Bassassin

[quote name='Buzz' post='216844' date='Jun 11 2008, 01:31 PM']Jon, is the binding on the body covered by the laquer from the body? If it is, and the neck binding isn't, that could explain why if it's had a reaction to the laquer. Eitherway, that neck loves lovely, just like glass.[/quote] It is - but it's the whole thing's lacquered, and I'd assume all been done at the same time. Maybe the body binding material's different to the neck & it's that that's reacted. I quite like it anyway, so I don't mind! J.

Eh up! Can never have enough JapCrap on BC! I think yours is very likely our first Atlansia - looking forward to seeing some pics in the gear porn section! See you in the JapCrap Spotting thread! Jon.

[quote name='neepheid' post='216636' date='Jun 11 2008, 09:28 AM']Damn right it shouldn't be there long. I've no problem with people selling Rick copy stuff, but I've got a problem with people passing copy stuff off as the original.[/quote] Likewise - but he might just be ignorant. The listing's now saying he's been told it's from a 4080 twin-neck, which was bolt-on. It's a Mat/Aria neck, no doubt: the fretboard's too dark for a Rick, the truss adjusters are allen key barrels, not nuts, the inlays are too pearlised (Rick ones are usually poured, not cut from sheet), skunk stripe looks too wide. And so on. Interesting he says the tuners "HAVE A STAMPED MARK ON THEM WITH USA ON IT" - if they're real Grovers, they'd definitely be worth a bob or ten, copy ones are completely blank. But I really, really doubt it. I've asked for clearer pics. As for the other one - very poor pic, this is a butchered MIJ copy and I've never, [i]ever[/i] seen pine used in the construction of a JapCrap guitar - and the through-neck construction here indicates this was a high-end copy. It's completely ravaged, though - the seller says the fingerboard's narrower than the neck. That's because the binding's been ripped off, as it has from the body - if it's a Kasuga, as I suspect, it would have had checkerboard. Anyhoo, I've messaged the guy to see if he'll post - £50 for good parts & firewood sounds OK to me...

Matsumoku bolt-neck - errr... neck: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RICKENBACKER-4003-BASS-GUITAR-NECK_W0QQitemZ220244694450"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RICKENBACKER-4003-BA...emZ220244694450[/url] Doubt it'll be there long. J.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='216472' date='Jun 10 2008, 10:38 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Frakenstein-Of-A-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ270245275832QQihZ017QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]Someone buy this and put it out of its misery![/url][/quote] Worth it for the parts - if it was local to me, I'd 'ave it. Not sure - but I think that might've been a neck-through Kasuga. Once upon a time. J.

[quote name='Musky' post='215127' date='Jun 8 2008, 09:48 PM']According to [url="http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=190270840&imageID=7377123"]this page[/url] (you'll need to be logged in to a myspace account to see it) it's an SC II-B. Matsumoku made a lot of Epihones, and by the sound of the "three piece maple neck" this is one of them. No doubt Jon (Bassassin) will know a thing or two about these.[/quote] Wish I did! I can't really add much - it's Matsumoku, late 70s & I've had the raging GAS for one ever since one turned up on US Ebay about a year ago... Has the same "wavy" Grover copy tuners as Matsumoku Rickenfakers - in fact it's the only other bass I've seen them on. Bodger - if you ever decide to sell, drop us a PM... Jon.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' post='216144' date='Jun 10 2008, 01:21 PM']Like I said, I could be wrong....![/quote] Realistically, £150's probably about what I'd expect a bass like this to reach, so somebody might well snipe it at the last moment & try & get it for that. Daion has a good reputation, but is not a common brand in the UK, which means those who don't know their JapCrap too well will probably be a bit reticent. I don't expect the zero feedback helps much, either. To me it looks like a very generic 70s JapCrap jazz - the little tuners & Gibson type nut usually indicate a budget range, so I'd expect a ply body under the sunburst & perhaps a two-saddle bridge under the valuable metal plate. It will probably have a good neck (if the frets aren't too worn) & the round-end generic Japjazz pups might sound a bit thin. I'd give her £50 for it. But then, I'm a pikey, me. Jon.

