/lot-385ea3dd-8979-4839-90e5-acd1010f4632 Hope this isn;t breaking any forum rules, apologies if it is and please remove the link if so