dr Szelma Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 (edited) [font=comic sans ms,cursive][size=5]hi there,[/size][/font] [font=comic sans ms,cursive][size=5]up for sale FANTASTIC P-bass... THIS BASS IS A KILLER! [/size][/font] [font=comic sans ms,cursive][size=5]34" scale, ash body, maple neck, very strong and decent output, this bass overall is as good as my 1964 Fender P-bass!!! I've had them all - Tokai, Ibanez, Maya, Greco, you name it... none of them was as good as this one!!![/size][/font] [font=comic sans ms,cursive][size=5]Made in Japan, FujiGen factory, 1970's. This Grant is a lawsuit copy of Fender Precision Bass, [/size][/font] [font=comic sans ms,cursive][size=5]Very low string action without a fretbuzz[/size][/font] [left]Grant guitars are mentioned in the Blue Book and The Guru's Guitar Guide. Grant was a UK importer, and the guitars were made in Japan by FujiGen Gakki, who made Ibanez guitars and later was the main supplier of OEM Japanese Fenders.[/left] [font=comic sans ms,cursive][size=5]Hard case precision shape comes free with this bass.[/size][/font] [font=comic sans ms,cursive][size=5]You're more than welcome to come and try this bass Warwickshire - Nuneaton.[/size][/font] [font=comic sans ms,cursive][size=5]my mob is 07438912414[/size][/font] [font=comic sans ms,cursive][size=5]only [/size][/font] [left][font=comic sans ms,cursive][size=5][color=#333333]£409.95! This is a bargain, trust me... you'll never get that quality P-bass for that money again...[/color][/size][/font][/left] [font=comic sans ms,cursive][size=5]cheers![/size][/font] Edited May 1, 2012 by dr Szelma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr Szelma Posted April 26, 2012 Author Share Posted April 26, 2012 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coilte Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Nice bass !! Two questions, does this have a jazz width ( 1.5" @ the nut) neck, and what type of pick ups are on it ? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr Szelma Posted April 26, 2012 Author Share Posted April 26, 2012 cheers mate 1) it's proper precision bass, lawsuit fender copy so - no, I'm affraid, 2) it's Grant's original, but if you're worried about the quality of it you're more than welcome to pop in and compare with my Fender Original pickup - I can assure you, this one is very decent, strong output and very rich sound, there's no need to replace it with something else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Heeley Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 so why the sale? If its so great and better than all those others, why not hang on to it, or are you in a financial squeeze? I've always so regretted parting with any beloved instrument I've sold... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr Szelma Posted April 27, 2012 Author Share Posted April 27, 2012 Well, you're 100% right! I'm going to regret selling this bass, but what else can I do...? That's life for you, isn't it? anyway - bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy67 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 (edited) hiya, can you explain the lawsuit bit some more please? If I'm right these are early 80's, my era and, although my local music shop sold them (Grants Music - sadly no more!) I can't recall the lawsuit - its got me really intrigued?? Most likely I'm just getting old! andy Edited April 27, 2012 by andy67 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Ah yes I remember my Grant bass. I bought it secondhand in 1979 for £50. If I knew that 33 years later it would be worth so much I never would have thrown it in that skip in 1984. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckendrick Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 (edited) [quote name='andy67' timestamp='1335551857' post='1633168'] hiya, can you explain the lawsuit bit some more please? andy [/quote] Here you go, Andy.... [url="http://knolt.com/lawsuitguitars/"]http://knolt.com/lawsuitguitars/[/url] [url="http://www.myrareguitars.com/1970guitars.html"]http://www.myrareguitars.com/1970guitars.html[/url] [url="http://www.recordingreview.com/articles/articles/187/1/quotLawsuitquot-guitars-a-little-info-to-get-you-started/Page1.html"]http://www.recordingreview.com/articles/articles/187/1/quotLawsuitquot-guitars-a-little-info-to-get-you-started/Page1.html[/url] [url="http://www.apionet.or.jp/~koiz/forsale_main.htm"]http://www.apionet.or.jp/~koiz/forsale_main.htm[/url] Hope this helps. Mark McK. . Edited April 28, 2012 by mckendrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 [quote name='mckendrick' timestamp='1335641676' post='1634225'] Here you go, Andy.... [url="http://knolt.com/lawsuitguitars/"]http://knolt.com/lawsuitguitars/[/url] [url="http://www.myrareguitars.com/1970guitars.html"]http://www.myrareguitars.com/1970guitars.html[/url] [url="http://www.recordingreview.com/articles/articles/187/1/quotLawsuitquot-guitars-a-little-info-to-get-you-started/Page1.html"]http://www.recordingreview.com/articles/articles/187/1/quotLawsuitquot-guitars-a-little-info-to-get-you-started/Page1.html[/url] [url="http://www.apionet.or.jp/~koiz/forsale_main.htm"]http://www.apionet.or.jp/~koiz/forsale_main.htm[/url] Hope this helps. Mark McK. . [/quote] I