MuseMatt Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Oh that's very nice! Can imagine the regret over not picking the Wal. Couldn't you rewire the battery with a TRS jack and a new toggle switch? Shouldn't drain for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wombat Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Nice idea but I’m fine with it. A very young Andy Warnock had a look at it like 30 years ago and sorted it switching on and off - there was a time when the active circuit didn’t work. Indeed, I’m sure he fixed it but something in the intervening years could have changed things. I don’t use it enough to be able to work out what needs tweaking. Just gives the old girl character… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Funk Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 I have a pair of late ‘70s Japanese doublenecks (guitar neck / bass neck) which were made in the same factory as the Ibanez models of the era but rebadged with a different name on the headstock for the UK market. One of them says Antoria and the other says CMJ. 4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted August 25, 2023 Author Share Posted August 25, 2023 7 minutes ago, The Funk said: I have a pair of late ‘70s Japanese doublenecks (guitar neck / bass neck) which were made in the same factory as the Ibanez models of the era but rebadged with a different name on the headstock for the UK market. One of them says Antoria and the other says CMJ. Are You sure ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 On 10/08/2023 at 20:56, jezzaboy said: It`s always amazed me that Ibanez don`t re do some of the older models, I mean Fender have been doing it for decades! But maybe the only ones who would buy them would be sad gits on bass forums Seriously, while I do like current Ibanez, they really ought to re-release some of their old classics, like for instance the Musician Bass. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 14 hours ago, Baloney Balderdash said: Seriously, while I do like current Ibanez, they really ought to re-release some of their old classics, like for instance the Musician Bass. They did reissue the Musician, but they overdid it and charged silly money. Meet the MC30th: https://reverb.com/item/2353753-ibanez-rare-ltd-ed-mc30th-musician-bass-no-7-of-only-15-made-in-japan-w-ohsc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 25 minutes ago, LeftyJ said: They did reissue the Musician, but they overdid it and charged silly money. Meet the MC30th: https://reverb.com/item/2353753-ibanez-rare-ltd-ed-mc30th-musician-bass-no-7-of-only-15-made-in-japan-w-ohsc That's what I thought. It's like the Aria SB reissues, silly money and with a few tweaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 (edited) On 25/08/2023 at 19:49, The Funk said: I have a pair of late ‘70s Japanese doublenecks (guitar neck / bass neck) which were made in the same factory as the Ibanez models of the era but rebadged with a different name on the headstock for the UK market. One of them says Antoria and the other says CMJ. 70s Antorias were made by Fujigen Gakki & were the same instruments as their Ibanez counterparts, even down to the model numbers - for most, the only differences were the brands & price tags, Antoria being somewhat less expensive. The Jazz/Strat (Jrat? Strazz?) is super-rare as either Ibanez or Antoria and doesn't appear in any of the surviving catalogues of either brand, so it's anyone's guess what the model number was.* The SG/EB is a CMI (Cleartone Musical Instruments, essentially a Marshall amps sub-brand) and these weren't made by Fujigen, and so are unrelated to Ibanez. CMI sourced from numerous factories & from the details I can see (3-screw pickups, head shape & trc style) I'm pretty confident this is a Matsumoku made instrument. It will have 'Steel Adjustable Neck' stamped neckplates & random undateable serial numbers - although there will probably be pickup codes for accurate dating. I've always fancied a guitar/bass twin-neck simply for (theoretical) ease of going between guitar & bass ideas when composing stuff. And for showing the guitarist what he's doing wrong. *Edit - update - apparently it's a model 2407 & called a Gemini. Although I can't help but wonder what magic source of info an auction house has that's unavailable to the wider online MIJ geek cognosenti! https://www.guitar-auctions.co.uk/sale/145/418/1976-Antoria-Gemini4-Model-2407-double-neck-basselectric-guitar-made-in-Japan-ser-no-C76xxx9 Edited August 28, 2023 by Bassassin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Funk Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Thank you for all that information! I assumed the SG/EB was also from Fujigen Gakki but only because I have seen Ibanez guitar/bass doublenecks from the era which look identical. The serial numbers on the Antoria and CMI both start 76 so I assumed they were from 1976. These guitar/bass doublenecks are very cool but also suddenly started feeling very heavy after my 40th birthday. Amplifying them is also rather difficult as they only have a single output jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 16 hours ago, The Funk said: Thank you for all that information! I assumed the SG/EB was also from Fujigen Gakki but only because I have seen Ibanez guitar/bass doublenecks from the era which look identical. The serial numbers on the Antoria and CMI both start 76 so I assumed they were from 1976. These guitar/bass doublenecks are very cool but also suddenly started feeling very heavy after my 40th birthday. Amplifying them is also rather difficult as they only have a single output jack. To be honest, dating these things - particularly Matsumokus - can be a wildly inexact science! Matsumoku have used a variety of different serial styles, & for a bit did use the same scheme as Fujigen - letter