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[quote name='karlfer' post='1156168' date='Mar 10 2011, 07:15 AM']TRC, anybody selling should really be prepared to provide photo's, enough for you to cross Jon's palm . Quality ones with issue's? That's why I chose a bolt neck. On the vintage copies (and vintage Rick's), fretboards, bridges, necks can be a problem if abused. A bolt neck is easier to work on. IMO. Karl.[/quote] In mine too. Helps yours is a twin truss rod as well. Karl, just looking at the ebay ad mate, I found it a bit confusing you haven't named a frieght price? Am I just being stupid or is it not said how much is going to be paid for delivery? That may put people if so. Just a thought.

[quote name='karlfer' post='1154860' date='Mar 9 2011, 07:17 AM']Read 80 pages of this thread . Karl.[/quote] I think you're right there. It kind of helped me know decent fakers from dodgy ones although I still have no clue as to what is what when TRCs have been removed. Also, hellothere, you'll never know a good one before you play it. Even decent quality fakers can come with issues!

[quote name='MythSte' post='1154039' date='Mar 8 2011, 04:45 PM']Wow, Those holes actually made me squirm more than TV operations etc [/quote] I let out a physical moan when I saw them! A shame really. Makes me want to never mod anything I own ever again!

[quote name='The Twickerman' post='1150631' date='Mar 5 2011, 03:19 PM']OMFG, that is hideous!!!![/quote] +1 Totally bloody awful.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1970s-57-Replica-Columbus-Crest-Bass-Guitar-case-/190508005871?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2c5b2979ef"]Nice looking Columbus[/url] Currently at £50. How much is the case worth? I think you get a lot for very little cash with Columbus stuff, I love mine.

I think if you are looking for cheap, it's a good route to go. 70s Jap Rick copies go for quite a lot of money these days whereas these guys are cheap. Quite a few BCs have one, including hookybass and I've only heard good comments about them. Very Pbass sounding though I've heard (not a bad thing in my opinion). I may well get one myself in the next few months.

Regardless of whether it is 100% genuine or not, whoever gets it MUST re finish it again, that colour is absolutely minging.

[quote name='thegreenman555' post='1143514' date='Feb 27 2011, 04:49 PM']That looks like the twin brother of the one I just got, complete w chequer binding & down to the exact same wording on the twin 'output' plugs. So I guess that means mine could, in theory, be a Kasuga. I know you guys wanted some pics with of the routing & electrics, but I've been having way too much fun with it 'as is' to restring it yet! Be patient!![/quote] I remember that one. Stunning. Put it down and do a photoshoot!

[url="http://cgi.ebay.com/1977-Vintage-Hondo-II-Japanese-bass-lawsuit-model-LOOK-/140516623000?pt=Guitar&hash=item20b7718298"]Natural coloured Hondo[/url] Never seen a natural orrible Hondo before. Makes me wonder if he's got this right.

£200 is unbelievable for that! Awesome. Is this a Real Rick?Some debate on talkbass but I'd say it is a modded genuine rick rather than a fakey. [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-RICKENBACKER-BASS-GUITAR-4-STRING-MUST-SEE-/120690126628?pt=Guitar&hash=item1c19b12f24#ht_1011wt_731"]Rick?[/url]

[quote name='Bassassin' post='1142951' date='Feb 27 2011, 12:53 AM']That's a through-neck Kasuga. Some of the bolt-neck ones were quite attractive: [attachment=73352:rbugporn.jpg] J.[/quote] Jesus Christ, that is amazing. Where the hell did you find it if you don't mind me asking? While not quite as popular I'd actually prefer a more adjustable bolt on neck personally.

Please can you lot talk me out of buying this, getting it delivered to my Canadian resident girlfriend and trying to sneak it through customs? I mean it's just the nicest thing I've ever seen. [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f126/fs-rickenfaker-return-most-killer-rickenfaker-em-all-745433/"]Beautiful faker.[/url] [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f126/fs-only-most-killer-rickenfaker-em-all-643032/"]Better pics[/url]

[quote name='Bassassin' post='1142885' date='Feb 26 2011, 11:14 PM']Not a Greco or even Japanese. That's an Italian-made Gherson. Very interesting & much rarer than any JapCrap. Wonder why he's pretending it's a Greco? First random JapCrap name he could think of? Too bad they were never sold in the UK, then. J.[/quote] Interesting! Nice looking faker that and pretty close to me.

