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Alembic. I've no idea how much these sell for, so can't comment on the price. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ALEMBIC-Pro-Martin-BASS-Vintage-THRU-NECK-JAPAN-/120667986527?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1c185f5a5f"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ALEMBIC-Pro-Martin-B...=item1c185f5a5f[/url]

Columbus EB3. £499!!!!!!!!!! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COLUMBUS-EB3-SG-BASS-MAHOGANY-FINISH-MIJ-/310285204877?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item483e707d8d"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COLUMBUS-EB3-SG-BASS...=item483e707d8d[/url]

Unknown brand MIJ EB0 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EB0-EB-0-style-short-scale-60-s-70-s-bass-MIJ-Jedson-/300509706599?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item45f7c63967"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EB0-EB-0-style-short...=item45f7c63967[/url]

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1070804' date='Dec 28 2010, 10:40 AM']For every bass player here on Basschat (who therefore knows the truth about The Bass Cellar) there's another 50 or 100 who have never heard of Basschat and who assume that The Bass Cellar in Denmark Street is absolutely THE place to buy their gear.[/quote] Maybe there is a whole market of rich masochistic bass players who look forward to their fix of abuse and bass buying as the high point of their lives.

Here's a Q&A from one of his auctions. [quote]Q: Hi there, apart from the crack in the paintwork, is the guitar undamaged? Does it tune up, have good intonation and play action? Also - I went to bid on another item and found I was blocked. I don't understand why this could be, as I've never purchased from you previously, and I have an impeccable feedback rating. 16-Dec-10 A: Hello, eee by gum makes you wonder don`t it. Thank you[/quote]

Would the Antoria bass be Fujigen made? This is from the US, and I usually don't post foreign sourced listings, but I thought a MIJ (claimed) Hondo Longhorn bass interesting. Not sure I've seen one of those before. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hondo-Vintage-81-LongHorn-4-String-Bass-Orig-Case-MIJ-/300508901574?pt=Guitar&hash=item45f7b9f0c6"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hondo-Vintage-81-Lon...=item45f7b9f0c6[/url]

Antoria badged Gibby copy. I'm not sure exactly which are the EB0 or EB3 copies, but it's in the SG style bass ballpark. Bolt on neck. Not too high a starting bid, surely it will sell. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IBANEZ-Antoria-EB-SG-Bass-Made-Japan-/120664408137?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1c1828c049"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IBANEZ-Antoria-EB-SG...=item1c1828c049[/url] In total, there seems to be quite a lot of metal on this bass. Edit: I shouldn't be so lazy. Looking at: [url="http://www.vintageguitars.org.uk/gib62p16.php"]http://www.vintageguitars.org.uk/gib62p16.php[/url], with the double pickup and four knobs, this is an EB3 copy, though I presume the original is set-neck. The slightly odd looking bridge is modelled after the Gibson original, and the Antoria looks a quite close copy, apart from the neck. I hadn't heard of the [url="http://www.mygibsonbass.com/id16.html"]EB6[/url] before! That'd be a beast! The Ibanez equivalents are on sale for quite a lot: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-IBANEZ-EB-2354-BASS-/280607271817?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item41557f2b89"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-IBANEZ-EB-23...=item41557f2b89[/url]

[quote name='doctorbass' post='316594' date='Oct 28 2008, 11:57 AM']Disco Inferno was definately played by Ronnie Baker of the Trammps. He was well known for his deep, thumping bass, heavy flatwounds, loads of foam under the bridge to mute the strings - he truly believed that a bass was meant to sound like a bass!! He died some years ago.[/quote] Is there a particular youtube clip which shows off his signature sound?

I've probably got this wrong, but why can't you just buy a replacement tuner? A quick google suggests that the EBMM Stingray has Schaller BM tuners, and a thread I saw suggests that they can be bought from Warmoth. Here? [url="http://www.warmoth.com/Tuning-Machines-C208.aspx"]http://www.warmoth.com/Tuning-Machines-C208.aspx[/url] That's in the US, but a quick google for a UK supplier came up with nothing. A better search may find somewhere though. No? Edit: OIC. MM branded tuners.

[quote name='phsycoandy' post='1069381' date='Dec 25 2010, 11:01 PM']Really chuffed with this, the wife had a calendar professionally made with pics of some of the basses I've owned over the years. Totally unbeknown to me she raided my picture files and sent them away.[/quote] Phew! Looks like she didn't find the nudie pics or christmas would have been much cooler! Sorry, only joking. Great Calendar.

Macca + Wings. Denny Laine wrote and sings the song, meaning that Macca is "just" the bassplayer (+backing vocalist).

[quote name='karlfer' post='1068121' date='Dec 23 2010, 07:18 PM']And now it's with me Anybody point me in the direction of articles on how to adjust twin truss rods on a BOLT ON neck copy? The rods look like they have been painted over. The bass itself is, erm, more mojo'd than the photo's, lot of little chips and a couple of big chips, scratches etc. Virtually all the chrome parts are pitted, but I will inquire about that at a later date. Next years gig money will perhaps go to black Hipshot bridge, pick up surround and black tuners (wonder who gave me that idea ) . The main thing is to get the action playable as you could currently drive a Transit under the strings. One redeeming feature is ............... it sounds bloody fantastic!!! so I am very keen to get it playable. Hope someone can point me, cheers guys, Karl.[/quote] Congratulations on your purchase!!!!

