neepheid Posted April 11 Posted April 11 Daft question (which has probably been answered in these 26 pages, I tried searching - honest!) - see the tuners are mounted facing each other (as in the E and G are mounted "upside down") - is that so that when the bass is strung up properly (with the strings following the path of least resistance and winding on the tuner on opposite sides), you still turn the tuners the way one would expect on each side of the headstock? Sorry, it's one of those questions where your gut is screaming the answer at your brain, and your brain is going "hold on, gut, I need to give this some more thought"... Quote
Happy Jack Posted April 11 Author Posted April 11 Yup, that's exactly it. However, it is surprisingly easy to get the string routing wrong and end up with randomly turning tuners. 🙄 1 Quote
neepheid Posted April 11 Posted April 11 Now see that's the kind of attention to detail I can get on board with and tickles me greatly. Quote
chrismoon Posted April 21 Posted April 21 (edited) i’ve got a 5 string in pearlescent white that may be for sale if there’s any love for it? Had it since 1990ish says BASS COLECTION produced by SGC nanyo made in japan on electrics cover. Sno. 910994. im a newbie on this site and i’m struggling to upload photos Edited April 21 by chrismoon im a muppet who can’t spell Quote
neepheid Posted May 11 Posted May 11 Hee hee, I joined the club, and it's all this thread's fault (only kidding, I've been well aware and curious about these beasties for many years) Proper NBD later, but here's a starter for 10. I think it's a 310, it's a 1991 model and it has a Glockenklang preamp in it. 5 Quote
neepheid Posted May 13 Posted May 13 SGC Nanyo owners - would you say these knobs are close in appearance to the originals? https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08GBTLFN6 Quote
neepheid Posted May 13 Posted May 13 2 minutes ago, Happy Jack said: No - not even close. I'm maybe being silly here - do the OG knobs not look like this? Or have I got the wrong end of the stick completely? Have I gone snowblind by looking at many pictures? 1 Quote
Happy Jack Posted May 13 Author Posted May 13 All of mine have had chromed, knurled, dome-top knobs in some sort of metal. I've never had/played one with tapered plastic knobs. Quote
neepheid Posted May 13 Posted May 13 1 minute ago, Happy Jack said: All of mine have had chromed, knurled, dome-top knobs in some sort of metal. I've never had/played one with tapered plastic knobs. Well, that'll explain the "not even close" comment I think these ones look pretty similar to my untrained eye. Bit of a square pin in a round hole situation, being that they're press fit and the Glockenklang pots are solid shaft, but I'll see what I can come up with... Quote
kodiakblair Posted May 13 Posted May 13 2 hours ago, Happy Jack said: No - not even close. Look very similar to the ones mine came with. 1 Quote
Happy Jack Posted May 13 Author Posted May 13 Maybe ir's a Made In Japan / Made In Korea thing? Quote
Happy Jack Posted May 13 Author Posted May 13 These were mine (over the years): SB310FL - cylindrical black plastic with a distinctive top, mainly flat but 'chamfered' down on one side. SB320 SB320 SB325 - lousy photo but these were the same knobs as the SB310 (above) SB330 1 Quote
tauzero Posted May 13 Posted May 13 (edited) 3 hours ago, neepheid said: SGC Nanyo owners - would you say these knobs are close in appearance to the originals? https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08GBTLFN6 Yes. EDIT: SB310, MIJ. Edited May 13 by tauzero 1 Quote
neepheid Posted May 13 Posted May 13 Just now, AndyTravis said: How many do you need? I’m sure I have a couple All 4, and thanks for the offer but I'd rather muller some Musiclily knockoffs than some OG knobs because I'm going to be making press fit knobs work with solid shaft pots 2 Quote
Happy Jack Posted June 6 Author Posted June 6 Any fans of this Topic near Mansfield: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/127142621341?_skw=bass+sgc+nanyo&itmmeta=01JX3F7TY2SPDQSQ6HMTM19EHX&hash=item1d9a4a709d:g:SKQAAOSwy81nmOHD&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1eLK6tx%2F7yuJQLO33NRLzgkkT5KjPKvxh8JgT1HdkaeBu5RwSazeljUf8%2F6BWLoxETFortDfCbTk6nr3CJnRT9naXLKJ41Ae7E0K0lRrirBXl5fU0uVASXbcCVttQY5BjdpscbfUqDydtf4DDDYERiCzqLB%2B%2BHZK6fxJykuTTuoakX9pNdOc4rD8PufiZLnDZkwR4yWjxUUsGxe44HkKYrnxJNQRrM4JC3t1mw64wzFruGoQz9geic5wbEMvIjUmE4%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR_qvn-_oZQ I'd have this like a shot if it was within 50 miles of me. 1 Quote
Skinnyman Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago (edited) I have recently (re)acquired an SB301 from the friend that I sold it to a good few years ago. It's dated '91 and the electrics have really had their day - I don't know what he's done to it but the wiring is pretty brittle and a lot of the soldering is pretty poor. EDIT: And now that I've checked, the rest of the bass is pretty rough too. There's a massive bow in the neck and it won't tune at all. I think this needs more work than it's worth (or that I'm able to do) so I think I'll just strip it for parts - it has a Roland GK-3B, some nice Entwistle pickups, the Gotoh tuners still look good and I daresay someone might appreciate the body and be able to do something about the neck.... Edited 5 hours ago by Skinnyman Quote
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