Bassassin

[quote name='WarPig' post='467121' date='Apr 19 2009, 11:59 PM']GAH WHY DO THEY HAVE TO USE SUCH OVERSIZED FONT AND BAD SPELLINGRAMMER!!! *yes, i see the irony in the above sentance. *Edit* Haha Jon did you contact the seller? From the looks of what he added later, you did. [/quote] Not a chance - I kept schtum in the hope of grabbing it for £30! What does it say under my profile pic, eh? J.

Never - always hated to see gear getting trashed (despite being a rabid Who fan), it's nothing but vacuous, f*ckwitted posturing. Jon.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1973-Ibanez-Artist-bass-Rare-vintage-collectable_W0QQitemZ110378783808"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1973-Ibanez-Artist-b...emZ110378783808[/url] All I need now is for my Ibanez Fairy Godmother to scarf up the £750... J.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1973-Ibanez-Artist-bass-Rare-vintage-collectable_W0QQitemZ110378783808"]Holy f*ck.[/url] Right arm/granny available for sensible cash offer. J.

He problems terrible syntax with having is. And he's plainly a snotty, arrogant & inarticulate cock, which isn't helping matters. Jon.

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='466009' date='Apr 18 2009, 11:46 AM']Shame eBastids new 'free postage' initiative didn't extend to Musical Instruments... give it time though! [/quote] I take it you don't [s]punt much trash[/s] - oops, I meant [i]sell many quality instruments[/i] on the Bay of Thieves, like wot I have been known to... :ph34r: As if compulsory FeePal ain't bad enough, you're probably right. J.

I'd give him the 99p current bid just for that nice flamey headstock - but the £25 postage is pretty much pushing it over-budget! J.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-bass-usa-custom-shop_W0QQitemZ320361391192"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-bass-usa-cust...emZ320361391192[/url] Not [i]quite[/i] sure where to start with this one. Jon.

[quote name='andy67' post='461051' date='Apr 13 2009, 10:16 AM']I want my old trusted, faithful, reliable and super cool blazer back! [url="http://www.ibanezregister.com/images/BASSES/images-bl/bl800/Ibanez-Bass.jpg"]http://www.ibanezregister.com/images/BASSE...Ibanez-Bass.jpg[/url] secondly, my ATK original with the triple humbucker and j neck pup! [url="http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/PhoneyPoney/atk1.jpg"]http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/PhoneyPoney/atk1.jpg[/url] the above link is a basschatters. made some mistakes in my life but these two were the worst!! andy[/quote] Blazers come up on ThiefBay quite often. But that ATK - I wish I'd had the £99 it cost when I spotted it on Ebay a year ago. Oh well, my loss is... my loss, actually. Jon.

[quote name='Stacker' post='454643' date='Apr 5 2009, 01:22 PM']If RIC sniff that one, they'll get them shut down![/quote] Will they 'eck as like. Despite all their puffing & ranting, it seems RIC have zero jurisdiction over anyone other than US importers & US based auction sites. Even John Birch in the UK have been knocking out Rick copies since the early 70s, & RIC don't - or maybe can't - bat an eyelid. Saein & other Korean & Chinese factories make plenty of them & even the classic JapCrap stuff like Fernandes & Greco was still around in the 90s, for the home market. Anyway, the Shine Rickalikes are about the best of the current copies, that's an old pic, current ones have accurate headstocks, nearly full-width inlays, and they come in some quite attractive colours: [url="http://www.tiptop.se/cgi-bin/multipage.cgi?id=2522"]http://www.tiptop.se/cgi-bin/multipage.cgi?id=2522[/url] [url="http://www.tiptop.se/cgi-bin/multipage.cgi?id=2525"]http://www.tiptop.se/cgi-bin/multipage.cgi?id=2525[/url] These have Seymour Dunks as standard, and presumably Saein got tired of waiting for RIC to redesign the original bridge so it worked - so they went & did their own. Jon.

