AndyTheBassBison Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 £250! Collection only, or I'd be tempted. Sadly non original tuners. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404014595605?hash=item5e11257e15:g:92oAAOSwla5jf4ob&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoLvXV7ZMa4OTOpmDdhly9eIBawBYKGAyWb%2F%2BlYmbJ31UVjv9a%2FO5jgebeSkJHm43n6UnOs3h%2BmxMVxNaVbmfyEhjUrR0FJEYtVIrMlMepFE65mTikpAly5WJctXO%2FqVRS5A%2BLLxxLv5mYHayZkepZ4WHA2WgF6O%2BjQbNxCLyL9p%2BnLR8n7ScMvgjHriKk16nDfmi4Y%2BstEdoRGaIM0qU3C8%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR-zG_P-cYQ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intoutof Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Had one for a while....great for the money, however anyone interested might want to check on the weight as mine was a backbreaker : ) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTheBassBison Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 Aye, they're hefty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Good deal, apart from the tuners being replaced with nasty cheap pressed tin Chinese rubbish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 I have one in black, 1979. Proper basses these! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 I grabbed this as it was only 20 min away from me and looked like a fun project for a few days. Needed a full stripdown, clean and setup and strings, but i've got it singing now. Interestingly I found this exact bass was in the US a couple of years ago, I've messaged the previous owner to try and find out how it got here but they haven't logged into talkbass for a while. The tuners were unusable when I got it (no movement then massive jumps), but they were just overtightened, I stripped them down and reattached, they're fine now. Is it heavy ? Yes, but not quite Peavey T-40 territory. It's a solid instrument and the single pickup with 2 band EQ gets a very close Musicman vibe, albeit a little different due to a lack of humbucker. Very usable though, I'll try and stick a demo up. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 You should sell it to me... it'll look great next to my black one! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTheBassBison Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 Glad to hear it was bought by a basschatter! Enjoy it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_g Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Nice basses 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 2 hours ago, AndyTheBassBison said: Glad to hear it was bought by a basschatter! Enjoy it I'd already seen it on cc website before this post, also grabbed the Yamaha BB425X they had. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 5 hours ago, Machines said: I grabbed this as it was only 20 min away from me and looked like a fun project for a few days. Needed a full stripdown, clean and setup and strings, but i've got it singing now. Interestingly I found this exact bass was in the US a couple of years ago, I've messaged the previous owner to try and find out how it got here but they haven't logged into talkbass for a while. The tuners were unusable when I got it (no movement then massive jumps), but they were just overtightened, I stripped them down and reattached, they're fine now. Is it heavy ? Yes, but not quite Peavey T-40 territory. It's a solid instrument and the single pickup with 2 band EQ gets a very close Musicman vibe, albeit a little different due to a lack of humbucker. Very usable though, I'll try and stick a demo up. Great score! The original 'Hercules' tuners on these were Gotohs with a heart-shaped key - if you fancied giving it a treat a set of GB10s would drop straight in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Quick demo as promised: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvQrR1rUDVs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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