Delberthot

It seems that most of us are skint at the minute so I'd posibly be interested in trades. Haven't got a clue what for but you can always try me.

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[quote name='Bassassin' post='953479' date='Sep 12 2010, 12:37 PM']It is an Antoria 2367B - these were identical to the equivalent Ibanez basses, as they were from the same [u][b]Fujigen Gakki[/b][/u] (not Matsumoku) model range, even down to the catalogue numbers. The finish is original, this type of spray pattern appears on many sunburst finish instruments, regardless of era & country of manufacture. Body construction on this is mahogany sandwich, possibly butcher block, with birch front & back veneers. This construction accounts for the black oversprays on the contours, to conceal the lamination.[/quote] Always get those two mixed up - amended now So I was right, it is mahogany! I didn't think it was but what you've said about the laminate top and back makes sense cos the figuring in the wood doesn't tie in with mahogany so that makes perfect sense. After assembling the bass yesterday I fired on one of my favourite fretless songs - Boy in the Bubble by Paul Simon and it does a fantastic job of nailing that sound.

Here are another couple of pics You wouldn't believe how difficult it is to photograph this bass properly. In the flesh it looks absolutely amazing but its really hard to capture the sunburst finish. I forgot to add, I have currently fitted the original jazz pickup cover and covers on the precision pickup that hide the poles but can do any combination of originals on both, as they are in the pictures or black with exposed poles on both

Ah, so you think they actually came from the factory like this? I thought someone had painted them on

I'm not sure about the finish - as you say there's no burst where the scratchplate would be but they probably didn't bother as they thought no one would see that part of the body anyway. There's no burst over the forearm contour probably to make it easier to paint or something. Its definitely not a refinish. The neck at the body end is about 3mm narrower than a Fender one so if you fit a scratchplate, there will be a small gap either side of it.

now for sale but may consider trades

I've only just bought this but I've decided that I think that's me finished with fretless basses for the forseeable future. This is an Antoria bass and is Fujigen Gakki made, which are the magic words apparently, in 1977. Bassassasin is your man if you want more information on these. This is my first foray into Japcrap which is a bit of a misnomer in this case as it is a very solid bass. I've always wanted a maple fretless and this one's a cracker. Its had what looks like a Di Marzio J pickup added. It has the 4 wires, hex pole pieces and the pat applied for sticker on the underside. The J pickup has a higher output than the P so you may want to adjust the pickup height or change the P for another Di Marzio or something with a similar output. I am puzzled what the body wood is, probably alder or similar but in the control cavity it looks like mahogany which I doubt, probably just years of use or some mystic force. The J pickup route has been done very well like it was done by someone who knows what they were doing, so clearly not me then I've spent a few days replacing the electronics and giving it a good clean to remove 33 years of funky deposits - don't get me wrong, the bass is still funky and looks like a well played bass. I've also fitted brand new strings, I just need to adjust the intonation and action and it'll be ready to go. Some of the laquer on the maple board has worn through and the bass is covered in what I'd call natural dings from years of use. The porn thread can be viewed here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=102079&st=0&gopid=952758&#entry952758"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...mp;#entry952758[/url] It comes with a hard case made in England by the Freestyle Case Company if that means anything to you and all the catches, hinges and handle work I didn't pay a lot for this in the grand sense of the word so I'm not going to rip anyone off on here, Ebay yes but here no so it could be all yours for £160 which will include shipping to mainland UK. I have plenty of cardboard to fire around the the case so I'm not going to be charging you to pack it. I [u][b]may[/b][/u] be interested in trades but would prefer a straight sale