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    Arc'Tan'Bump.
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    I think they're pretty decent, although like all Arias made after MIJ production ceased, they don't fetch much - £70 is probably about right. Probably a good first bass for a guitarist! Jon.
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    [quote name='Stacker' post='889273' date='Jul 8 2010, 09:21 AM']Och, it's just me. I just don't like the look of either, no matter what tone they help impart to the instrument. Didn't the early Warwicks come with those Schallers? I kinda got back to thinking that one reason Fenders sound the way the do is cos of the bridge and I came to appreciate that. Curious about that test you've mentioned: any links?[/quote] Pretty sure it was on here a few months ago - a guy did an A/B test with the same bass & strings. I think it came off the back of one of the numerous Badass pondering threads that start up, I've had a quick search for it, but can I find it? Can I bollocks. I'll have another look. J.
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    I think I'd blame really rubbish listing titles / search term for the first 2 bargains - that and the fact it's clearly just too much trouble to walk to the PO. The Ripper's hilarious - what a piece of junk, it would be an OK fixer - upper for £70, I suppose. The most interesting thing is the bridge - looks like a Schaller 3D Piezo - these go for about £200. Obviously, you'd have to want one first. J.
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    [quote name='octaedro7' post='888592' date='Jul 7 2010, 03:54 PM']You missed a chance to get the real deal [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=86003&hl=ibanez+musician"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...ibanez+musician[/url][/quote] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?act=Search&CODE=show&searchid=be67cc6f303b853e3da97131d5e6b2bf&search_in=posts&result_type=topics&highlite=ibanez+musician"]Looks like he missed six chances this year![/url] Bog-standard ones ain't exactly rare. J.
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    Bump And Click.
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    Very unusual - not a brand you see in the UK too often. Really like the grain on the body of this. For the morbidly curious, Luxor was a Euro (probably German) importer brand. There was a US Luxor brand in the 1920s but these aren't related. Like most 70s JapCrap J copies this would have had ashtrays originally - it's probably the same bass as this Cimar: [url="http://www.ibanez.co.jp/anniversary/14/7.jpg"]http://www.ibanez.co.jp/anniversary/14/7.jpg[/url] The one on the left, that is.
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    Just realised that's a 31-fret neck. I'd hate to have to level & crown that lot! :ph34r: J.
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    [quote name='Stacker' post='887163' date='Jul 6 2010, 12:09 PM']My mistake. Still awful, though.[/quote] Broadly agree about the BA - an overhyped, 2-ton, crudely-hewn lump of slag that in 1-to-1 tests appears to kill tone rather than enhance it - but what's wrong with the Schaller? J.
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    Don't worry Dave - I can make you another one... No freebies, mind. J.
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    Mr. Foxen

    Bassassin replied to Merton's topic in Feedback

    Fine feller, Foxen - just flogged me a cheap neck which I like quite a lot. Jon.
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    [quote name='Ou7shined' post='887098' date='Jul 6 2010, 11:02 AM']Ooh controversial. [/quote] You reckon? J.
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    Bump Damage (For Beginners)
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    [quote name='Ou7shined' post='887022' date='Jul 6 2010, 09:26 AM']That's not a Badass it's a Schaller 3D[/quote] Much better bridge too. J.
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    I think this still counts, it is - or rather was - one of those grotesque little Taiwanese Kay things. It got what it deserved: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OLD-BASS-GUITAR-NEEDS-MIRACLE-/380248505574"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OLD-BASS-GUITAR-NEED...E-/380248505574[/url] The seller says it needs a miracle. It does. The miracle of fire. J.
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    [quote name='machinehead' post='886816' date='Jul 5 2010, 10:57 PM'][url="http://belfast.gumtree.com/belfast/27/61561427.html"]http://belfast.gumtree.com/belfast/27/61561427.html[/url] I was going to buy this. I suppose I might as well forget about it now. Frank[/quote] If the ad's still running, have a go! J.
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    This is a new one on me - and that doesn't happen too often! Intriguing looking thing, obviously it's going to be very light, but I'm trying to get my head around the idea of the point of a headless bass that simply transfers the the headstock to the other end - this must be pretty much the same length as most headed basses. That said, I'm a sucker for a weird bass and for vintage JapCrap (I doubt this was part of Hondo's Korean output) so if I had the money (or if it was half the price) I'd be all over this like a rash! :brow: Jon.
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    [quote name='Dave Vader' post='886628' date='Jul 5 2010, 08:20 PM']Very much Ply inside. Here's a link to the flickr set I did of the TRC, it's got some kind of sticker inside, makes me think of fakery. Oh, and Jon, if you want to see what I did to your wonderful TRC work, I'm about to make a build thread on the Rickenbastard. It might make you cry...[/quote] No link! I'm looking forward to seeing what you've done to the trc. And don't worry, takes a lot to make me blub these days! J.
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    I'm doing quite a bit of drooling right now. Just as well I'm happy with the pictures. Jon.
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    I have one too, very nice bass. Mine has chrome hardware & bubinga front & back veneers. Does weigh a ton, though! Jon.
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    Evil Crawling Bump.
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    [quote name='noelk27' post='885982' date='Jul 5 2010, 01:08 AM']Hmm, the plot thickens - this bass is not the MC30TH, but one from the early 80s - it has the usual exposed pole pieces on the pickups, a dark ebony touchboard, and dark stain - the bass in question has serial G806058 - and an inlay at the 24th fret that says "Limited Edition". I'd post some pics, but can't seem to attach tonight![/quote] Sounds interesting - have you tried asking/searching the boards at [url="http://www.ibanezcollectors.com/forum/"]ICW[/url]? The Ltd Edition thing sounds faintly familiar. That serial makes it July 1980 - 30 this month! J.
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    Oh right - it was just ThiefBay research: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-1979-Ibanez-Roadster-RS800-Bass-Rare-/150463804590"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-1979-Ibanez-...e-/150463804590[/url] J.
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    That's very nice - and you'll find a fair few vintage Ibby fans around here. Something in the middle of Andy67's price range is a pretty good ballpark figure, I'd think. Your bass is a Roadster RS800BS, like the one in this 1979 catalogue: [url="http://www.ibanez.co.jp/anniversary/expansion.php?cat_id=42&now=4"]http://www.ibanez.co.jp/anniversary/expans...id=42&now=4[/url] Can't go for it myself at the moment, but good luck! Jon.
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    Just out of interest - since everyone's got/had one, Bassclef posted this in the Ebay JapCrap thread, after this got [s]plugged[/s] mentioned: [attachment=53548:Satellit...1_review.jpg] Really - the body ain't rosewood! J.
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