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[quote name='Telebass' post='418858' date='Feb 24 2009, 10:46 PM']As they probably built my 51RI Precision, how can I say nay?[/quote] [b][pedant][/b] They didn't. They couldn't have, it's only ever been a brand name. [b][/pedant][/b] However if your P's an MIJ it will be from Fujigen Gakki - the same factory that built 70s and a lot of 80s Ibbys. These days Ibbys come from all over the place - but the quality control's generally excellent regardless of factory & price range. The only downside in my experience is that the "out of the box" setup is often rotten. Jon.
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[quote name='zbigniew' post='419209' date='Feb 25 2009, 01:04 PM']Oops! It was my first time for puttin in a link so my fault for not trying it after posting here's take II: [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Early-70s-Greco-Bass-guitar-Made-in-Japan_W0QQitemZ250378684564QQihZ015QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Early-70s-Grec...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] Z[/quote] Cheers for that. Very interesting - but I'm 99% sure this isn't a 70s "lawsuit" era bass - the serial suffix appears to be A83 - which, if it is a Greco, would mean January 1983. This is perfectly probable because Greco is a domestic Japanese brand, and copies like this were made & sold in Japan long after they stopped being exported in the mid/late 70s. The same type of serial number appears on other brands too. The details aren't consistent with any of the manufacturers I mentioned, but with dozens of factories making copies for the Japanese home market, it could be anything. Looks nice though, just a shame the pics are so small. J.
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[quote name='zbigniew' post='419075' date='Feb 25 2009, 10:19 AM']I like the looks of that one, JetGlo with checkered binding - it's in Japan though. What do you think of it? [post="0"]Greco??[/post] Z[/quote] Linky not working! Checker binding will probably be an early Fujigen or a Kasuga. I've seen one Matsumoku-built Electra Corsair with checks but that's unlikely. Early Grecos were both Matsumoku & Fujigen, so we'll see... J.
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[quote name='tauzero' post='418954' date='Feb 25 2009, 01:40 AM']Don't like the apparent separation between fretboard and neck...[/quote] Might glue & clamp up OK, I wouldn't pay more than a ton for it with a problem like that, though. There's this: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150328451747"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=150328451747[/url] Seems to be genuinely being sold by someone with no idea, I think it's probably a Hondo. And look - this is familiar, isn't it? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270345551704"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=270345551704[/url] Specifically: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=40419"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=40419[/url] Glad to see it's got its proper TRC back but still - Jon.
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Oakland Fretless Bass??? Anyone Heard of them!
Bassassin replied to BIG.J's topic in General Discussion
Oakland seems to be a non-defined (ie we don't know anything about them!) JapCrap/KoreaDiarrhoea brand from the early 80s. Yours is the first neck-through I've noticed, but I've seen a few basses & g*it*rs go through Ebay which were very closely based on Ibanez Blazers. One of the Blazer-esque basses was indeed glittery metallic pink - and I was gutted when I was outbid! Anyway there's a bit of info - although this thread on ICW doesn't help much: [url="http://www.ibanezcollectors.com/forum/vintage-and-custom-electrics-and401970s-onlyand41/oakland-ibanez/"]http://www.ibanezcollectors.com/forum/vint...oakland-ibanez/[/url] But I think we can reasonably assume they "borrowed" some Ibanez-esque designs rather than actually being connected in any way. This thread on the Mat board seems to be fairy certain they're Japanese, and possibly Matsumoku: [url="http://www.matsumoku.org/ggboard/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=1408"]http://www.matsumoku.org/ggboard/viewtopic...f=19&t=1408[/url] The thread's about 4 years old & there's been a [i]lot[/i] of research in the JapCrap field since then - we know a lot more about Japanese & Korean manufacturing & quality standards now - and the way both designs & building techniques were "borrowed" so liberally - and likely wouldn't jump to the same conclusions so quickly. The more you know the less you understand. Anyway - it's a very nice bass, I would definitely leave it fretless, both from the perspective of learning the technique, and leaving a very unusual vintage bass in original condition. Jon. Jon. -
Vintage MIJ (formerly J@pCr@p) Spotting
Bassassin replied to Bassassin's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='417527' date='Feb 23 2009, 03:31 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hawkwind-custom-Westone-Paduak-Thunder-bass-guitar_W0QQitemZ160317714743QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item160317714743&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]Most expensive Westone ever[/url][/quote] Oh dear. This is more like it, though, a Thunder 1A with very reasonable BIN: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=230327289621"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=230327289621[/url] Unfortunately collection only though. J. -
Story of my wasted, underachieving life.... Wanna buy my band's new album? Want a free copy? Anyone? Please? (Well, sort of...) Jon.
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Right on cue - here's another one: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NECKTHROUGH-V-BURST-ACTIVE-ELECTRIC-BASS-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ140303387967"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NECKTHROUGH-V-BURST-...emZ140303387967[/url] 24-hour listing. J.
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Loud inc 4x10 1200W Eminence loaded **SOLD**
Bassassin replied to Marcus's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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[quote name='mathewsanchez' post='415592' date='Feb 20 2009, 05:23 PM']If you look carefully at the pictures you can see his has better tuners. Just thought i'd mention it.[/quote] I think his is one of the full-scale versions - you can see several with full-size tuners like the one he's holding. This looks like a basic mass-produced cheapie to me, not really anything to distinguish it from the low-end Ibbys & Yams etc - apart from that name on the sharp end.
