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[quote name='Twigman' post='431367' date='Mar 11 2009, 11:28 AM']I was bought a Kay P-bass for £30 new by my Dad when I first took up the bass.

It was the worst lump of wood to be palmed off as a 'musical' instrument ever to grace this planet.

I've still got it somewhere in the loft.

It was almost impossible to play, the neck was fat the action about a mile high, the frets were in the wrong places!

It's a wonder I ever continued to play......I couldn't wait to get a proper bass!![/quote]


Time to put it on ebay for a vastly inflated price.

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[quote name='beerdragon' post='431355' date='Mar 11 2009, 11:10 AM']Perhaps Bassassin could help with this, Dos'nt look like jap crap to me though . maybe European?. second from the top.
[url="http://guitarz.blogspot.com/"]http://guitarz.blogspot.com/[/url][/quote]
What, the Mosrite-ish thing with the curly scratchplate? No idea at all, unfortunately. He's only showing the front, so neckplate/tuner/neck construction clues aren't available. Don't think it's JapCrap, my gut feeling would be Italian.

[quote name='Twigman' post='431367' date='Mar 11 2009, 11:28 AM']I was bought a Kay P-bass for £30 new by my Dad when I first took up the bass.

It was the worst lump of wood to be palmed off as a 'musical' instrument ever to grace this planet.

I've still got it somewhere in the loft.

It was almost impossible to play, the neck was fat the action about a mile high, the frets were in the wrong places!

It's a wonder I ever continued to play......I couldn't wait to get a proper bass!![/quote]
Depends on which one it is - I've had two Kay P copies, mine were the natural finish, strip-ply neck, feels like it's made of lead ones, Taiwanese in origin. After some tweaking both of them set up OK, played not bad & sounded authentic. And I sold both of them for (comparitively) vastly inflated prices on Ebay... :)

Like I've said before, I think a lot of the "starter" basses from years ago came out of the box with necks like bananas & an action you could limbo under - & us clueless kids didn't have the first idea about sorting them. I think that's why so much 70s JapCrap ended up in a skip or flung on the fire.

J.

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[quote name='Bassassin' post='431406' date='Mar 11 2009, 12:09 PM']I've had two Kay P copies, mine were the natural finish, strip-ply neck, feels like it's made of lead[/quote]

Sounds like mine - a 'honey sunburst' with a white scratchplate and weighed about 200lb LOL

I'll have to see if I can get it down from the loft and set it up and sell it.

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[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fretless-Precision-Bass-Guitar-not-Fender_W0QQitemZ150331745787QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item150331745787&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1688|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fretless-Precision-B...%3A1|240%3A1318[/url]

What is this?
Does it look like a salvagable bargain?

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[quote name='Twigman' post='431415' date='Mar 11 2009, 12:21 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fretless-Precision-Bass-Guitar-not-Fender_W0QQitemZ150331745787QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item150331745787&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1688|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fretless-Precision-B...%3A1|240%3A1318[/url]

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Does it look like a salvagable bargain?[/quote]
Well - it's only been listed for about 6 hours, so it's hard to say whether it will be any kind of bargain at this point. As for "salvageable" - it looks like a perfectly functional bass with a couple of minor paint chips, from the description - what's to salvage?

I have seen the "Artist" brand come up a few times before - several times on some maple/black block J necks, which definitely didn't look like JapCrap to me. It's not a brand I'd associate with vintage Japanese instruments - but obviously that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with this bass. :)

And don't worry about setting up the Kay - I'll give you £35, cobwebs an' all. It's all clear profit! :rolleyes:

J.

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[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='435684' date='Mar 16 2009, 12:01 AM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/rare-CMI-grabber-bass-vintage-70s-not-GIBSON-IBANEZ_W0QQitemZ110364538692QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item110364538692&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]Grabber[/url][/quote]
Whoop-de-do, it's an Ibanez!