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Westone-Thunder-1A-Bass-Guitar-Left-Handed-/320633590923?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4aa740548b"]Left handed Westone Thunder 1A looks just a little bit right handed[/url] Edit: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-IBANEZ-RECORDING-BASS-PRE-LAWSUIT-2373-JAP-/280606904601?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4155799119"]Nice Ibanez bass, rather high price[/url].

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KAY-KJP-1B-Bass-1970s-Time-Capsule-Condition-orig-box-/190481747221?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2c5998cd15"]Weird looking Taiwanese Kay[/url]

[quote name='Bassassin' post='1060539' date='Dec 16 2010, 01:21 PM']I wouldn't worry though, it's highly likely to be back. [/quote] And here it is. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fireglo-McCartney-stereo-sound-C-M-I-/160520117453?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item255fbe9ccd"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fireglo-McCartney-st...=item255fbe9ccd[/url] Low start bid too.

Thanks. I was thinking that it was really damn good if that was a synth. Too good to be true it seems

I won't make any suggestions as to choice of hardware. I'll just suggest that anything you make should be shocking pink, fluorescent green, or preferably a combination of the two.

[quote name='chaypup' post='1057368' date='Dec 13 2010, 02:49 PM']Have you noticed him sell any though? Or do you think he puts the price up high to take the nearest offer?[/quote] He sold this Kramer six string for £650 after previously having it on sale for £1295. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Original-Rare-KRAMER-Aluminium-Neck-Electric-Guitar-/260702416014?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cb3132c8e"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Original-Rare-KRAMER...=item3cb3132c8e[/url]

Is this real fretless bass on the Trevor Jones track "Hallucination" on the Labyrinth soundtrack? [url="http://www.we7.com/#/album/David-Bowie/Labyrinth"]http://www.we7.com/#/album/David-Bowie/Labyrinth[/url] (track 6) At first I presumed like lots of the sounds on that track, that it would be synthesised and played from a keyboard. But, listening to it again, it does sound rather convincing. So, is it real, or would I not recognise a real fretless if someone whacked me over the head with it?

[quote name='Musky' post='1055585' date='Dec 12 2010, 12:32 AM']Whoa! That Cardinal is waaay overpriced. Even at half that I'd be thinking twice.[/quote] And in the same vein: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Westone-RAIL-Bass-Guitar-Minimalist-Sliding-Pickup-/260707619225?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cb3629199"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Westone-RAIL-Bass-Gu...=item3cb3629199[/url] Edit: The same person selling a Westone Rail bass for £695 offers a "Guitar/Bass Valuation Service" for £9.95. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GET-YOUR-GUITAR-BASS-VALUED-VALUATION-APPRAISAL-SERVICE-/250602335748?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3a59102e04"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GET-YOUR-GUITAR-BASS...=item3a59102e04[/url]

Bolt-on Hondo II, perhaps a bit pricey at £300. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/hondo-70s-lawsuit-bass-guitar-mij-japan-rare-/290511893717?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item43a3dbb4d5"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/hondo-70s-lawsuit-ba...=item43a3dbb4d5[/url] Particularly since the electrics aren't working.

SB Elite. I presume this is Matsumoku as claimed. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300503664041&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...atchlink:top:en[/url] And a cardinal series at what I think is a rather high price. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aria-Pro-2-Cardinal-Series-CSB380-/160517643617?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item255f98dd61"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aria-Pro-2-Cardinal-...=item255f98dd61[/url]

[url="http://pineapster.com/forums/topics/fretless_six_string_bass_with_issues"]http://pineapster.com/forums/topics/fretle...ass_with_issues[/url] Does anyone recognise this? And why would the pickups not work for the B string? Edit: Ah, here it is. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stellah-6-String-Fretless-Bass-Guitar-Elm-New-/310271555155?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item483da03653"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stellah-6-String-Fre...=item483da03653[/url] I'm still vaguely curious about the pickup issue though.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WESTONE-THUNDER-2A-BASS-1983-ACTIVE-BLACK-/230561133012?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item35ae83b1d4"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WESTONE-THUNDER-2A-B...=item35ae83b1d4[/url] Thunder 2A. Not cheap. I'm not sure how much this should be: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1984-Aria-Pro-II-SB-Elite-Matsumoku-bass-rare-/320627927558?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4aa6e9ea06"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1984-Aria-Pro-II-SB-...=item4aa6e9ea06[/url]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aria-PRO-II-TSB-350-THOR-SOUND-Bass-MIJ-JAPAN-MATSUMOKU-/120656752428?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1c17b3ef2c"]Aria Pro II TSB-350 Thor Sound[/url]