Bassassin

And Entwistle (a big influence of mine when I first picked up a bass) claimed McCartney as an influence. So it goes on...

That - if you read my post, is my entire point. And why the sentence you quoted contains the word "direct".

I'm not a fan of either McCartney or The Beatles - probably because they have no direct influence on my musical DNA, I've always felt fairly indifferent. However, it really bugs me (or "triggers" me, if we're gonna be all 2019 ) when this term "overrated" gets thrown around in relation to artists who are indisputable originators - absolutely pivotal and seminal in the evolution of both music as a creative & cultural force, and in the development of the role of the bass. McCartney is one such - his influence, direct or indirect, is enormous, it's probably entirely reasonable to say that without him & his band, none of us would be playing the music we play now, wherever we sit on the musical spectrum, or however we personally feel about McCartney. Fair enough to say you don't like him/them, or you think so-and-so would have done it better - but "overrated"? Look it up.

And now you've hurt its feelings. In fairness - it was the victim of a catastrophic headstock break, as well as me, 35 years ago, not being able to afford a proper headless...

Guilty as charged... It's worse than you think, though, it's actually flourescent yellow - you wanna see it under UV light... On second thoughts, you probably don't, do you?

Having gone through life (thus far) having avoided glass-related self-abuse I'm going to be wilfully different & say no. Or at least, not necessarily. Hard to really tell from the pics, but it does look like it's been competently done, and if the bass still plays OK then that's fine. Also depends why - if it suffered catastrophic headstock damage then this might've been the best way to rescue it. Have to say I might have a different view if the bass was an original 80s MIJ BB, though... Also bear in mind this is the opinion of someone who once did this to an unsuspecting SG copy:

They are - I'm a fan! I've had 3 Indian-made Mustang Strats from my local car boot. Most expensive one was £28, and was a superb player, should never have sold it, particularly since I only got £60 for it! A guitarist mate has another that I picked up for £5, with a bit of cosmetic water damage. Once it was properly dried out & a bit of lifting lacquer sorted, it was fine, nice player. Gave it to my mate for his birthday! The reason I chose them was that IMO they're the perfect bargain-basement bass/guitar - and I was gobsmacked to see that one listed for what is absolutely ridiculous money. There is no way on earth he'll get that, no matter how tidy it is. Could've used Westone Thunder 1As to illustrate the point, the Ebayers who list them for £350+ clearly don't check the sold listings, where they typically go for give or take £150, and often a lot less.

It's an Eko, 80s, B series. Not too many pics so tricky to pin it down to a specific model. A few very close relatives here: http://www.fetishguitars.com/eko/eko-the-final-years/eko-cb-series/

Generic cheapo late 80s/early 90s MIK plywood P copy with ugly headstock, not made any less ugly by someone having clumsily chopped bits off it. The Accu-Bass was a generic pointy-headed budget P copy, but I'm not convinced this was one - from what I know & what you can tell from the pics (ie not much!), tuners are wrong, trc is wrong & I'm not 100% about the bridge. MIK & probably Cort are about as precise as I could be.

It's a way bigger can of worms than that. RIC own all their designs as trademarks - body shape, headstock, trc shape etc - and US TM law requires that they have to pursue any & every infringement, or they risk losing exclusive right to those designs. That's already happened with Fender & Gibson, except for Gibson's "open book" headstock, which remains trademarked - & that's why copy Strats, Ps, Js & LPs are everywhere. Anyway, this 6er is as much a dodgy Faker as any 70s Ibanez or modern Chickenbacker, and JH or his acolytes will be on its case, sooner or later, because they have to. Also this is why BC has a no Ricks or Fakers sales policy - Hall's already been on here chucking his legal threats around.

Fair point well made. Still, there'll be trouble if Big Bad Johnny Hall comes sniffing around!

No - Sunn Mustangs are worth about £60. That's the point.

Rules say no Ricks, no Fakers, no Ebay links.

Depends which 80s basses you're talking about, and also the (sometimes hilarious) disconnect between what some sellers ask for & what people will actually pay. By way of an example, I give you: Fantasy Reality

Another Squier-by-another name that occurs to me is the original Indian made Sunn Mustang range. As I understand it these were Sunn in the UK/Europe & Squier II in the rest of the world. I've had 3 of these & they're a perfect example of great necks & quality bodies let down by slightly sub-standard hardware & electronics.

Tut, and indeed, tut. IBTL.

...Which contains no actual explanation, so appears to be nothing but random rules-for-the-sake-of-rules. Gumtree's owned by Ebay, so wtf is the difference?

I like both, although I think the original 2x2 batwing was best! I like the 80s 4-a-side, always thought it was an elegant shape that complemented the body - but I might be biased because it was my first Aria. Shame the modern RSBs don't have quite the same shape, slightly spoils otherwise great-looking basses.

Trying to remember how many I've had - can't remember a single bad one, tbh. I've had 3x 80s MIJs - SQ and A-serial Precisions and an E-serial Strat, which I still have. 2x MIK - a Strat, I couldn't trace the s/n from, a bit lower-end as it had a ply body, but still a fine player. Then an E-serial Young-Chang built Bullet, which was proper lovely & regret selling. In relation to that it's worth mentioning I have a Fenix (Young-Chang) Strat, which apart from electronics & hardware, is the same thing as the Squiers from the same era. IMO it's a nicer player than the E-serial MIJ. And finally I did have an Indonesian VM fretless Jazz - another pretty much flawless stunner which I only sold because I got a different fretless & couldn't justify both. So - has anyone actually had a crap Squier?

Post it anyway. Then we might get a plausible explanation of why Gumtree & similar links aren't allowed. Been wondering, ever since they were banned.

I disagree. Most people would assume "Big Balls" is quite unambiguously referring to the size of Bon' Scott's testicles, whereas if you read the lyrics carefully, it's actually a celebration of joyous high society occasions involving revelry and dancing.

I've got an RSB and an SB Elite B&G (same as Cliff's) - they're the same shape. Apart from the headstock...

The biggest question is - what the hell's going on in someone's life when it's easier to list a hacked-up lump of scraggy plywood on Ebay than it is to lob it in a skip?

Odd that the topic header says "Aria RSB Deluxe 5 string" then, innit?

5er RSBs seem to be very rare - in fact the only one I ever saw in the flesh was a brand new example in the big Rose Morris shop in Denmark Street, shortly after it opened in 1980-something. First 5-string I remember seeing for sale, and of note to me as I'd recently bought an RSB Deluxe II. Did see one come up recently - can't remember where, although chances are it's the same de-fretted one the OP saw.