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And there he goes, trying to give Tokai Gakki a reputation for manufacturing plywood garbage. What did they ever do to him? J.
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Some early 70s Alice Cooper: Gutter Cat Vs The Jets Halo Of Flies Billion Dollar Babies Blue Turk Anything from the pre 1974 stuff really - fantastic bass parts. Jon.
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what have i bought?, possible japcrap pbass content!.
Bassassin replied to gafbass02's topic in Bass Guitars
[quote name='gafbass02' post='414579' date='Feb 19 2009, 06:31 PM']Ah ha, I was spelling it wrong! No wonder I never found any cheers dude.[/quote] No - the Septics are spelling it wrong, as usual! $19 from Singapore? I know which one I'd go for... J. -
[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='413809' date='Feb 19 2009, 12:40 AM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hondo-II-Bass-Guitar-Rickenbacker-style-1981_W0QQitemZ180330112045QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item180330112045&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]Hondo II[/url][/quote] Just down the road from me, presumably. It can stay there. J.
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[quote name='Musky' post='413579' date='Feb 18 2009, 08:18 PM']That's one of those Wesley thingymabobs. I think Jon picked up one of these (well, the four stringer) and was a bit underwhelmed.[/quote] It was pretty decent for the money (£99 brand new) - would have been better if mine hadn't needed its active preamp replaced. It's a lot of bass for a ton though - neckthrough, decent hardware, 3-band EQ (if yer lucky!), wood binding & 2-way trussrod. The downside is the cheap finish - thin matt black on the back which rubs off on your clothes and a nice flamed top - finished in MeconiumGlo! Any resemblance to a Rick ends with the body shape - it doesn't feel, sound or play like one but it's a solid & well equipped cheapo. If you check the seller's completed items, he's sold about 5 of these in the last few weeks (amongst a lot of other instruments) for prices between £60 - £100 odd - all on 1-day listings. Likely he's got a few more if anyone's interested. Jon.
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what have i bought?, possible japcrap pbass content!.
Bassassin replied to gafbass02's topic in Bass Guitars
[quote name='LWTAIT' post='413385' date='Feb 18 2009, 05:22 PM']any pics of it with the big scratchplate bassassin? i like basses with big scratchplates. oh, and sorry for re-hijacking your thread gafbass02, it was lukeFRC's fault for bringing it up in the first place, blame him. EDIT: wait, i think i can see where the original pickguard would have gone[/quote] 'Ere we go: I don't mind a full-size scratchplate - I just thought that was unsympathetic to the body styling, particularly the top half. J. -
I read this a few years ago - an excellent read & fine addition to the BC "library"! Jon.
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what have i bought?, possible japcrap pbass content!.
Bassassin replied to gafbass02's topic in Bass Guitars
[quote name='LukeFRC' post='412594' date='Feb 17 2009, 11:40 PM']out of interest what is the pic in your aviatar?[/quote] That's some fairly obscure/weird JapCrap - a Kawai Sleekline (or X-II in Japan) from around 1980: It originally had a huge & inappropriate scratchplate which did nothing for its already eccentric looks, so I replaced that with the control plate it has now, & added the perspex thumbrest/ramp because I didn't get on using the angled pup end. I do like obscure vintage JapCrap - anyone know where I can get a Guyatone EB-9? Sorry for hijacking your thread, Gafbass! Jon. -
what have i bought?, possible japcrap pbass content!.
Bassassin replied to gafbass02's topic in Bass Guitars
[quote name='Kev' post='412484' date='Feb 17 2009, 09:43 PM']he was the first replier [/quote] Thanks for that Kev - I had a worrying existential moment there when I questioned my own existence. Fortunately I'm OK now, normality has been restored & I appreciate that I'm real, and you lot are merely the ravings of my own diseased imagination. J. -
what have i bought?, possible japcrap pbass content!.
Bassassin replied to gafbass02's topic in Bass Guitars
No idea what that is but it looks pretty decent from the pics. It's probably not a Sumbro. Sumbro was Summerfield Brothers budget brand, which pre-dated the better quality CSLs that came from the same factory as Ibanez & MIJ Fenders. I'd expect to see early Jap traits & cheap ply construction on a Sumbro - but this looks both accurate & quality from the pics. Tbh I couldn't even say if this was JapCrap or not - maybe the letters & numbers will ring a bell for somebody. Jon. -
this peavey bass looks rather nice
Bassassin replied to Al Heeley's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
I think this is a Peavey C4 - I have the 5-string version (imaginatively called the C5) & it appears identical except mine has a darker wood top. These were from about 6 or 7 years back & predate the Grind range, but are fundamentally the same. No complaints at all about the quality of mine, (although it doesn't get much use - the B string's just a long thumbrest to me ) and I'd say that would be a decent amount of bass for £150. Jon. -
Really looking forward to seeing how this one comes out. I vote for blue! Jon.
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This is what you want: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=39574"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=39574[/url] Jon.
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Made oi larf, but then I don't have the most sophisticated sense of humour. There's no way that's accidental. Jon.