BarnacleBob Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Keep telling myself "It's only a bass, Its only a bass........." [url="http://glasgow.gumtree.com/glasgow/99/43466999.html"]ClickHere[/url] BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 As used by Mike Porcaro in the 'Rosanna' Video IIRC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Ahh, an Ibanez MC 924 bass, just like the one I had in 1983, though from what I remember the active circuit was a bit harsh and the front pup was a bit of a thumper. Having said that, it was one of the first truly affordable basses (along with Aria) to hit the scene. I was a big Mark King fan at the time and I used to string it with Superwounds (the ones where you had to cut the string and loop it back through the ball-end). You can't actually see it in the pix but the finish was a pearl white that spakled slightly depending on which angle you looked at it. I also have a feeling they did a short run of these in zebrawood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 That is a very nice bass and probably worth every penny. It's a shame the neck pickup is so close to the neck, it might hinder slap & pop. But other than that it looks very tasty! Quick, someone buy it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanSpeeltBas Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 (edited) Sting played earlier, natural ones, as did Adam Clayton. Pino played one in a Paul Young clip but that one was just a prop...I keep seeing these white ones - this one's for sale in Germany at [url="http://www.station-music.de/:"]http://www.station-music.de/:[/url] [attachment=31287:Ibanez_M...ian___87.jpg] for 590 euro, another natural fretless one locally at [url="http://link.marktplaats.nl/272883674"]http://link.marktplaats.nl/272883674[/url]. And on ebay for 100 dollars: [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/1985-Ibanez-Musician-Bass-Pearl-Finish_W0QQitemZ170373552977QQcategoryZ38080QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.com/1985-Ibanez-Musician-B...0QQcmdZViewItem[/url] - a real nice price (provided you get it shipped...) as the trussrod covers alone are sold for 80 dollars. Aha another one - ugly black, overpriced and advertised as a '83 model - the pickups make me think its a later version but I'd have to look it up to be sure: [url="http://cgi.ebay.nl/1983-IBANEZ-MUSICIAN-BASS-made-in-JAPAN_W0QQitemZ120459911829QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGitarren?hash=item1c0bf86295&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.nl/1983-IBANEZ-MUSICIAN-BA...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url] Edited August 20, 2009 by JanSpeeltBas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnacleBob Posted August 20, 2009 Author Share Posted August 20, 2009 Music-outlet is always very expensive - they used to have a lot of stuff on UK eBay but not so much these days. The Gumtree one is only 15 minutes drive from me and, if I didn't have other fish to fry, I would have at least gone to try it. I am trying to stick to Brit basses (fell by the wayside with a Levinson blade recently but only £200 so I couldn't resist) so that is keeping me from going for this one. Your Encyclopedia is a Godsend, Jan, but does my GAS no good at all. BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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