[b]What made you the bassist you are today?[/b] Being drawn to bands & songs with distinctive, upfront bass parts, regardless of style & genre, and incorporating that into my songwriting. And not getting too hung up on technique for technique's sake. [b]Who do you think had the biggest influences on how you play now?[/b] Over the years, probably Bignose out of Rush, but to a large extent myself - creating bass parts for music I compose on g*it*r. [b]Where do you think you want to go from here?[/b] I'd like some level of validation for my band and the quite breathtakingly great music we make. [b]Why do you think you want to go there?[/b] Because I think we - [i]I[/i] - deserve it, and I am naive enough to hope there's still some degree of meritocracy in Art. [b]Do you believe you have a "personality" on the bass?[/b] Yes - I always get a lot of positive comments on my playing, and the role it fulfils in my band. I seem to get noticed more than a lot of bassists! [b]Specialist question: What is it you love about that 1971 P-Bass?[/b] Can't guarantee it's a '71 - we'll have to settle for '70 - '75. But I love the 3-piece quartersawn maple neck, the slightly narrow veneered ash body, the 7-screw bridge, the white plastic trussrod cover, the position dots which end at the 17th fret, the "Made In Japan" stamp on the neckplate, the Ibanez logo on the headstock... you never said 1971 [i]Fender[/i] P bass, did you? Jon.

[quote name='2x18' post='460778' date='Apr 12 2009, 09:00 PM']Shaftesbury Faker [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-196OS-SHAFTESBURY-BASS-GUITAR-ORIGINAL-CASE_W0QQitemZ110376264297QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item110376264297&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-196OS-SHAFTE...A1%7C240%3A1318[/url] Will.[/quote] God damn, wish I'd been at the car boot that just came from. If anyone goes for this, I have a tuner to fit. J.

[quote name='LWTAIT' post='460773' date='Apr 12 2009, 08:49 PM']wow, thats really cool looking. im not sure i'd like the sound (liking a more modern, very trebly clicky sound, but with lots of bottom end rumble there, too) but just for looks i'd give it 10/10[/quote] Funny thing is, despite looking like old Gibbo mudbuckers, those old Japcrap pups are single-coils & very bright sounding. Great-looking bass but rare as the proverbial. [quote name='BigRedX' post='460770' date='Apr 12 2009, 08:44 PM']That is just awesome. A totally original design made out of bits of copy basses. Have you ever seen one for real?[/quote] Never seen one in real life, I think I've seen two on Ebay (in living memory) & both sold for frankly ludicrous money. I'll be keeping an eye out at the car boot next week though. J.

Probably a 2615B Artist: [url="http://www.ibanez.co.jp/anniversary/313/4.jpg"]http://www.ibanez.co.jp/anniversary/313/4.jpg[/url] Or perhaps a 2388B/DX, early version with full width sparkly inlays, or a Black Eagle, or a 2364B Dan Armstrong copy, or... I like old Ibbys, I do. Jon.

Lovely - if I had the dosh (and the physical space!) I might well... Always makes me smile to see the old JapCrap tuners they used on these. Jon.

[quote name='D-L-B' post='459114' date='Apr 10 2009, 10:44 AM']My comment was intended to influence him to offer even lower for the bass in question by showing him the price 'better' versions have sold for. You could hardly argue that the RS924 was an inferior bass. Somehow you've turned it into some sort of misguided nit-picking, point-scoring opportunity, interesting that.[/quote] What? I simply pointed out that it was different in terms of specification, not "quality". I'm a collector, restorer & general enthusiast about vintage Japanese basses & guitars and have a little bit of knowledge of the instruments. Most people on this board (who have an opinion) tend to consider that a useful contribution, as far as I can tell. I'm not remotely interested in "misguided nit-picking & point-scoring", and don't consider pointing out that this is [i]not[/i] a lower specification instrument - simply different, to be either. However if you're spoiling for a scrap, which you appear to be, I suggest you do this: go stand in front of the nearest mirror, & then you can scream and flail away all day. Jon.

[quote name='Musky' post='459396' date='Apr 10 2009, 04:02 PM']Eagle eyed there Jon. [/quote] Never miss a bit of JapCrap, me. Mind you, that's pretty much my dream Rick it's stuck on! J.

[quote name='oz of the bass' post='459326' date='Apr 10 2009, 02:29 PM']I was informed it had an ability to fetch this sort of money anyone who is interested please pm me forwhat you would be willing to pay[/quote] Hi Oz & welcome to BC. I'm interested if you don't mind my asking - how were you informed & by whom? Information about these is pretty thin on the ground. Jon.

I've found its missing tuner! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170318313541"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=170318313541[/url] (this will take a while to load!) Shame it (the Aria) is in such a state - black with a maple board looks great. And that tail-lift - J.