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Gorgeous - Precisions don't come much better-looking than that - or better made, considering the era.
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Don't really know the values of properly old Ricks like this but £4K seems wildly OTT considering it's a borderline resto project. To add to the list, replacement pickup (looks like a modern hi-gain or a copy) screwed directly into the wood at the bottom of the route looks dodgy, considering how thin the bodies of these are, and the scratchplate's a new-looking replacement - should be plexi like the original trc. Fwiw I think the flat-key Grovers are legit - as far as I know these pre-date the more common wavy variety, and are a sight more rare. No idea where you'd get ferrules, though...
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Diamond, made in Japan, but by wich company, and when?
Bassassin replied to spellonyou's topic in Bass Guitars
100% Matsumoku - the "Steel Adjustable Neck" plate was exclusive to that manufacturer. Diamond was an Aria (Shiro Arai Co) sub-brand, the pin-badge on @Did's guitar is widely found on late 60s/early 70s examples. Worth mentioning that like most Japanese brands from this era, Aria was never a manufacturer, only a brand, and although the vast majority were Matsumoku products, they weren't exclusive - examples made by Kasuga Gakki & Fujigen have turned up, although they're uncommon. To further complicate things it's not unusual that different factories would make different parts - a neck from one builder, body from another, hardware & electronics outsourced, and everything assembled in another workshop. There's reason to suspect that some MIJ guitars were even shipped as components to Korea, and assembled there, to dodge local tax regulations. It's a proper can of worms... -
Wouldn't want JH to feel he had a wasted journey, so I do hope the sound guy & his dog will feel sufficiently charitable to appear duly appreciative.
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What a negative thread! Give them some credit - they've made up a word!
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These are collectable little wotnames these days & this one looks in great cosmetic condition - €130 is a stone-cold bargain. I wouldn't hesitate to get the pickup re-wound. I agree that a floppy E will be down to the strings rather than anything to do with the bass itself. Oh - and I'm a bit jealous!
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Depends if you're a lifelong Kaiju fan or not. Saw it last week, and (channeling my 7 year-old self) it was the best film I've ever seen, by some margin. Can't say I noticed the music overtly, but it did proper fan-service by incorporating signature themes of the various creatures. End title music was an incredibly bombastic cover of Blue Oyster Cult's Godzilla, with vocals by Serj Tankian - don't know if Brian B was involved in that but wouldn't be surprised.
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Silver Series 1992 Squier precision. £199.
Bassassin replied to solo4652's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
E-series MIKs are good, made by Young-Chang, who were a bit naughty & started selling the same guitars under their own Fenix brand. Unsurprisingly Fender got a bit miffed & took the contract away from YC. Might well be the reason for that short run of early 90s MIJ Squiers, considering the timeframe. -
Fantastic band & enormously good fun live - do go & see them if you get the chance.
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Silver Series 1992 Squier precision. £199.
Bassassin replied to solo4652's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
That's the thing - having had a couple of 80s Squiers, this one doesn't really look different. Don't know about the BBOT but the tuners on this appear to be the same Gotoh GB10s that Fujigen have used on most P-types since the early 70s - including my old A-serial. Have heard that some MIJ Squiers had ply bodies but it doesn't look like this one does - no overspraying on the contours suggest it's solid timber. -
Silver Series 1992 Squier precision. £199.
Bassassin replied to solo4652's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
Probably about right for the condition & mods. Not sure why but the MIJ Silver Series stuff from the early 90s always seems to be a fair bit cheaper than the mid/late 80s E & A serial instruments from the same factory. -
Scrubbed up nice! Did a similar hose-down on a Thunder guitar a few years back: Not bad for five quid.
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Definitely cracked; visible on the rear of the head - one along the lower side of the centre lamination, and a second through the G & D tuner holes, running down in the direction of the nut. I think that second crack is visible from the front, despite the headstock face having a decorative lamination. From some of the lacquer chipping it does look like the head's sustained a hefty whack at some point. However it's not catastrophic damage, would be an easy fix, and doesn't look new, suggesting it's stable.
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Walked right into that one, didn't I? Quite literally, in fact - thanks for your kind (and timely) advice... Don't know what the pickups are, but they're not DiMarzios. If you Google Wotan Shark bass though, some of them do have Model Ps - like a lot of Kasugas.
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Used by loads of manufacturers from obscure 60s Japanese & Italian cheapos through to Music Man. I think the only P copies with this are Musima & Italian-made Melody 5000.
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Very interested in this. At first glance I thought it looked like a Kasuga build, did a bit of Googling & there appears to be the suggestion this was designed by French luthier Kamel Chenouay - whose thorougly bizarre 80s Apex guitars are well-known to be Kasuga products. Been hankering after a P/P for a very long time and have some quite worrying GAS for this. Probably won't go for it (no band, no room) but you never know...
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As you wish: Proper Road To Damascus sh!t right there...
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Think you'd get away with it, Sonny Jim?
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Thought I should give him the benefit of that on his Ebay listing:
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Was I polite enough?
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"Faker than the tits on a stripper" - pure class! Anyway - if you think Mateyboy would benefit from more info, I can not only confirm that it's not a Fender, but I can in fact tell you what it is - it's a Musima, made during the Cold War era in what was then East Germany. These are easily identified by the wheel-type truss adjuster (which as any fule kno, never appeared on any vintage Fender) and the use of nice quality Gotoh Res-o-lite tuners. There are loads of unbranded examples, most sellers assume/pretend they're Japanese. Never seen one masquerading as a Fender before. So as copies go, it's an interesting curiosity but not even that collectable as a knock-off - these tend to go for under £150. Nice tuners, though.
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Some models are old enough that the original trademark/copyright owners are long-gone and the ownersip of the design with them. Others (like this Epi) are obscure enough that I'm guessing Eastwood are assuming the current brand owners won't bother hassling them. Some designs have likely lapsed into the public domain, from being copied previously & those copies going unchallenged. Some they clearly think they'll make enough money on before they get a C&D - like their forthcoming Yamaha SG ripoff. Rant: