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[quote name='noelk27' post='871921' date='Jun 19 2010, 05:15 PM']Interesting. (But now only "quite interesting" as it's not an official Sting signature piece.) Jon, In theory, just saying, imagine if, etc, I've just been offered one of these (fifteen) basses, pre-owned, what sort of price tag are we talking?[/quote] Considering the new list price was $10000 - odd and there were so few of them made, I can't see the one you've (theoretically) been offered having depreciated a great deal! Possibly the opposite, depending on collector demand. Much better pics of the MC30th here: [url="http://www.ibanezrules.com/namm/2009/mc30th.htm"]http://www.ibanezrules.com/namm/2009/mc30th.htm[/url] Can't help thinking they could've tried a bit harder with those pickup covers... J.

[quote name='Machines' post='871671' date='Jun 19 2010, 01:10 PM']Ibanez should reissue them - i'd be after one if they did.[/quote] They did - there was a 30th Anniversary reissue last year: [url="http://www.ibanezcollectors.com/forum/handcrafted-re-issues/limited-edition-mc30th-musician-bass-reissue-at-namm-%2709/"]http://www.ibanezcollectors.com/forum/hand...-at-namm-%2709/[/url] Not exactly affordable & easy to find though! There weren't any signature basses as such in the Musician era but they did occasionally produce one-offs for particular artists - check this out: [url="http://www.gbase.com/gear/ibanez-stanley-clark-1979"]http://www.gbase.com/gear/ibanez-stanley-clark-1979[/url] :brow: Jon.

[quote name='ukbassboy' post='870676' date='Jun 18 2010, 12:19 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ibanez-AEB8E-Electro-Acoustic-Bass-Guitar-Hard-Case-/150455788120?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2307dd2258"]Ibanez[/url] Ibanez AEB8E with a hard case currently only £52. I have this week bought a Crafter 4 string acoustic bass off Ebay found this when searching for a hard case. I bid on it with the aim of using the hardcase and selling the bass on here, unfortunately I missed the bit about pickup only in Bristol. I know, I am retard! I am currently the highest bidder so if you are genuinely interested and don't mind driving to Bristol then PM me and I will tell you my max bid. I reckon that including case its worth over £270 new so a good deal, I just cant drive to Bristol![/quote] You ever noticed that 2/3 of BC's membership appears to be in Bristol? Jon.

Right - these came in two flavours - the original US-built version and a licensed copy by Hondo, built in Korea or possibly Japan. Understandably the Hondo version is much more common (particularly in the UK) and similarly understandably the Hondos are never identified as such in the Ebay listings. And this one's a Hondo. That doesn't make it a bad bass - just one you wouldn't want to pay a lot of money for. I'd say if you're OK with this being a bit of a project, and the price stays south of £150 it's probably worth a punt. Jon.

[quote name='The Twickerman' post='869644' date='Jun 17 2010, 08:12 AM']Is it even real????[/quote] Presumably not - if he had an actual bass to sell, why wouldn't he take some pics - or at least use real Rickenbacker photos? [quote name='Bloodaxe' post='869645' date='Jun 17 2010, 08:13 AM']I reckon the headstock shot is as well, which suggests that there may be a connection between the seller & the artist. They're also selling a 3D rendering of a golf club and a jpeg of a video game - caveat emptor methinks. P.[/quote] The headstock pic isn't from the same digital model as the others, whether it's a render or not - the wings are much darker on the pics of the full bass, & the background's different. It might be the artist, or just some particularly dim scammer who found his site & stole some pics. J.

Had a good few bits & pieces from CH, nothing particularly costly, but they've always been great as far as price & quick delivery's concerned, parts are pretty good quality too. I'd recommend either them or [url="http://www.axesrus.com"]http://www.axesrus.com[/url] Jon.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='869586' date='Jun 17 2010, 12:05 AM']What is the giveaway?[/quote] There are dozens! Pretty much every small detail is a case of almost-but-not-quite right. If anyone's remotely intertested I might do a list tomorrow when I'm a bit less bleary-eyed. EDIT: Actually this is even faker than I thought - with the exception of the headstock shot, all of the pics are renders: [url="http://raykit.co.uk/blog/2009/07/04/3d-bass-guitar/"]http://raykit.co.uk/blog/2009/07/04/3d-bass-guitar/[/url] Bloody hell. J.

This one might deserve a thread of its own: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-4003-Bass-Guitar-hard-case-/200484280773"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-4003-Ba...e-/200484280773[/url] This goes beyond being a Faker - it's a brand-new, full-blown counterfeit, and the first one I've ever seen. Time for Mr Hall to start bulk-buying the adult nappies, I think. J.

[quote name='The Twickerman' post='869055' date='Jun 16 2010, 02:19 PM']Removed.[/quote] Not surprised - I found the link on Rickresource so it would have been slated for termination already. However there's some lovely craftsmanship on Ignac Zaletelj's site, and no signs of shonky Rick copies: [url="http://www.zn-guitars.com/?lang=en"]http://www.zn-guitars.com/?lang=en[/url] I'm having some doubts as to whether this thing was ever anything to do with him. J.

[quote name='japanesevintage' post='869207' date='Jun 16 2010, 04:33 PM']Yet there was... Two 406 mm Short Scale Precision (SPB) and Jazz Bass (SJB), from the domestic line.[/quote] If we're talking Japanese home-market range, we're opening a whole new kettle of worms... [i]Must[/i] organise a field-trip. Who's up for it? J.

An erm, [i]interesting[/i] fretless example, apparently by Slovenian master luthier Ignac Zaletelj: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190405207557"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=190405207557[/url] That John Shuker, he must be sweating... J.

[quote name='backwater' post='868308' date='Jun 15 2010, 07:33 PM']Well I did take a note of the serial if it would ring bells! Serial starts J85 which I assume is 1985? My conclusion that it was a 760 was purely based on 5-minutes searching on the web and finding this page : [url="http://www.ibanezwiki.com/display/CATALOG/1985+-+Ibanez+String+Instruments"]http://www.ibanezwiki.com/[/url][/quote] Not the same bass - the 750 I checked out started G84, making it July '84. The only immediate difference between the 750 & 760 is the number of frets (24 on the 760, 21 on the 750) and the pups look slightly different. I'll definitely pop in the shop sometime this week - unless someone on here buys it first! J.

[quote name='backwater' post='868041' date='Jun 15 2010, 02:45 PM']Not ebay but cash converters - I was in the store on Dalry Rd in Edinburgh and they have an Ibanez Roadstar II bass in - a websearch tells me it is an RB760BK - looks to be in fair condition, quite a few dings but looks pretty good. The price was £119 - might be a good deal for someone (the wife will kill me if I buy it!) Andy [/quote] I might pop in & have a look. Sounds like a good price, can't afford it myself, but I'd be interested to see if it turns out to be the same RD750BK I checked out for a BCer back in March. Not much difference between the 750 & 760! J.

You do see the delaminating wings thing on real Ricks - a consequence of that big route at the end of the neck & being strung with high tension rounds. I think this is why the neck pup was moved on Ricks in the mid 70s - shame the copy builders didn't do the same thing. This thing looks like a badly refinished fireglo copy (check the truss rod route) and the guy reckons the screwholes were where someone fitted a "bracket" in a failed attempt to pull the neck back. All that & it still manages to reach £245, & counting. J.