Stupid me, thought it was a Melody M-6600, made in Italy. Must be losing my touch... :)

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[quote name='Bassassin' post='435980' date='Mar 16 2009, 12:34 PM']Whoop-de-do, it's an Ibanez!

Stupid me, thought it was a Melody M-6600, made in Italy. Must be losing my touch... :)

J.[/quote]

Did you clue him in?

"The seller ended this listing early because of an error in the listing."

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[quote name='Musky' post='436719' date='Mar 16 2009, 10:24 PM']Did you clue him in?

"The seller ended this listing early because of an error in the listing."[/quote]

Indeed I did. I also pointed out that the Fender-type bridge that his guitar tech mate had (allegedly) fitted looks too wide for the narrow Grabber-esque neck, so digging out the original might be a plan.

Not sure why he didn't just edit the text of the original listing - I don't think it had any bids.

J.

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[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='448959' date='Mar 29 2009, 08:56 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BASS-GUITAR-4-STRING-made-by-vintage-L-K_W0QQitemZ120399130693QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item120399130693&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]Aria?[/url][/quote]
That looks like a Vantage!

Will.

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[quote name='spinynorman' post='451032' date='Apr 1 2009, 12:50 AM']Funny looking Jap thing

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-E-Bass-Gitarre-Guitar-aus-JAPAN-Model-NB-1_W0QQitemZ170313964877QQihZ007QQcategoryZ87485QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-E-Bass-Gitar...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

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Teisco NB-1. Single pup stripy version of the one on this page:

[url="http://www.mark-cole.co.uk/teisco/bass.htm"]http://www.mark-cole.co.uk/teisco/bass.htm[/url]

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[quote name='Bassassin' post='466462' date='Apr 19 2009, 12:21 AM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1973-Ibanez-Artist-bass-Rare-vintage-collectable_W0QQitemZ110378783808"]Holy f*ck.[/url]

Right arm/granny available for sensible cash offer.

J.[/quote]

Kidney/spleen also offered for fair price. Why do the beautiful ones come around when i am completely out of pocket....

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[quote name='allighatt0r' post='466569' date='Apr 19 2009, 10:24 AM']Kidney/spleen also offered for fair price. Why do the beautiful ones come around when i am completely out of pocket....[/quote]

A few years ago I lost an auction for one of those. I don't think it went for anything like £750 ... should have put in a higher bid. :)

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[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='448959' date='Mar 29 2009, 08:56 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BASS-GUITAR-4-STRING-made-by-vintage-L-K_W0QQitemZ120399130693QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item120399130693&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]Aria?[/url][/quote]

GAH WHY DO THEY HAVE TO USE SUCH OVERSIZED FONT AND BAD SPELLINGRAMMER!!!

*yes, i see the irony in the above sentance.

*Edit* Haha Jon did you contact the seller? From the looks of what he added later, you did. :)

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[quote name='WarPig' post='467121' date='Apr 19 2009, 11:59 PM']GAH WHY DO THEY HAVE TO USE SUCH OVERSIZED FONT AND BAD SPELLINGRAMMER!!!

*yes, i see the irony in the above sentance.

*Edit* Haha Jon did you contact the seller? From the looks of what he added later, you did. :)[/quote]
Not a chance - I kept schtum in the hope of grabbing it for £30! What does it say under my profile pic, eh? :rolleyes:

J.

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Check it, it's an old Satellite.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Satellite-169J-3-4-scale-vintage70s-plush-lined-case_W0QQitemZ190302745670QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item190302745670&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Satellite-169J-3-4-s...A1%7C240%3A1318[/url]

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[quote name='maxrossell' post='469626' date='Apr 22 2009, 02:28 PM']Check it, it's an old Satellite.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Satellite-169J-3-4-scale-vintage70s-plush-lined-case_W0QQitemZ190302745670QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item190302745670&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Satellite-169J-3-4-s...A1%7C240%3A1318[/url][/quote]

It looks nice, but Satellites didn't even make good firewood. :)

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