[quote name='henry norton' post='1131474' date='Feb 17 2011, 07:59 PM']Love the radical offset on the (P)Ric pickup. Are you going to be duplicating it on this new project or will you be giving the poor old split coil a more traditional positioning?[/quote] Really? You're mad. No it's going back to normal position mate. I never hooked it up when it was in this sorry state. Wish I had now, who knows, it might have been the bass equivilent of the holy grail!

Take one quite weird shaped (see upper horn), revoltingly finished, £6.50 P Bass Ebay body. Add Stevie D's currently broken P Bass neck (hope you don't mind me nicking your pic Steve, it'll probably only arrive tomorrow). Now we get really cheap... Stir in an unknown PBass pickup taken from the Hondo Rickenfaker project I bought and never got round to working on (Now belongs to Ash on here who has a far more interesting future planned for it). And you have the foundations for a very cheap PBass! More pics to follow. By the way, if anyone can identify what make that body is from the strange, long upper horn I'd appreciate it! It's a tiny bit thinner than a normal P Bass body. COST SO FAR= £21.50

[quote name='KK Jale' post='1131365' date='Feb 17 2011, 06:15 PM']A knowledgeable tone-freak friend recommends Curtis Novak as someone who completely nails the traditional sound. [url="http://curtisnovak.com/pickups/pb-v.shtml"]http://curtisnovak.com/pickups/pb-v.shtml[/url] I've never tried them. Has anybody here? [b]Sure you've seen the latest shoot-out over at TB...[/b] [url="http://www.atkinsonbasses.com/library/"]http://www.atkinsonbasses.com/library/[/url][/quote] I hadn't, but thanks. Very helpful sound clips. I quite like the SD.

I'm in a similar boat. Currently planning a P bass project from an ebay body I got for a couple of quid and a broken neck I can hopefully fix off here. I have an unknown junker P bass pickup knocking about which might get used but if the project ends up working out I'm probably gonna lean towards one of these. I did get some incredibly lovely 84s for my Jazz off Wizard pickups which are so good I'm tempted buy the Thumper, never played one though.

I'd go option 2. You have such an original and individual looking bass there, who the hell is going to know what the bridge should/shouldn't look like? The "floating bridge" thing would do my head in as well so I'd go for the most solid & sturdy contemporary bridge you can get for your money. Those ones look nice.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1130539' date='Feb 17 2011, 06:27 AM']CMI Twin neck guitar/bass. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/70s-CMI-Twin-Neck-Guitar-Bass-/190502332079?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2c5ad2e6af"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/70s-CMI-Twin-Neck-Gu...=item2c5ad2e6af[/url] Rarity value, maybe. But I don't personally think this is worth £400.[/quote] TBF, whether true or not, the Bill Bailey bit is the best ebay story I've in a while. Playing both parts of "Peaches" is one of the few uses I could find for a bass/guitar twin neck.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1130204' date='Feb 16 2011, 08:30 PM']Anyone that's thinking of buying should probably ask for some pics from a different angle. I don't like how the grain angle changes dramatically on the "reliced" areas (indicating a fair old change in depth).[/quote] I agree, they look bloody deep craters! Such a nice body/finish to mess up so badly. I've requested pics but if I win it I've resigned myself to strip down the body, refill the whole thing and re finish in nitro.

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='1130142' date='Feb 16 2011, 07:56 PM'][/quote] That really doesn't look weird at all actually. Cheers.

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='1129973' date='Feb 16 2011, 05:56 PM']I don't think it would look silly. Personally I'd just strip the whole thing but that's just me[/quote] I know what you mean but I don't think I can live with the huge "relic craters" this weirdo has, for inexplicable reasons, added to the front of the bass. I'd have to re finish it blonde or something after filling those up. I've been looking everywhere for a 51 body/standard neck combo picture but nobody seems to have done it. If anyone could find me an image of what it would look like I'd appreciate it.