Been a slow few weeks in Faker restoration land - I have a load of semi-restored & Ebay-bound JapCrap currently taking precedence... However - a rather pleasant stroke of luck - spotted a Rick copy tailpiece on t'Bay last week, went for it, despite horrendous postage (well, they don't come up very often!) and it arrived today. The nice surprise bit being - it turned out to be a genuine Rickenbacker part - squared string apertures, casting marks identical to a real one - and because of the imperial dimensions, a bit of non-invasive modding necessary to get my genuine fake bridge to fit! Oh, and it has tail-lift too! Btw - anyone else having problems seeing pics or is it just Paul? J.

I do like Italias - had GAS for a red Maranello for a while. You're not a fan of that nice Mr Wire by any chance? J.

[quote name='noirpunk' post='214734' date='Jun 8 2008, 08:56 AM']You're a lucky one. I love Rickenfakers anyway but one in an alternative colour like that, yummy. I'd love one in pinkburst[/quote] I don't think Laura' selling! Pinkburst would be brilliant - but so far the best i can suggest is this: The Fernandes Sw@nky Spider. I wanna go & live in Japan! J. [i]*edit* Oi! Autocensor - [b]NO[/b]!!![/i]

[quote name='noirpunk' post='214504' date='Jun 7 2008, 05:36 PM']Not strictly ebay but I saw this picture on another forum. A GREENBURST copy from the 70s I need to change my underwear! [/quote] Vorg by Pearl, bolt-neck, built by Matsumoku - and owned by Laura, from down on the south coast. If she decides to sell, I get first refusal! Btw this was never originally meant to be an Ebay - specific thread, really just a discussion of Fakers in all their gory glory. It didn't originate in the Ebay forum, back in the old Bassworld days, and I think it's limited by being here. J.

[quote name='allighatt0r' post='214432' date='Jun 7 2008, 03:56 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320260658440"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=320260658440[/url] If it stays at £20 including postage then someone has a REAL bargain I bet it's never been gigged! It looks really vintage. Ebay is a strange place. [/quote] "Vintage" is now presumably redefined as "frenziedly attacked with a chisel"! Now I know how to double the value of my next auction! Jon.

Axe basses & g*it*rs turn up on the Bay occasionally. Never had one myself, but I had an Axe chorus pedal, think it was a re-branded Aria. Sounded quite nice but was really noisy & a right battery muncher. Jon.

[quote name='allighatt0r' post='213857' date='Jun 6 2008, 01:37 PM']The idea was probably nicked off the guy that made one on Youtube and get 5 colours of poo flamed out of him [/quote] That's precisely what it is. And the siamese-neck thing is a rip-off of this: [url="http://www.microphoneheaven.com/guitarbass/"]http://www.microphoneheaven.com/guitarbass/[/url] How we LOL'd when that first appeared. Seems they didn't quite get the joke down in Buttf***, Tennessee... J.

[quote name='alexlotta' post='213702' date='Jun 6 2008, 10:26 AM']Looking anyway that those things happen expecially to You ..already a Swedish one .[/quote] I've just had to cancel the SwedeTard's bid. Twice. I even sent him (after he placed his first bid) a nice message asking him to confirm that he can pay with PayPal, and that he agrees to the frankly extortionate postage to Sweden. He ignored that, I cancelled his bid, and within minutes he'd bid again. What the f@ck is wrong with these morons? J.

Makes perfect sense to me... I shall be copying & pasting that translation into every auction I run henceforth, do I shall pray. They'll have no excuse then. J.

[quote name='allighatt0r' post='213356' date='Jun 5 2008, 05:22 PM']Nope i didn't, i set myself a limit of £40, and um-ed and ah-ed for too long about trying another fiver [/quote] Don't think you missed much, tbh - the body looked like someone had done a Pete Townshend on it. Plenty better out there... J.

