Bassassin

[quote name='RhysP' post='1195897' date='Apr 11 2011, 04:16 PM']The top one is a total rip-off of a Gittler.[/quote] It's certainly a similar design philosophy, but I don't know if I'd call it a total rip-off. [url="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/52/Gittler_guitar.jpg"]Gittler guitar[/url]. Jon.

CMI (Cleartone Musical Instruments) was Marshall. It was a sub-brand Jim Marshall started up to sidestep a dodgy distribution deal Marshall were tied up in at the time. I think on the whole they were more budget-oriented products but would've been made alongside "proper" Marshalls. Jon. Edit: £250 on their website.

I won't be bidding (new bike GAS takes precedence at the moment), would really like to see someone on here get this one. J.

[quote name='karlfer' post='1195019' date='Apr 10 2011, 08:29 PM']Don't know if anybody has clocked this one. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110672355633&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT[/url][/quote] Total stunner - that's a Yamaki, this is only the 3rd one of these I've seen, in fact they've only started turning up in the last year or so. Apart from the Hi-Gain type neck pup these are closely based on the pre-'73 4001, with checker binding and gorgeous crushed pearl full-width inlays. I thought I'd got over my 'Faker gas but oh no... J.

Here's a project - by the sounds it needs a new truss rod & the fingerboard re-attaching properly: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110672949044"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=110672949044[/url] It will get pulled so anyone interested should drop him a note. It's probably originally been a Shaftesbury or Cimar - with the work it needs though it shouldn't be too dear - £200ish maybe. J.

[quote name='4 Strings' post='1194174' date='Apr 9 2011, 11:47 PM']Apart from snobbishness, I would add blandness. I've never played a bad one either (haven't played many I'll admit) and heard only good reports but ... what is there to attract? Seems rather characterless somehow.[/quote] Blandness? [i]Characterless??[/i] Actually - apart from the freakshow stuff, I do agree, about modern ones particularly. Very competent, consistently well-made, the budget ranges are excellent for the money - but they do lack something. Absolutely love my SBV, though. Jon.

Here's the KA wiring schematic thing: [url="http://www.kentarmstrong.com/schematics/KA_Wiring_Instructions.pdf"]http://www.kentarmstrong.com/schematics/KA...nstructions.pdf[/url] It says red & the bare wires are earth & the white is the signal - I'd guess on yours the red & bare go to the volume (probably stuck on the pot casing) and the white to the switch. Looking great, by the way. J.

[quote name='chaypup' post='1193180' date='Apr 8 2011, 07:14 PM']Bassassin - you may already know about this site but I just found it and, WOW it has a lot of gorgeous Matsumoku basses on there! [url="http://www.matsumoku.org/ggboard/index.php"]http://www.matsumoku.org/ggboard/index.php[/url][/quote] It's a good site & forum, excellent catalogue archive too. You'll find one or two posts from me on the forum, I should think... J.

It's obvious bollocks/stupidity - but these were officially licensed by Steinberger, so if they pull this they'd better get busy removing every Squier listing that mentions Fender. Jon.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1192799' date='Apr 8 2011, 12:41 PM']Sold! Even though it wasn't as fancy as some other Kawai basses I've seen, I thought that £90 including delivery must be a bargain. Anyone around here buy it?[/quote] [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150546738592"]No, but I seriously kicked myself for forgetting to bid on it first time it was on.[/url] J.

[quote name='mart' post='1192649' date='Apr 8 2011, 10:11 AM']Isn't that the problem? The anti-guitar feelings come from having played with guitarists whose attitude/ego outweighs their abilities. Personally I've been really fortunate - the only guitarists I've played with have been lovely blokes. But I've known of others who are rather harder to work with, and I'm sure folk on here would have a few stories to tell.[/quote] I think this stems from the fact that it would seem that most bassists tend to play in someone else's band - apart from my first one, that's never been the case for me so it's difficult to empathise. A guitarist with more ego than ability wouldn't last 5 minutes in my band - mostly because it is [i]my[/i] band. J.

