Mike Bungo

13 minutes ago, KevL said:

Congratulations, you're lucky to find something like that in such good condition, almost 40 years to the day it was first sold - pretty much NOS. Was it easy getting it shipped over?

I'm assuming the buffers are the plastic spacers on which the bridge is sitting? Are these just to raise the height of the bridge but are usually removed, hence you saying they are rare?

 

40 years since being sold and 44 since being made. The spacers are all original and because the bridge covers are usually taken off then they will have gone missing over the years. She is totally stock 👌😊👍

On 15/01/2020 at 14:04, hooky_lowdown said:

That's a beast. Bet it'll sound huge! Out of interest, any idea of weight (I know it's not going to be light)? 😁

I don’t know but to be fair I don’t thinks it’s heavy. I have a Ricky 4003s so I guess I’m used to it 😊

13 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

Super find, I’m loving that , how does it sound.

Not been able to plug it in yet but I'll know by the weekend

I’d put the feelers out in the Uk but had no real joy then found this beauty out in the US. The guy I bought it off had bought it off the son of the chap who had owned it from new in 1980 and had just flipped it. It was manufactured in late 1976 and must have sat around for several years. Anyway I’m the new lucky owner and this bass is a gem. 100% original and it still has the bridge cover plastic buffers on which is really rare to find.... I’m buzzing

11 minutes ago, mr4stringz said:

Looks a cracker!

2 owners from new ❤️

I’ve managed to find a real nice Ripper in Washington DC so I’ve bought it tonight👌👍

Here is another way of doing it

http://www.treeguitarworks.com/strap-button-on-es-guitars.html

I've ordered my resin.........

Here you go 

34 minutes ago, baa said:

I've been looking at those.

I read that it will stop the bridge from bending, and since i changed the bridge on 5 of my 6 basses with that kind of bridges because of bending, this looks like a cheap way to prevent that.

How would you say the sound changes, what It does for the tone?

 

Hi. A slight fuller and brighter tone but great sustain 😊

That’s is another benefit 👍

Bought one of theses off eBay for $30 usd and I’ve gotta say that it’s simple to fit, looks good and sounds fab..... well worth considering 👍

8 hours ago, NancyJohnson said:

There's a Ripper on eBay at the moment for £800.  It needs work, a lot of work, but it comes with a new neck and at this price and factoring in the cost the work t required, you could get a sterling bass for well under the market value.

I’ve seen it but it just needs to much... 👍

Well I've done it.....a small hole drilled into what is not a deep laminate. I've added some PVA in with the screw and it seems fine. In time if it should work loose then

I will look to add a small block behind the upper horn but up to now it seems fine

Firstly what are people’s thoughts and secondly does any one have one for sale 🧐 Thanks Mike

SOLD THIS HAS NOW BEEN SOLD

This bass was owned by Nick Gavrilovic who is the current guitarist with Placebo. Nick also plays with The Libertines and Paloma Faith to name a few. This is a great bass with some music history thrown in. I’ve left it untouched, un cleaned and its being sold just as it turned up so that Nick was the last person to play it. The bass obviously has marks because of it’s history but it’s in real good condition despite that. I also have proof of Nicks ownership available through my messages and shipping receipts ect. Comes with the Epiphone hard shell case as seen in the pictures. Collection from Bolton but I'm good to work with a courier at your expense and please get in touch with any questions. Thanks Mike

I've just ordered one of these for my Jack Casady..... any thoughts?