madiccy Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Hi Everyone, Please accept my appologies If I'm posting in the wrong Place (I may have missed a Thread)... I recently picked up a Bass Guitar at my Local Boot Fair, Mainly because I liked the look of it. I'm really just trying to identify it , and wondered if anyone could help..... It has Been Repainted at some point so there is no Obvious Makers Marks. Thanks In Advance Iccy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Looks home made to me.. what did you pay ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madiccy Posted July 9, 2008 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 [quote name='Machines' post='235630' date='Jul 9 2008, 12:17 PM']Looks home made to me.. what did you pay ?[/quote] Ahhh Could Be...Thanks I Paid £20 for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 (edited) [quote name='madiccy' post='235638' date='Jul 9 2008, 12:27 PM']Ahhh Could Be...Thanks I Paid £20 for it.[/quote] It's not home-built. It's a Shaftesbury, made in Italia by Eko: [url="http://www.fetishguitars.com/html/general/shaftesbury.html"]http://www.fetishguitars.com/html/general/shaftesbury.html[/url] It's had a refin - which I'd try & remove, if it was mine. Which, regrettably, it's not - unless you'd take £25 for it! BTW welcome to BC, Iccy. Jon. Edited July 9, 2008 by Bassassin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madiccy Posted July 9, 2008 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 [quote name='Bassassin' post='235706' date='Jul 9 2008, 01:49 PM']It's not home-built. It's a Shaftesbury, made in Italia by Eko: [url="http://www.fetishguitars.com/html/general/shaftesbury.html"]http://www.fetishguitars.com/html/general/shaftesbury.html[/url] It's had a refin - which I'd try & remove, if it was mine. Which, regrettably, it's not - unless you'd take £25 for it! BTW welcome to BC, Iccy. Jon.[/quote] Hey, That's Quite interesting, Thankyou Ever so much for your time.... I'm not really what I'm going to do with it yet though as I still find it quite an Interesting Looking Bass Thanks Again Iccy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwater Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 There's an identical (except for the refinish) one on ebay just now : [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Shaftesbury-bass-guitar-1960s-vintage_W0QQitemZ290226040185QQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116"]Ebay[/url] Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born 2B Mild Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 [quote name='backwater' post='235730' date='Jul 9 2008, 02:20 PM']There's an identical (except for the refinish) one on ebay just now : [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Shaftesbury-bass-guitar-1960s-vintage_W0QQitemZ290226040185QQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116"]Ebay[/url] Andy [/quote] I can't imagine it being worth £200+. And Bassassin...your knowledge of 'interesting' copies never ceases to amaze me. You ought to be in the Antiques Roadshow team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 [quote name='Born 2B Mild' post='235804' date='Jul 9 2008, 03:49 PM']And Bassassin...your knowledge of 'interesting' copies never ceases to amaze me. You ought to be in the Antiques Roadshow team.[/quote] Haha +1 Captain japcrap to the rescue again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 (edited) [quote name='Born 2B Mild' post='235804' date='Jul 9 2008, 03:49 PM']I can't imagine it being worth £200+.[/quote] Sold my Shaftesbury a short while ago for nearly that amount (£188) & that was with a non-working pickup & a less than perfect (though original) finish - significantly more than what I paid for it too:) [attachment=10648:shaftes2.jpg] However, with current financial climate, would personally hold on to it - if you can. Well done, a good find - Collectible. Edited July 10, 2008 by nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjb Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Great find! Loving the retro vibe. Is the neck straight? If so then it might be worth spending some money on it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAlonBass Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I never find good stuff like that at the Car Boot sales near me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madiccy Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 Hey Thanks For your Input Everyone.... I actually co-run a Recycling Centre and we do get the odd Nice Guitar through our doors... I've had 2 cheapo Basses inm the last few weeks and a Tanglewood Oddessey Roundback Electro-Accoustic a couple of weeks ago A Badly Broken Flouro Pink Bo Diddley Style Electric Mandolin But the Piece de-resistance was about a Month ago a 1902 Banjolin (Mini 8 String Banjo) Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I just wana know how captain japcrap knows what they are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 [quote name='charic' post='237687' date='Jul 11 2008, 10:55 PM']I just wana know how captain japcrap knows what they are [/quote] Captain Japcrap is all-seeing, all-knowing... ...and plainly has far too much time on his hands, as well as an eidetic memory for low-end tat! :ph34r: Could there be a more pointless & futile "talent"? J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Pointless and futile? Im always seeing you come to rescue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 [quote name='charic' post='237820' date='Jul 12 2008, 10:10 AM']Pointless and futile? Im always seeing you come to rescue [/quote] Cure cancer? Reconcile fundamentalist Islam with materialistic Western decadence? End world poverty? Invent a non-polluting, renewable fuel source & reverse global warming? Nah. But I can recognise a pre-76 Fujigen Gakki 2388B/DX at a glance. [i]And[/i] tell you what other colours it came in. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Sorry to thread-jack but don't suppose you know much about the Pro Aria II Rhino do you Bassassin? I thought all rare bootsale finds had dissapeared since Bargain Hunt and Cash in the Attic made people think twice about what their crap is worth... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 [quote name='Jesus' post='238027' date='Jul 12 2008, 04:17 PM']Sorry to thread-jack but don't suppose you know much about the Pro Aria II Rhino do you Bassassin?[/quote] Didn't you build my hotrod? I'm afraid I don't know much about these, Lord, these are post-Japanese production, and unfortunately there's not a lot of info about Aria after 1986, when production moved to Korea. Pity. really, there has been some really good stuff from Aria since then. Your best bet might be to post some pics & info on the "Post Matsumoku Models" board at [url="http://www.matsumoku.org/ggboard/index.php"]http://www.matsumoku.org/ggboard/index.php[/url] - there are some very well-informed types over there, whose specialist knowledge of the brand is well ahead of mine. Now - hadn't you better get back to the loaves & fishes? J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 [quote name='Bassassin' post='238371' date='Jul 13 2008, 10:40 AM']Now - hadn't you better get back to the loaves & fishes? J.[/quote] It's Sunday, my day of rest! Ive just popped over to that link, its very anti non-matsumoko but ive posted a few pics anyway. There's a visible S starting the serial so it will probably be greatly ignored, im about to email Aria now, i dont know how helpful and quick they are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 [quote name='Jesus' post='238027' date='Jul 12 2008, 04:17 PM']Sorry to thread-jack but don't suppose you know much about the Pro Aria II Rhino do you Bassassin?[/quote] I sold one recently... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 [quote name='tauzero' post='239032' date='Jul 14 2008, 11:39 AM']I sold one recently...[/quote] Yes, I thought it may have been yours that i have just bought from Ebay, red. What was it like as a bass? i should recieve it friday. Sorry Madiccy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 [quote name='Jesus' post='239041' date='Jul 14 2008, 11:50 AM']Yes, I thought it may have been yours that i have just bought from Ebay, red. What was it like as a bass? i should recieve it friday.[/quote] Yes, it's the same one. I didn't use it much - it was part of a job lot with a combo, and it was so immaculate I didn't want to run the risk of damaging it (I have oil-finished wood basses because I don't want chipped lacquer or paint). Played well and sounded good. There is very little information on them on the internet - I searched quite a few times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Ok, cool. Thanks for the info. Its been described as very good for a second hand bass so i hope its close to the immaculate it was when you had it. Cheers Tauzero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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