Happy Jack Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Don't know if anyone has already listed this, but I DO like a vendor with a sense of humour ... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KAY-DC-BASS-GUITAR-FROM-THE-GEKKIMEKKISPECKKI-FACTORY_W0QQitemZ280239605238QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item280239605238&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C65%3A1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KAY-DC-BASS-GUITAR-F...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url] Strangely enough, Jon's never mentioned this factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennysFord Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 yep,thats a new one on me too,like you im sure we'll get the full heads up once jon's seen it. :ph34r: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 2, 2008 Author Share Posted July 2, 2008 [quote name='kennyrodg' post='231010' date='Jul 1 2008, 11:55 PM']yep,thats a new one on me too,like you im sure we'll get the full heads up once jon's seen it. :ph34r:[/quote] Oh, OK then, since I'm so bloody predictable... It's one of those neck-through Corts, badged up as Kay. Should be a nice stripey natural finish, quite Matsumoku-esque, except someone's put a couple of litres of Halfords' finest all over it, and a tin scratchplate. Dunno how it's wired up - it should have 4 knobs & a 3-way switch. Fifty quid's a bit on the dear side, considering it needs a thing or two done with it... J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennysFord Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 And the Gekkimekkispekki factory ????? thats bound to be a more interesting tale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 (edited) [quote name='Bassassin' post='231060' date='Jul 2 2008, 02:39 AM']Oh, OK then, since I'm so bloody predictable... It's one of those neck-through Corts, badged up as Kay. Should be a nice stripey natural finish, quite Matsumoku-esque, except someone's put a couple of litres of Halfords' finest all over it, and a tin scratchplate. Dunno how it's wired up - it should have 4 knobs & a 3-way switch. Fifty quid's a bit on the dear side, considering it needs a thing or two done with it... J.[/quote] Yes, it should look like this. It was a good bass, with a new bridge and Dimarzios. Made in Korea, don't think it went anywhere near the mythical Ibanez factory. I think I got £120 when I sold it. Edited July 3, 2008 by spinynorman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbigniew Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 QUOTE (Bassassin @ Jul 1 2008, 12:12 AM) Bit quiet in here! Nice-looking Aria Pro Laser Heritage: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=160253717900"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=160253717900[/url] J. [quote name='nick' post='230840' date='Jul 1 2008, 05:00 PM']That is a lovely bass! [/quote] I most certainly agree - I really wanted that one but decied not to bid because another bass is not exactly high on the priority list (baby coming and what not ) I wonder if anyone here bought it??? Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 [quote name='zbigniew' post='232622' date='Jul 4 2008, 12:39 PM']QUOTE (Bassassin @ Jul 1 2008, 12:12 AM) Bit quiet in here! Nice-looking Aria Pro Laser Heritage: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=160253717900"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=160253717900[/url] J. I most certainly agree - I really wanted that one but decied not to bid because another bass is not exactly high on the priority list (baby coming and what not ) I wonder if anyone here bought it??? Z[/quote] Not sure if the buyer is on here , but I'm the seller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 [quote name='Bassassin' post='230450' date='Jul 1 2008, 12:21 PM']Doubt I'll actually go for the Raider [b](although if it stays nice & cheap...)[/b] & I'd guess the neck/body paradox is down to what was lying around in the factory that day. A dealer would call it "transitional". [/quote] It went from a stable 41 to 69 in the last few seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 5, 2008 Author Share Posted July 5, 2008 [quote name='Ou7shined' post='233243' date='Jul 5 2008, 05:17 PM']It went from a stable 41 to 69 in the last few seconds. [/quote]Wasn't you, was it? J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 [quote name='Bassassin' post='233252' date='Jul 5 2008, 05:49 PM']Wasn't you, was it? J.[/quote] Nah. I might of had a pop at the sub 50 mark if I'd been prepared enough but to tell you the truth I forgot all about it until <1 min so I just watched it end. Which ain't a bad thing as it still leaves me in the running for some weekend nuptials that would have undoubtedly been denied had I bought yet another bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 5, 2008 Author Share Posted July 5, 2008 [quote name='Ou7shined' post='233255' date='Jul 5 2008, 06:03 PM']Nah. I might of had a pop at the sub 50 mark if I'd been prepared enough but to tell you the truth I forgot all about it until <1 min so I just watched it end. Which ain't a bad thing as it still leaves me in the running for some weekend nuptials that would have undoubtedly been denied had I bought yet another bass. [/quote] Got to get your priorities right occasionally... J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 (edited) Nice looking Maya Jazz - love 'em myself [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Maya-bass-Jazz-copy-Japan-vintage-70s-MIJ-Japanese-NR_W0QQitemZ120279610122QQihZ002QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Maya-bass-Jazz-copy-...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] Edited July 6, 2008 by nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 6, 2008 Author Share Posted July 6, 2008 [quote name='nick' post='233753' date='Jul 6 2008, 08:37 PM']Nice looking Maya Jazz - love 'em myself [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Maya-bass-Jazz-copy-Japan-vintage-70s-MIJ-Japanese-NR_W0QQitemZ120279610122QQihZ002QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Maya-bass-Jazz-copy-...