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Indian Laurel as fretboards, that’s a new one on me,  o doubt to avoid rosewood. Only 4 colours in the basses and no Ps.

Wow, what a find for the money. I was looking at one asking £200! Worth putting up with that awful logo. 😱

Sorry but that definitely looks wrong!

If you put Sitka spruce on a top why stain it like mahogany? Spruce looks great in a natural finish, I have to ask what the stain is masking?

Great looking P bass looks like the neck width is closer to a Jazz than a traditional P. 

The f hole on the Ivy is a lot more in keeping than on the Cort, which is pretty ugly IMHO. I agree with Rich, a more contemporary one might have been in keeping .

Can’t answer the question directly as probably only Thomman know their pricing structure. However 2 guesses,, firstly the white one is old stock pre the last price hike. 2. They sell more black basses than any other colour ( I’ll never understand the obsession for black guitars and basses which show all the finger marks and disappear on stage) so they price them up accordingly - more profit!

Genuinely good basses, really under-rated, not least but the idiots who own Gibson! Sadly I can’t justify a second one, hope it goes to a good home where it will be appreciated!

I’m going to go back in time a bit further - Rosetti/Egmond Bass 7. Terrible neck, awful pickup and looked cheap. 

Reminds me of the Ibanez Musician series basses.

1 hour ago, Bassassin said:

Only if the Ibanez RB942 does. Imo the Stargazer's more of an Ibby copy!

Ohh! I remember those great looking basses, no faker those just a very slight tip to a classic.

Does the Schecter Stargazer count as Rikenfaker?

1 hour ago, tall_martin said:

 I turn 40 next year. Fortunately I have my yob ( almost) as it was the first bass I ever bought. 

A 1978 music master.

It sounds great, and as it is a short scale it its easy to play.

I've seen them on eBay for 400 and a shop in Nottingham had one for £1000.

As they are much less sought after than a p bass you would have more choice/ chance of getting a £400 one.

I started refurbing it when I was 17, got stuck and left it as a mess until last year when I put some time into respraying it with nitro rattle cans.

You could treat the bass as a project if the bike is off the cards?

I bought a new Musicmaster sometime around ‘78, black - cost £99. Should ha e kept it if they are selling for 4 times as much! Sold it for £75 to part fund a ‘73 Precision from a friend for £150. 

A Zodiac on that well known auction site at present with a start price of £60! Is that a bargain or what.

Just remembered the Ibanez Roadster. Had one of these in the past and it was excellent. Mansons have this one for sale.

Fumed oak? Sounds like they’re making it from old Chardonnay barrels 😜

Probably more important to have the pickup on the sweet spot than show the weird graining.

There’s a cool looking black 79 Yamaha Superbass 500S on Reverb at present for £356 + postage from Poland. At least you won’t have to to pay import duty until next year when we leave Europe so may be get in early!

Looking at Dame basses they certainly seem similar to Sire. Couple of noticeable exceptions, the Dame seem to have much more substantial bridges and also appear to have zero frets which I don’t think are on Sires. Perhaps that’s a design influence of Mr. Millar? 

18 hours ago, skankdelvar said:

Cor, looks like Hank has learned a B7 😵

Going natural may not be a goer, I think these were seriously plywood! Still a bit of fun and who knows may yet be playable bass.

So which one is the go to bass?

Dakota red ? Here’s one from the web to compare

The Sire looks brilliant in the pictures on Thomann, love the tobacco burst 😍 Fantastic value for money if they play as well as you and others say. How are they on weight? Many people say the lower price end basses are heavier, having only ever owned a US F. Jazz which I found uncomfortably heavy I’d love to know how these are. 

Another vote for Babiscz, excellent bridges. Had a Badass on a Precision in the past, good but not as adjustable as the Babiscz. However did I not read somewhere that Badass ceased trading?