[quote name='alexlotta' post='213462' date='Jun 5 2008, 08:22 PM']You can't Imagine how FAR from The original meaning has a babelfish translation. It can Definetely happen , that If You put Available- in- Europe with "exceptions",the bidder does'nt realize clearly Those. 2) With All respect possible for Your Thoughts it happened To me to buy stuff from England , where the seller did'nt want originally send To Italy ,and i just asked "if That does'nt sell now ,than could i purchase? etc etc ".. And I don't feel so "retarded" With the beautiful pedal or preamp i have now in my house (off course it is valid If the english grammar of the overseaser is at least barely understandable..not like mine is very often i fear ) _____-__ That little Thing aside ,Out of Curiosity : I'm Italian ,and i've noticed That a LOT of "european auction" don't get catched By italian Ebay_search Engine ..and The same APPLied for USA_stuff!. Stuff available for overseasers Does'nt appear on the search ,so I use the *.com Address for the researches I care REally.[/quote] I have frequently used Babelfish to translate languages I have little or no grasp of - Japanese, frequently because vintage MIJ basses are a particular & peculiar interest of mine. Translated text can be vague & amusing but in my experience it's always possible to get the gist of the original meaning - even if it requires a leap of logic or two. Here's an experiment: copy & paste this into Babelfish & see if you can make sense of it in your native language. Try not to read it first: [quote][color="#FF0000"][b]PLEASE READ THIS FIRST If you have less than 5 positive feedback, or have received more than 5 negative feedback, please contact me before placing a bid. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN THE IMMEDIATE CANCELLATION OF YOUR BID. If you are from outside the UK, please contact me before placing a bid in order for me to confirm the shipping rate to your country. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN THE IMMEDIATE CANCELLATION OF YOUR BID. Bidders from outside the UK MUST be able to pay with PayPal. I cannot accept overseas payment by any other means. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE BIDDING: Bidding starts at 99p, no reserve, postage to UK addresses £18.00. Postage to EU countries will be around £50 - but please contact me first. I will obtain proof of postage at the Post Office. Once the parcel is in transit, delivery becomes Royal Mail's responsibility. If you are outside the UK, please contact me prior to bidding so I can confirm the international postage rate. I’d also like to request that bidders with less than 5 positive feedback contact me prior to bidding - failure to do so will result in your bid being cancelled.[/b][/color][/quote] These two paragraphs appear at the beginning & end of every one of my auctions. And every auction I run (which is a good few by now) I will have about 20 bidders who choose to ignore every word of it. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go and cancel a bid from a Swedish idiot. Who, if he's like every other Swede I've met, speaks better English than I do. J.

[quote name='paul, the' post='213375' date='Jun 5 2008, 05:53 PM']A normal search will not show items that aren't available to the country your searching from. They must be specifically searching for items not available to them.[/quote] Usually I make things available to Europe - but there are some simple little rules for people to follow if they want to bid, which are in big, important-looking red writing at the front of every listing! Even if they don't speak English, it's noticeable enough that they might just think about Babelfishing it, surely? The same rules apply to low or negative feedbackers - they still bid without being approved too. J.

It's not just the scammers - at least they're funny - it's the EuroTards who [b]insist[/b] upon placing bids even though your bidding policy regarding overseas bidders is clearly stated in [color="#FF0000"][b]BIG RED LETTERS[/b][/color] at the beginning & end of the listing.... AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!! Jon.

[quote name='Machines' post='212926' date='Jun 5 2008, 07:08 AM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230259180334"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=230259180334[/url] A year ago it'd have gone for about £450... let's see what happens now we're all skint ![/quote] It'll be interesting - although I'm still seeing Japcrap getting silly prices... Jon.

Here's where that object of delight probably came from: [url="http://stores.ebay.com/tropicalmoonmusic"]http://stores.ebay.com/tropicalmoonmusic[/url] Home to its hillbilly brothers & sisters, a variety of implausible, improbable & almost certainly downright unplayable inbred mutations. There's probably a left-handed, triple-neck version of the same thing in there somewhere. Jon.

[quote name='allighatt0r' post='209663' date='May 30 2008, 02:56 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270239659653"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=270239659653[/url] I really like that, can i ask you what you think of that please Jon?[/quote] Did you go for it? Probably OK for £41 delivered. J.