thought the term 'lawsuit' referred to Gibson and Fender suing companies from the far east for making unlicensed copies of their designs? For example the old Tokais and Fernandes were identical to vintage Fenders and Gibsons end even had headstock logos based on those of the companies they were ripping off. I didn't think lawsuit referred to instruments that were just good instruments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy67 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 [quote name='mckendrick' timestamp='1335641676' post='1634225'] Here you go, Andy.... [url="http://knolt.com/lawsuitguitars/"]http://knolt.com/lawsuitguitars/[/url] [url="http://www.myrareguitars.com/1970guitars.html"]http://www.myraregui...970guitars.html[/url] [url="http://www.recordingreview.com/articles/articles/187/1/quotLawsuitquot-guitars-a-little-info-to-get-you-started/Page1.html"]http://www.recording...rted/Page1.html[/url] [url="http://www.apionet.or.jp/~koiz/forsale_main.htm"]http://www.apionet.o...orsale_main.htm[/url] Hope this helps. Mark McK. . [/quote] Thanks for this. a. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy67 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 [quote name='Jono Bolton' timestamp='1335646282' post='1634285'] I thought the term 'lawsuit' referred to Gibson and Fender suing companies from the far east for making unlicensed copies of their designs? For example the old Tokais and Fernandes were identical to vintage Fenders and Gibsons end even had headstock logos based on those of the companies they were ripping off. I didn't think lawsuit referred to instruments that were just good instruments? [/quote] Yes, my recollection also. a. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr Szelma Posted April 29, 2012 Author Share Posted April 29, 2012 BUMP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckendrick Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Jono Bolton' timestamp='1335646282' post='1634285'] I thought the term 'lawsuit' referred to Gibson and Fender suing companies from the far east for making unlicensed copies of their designs? For example the old Tokais and Fernandes were identical to vintage Fenders and Gibsons end even had headstock logos based on those of the companies they were ripping off. I didn't think lawsuit referred to instruments that were just good instruments? [/quote] But dosn't that just typify how langauge is adaptable, and becomes adapted over time? I used to think Rock 'n' Roll was Chuck Berry and the Beatles, but apparently, these days. it also applies to over-made-up, half naked slags getting pissed-up and stupid, falling out of Brown's at 5.30 in the morning. Innit. . Edited May 1, 2012 by mckendrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shockwave Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 [quote name='dr Szelma' timestamp='1335359923' post='1629799'] [left][font=comic sans ms,cursive][size=5][color=#333333]£409.95! This is a bargain, trust me... you'll never get that quality P-bass for that money again...[/color][/size][/font][/left] [/quote] Actually someone could have gotten the bass of this quality for far less in the not too distant past. Your not allowed to sell your basses on this site for more then you advertise on others. Pmed regarding this link and I expect an explanation. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-1970s-Grant-Precision-Bass-Ash-Body-Made-Japan-World-Ship-/320890673863?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4ab6931ac7"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item4ab6931ac7[/url] (Completed listing so you will have to sign into ebay to view) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vax2002 Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 (edited) I think the Grant precisions were re-branded Sumbro basses as in summerfield Brothers made at Fuji Gen Japan. They were heavy, but terrific quality instruments for the money. Edited May 2, 2012 by vax2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 (edited) They were imported by James Grant in Edinburgh in the 70s early 80s and given the name of his music shop. I bought mine in 79 because I was a spotty 16 year old with no money and it was the cheapest bass in the shop. If only I'd known it would one day become a collectors item I would have covered it in cellophane and stored it in a temperature controlled vault at the bank for the last 33 years as an investment for my retirement. Edited May 2, 2012 by gjones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy67 Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 (edited) [quote name='gjones' timestamp='1335983813' post='1639168'] They were imported by James Grant in Edinburgh in the 70s early 80s and given the name of his music shop. I bought mine in 79 because I was a spotty 16 year old with no money and it was the cheapest bass in the shop. If only I'd known it would one day become a collectors item I would have covered it in cellophane and stored it in a temperature controlled vault at the bank for the last 33 years as an investment for my retirement. [/quote] I concur! Edited May 2, 2012 by andy67 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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