Fat Les? Not really convinced by the pics, so I'll have to reserve judgement on the aesthetics until I see a real one. The pups & hardware look sort of lost on that huge body - actually one of the things I quite like about the look of normally-proportioned LP basses is the over-long neck in comparison to the body. Should neck-dive less though, but it's going to be a fair bit heavier. Jon.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hondo-2-bass-guitar-Fireglo-stereo-like-Shaftesbury-/250801254838"]And the award for the most hilariously overhyped slab of Korean plywood goes to...[/url] J.

Just found [url="http://www.bass-aholic.com/basses/W/westone/westone_catalogue_pages.htm"]this[/url] linked from the Westy forum. Should help ease the pain. J. Edit: [url="http://www.bass-aholic.com/basses2.php?instr=Basses&orderBy=By+Name"]The rest of that site ain't exactly going to help the GAS either![/url]

First go at a practice room video: Audio's not at all bad considering it's just the camcorder's (Canon Legria FS306) built-in mic and our PA's complete rubbish! Bass is an '82 Washburn SB-40 Vulture II through a GK700RB mkII 1x15 combo & Hartke 2.5XL. Really enjoying playing the Washboard at the moment & the rig's a killer - exactly what I was after. Jon.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1191490' date='Apr 7 2011, 10:34 AM']I would hazard a guess that the people who play more than just bass are also songwriters?[/quote] Definitely. I spent about 6 years out of bands in the 90s - during that time I wrote plenty, and really only picked up a bass when I had to record a bass line. I've never found the bass a good instrument for composition - I can easily come up with bass lines & riffs I like but trying to add a guitar to that always feels & sounds (to me, anyway) awkward & forced. The other way 'round is no problem - in fact when I'm working on a guitar part I can usually hear in my head what the bass should do before I even pick it up. And it's not usually root notes. J.

[quote name='Johnston' post='1190470' date='Apr 6 2011, 01:43 PM']But sure BC has the almighty fountain of knowledge himself. The one and only Bassassin[/quote] Thank you for the recognition - but the flaw inherent in that solution is that much of my massive, gushing fountain of hot & sticky but ultimately useless information is backed up by a library of links to websites such as Westone.info! To be honest this seems incomprehensible and somewhat spiteful to me - even if he didn't want to continue maintaining the site, he could have left it up - or alternatively there are plenty of people with spare web space who could have hosted it. If I'd known I would've offered, I run a couple of other sites & the Westone one wasn't a physically big resource. Bollocks. Jon.

Always a good idea to drop them a note as soon as you see the listing, that way you get a record of the name, & often they'll message you themselves if a bass gets tugged. J.

In a straight fight bass would have guitar, no sweat, just on sheer physical bulk & strength. I've played guitar for only a couple of years less time than bass, & I'd say in periods when I've been out of bands or am very involved in composing, it's pretty much been my main instrument. I've never entertained the idea of playing it live apart from one band where the guitarist & me would swap for one song (didn't play that one very often!), and a pretty abortive go at busking. I think I can play well enough to get my ideas down credibly - in fact if anyone wants to hear me playing guitar (dunno why you would, mind) it's me on [url="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maya29/190452804313584?sk=app_2405167945"]all my band's demos here[/url]. Never wanted to do it live - I suppose that while I like playing guitar, I don't have the affinity, passion or love I do for bass. I've always been intrigued by the antipathy there sometimes seems to be towards guitar from some bassists. OK, we all do lighthearted guitar/guitard-slagging banter, but genuine dislike for the instrument perplexes me a little. I suppose my perspective though is that of someone who's at heart a metalhead/rocker - and to love that music you really have to love the guitar. Jon.

Just bought knobs & backplate from a Hohner B2 Steiny copy from Keith, great fella to do business with! Jon.

Agree with Truckstop - wait & see if it's just a mistake. However the definition of "used" on Ebay's item descriptions reads "The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended". This, minus it's PSU plainly does no such thing, so if he doesn't have a PSU to send you, then yes, you do have a complaint. J.

Fair enough - I'll try not to be quite so restrained & diplomatic next time! J.

Even if it ever was a "Morris" the fakey refin, cheap stickers & crap new Chinese parts utterly destroy any collectability (and associated value, if any) it might have had. The fact the useless, ham-fisted idiot was too lazy to even re-align the bridge would strongly suggest to me that the rest of the "work" will be a similar cack-handed, half-arsed bodge - which he actually gives away in his description, if you read it & think about what he's saying! J.

Cool - hope you get it mate. J.