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What's wrong with it apart from the knackered scratchplate? The DiMarzio Model P pickup would fetch £40 on its own. Jon.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='814659' date='Apr 22 2010, 09:17 AM']Up to £430, and still over a day to go. Is this what Jon was talking about when he said that sometimes Rickenfaker auctions just go silly? Or is it a lesson of the value of a low starting price? Edit: Could it be Rickenbaker fans spoiling the auction?[/quote] Not sure about this one - the bass is pretty tatty but I think there might be a few people who've convinced themselves it's a real 4001 with black binding & parts - I don't think any Fakers had these as stock. Interesting idea that it might be Rick fans shilling it with protest high bids - but I've seen this happen with other things (not basses!) & you'll usually get a pair of comedians bidding each other up £1000 at a time. I think - so far - it's genuine bidding. Low starts do get more people interested & in my opinion are more likely to go high at the end. I see the fake trc got pulled - and is now down to £30 on Glumtree! J.

Yes - they do. I've currently got a 1981 Ibanez Musician guitar I'm restoring, and it's missing a lot of its original parts - 4x Sure-Grip 1s, Gibraltar bridge, Quik-Change tailpiece, brass trc and Velve-Tune tuners. So I've been pricing parts up - on Ebay I'd pay more for a set of plastic knobs than I did for the bloody guitar! How much do you want for your SG1s, then? Serious question, btw. Jon.

All of the Matsumoku through-necks seem to be getting dearer/more sought after these days (look at the prices of Aria SBs) & I think if you want a Thunder II or III you'll be lucky to find one under £350. So this ain't too bad. In a way it's a good thing that the quality of these basses is being more widely appreciated. Jon.

Nice one, that'll do fine! J.

[quote name='hookys6stringbass' post='815023' date='Apr 22 2010, 02:48 PM']Thought they'd be a pile of sh1te.... Some of those fakers look really bad , but one or two look good from what you can tell by the pix....[/quote] The "good" ones are photos of real Ricks, like your first link. That ain't what would turn up! J.

[quote name='Modo74' post='814794' date='Apr 22 2010, 11:15 AM']I've joined up over at Ibanez Collectors, and found a link to a really good vintage Ibanez site. It doesn't look like mine is a rarity unfortunately. Same model, just a different colour. I've started a thread and posted some pics over there anyway, so thanks for the info.[/quote] See - I never pretended to be all-knowing! That's really interesting, never seen a Silver series version of the PJ/blocks 2369 before. Did you find out what year yours was? FlatEric - Obviously, I need to get out more & make some friends apart from the voices in my head! I suppose my interest stems from having started out playing JapCrap, back when the term wasn't quite as tongue-in-cheek as it is now, and then subsequently realising that a lot of it was actually really good! So many basses & guitars derided as badly-made planks, just in need of a decent setup, really. There are quite a few forums dealing with the higher-profile brands & obviously lesser-known ones come up too - I seem to have a knack for the detective stuff, working out who made what & recognising the quirks & traits of different manufacturers. I buy & sell a lot of JapCrap (mostly guitars) too - most of them are car-boot restoration jobs, and getting hands-on stripping down & tidying up these things is a massive educational process in itself. I quite like the profiteering aspect, too! Dek - do you have a clear, hi-res close up of the trc/logo from your old Faker? I quite fancy having a go at making a replica & engraving the logo. J.

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='814576' date='Apr 22 2010, 07:45 AM']In some respects I don't care that he is trying to resell the bass for a profit (he's an online shop) but it's the fact that he's blatantly changing the facts surrounding this bass. [/quote] I have no problem with Ebay profiteering - it's part of the game as far as I'm concerned. But this guy is blatantly lying to try & sell a parts bass that he already paid over the odds for. J.

I've had a few Japanese Jazz copies & I'd say on the whole the necks feel bigger than real Fenders - I think P & J copy necks were likely the same apart from cosmetic variations. I have a pre '75 Ibanez 2366B Precision & the neck's nothing like a real one! J.

And remind him that [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FENDER-JAZZ-BASS-GEDDY-LEE-BLUE-CUSTOM-NEW-UNPLAYED_W0QQitemZ120523901893"]when he bought it for £580 a couple of months ago[/url], the original seller was quite clear that it had been built from bits, and didn't say anything at all about a "video shoot". J.

You drop your $400 (excluding postage) on it, wait for a month and what drops through the door is... [url="http://www.tradetang.com/for-sale/Rickenbacker-Wooden-Color-4-String-Bass-Guitar-ING-393-ZDBB/104999-1904974.html"]This.[/url] :ph34r: Jon.

The Bitsa That Would Not Die. How many times has he relisted that now? He may have to get used to the idea of making a loss on this one, eventually. But profiteering via Ebay is a learning curve. Quite steep sometimes, it would seem. J.

