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  1. Bassassin
    [quote name='Hellzero' timestamp='1501539988' post='3345446'] It's an old Maya or crap like this, better avoid this. [/quote] It's an early 70s Moridaira, probably sold unbranded. Like most early MIJ stuff, it's a fairly inaccurate copy, but a long way from "crap".
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    Affirmas are like rocking-horse poo, they were never a mass- produced model as far as I know. I missed one that went for about 90 quid, ages ago.
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    I think that might be the highly sought-after Westone Bitsa.
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    Now at £102 with less than three hours, certainly heading towards mad bargain territory. Won't be bidding because I've got one! Very odd bass in every way but definitely a keeper. Curious advert - apparently this one's a "walnut" finish. That'll be those metallic grey plastic walnuts, I suppose.
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    Oh, they're out there if you look: [url="https://reverb.com/item/5988768-80s-b-c-rich-wave-bass-nj-series-neck-through-in-desireable-ocean-blue-with-cream-pus"]https://reverb.com/i...-with-cream-pus[/url] I seem to be making a habit of missing out on ludicrously underpriced vintage MIJ gems - following this & the £100 Riverhead Unicorn, last night I failed to spot someone selling an early '80s Ibanez Artist (OK, it's just a guitar) on a local FB group for £170. I guess this is what it feels like to lose your touch!
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    Another crazy bargain BC Rich - would be all over this if it was nearer. More like 1983 than 1973 - NJ series = Nagoya, Japan.
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    Wow. Not sure how I missed this for the last two months. It might well be the f*ck-ugliest thing I've ever seen, but sick freak that I am, I like it. Nothing about it makes sense, and I mean that in a good way. GLWTS!
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    Maybe he prised off the Stagg badge (or sanded off the Wesley logo - they were the same bass) and applied the amusing composite logo. A "similar" Stagg sold on BC last year: £80. Compare & contrast... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/277806-sold-stagg-mb350-jaguar-style-bass/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/277806-sold-stagg-mb350-jaguar-style-bass/[/url] These actually pre-dated the "real" Fender Jag basses by a few years - I was a bit tempted by a maple-board Stagguar for the basis of a project.
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    Thought these weren't allowed on here. And that ain't no '73.
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    Damn. My pics have been BotoPhucketed!
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    Great news - hopefully he'll be back to full strength & out on the road again soon.
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    There's something about black/black/maple that just works. One of the best-looking basses Mr Konig's offered IMO, if it had checked binding I would have had it myself.
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    It's even got a name - it's a 0010/F! Catchy! [url="http://s1276.photobucket.com/user/LanterneRouge/media/Catalogues/columbusbasses_zpscpar9kzo.jpg.html"][/url]
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    Looks in great condition for a 40+ year old, £30 bass! These hardly ever turn up with the ashtrays still on. Great score.
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    Very common & pretty decent mid-70s J copy, probably made by Chushin Gakki. Bodies can either be ply or veneered butcher-block, as many of the MIJ copies were. Electronics might just need a good clean & any dry joints re-soldering, but tbh pickups were never great on these so if it plays nicely it might be worth dropping a halfway decent set in if the originals are dud. They should fit OK despite the round-end originals. £30 is a little bit of a steal - these can go for £150+ on Ebay.
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    If you do want to spend a few quid and can, as you say, play guitar passably, think about one of these: [url="https://www.fishman.com/products/series/tripleplay/"]Fishman Triple Play[/url] I impulse-bought one a couple of months ago - not used it properly yet (still getting to grips with new recording gear) but it's very, very good.
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    Nice, and very well priced for a pretty rare bass. It's a 1983 RB820 and looks in good, original condition. Apart from that ramp. That ramp would have to go.
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    [quote name='megallica' timestamp='1499578590' post='3332254'] Pickup looks stock. The roadster rs824 and rs924 came with dimarzios. [/quote] They didn't. None of the early 80s Ibbys (Blazer, Roadster, Roadstar II) that used Fender-type pickups had DiMarzios - they were all fitted with what Ibanez called Super P-4, or Super J-4 in the case of P/J basses. These were probably made by Maxon/Nisshin Onpa, who supplied most of the pickups used in Fujigen-built guitars & basses in the 70s & 80s. They superficially resemble DiMarzios with the hex poles & cream covers on some - which was doubtless entirely intentional. Easiest way to check if your hex-pole pickup is a DiMarzio is to stick an Allen key in it - DiMarzios use Imperial sizes so your metric key won't fit. VedranPU's bass is an Ibanez RB630 from about 1984 (can't see the serial) and the pickups aren't original, & neither are the control knobs or strap buttons. Unfortunately original Sure-Grip 2s and Dead End strap buttons are like rocking-horse poo.
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    A long time ago I went out with a classical basoonist/mezzo soprano. She was technically superb at both disciplines - but the most unintuitive musician I ever met. I was highly amused when she was surprised that I practised a lot - she thought "pop musicians" didn't bother with that sort of thing! And from the other perspective, a couple of years back I was asked to play a few gigs with a folk/traditional band, standing in for a member who was away for a while. I said sure, let me know the set list, keys, arrangements, give me a week to learn them & then let's get a rehearsal or two. They said no, just expected me to turn up at the gig & busk 20 or 30 songs I didn't know & might never have heard before! Because that's the Folkie way, apparently. Unsurprisingly I declined. Different worlds.
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    Sales patter's sales patter - but I'm sure most people on BC appreciate that "forgotten" and "unwanted" basses & guitars are typically the ones that are, well, a bit rubbish. And I doubt what he's selling is actually recycled throwaway junk - at least I hope not. I may be being a [i]bit[/i] cynical but I went through all the pics on the FB page - when I encountered the relic'd Strat fitted with Teisco gold foil pickups, I cringed so hard I nearly blacked out. In its way it's a bit like that deranged Ebay experiment artist who causes so much combined amusement & dismay in the Weird & Wonderful thread.
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    They do give the impression of being created from random Ebay parts & a belt sander.
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    How much is the Squier P neck, if it's still available? And is it skinny or a baseball bat?
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    [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1499521825' post='3332005'] Another company making Fender clones...why?? [/quote] Funny - as soon as I saw the name I genuinely thought - they'll be relic'd Fender copies. And they're relic'd Fender copies.
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    Thanks for the info Dudgeman - would never have thought of using ink as a stain.
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    The saddle's a simple metal bar - it should be possible to improvise something. I don't think anything current uses the old 2-point system so your choice for a new replacement is limited to a rather expensive Hipshot: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hipshot-Supertone-4-string-Bass-Bridge-Gibson-2-point-Chrome-5G410C-/111705155990"]http://www.ebay.co.u...C-/111705155990[/url] And that's assuming the post spacing is the same. Considering it's an arch-top, your other alternatives would be a 3-point or some sort of tune-o-matic & stop bar/tailpiece arrangement. Moving swiftly on, wouldn't mind a bit of insight into exactly how you went about getting that finish - I have an old Ibanez Blazer half-stripped which would look amazing done like that.
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