Bassassin

Love it - a really striking & imaginative piece of design, really the only thing that spoils it as far as I'm concerned are the messy-looking inlays on the front. Jon.

My first bass was made from wood. From the Ply Tree. Jon.

[quote name='bartelby' post='1107198' date='Jan 29 2011, 01:55 PM']Hmmm, shame not even all that stuff covers his mistakes when playing...[/quote] You can count his clangers by the number of filthy looks he gets from Adam Jones in the course of each song! Jon.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1106961' date='Jan 29 2011, 07:39 AM']Edit: Headstock of much cheaper Hondo II Professional sold a few days ago actually says "Professional" on it. The headstock in the bass in the first link in this post doesn't. [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290524333124&nma=true&rt=nc&si=3expLSfhf26wtbGKaY2vmVx0M64%253D"]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...Y2vmVx0M64%253D[/url][/quote] It also says "Made In Japan", which realistically is what a Hondo needs to say in order for it to be considered not to be Korean, and probably plywood! That's actually a lovely bass, if a bit beat-up & well worth what it went for. The other one's just your standard Samick-made Korean cheapo, as are the overwhelming majority of Hondos. Pretty much everything else I know about Hondos is already in the [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=80013"]other thread[/url] you mentioned. J.

[quote name='Count Bassie' post='1106931' date='Jan 29 2011, 02:00 AM']I was referring to the Hamer 2-Tek that BottomE mentioned- quite a massive piece. But you're right, I actually emailed Schaller for a new saddle piece for my bridge a few months ago- after 30 years it's still the same! Pretty cool.[/quote] Right - didn't realise you were talking about a different bridge! The 3Ds are excellent, I've currently got them on 3 basses, I really don't get the fuss about Badass & such. Sorry for derailing the discussion - as you were! Edit - just checked out 2Tek - looks like you can still get them: [url="http://www.the2tek.com/"]http://www.the2tek.com/[/url] Bloody hell - not what you'd want if you're looking for a lightweight bass! Jon.

[quote name='Count Bassie' post='1106906' date='Jan 29 2011, 12:35 AM']I agree that Hamer has put up some real nice work over the years. That bridge is quite a piece of hardware.[/quote] That bridge is a Schaller 3D. Jon.

Guy reckons the Ebay one's an Egmond, made in Holland. It's rough & ready but I did wonder at the £225 BIN - the Eko ones can push 4 figures! J.

I'd say [url="http://www.fetishguitars.com/html/eko/index/995.html"]Eko 995[/url]. Jon.

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='1106469' date='Jan 28 2011, 05:18 PM']I've used one of these on a recording session. Nice bass actually. Obviously I wouldn't play it live. Image, y'know [/quote] Ah, y' see, that's exactly why I would - and have - played it live! The downside's the spine-crushing weight & the fact it tends to squeal like a piggy at any sort of volume. Looks nice on the wall though. Eric - love the Seiwa, remember discussing it a bit when you got it. Interestingly I subsequently got a Washburn SB40 Vulture II, which has the same massive bridge. Whipped it off to give the bass a hose-down & there's the verification of the hardware manufacturer, at least: [attachment=70307:chushin_...dge_base.jpg] I must admit I'm cheating a tiny bit with the Talbo - while these originally appeared in about 1984, making them "vintage" enough for this thread, mine's a reissue from about 2000 - and that's only "vintage" on Ebay! Anyway - 1982 Washburn SB40 Vulture II, a bit more obscure than the near-identical Force 40, I suppose... J.

[quote name='Slipperydick' post='1106168' date='Jan 28 2011, 01:27 PM'][i]Nobody[/i][b][/b] heard of em ?[/quote] It's not vintage Japanese & I don't think it's a particularly old bass. No, never heard of Ridgewood, likely a small importer brand, there are literally thousands of them. J.

[quote name='FlatEric' post='1106129' date='Jan 28 2011, 12:59 PM']Aha, this is turning out like a game of cards!! "I'll match your Kasuga, through-neck, probably early 80's and raise you with this . . . . .!" You would need two Kasugas to beat my Electra! Erm, it's just occured to me, you already have one, don't you? P.S - Ref your revious post. . . . . If you only want an Odyssey for the name, I've got a couple of planks that I can scratch "Odyssey" on the head . . . that'll do you then!! Usual address?? [/quote] Electra Outlaw obscure? I don't fink so, matey! So obscure it's famously played by an indisputable Prog titan, and inspires both heinous modifications in surviving examples and lookey-likey custom tributes? Naaah. I've only got the one Kasuga (and it's a not-very-obscure Rick copy) but I still win. And it was one of the scabby planks with "Odyseey" scratched on the top I was after - very generous of you to offer them both! Anyway - one form my own shed: J.

Cheers Paul, appreciate it! J.

The bridges are certainly not the same, but they are from different years & there are some obvious changes. The bridge on the 1st pic is a bent-tin style, while the other one's cast, probably brass. The heel ends of the necks are different too - one's rounded & the other's square. That's actually some lovely grain on the second pic - although as the ad stands, I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole. J.

Updating my [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=83076&view=findpost&p=794416"]original post about my prog band [b]Maya29[/b][/url] to say that we've just set up a Facebook page: [url="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maya29/190452804313584"]http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maya29/190452804313584[/url] There are demo versions of all of the songs from the Fifth Sun concept piece (tracks 1-9) on the Band Profile tab - have a listen, let me know what you think & if you approve, click the "Like" button. Ta! Jon.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1105490' date='Jan 27 2011, 07:58 PM']Here's a new game for this thread. You post an ebay listing, and other readers have to spot the wildly inaccurate "fact" mentioned in the listing. I'll start: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/bass-guitar-westone-thunder-1-/250763623780?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3a62ad3d64"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/bass-guitar-westone-...=item3a62ad3d64[/url][/quote] Plenty of scope here - where do you want me to start? How about: there are at least two different basses in the photos. Hmm. J.

[quote name='indiegrungesound' post='1105228' date='Jan 27 2011, 04:32 PM']AND he used the same type of Steinberger bass as mine too![/quote] That was a Hohner B2A, after he did his back in - I remember he later flogged it on Ebay! J.

[quote name='FlatEric' post='1104709' date='Jan 27 2011, 08:04 AM']Don't know why you are interested, Jon - these are lousy basses, impossible to play, no good live and you would not want one - so if you see another one, please let me know!! Cheers. [/quote] I've heard they're rubbish Eric, I only want one because the name sounds like a prog concept album... Of course, having two of the things cluttering the place up must be unbearable, I'd be doing my charitable duty by taking one off your hands! Anyway, I approve of the way this thread's heading, and it deserves an unidentified Kasuga through-neck, probably early 80s: [attachment=70142:kasuga_03.jpg] [attachment=70143:kasuga_11.jpg] And if anyone spots one of [i]these[/i], in the UK & at a sensible price... J.