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url][/quote] Go on, make us an offer... J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 [quote name='Bassassin' post='233880' date='Jul 7 2008, 12:39 AM']Go on, make us an offer... J.[/quote] Very tempted, but just bought a Yamaha SBV500, which sort of covers Jazz bass needs. Otherwise I probably would. I think Mayas generally made cracking good basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 7, 2008 Author Share Posted July 7, 2008 [quote name='nick' post='234055' date='Jul 7 2008, 12:10 PM']Very tempted, but just bought a Yamaha SBV500, which sort of covers Jazz bass needs. Otherwise I probably would. I think Mayas generally made cracking good basses.[/quote] I have an SBV too - and they are great basses, as well as being real head-turners. The Maya's good for what it is - but obviously a lot of the appeal of the early JapCrap is more its collectability & curiosity value, rather than its practicality - and this one is a bit idiosyncratic! J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Dubya Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 (edited) So...Avon basses - are they really Jap "crap" and a waste of money? I'm looking at this at the moment for a build project and, as long it stays fairly cheap, I'm might bid. Edited July 8, 2008 by Dave Dubya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 8, 2008 Author Share Posted July 8, 2008 [quote name='Dave Dubya' post='234676' date='Jul 8 2008, 01:11 AM']So...Avon basses - are they really Jap "crap" and a waste of money? I'm looking at this at the moment for a build project and, as long it stays fairly cheap, I'm might bid.[/quote] Is it a particular one or just an Avon in general? Avon was generally the cheaper end of the market - the brand was owned by Rose-Morris, who also had the Shaftesbury brand. Shaftesburys tended to be higher-end copies - but having said that, I've seen some later Avons which were very, very nice - for example a Gibson Marauder g*it*r copy which was near-identical to the real thing, played & sounded lovely. However some of the earlier ones were pretty cheap & cheerful - the EB basses & J basses will tend to have ply bodies & not-great pups & hardware. That said, a truly rubbish neck seems to be very uncommon on any JapCrap - this is probably because the really unplayable ones have long since gone off to that great landfill in the sky... I'd say, by all means grab it if you can get it cheap enough - the great thing about JapCrap is its resellability, if it's not what you're after. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Dubya Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 It's an Avon Morris Rose Jazz bass - not in great condition, but I'm looking to make lots of modifications to it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 9, 2008 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 That'll be an Avon (brand) from Rose-Morris (importer/distributor & huge London music shop). A lot of sellers aren't very bright. I think I've seen the one you mean - EB-0 medium scale, hard case, still got its ashtray on. I had an identical bass (as far as I can tell from Mr Numpty's crap pics) with a different brand name, & it was OK - very, very limited bridge, single coil pup posing as a mudbucker, ply body, decent neck. It did sound quite authentic, despite the pickup only being a single. I didn't mod mine - sold it on when I got bored - which didn't take long... I also made a significant profit - which is worth bearing in mind before you do anything to modify old JapCrap - some people do collect this stuff & will very often pay more than you might expect... J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Dubya Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 (edited) I have seen that EB-0, but it was this one I was referring to: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270251889424&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=017"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...A:IT&ih=017[/url] Edited July 9, 2008 by Dave Dubya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 9, 2008 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 Blimey - one I missed! I'd go for it if it doesn't attract last-minute bids, probably make a decent project. I'm 99% sure it's not an Avon - most of them - and every Avon J I've seen - had a metal headstock badge - if this had had one, there would be holes where it was pinned on. There's no MIJ on the neckplate - it was possibly a Satellite, or from the same source. Six & half-a-dozen, really, the quality will be comparable. Good luck! J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noirpunk Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Bought this yesterday from Crack Converters where I live. Any ideas who it could be by, it's 70s Japanese for sure. Identical to a 57 P Bass (minus the bridge cover and thumb rest - which I intend to add). Pickup sounds junk (REALLY wooly) so I'll have to replace it. Strangely no dot markers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 It hasn't got a badge, and it's probably Made In Japan, so obviously it must be ... [b][i]IBANEZ[/i][/b]!!! Easy, really. Go on - ask me another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noirpunk Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 (edited) Ibanez? How many of those were badgeless then? Out of interest how much is it worth? Edited July 10, 2008 by noirpunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennysFord Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 ive got schallers in my 81 Ibanez blazer,talk about HONK !!! oh baby. :wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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