for month, first 2 digits year etc but these tend to be later 70s & not that common. Older Mats serials, the 6 & 7 figure numbers usually seen on the 'Steel Adjustable' plates do appear to be random. I've seen early twin-necks with 2 entirely unrelated numbers. It tends to be the case that dateable serials in general began in the mid/late 70s. Fujigen started accurate numbering at the end of '75 and a lot of other Japanese manufacturers (and there were literally dozens at the time) followed suit. Prior to that there's really only old catalogues and pickup date codes to go on. Fortunately a lot of manufacturers used Maxon-brand pickups made by Nisshin Onpa, which were numbered from 1972 on - and that's what are on your CMI. Those units with the 3-screw fittings seem to be exclusive to Matsumoku and usually turn up on pre '74 instruments, so I was sort of assuming it would be from that period. Of course old MIJ is sufficiently weird that there are always outliers & exceptions! Can you tell I've spent way too much time thinking about this stuff? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottomfeed Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 I used to have an ibanez bass back in the 80s that had a unique shape. Not sure what model it was...can anyone identify it from this pretty poor photo? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 20 minutes ago, bottomfeed said: I used to have an ibanez bass back in the 80s that had a unique shape. Not sure what model it was...can anyone identify it from this pretty poor photo? One of the Roadstar variants? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottomfeed Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Cosmo Valdemar said: One of the Roadstar variants? 👍... Yes, it does appear to be but the pups were a small single coil at the bridge and a chunky humbucker style at the neck.. maybe a cheaper version of the RB750BK at the bottom? .. Edited September 1, 2023 by bottomfeed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wombat Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 My my. What long arms you have…. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottomfeed Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Wombat said: My my. What long arms you have…. I was younger!?! ... Everything seemed longer then! 🤔The mullet is even more disturbing! 😱 Edited September 1, 2023 by bottomfeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wombat Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Lol. You look like that DJ - in a good way! basic googling suggests a Roadstar 1. The 2 went to 4 a side… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottomfeed Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 3 minutes ago, Wombat said: Lol. You look like that DJ - in a good way! basic googling suggests a Roadstar 1. The 2 went to 4 a side… I've got a tragic Pat Sharp thing going on! 😱 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wombat Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Wasn’t tragic back in the day! Let’s settle on misguided…. 😉 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted September 1, 2023 Author Share Posted September 1, 2023 3 hours ago, bottomfeed said: I used to have an ibanez bass back in the 80s that had a unique shape. Not sure what model it was...can anyone identify it from this pretty poor photo? Thanks, any way !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 4 hours ago, Wombat said: Lol. You look like that DJ - in a good way! basic googling suggests a Roadstar 1. The 2 went to 4 a side… There were no Roadstar 1s. Roadstar 2 was meant to be Roadster 2, the 'a' was a typo they liked & stuck with. A bit like Donkey Kong! @bottomfeed's bass looks like an RB760 - single coil/bucker, binding, 24-fret. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottomfeed Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 That's it! ... RB760! .. thanks.. I sold that bass in a seriously good flight case..to pay an outstanding Lecky bill! because I had no choice at the time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeEvans Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 (edited) A rarity for you lovers of vintage Ibanez items... Axstar AXB50, just arrived. Closest in design to the Yamaha BX 1, strongly 80s look - it looks like a prop from Total Recall - but sounds great and the body is actually very ergonomic and of course very light. The main thing for my purposes is that it can go on a plane if you pay for an extra cabin bag, but I think I could become very fond of it anyway. Edited September 9, 2023 by JoeEvans 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted September 9, 2023 Author Share Posted September 9, 2023 8 minutes ago, JoeEvans said: A rarity for you lovers of vintage Ibanez items... Axstar AXB50, just arrived. Closest in design to the Yamaha BX 1, strongly 80s look - it looks like a prop from Total Recall - but sounds great and the body is actually very ergonomic and of course very light. The main thing for my purposes is that it can go on a plane if you pay for an extra cabin bag, but I think I could become very fond of it anyway. What a beauty !!!🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeEvans Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 (edited) It's what a normal bass would look like if you took a jigsaw and sawed off all the bits that weren't doing anything... I thought it was ugly as hell when I first saw it but it's growing on me now... Edited September 9, 2023 by JoeEvans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 1 hour ago, JoeEvans said: A rarity for you lovers of vintage Ibanez items... Axstar AXB50, just arrived. Cute, did you get the original HSC? It is very small, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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