prowla
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The thru-neck Shaftys are one of the better Ric copies; there is a thriving 'fakers community. My selection: L-R: Shaftesbury 3263 (made by Eko) semi; it's claim to fame is there's a picture of Wyman playing on in The Stones. Vorg Matsumoku bolt-on neck 34" scale 70's; I call it "avocadoglo". A headless doubleneck with Ric copy pickups on the bass. My Rickenberger (real Ric pickups on a Steinberger). A CMI thru-neck, contemporary with the Shaftesbury and other brands. A recent Retrovibe Renegade, labelled "Red Baron" on the TRC and now sporting a Malteot Seymour Duncan pickups. The 70's Japanese ones seemed to be produced at a number of factories, the most famous being Matsumoku, and have logos applied for customer orders; thus it is possible to have identical instruments with different names on the TRCs. Facebook is the best place to go and @Bassassin is the person who knows the most about vintage fakers here on BC.
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I've got a J-Retro in one of my basses and it is really a great piece of kit - deep and authoritative bass.
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Somebody's bid £1 - they'll be disappointed if they win!
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I hadn't realised it could play notes from a MIDI controller - I may be giving that a try...
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I'm in (Member #5)!
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The "vintage" Fender ones with the threaded saddles (ie. multiple grooves across the saddles) might be suitable; I've just got one on a mandolin/guitar ("mandotar") conversion I'm doing.
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I've got some other MIDI kit, including a Yamaha U16 USB interface, so hopefully that'll work. My MIDI rack made an appearance at a recent Bass Bash. I've dabbled with a couple of other synth pedals too. So this should be fun... The SS is great, but limited in saved settings.
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Yep; curiously I may have some time available...
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Well, I've just joined the club, pending arrival of the v3 from the Panda folks... I had looked at s/h ones (which are upgradeable), but a new v3 is under €300, so that'll do nicely.
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Somebody didn't do their research...
prowla replied to TheGreek's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
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The seller is going to post several meter readings, though...
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Super rare Fernandes Alembic double neck in Japan
prowla replied to Kiwi's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SQUIRE-by-FENDER-Bullet-Strat-Neck/324131626867?hash=item4b77c01f73:g:V6cAAOSw91tekF17As far as Squier stuff goes, I bought the pink Squier Bullet Strat on the right there for £7.50 in a shop closing down sale in February; I've had to put a pickguard & pickups on it, a new nut, and a set of strings; once it's done it's probably worth £60. It would be all too easy to get carried away and over-pay for parts, to then find you could've saved money by buying a whole working guitar. Which is what the person who buys this one is going to have done (currently £36.20 inc postage after 14 bids)... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SQUIRE-by-FENDER-Bullet-Strat-Neck/324131626867?hash=item4b77c01f73:g:V6cAAOSw91tekF17
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My thoughts too - I sold a Squier Affinity P (a whole working bass) a few months back for £60. They are good basses for the money. I sold the Squier after I bought a beat-up Fender MIM Precision for £100. The body was knackered, but the rest of it was OK (and it had a Badass II bridge). I figured I could replace the body if the damage did turn out to be structural, but it seems stable. I do need to strip the finish though and re-do it (subject to not finding major issues). So, £77.50 (inc. postage) for a de-badged Squier Precision neck is too much, IMHO. (The only plus thing about it is that it's not had a fake Fender decal stuck on it!).
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...and one of the tuners looks like it's been set at the wrong angle like one or two others which have featured in these hallowed halls...
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That's the problem with buying used Fender kit.
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Well, that's very "community" spirited! 🙂
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Yes, but the classifieds also say Does "buyer beware" and all that tally with the "trustworthy" and "community" aspects there? (BTW, I did contact the seller and he revised his price, so there can be no doubts about his genuineness.)
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His ads rock!
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BTW, the seller in this case looks to be quite genuine.
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The road to wherever is paved with good intent...
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You're a gent, sir!
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I would say that collectable, vintage, etc. are quite different to a current mail-order item; however, if someone wishes to sell me a '62 Precision for 25 Guineas, then I would be more than happy to do the deal. But where it relates to current models is a different matter; I've seen Harley Bentons priced above what they are new from Thomann.
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Anyway, I've not pooped on his ad, but have messaged with a link to the current AliExpress one.
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The issue with letting things by is that the classified are presented as "An incredibly safe way to shift gear within a tight and trustworthy community.", which sort of goes against the law of the jungle. OTOH, if we encourage "calling out", then things could turn into everyone and their dog conducting a Dutch Auction on behalf of an indeterminate prospective buyer.
