Bassassin

Bumping this - I'm sorted for a fretless now, so it's offers around £175 or intertesting Jap / weird stuff! Anyway I think this is the lineage of the guitar in pictures: Hamer Sunburst: Washburn 3-a-side headstock: And that Cort truss rod cover: Ain't exactly rocket science! I think these were put together on the sly & sold as no-branders, using designs that were set up & ready to go. And what's in a name? Probably about a hundred quid, as far as this guitar's concerned... :ph34r: J.

[quote name='doctor_of_the_bass' post='662313' date='Nov 23 2009, 01:03 AM']Bzzzzzzzzz, bzzzzzzzz, bzzzzzz - mind those fingers! (sound of the jigsaw, cutting away excess hornage!!!) Now, I wonder who the new `daddy' might be....?! ATB! Nick[/quote] On you own head be it. You may feel it's the right thing to do now, but it's you who will wake, alone & sweating in the dark, dead hours before dawn, cries of remorse dying on your lips; you, who will face your own haggard reflection each morning, knowing what you did, and that you can never take it back, never put it right. Ever. As long as you're OK with that... J.

Pictures first: [attachment=36808:front1.jpg] [attachment=36809:fullfront.jpg] [attachment=36810:heads.jpg] [attachment=36812:close1.jpg] [attachment=36813:back.jpg] [attachment=36814:close2.jpg] [attachment=36811:front2.jpg] As you can see - set neck, twin 'buckers, mahogany neck/body with 2-piece flamed/curly maple top, gold hardware & outrageously lovely blueburst / transparent blue lacquer. This is a really nicely-made guitar with good-quality unbranded hardware & pickups, 3-piece mahog body, long-tenon set neck. But what the hell is it? I've scoured the Interwebs & various guitar catalogues and I've not found it anywhere - at least, not all in the one place... It's a no-namer, but it has design features which appear to be "borrowed" from other brands: the body shape & hardware/control layout appears to be identical to the Hamer Sunburst range, while the headstock design is the same as that on most 3-a-side Washburns. Headstock designs are usually copyright so it's possible it's some sort of design prototype. It's Korean made - the truss rod cover is the same shape as those used by Cort on many of their own designs, and Washburn & Hamer have both been built by Cort. Doesn't give it a name, though. I bought this off a gutarist I know and he had no idea what it was either. It's in excellent condition - there's barely a mark on it - but it's far from new, I'd say it's around 10 - 15 years old. It was pretty filthy when I got it, and fairly well-played too, judging from the fret wear. I've given it a full clean-up, dressed the frets & set it up, & it plays as good as it looks. The finish is excellent - apart from two tiny dents on the front & a small rounded indentation on the back, it's near-perfect. A few of the screws are a bit tarnished-looking, the gold hardware is starting to silver up a bit, and the lacquer's yellowed a little, giving the finish a faint greenish tint. It sounds pretty damn good to these ears - classic full, humbuckery, Gibsony noises from both pickups. These measure 8k a piece & are heavily wax-potted, they overdrive nicely & don't squeal when cranked. Controls are basic, just V, T & 3-way switch, I was going to put a pair of stack pots in it and wire it LP-style. It has quite a wide, flat fretboard - very comfortable & easy to play for a hamfisted gonk such as myself. The nut has possibly been replaced - it's slightly narrower than the board, but if so it's a very good job & the string spacing at the nut is fine. And now SOLD to a gentleman of impeccable taste. Jon.

Agree with Mr. Corpse. This bass is part of the Outlaw range - which is in fact named from the band The Outlaws, who endorsed Electra in the 70s. The built-in MPC effects (modular powered circuits) appeared in numerous Electra guitars from 1976 until the early 80s. SLM might possibly have had the bass modified to Squire's specs, but Electra were sourced from Fujigen, Matsumoku & Kasuga. I think the Outlaw range were made by Kasuga - there are design traits & specific components which appear on Kasuga's Scorpion series also. And whoever's bought this - [i]please[/i] don't turn it into some sort of fanboy parody. J.

[quote name='bh2' post='660851' date='Nov 21 2009, 10:47 AM']No one wantee? [/quote] No-one affordee. J.

[quote name='karlthebassist' post='658112' date='Nov 18 2009, 02:10 PM']This would be great with a few mods! Turn it into a propper Chirs Squire Electra! Although I prefer the brown to the white.[/quote] No - it would be f*cking unforgiveable vandalism. How is this different to getting a 1960s Precision & hacking it into a teardrop shape because that's what Geddy Lee did? Except 60s Ps are a damn sight easier to find - in any condition - than these. J.

Dayum! Been scanning for a lined fretless for a couple of weeks - how on Urf did I miss this? Vanessa - if you don't have a buyer, give me a shout. Jon.

[quote name='doctor_of_the_bass' post='656536' date='Nov 16 2009, 10:59 PM']and can get the mods done...![/quote] No. Don't mod it. Please. J.