[quote name='Modo74' post='813422' date='Apr 21 2010, 09:29 AM']1979 (I think) Silver Series PJ, modded with Badass II bridge and Seymour Duncan QP pups.[/quote] Interesting, that - I'm pretty sure that's a hybrid, a Silver Series J neck on an older P body. The earlier Ibanez 2369 featured a P/J layout & block inlays but I've never seen this on an SS. The big black oversprays on the body suggest a laminated construction (probably butcher block/veneers) which I don't think an SS would have. I might be wrong, in which case this is a proper rarity - I think you should post some pics on the [url="http://www.ibanezcollectors.com/forum/"]Ibanez Collectors forum[/url]. Is there a serial number on the neck plate? The first two numbers will be the year - although '79 would be very surprising, Ibanez stopped making copies around 1977. Jon.

Be OK if it was £50, for parts. But what the [i]hell[/i] possesses people? Jon.

There's no element of truth whatsoever in the suggestion that being daft-shaped means it would cost £30 to post it. About £12 if you used Royal Fail. Jon.

[quote name='Al Heeley' post='811473' date='Apr 19 2010, 03:59 PM']good grief - £2k buy it now! If it is a yr 2000 then thats not exactly a '70's Classic' in my book.[/quote] I presume Neepheid means 2 decades earlier than that - 70s/80s! Still looks like very silly money for this. Where's EvilLordJuju when you need him? Jon.

Nice, but not JapCrap (these were Korean) and as far as I know, nowt to do with Bass Collection. Any similarities are purely [s]plagiaristic[/s] [i]coincidental[/i], just like those Ibanez Soundgears. Jon.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='810888' date='Apr 18 2010, 11:03 PM']Edit: Is this yet another Korean Satellite neck through precision being sold as an MIJ? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/70S-VINTAGE-PRECISION-TYPE-BASS-GUITAR-JAPAN-MIJ_W0QQitemZ250617779931QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3a59fbd6db"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/70S-VINTAGE-PRECISIO...=item3a59fbd6db[/url] Edit: Or not? What's up with the HB looking extra pickup hole?[/quote] That's exactly what it is! Silly really - but if any of these guys knew their JapCrap they could try & punt them as [url="http://www.fernandes.co.jp/others/catalog/1980/20.html"]these[/url]. Not that I'd sink that low. Oh no. Bloody shame about the Artist - but I had an idea it wouldn't go stratospheric. There's no way of knowing how high the other guy's top bid was, though. J.

[quote name='kolossusuk' post='810976' date='Apr 19 2010, 05:03 AM']Hi Anyone ever heard of a copy rickenfaker from to 70s by the name of Norwegian Wood? I understand it is a jap copy and is selling for around 900 sing dollars (around £440.00) Can't find any obvious reference on the web.... k[/quote] Never heard the name before, but Norwegian Wood will be a brand used by whoever imported it - most of the 70s JapCrap guitars & basses have importer names that are nothing to do with the actual manufacturer. If you have a pic, I might be able to tell you which factory made it, & the price sounds pretty much what you'd expect to pay for a Jap Faker in good nick. Jon.

A bolt neck Matsumoku, with a Special Needs seller. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/rickenbacker-1974-401-bass-guitar-fireglow-nice-conditi_W0QQitemZ320519603645"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/rickenbacker-1974-40...emZ320519603645[/url] J.

Do a site search & you'll find loads of stuff about shimming - but in a nutshell, you change the angle of the neck. Just a bit of thin card at the back of the neck pocket makes a big difference to string height. Edit - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=49897"]'ere we go[/url]. J.

I had a 70s Jazz copy for £25 from Crack Convertors & sold it for £120 - ish. But no-one's going to beat that Fodera story! Jon.

Is your bass a JV Squier? If it's '82 I'm guessing it will be. Don't replace your BA with anything that requires drilling new holes - this will damage the value of your bass. If the only issue with the BA is string height, why not experiment with a shim - this is really easy to do, & there are various topics on here describing how to do it. If you do replace the bridge, a Gotoh might give you the same problem you have with the BA - these have a cast baseplate which is thicker than the original Fender "bent tin" jobby, and that automatically means your saddles will be a bit higher. Personally, although I like a chunky bridge from an aesthetic perspective, I've never been 100% convinced they make any real difference to tone... Jon.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='808726' date='Apr 16 2010, 06:08 PM']Unusual to see a 3x single coil bass. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ESP-Edwards-bass-4-string-3-pickup-Jaguar-Jazz-unique_W0QQitemZ160424178901QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item255a06b4d5"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ESP-Edwards-bass-4-s...=item255a06b4d5[/url] Edit: I can't delete. This isn't 70s/80s, surely.[/quote] It is cool though. It's also [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=82447"]here[/url]. J.