Bassassin

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='676305' date='Dec 6 2009, 11:26 PM'][/quote] I'm sure a couple of years back, someone on here had a bright yellow SBV, "Wayned" with black & white chequerboard stripes. I've got a blue one (formerly part of Paul C's legendary collection) and it's great. It'll be even better when I finally get around to making it a pink pearloid scratchplate. Edit - Blue one just like mine on Fleabay: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rare-Yamaha-SBV-500-Bass-guitar_W0QQitemZ230408698047"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rare-Yamaha-SBV-500-...emZ230408698047[/url] Jon.

Christmas is bollocks, but in the spirit of the thread: Jon.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='675920' date='Dec 6 2009, 05:37 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290378392174&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123"]Classic Westone Thuner 1[/url] Won't post, I already asked, cheap price.[/quote] £60? That's bloody ludicrous. Someone in Luton buy this, ffs! You could Ebay it straight away for a clear £100 profit if you don't want it. J.

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='675158' date='Dec 5 2009, 06:22 PM']oh and this i swapped with rasta for a POD, unmarked headstock aria pro 2. It's japanese so Ill stick it up here, someone may be able to tell me something about it.[/quote] Pretty sure it's an RSB Special II - I have an RSB Deluxe II which I bought new in 1985 - the Special was contemporary to it, with a different finish & pickup layout. This would have originally had 2x soapbars with P-layout pole pieces - I think they're MBIVs. Dunno what sort of rewiring's been done in there but that should have stack knobs, I think. My Deluxe does, & the control layout's otherwise identical. J.

I bought one when they first came out - great little DI box for recording & can beef things up a lot just used as a stomp box into your amp. Never gigged with it, but if I did, they're cheap enough to have a spare as backup. Jon.

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='671649' date='Dec 1 2009, 10:20 PM']I guess this would be the place to ask... (captain japcrap mainly) I said I would fix a bass for a friend, expecting an encore or stagg he came over nad dropped off a "Hohner bass" It's a pretty good P bass copy, Made in japan, ply body with 3 colour sunburst, maple neck and separate maple fretboard (fairly chunky with trussrod access at body end), BWB scratchplate, 7 screw bridge.... and bizarrely fender headstock shape, I would guess that make it quite old?[/quote] Yep - 70s, early 80s. MIJ Hohners were made by Moridaira until about 82 - 83 when they moved production to Korea. There may have been other Jap factories making Hohners but most of the ones I've seen are definitely Moridaira. If the P has a serial number sticker that looks like this: [attachment=37519:serialsticker.jpg] Then that confirms it's a Mori. Got any pics, Luke? J.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='671247' date='Dec 1 2009, 04:24 PM']Jon, which bass are we talking about here? You seem to be missing a link to the auction in your post? Are these set neck or bolt-on? I know most are bolt-on but every so often there are examples which are made to same way as the instruments they are trying to copy.[/quote] Coinsider the plot thoroughly lost! What a twunt. This one - I assume it's a bolt-on because the 2 other Eros EB copies I've seen were: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270492800585"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=270492800585[/url] J.

[quote name='Bassassin' post='655149' date='Nov 15 2009, 01:25 PM']The nice MIJ EB copies do come up, Kasuga & Matsumoku definitely are worth a look as well as Fujigen. I'll flag 'em if I spot 'em. J.[/quote] And another one, seriously worth a look if you're in the Midlands, because he won't post - I've asked. I'm pretty sure it's a Matsumoku, branded as Eros (Rosetti's 70s JapCrap brand) and closely related to the 1931 & 1910 basses on this page: [url="http://www.matsumoku.org/models/aria/solid/sg/19xx.html"]http://www.matsumoku.org/models/aria/solid/sg/19xx.html[/url] It's a stealth listing (ie rubbish) & won't attract Ebay JapCrap hunters, most of whom don't habitually search under "bass". As such it will likely be cheap & I'd seriously recommend someone picks it up, if only to profiteer. Or sell it to me. But not both. J.

Victory Artist FTW. Had serious GAS for one for a while, you really don't see many. Shame there was never a JapCrap copy! :brow: Jon.

The irony is, that if it is an Antoria gold-top, especially with those mini-humbuckers, it would have been worth a bob or two (£300+) in original condition. Knock at least a ton off that for putting a shonky fake sticker on it, f*ckwit! Poetic justice. Jon.

[quote name='Bassassin' post='662532' date='Nov 23 2009, 11:47 AM']I nearly pulled the trigger on this: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aria-Pro-II-bass-guitar-fretless-conversion_W0QQitemZ220514933626"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aria-Pro-II-bass-gui...emZ220514933626[/url][/quote] And how I wish I had, if only for the purpose of quick 'n' dirty profiteering - it sold for nearly twice its BIN! Jon.

Stick me on the list - always been partial to Wah Jobble's take on bass. Jon.

Retarded seller alert. Don't think it's a premeditated scam, the seller plainly knows nothing about basses, Fenders or "Precissions" and their research has not extended beyond "it says "Fender" on the end, Fenders are expensive and it's not new so it's vintage". No way they noticed the plywood oversprays. Jon.

I really wish someone would show me the badge on these "Tokais". J.