Bassassin

The LP Recording copy is set neck (according to [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Revelation-Dark-Mahogany-RLB-LP-Recording-Electric-Bass-Guitar-RRP-399-00-/371278162760"]this Ebay listing[/url]) so the EB probably is too, although I can't find any pics to confirm. J.

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1442612767' post='2868297'] Is the headstock bound or has someone gone to town with acrylic paints? I wouldn't be surprised at the latter. [/quote] You might be right - board does look bound though. Other differences aside, the headstock shape's a dead ringer for a Pervy Furry: J.

The more I look at it, the more I think the neck & body aren't related. Black hardware on the neck but not the body is a bit odd, as is the black headstock. Wonder if it's a Peavey Fury neck or something? Someone needs to drop £25 on it so these important questions can be resolved! J.

Interesting bound neck & headstock. Wonder what it is? I'd punt £25 on it on the very vague offchance that the pickups are DiMarzio Model Js. Most of the very cheap basses I've had have been absolutely filthy - give this a quick clean and setup and you could probably flip it for a £50 profit. Jon.

That's a steal for 90 quid, even with that novelty replacement scratchplate. J.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1442423227' post='2866882'] Somehow that looks a bit Cimarish to me. [/quote] Agreed. Looks like the "Cimar By Ibanez" branded stuff ([url="http://www.guitar-museum.com/guitar-22629-Cimar-by-Ibanez-CX140"]this sort of thing[/url]) that was around in the early 80s. I doubt it's MIJ. J.

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1442404465' post='2866666'] It must be a bugger to play in tune too, since the zero fret is just a marker now and the string length starts at the nut behind that. All the fret lines must be slightly sharp! [/quote] Didn't even notice that. What a spectacularly stupid thing to do! J.

I think it's an old custom build created from a home-made body, and neck & components salvaged from an early 70s MIJ EB copy, like this: The finish has been removed from the neck (exposing the giveaway strip-ply construction) and the tailpiece looks like it's been made from a Gibson-type 3-point bridge base with the bolt loops cut off! The "Selmer Made In Belgium" sticker is - just a sticker. It ain't no Selmer-Maccaferri! You can see where the original pin-badge (which probably said "Jedson") was fitted. It is kinda cool for an old home-build - but £650???? Jon.

Two-fiddy. J.

Looks less like Snoopy than most singlecuts... [sharedmedia=core:attachments:58513] ...but it's still a dog. Jon.

£500? [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gibson-les-Paul-/201389832932"]Hmmm.[/url] J.

I guess that's Chibson quality control for you. J.

Blimey. *[i]Must not buy it & flip it for a profit. Must not buy it & flip it for a profit....[/i]* Quick - somebody with some integrity go & get this before I do something bad. Jon.

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1442077897' post='2864298'] You're right, here it is: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/bass-guitar-SB-Humbucker-willy-strong-punch-/201303937766?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2edea652e6&nma=true&si=m8BC2WIi1c%252FoY9WpklZzLKOW7Eg%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=p2047675.l2557[/url] I think I've figured out that "fredboat" means "fretboard", so maybe "willy" means "really" in drummer-speak? [/quote] Maybe - I'll ask a drummer, if I can get ours to actually turn up to practice. "Willy strong punch" = comedy genius, whatever it means. Glad I wasn't hallucinating it! J.

I'm pretty sure that a previous ad by the same guy, with a similar spiel in Drummer-ese has been posted here before. Pretty sure willies were mentioned there too. Anyone else remember it? Jon.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1441914130' post='2862976'] £720 for a Westone Rail? [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Westone-The-Rail-Bass-Guitar-80s-headless-bass-Matsumoku-Japan-/111768452655?hash=item1a05eb3e2f"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item1a05eb3e2f[/url] [/quote] Ludicrous. J.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1441898098' post='2862778'] Now yours looks like a far classier bass than mine, but one of the factors that made me love the sound of the NJ version so much was the reversed pickup position ... in each case the E/A string side is nearer the bridge while the D/G string side is nearer the neck. That plus the Di Marzios of course. [/quote] The reversed P setup is quite common on MIJ basses - which I believe the NJs are. Makes a lot more sense to me, and I do think the reverse Ps I've owned/played sound more tonally balanced across the strings than a standard P setup. Anyway - back on topic, I've never owned a double P bass (must be the only pickup configuration I haven't) and I really need to sort that out. There is very probably a Westone Thunder II in my future. Or a Balogh Odyssey. So much GAS... Jon.

All my gear is cheap, mostly what I suspect many people might consider throwaway rubbish. I have acquired quite a lot of it because I like variety and find the instruments I own interesting. I've spent much of my life without a lot of money to spend on anything much, so while I'm no longer in that position, there's an obvious financial angle to where my mindset might have originated. However, brand snobbery/aspiration/loyalty is an aspect of modern consumerism which I've always found it hard to feel anything beyond mildly amused contempt. I have never owned a US Fender or any other "name" instrument, and the only US-made bass I've owned was a Peavey T40, which turned out to be too heavy & fiddly to be useable. I think It's fine if someone wants to spend big money on a bass because they can afford it and they want it - but I don't buy the "it's better because it's dearer" argument. I often get the impression that some people don't seem to appreciate that whatever it costs, a bass is just wood & wire. Setup, neck adjustments, fret dressing, hardware/electronics upgrades are all straightforward & fairly rudimentary tasks once you acquire a few basic tools & skills. If the fundamental construction is sound (and most budget instruments these days are consistently well-made) your cheapo can be easily made to play & sound very good indeed. Conversely I've played numerous 4-figure basses in shops and at shows that were absolute unplayable pigs, and would need just as much work to make them useable as any £99 Chinese no-name. I could, if I chose, sell all my "crap" basses and buy two or three very high-end instruments to cover all of my actual playing needs. I can't imagine that I would ever do such a thing - partly because I don't expect they would turn out to be significantly better than what I already own. Plus I sort of like it that sometimes you can walk into a venue with cheap/weird gear, and there's an immediate assumption from some punters & musos that you're going to be crap. And then you're not. Jon.

It's interesting to look at the completed listings prices on Ebay for Westy Thunders right now. Typically, they've always been around the £150 mark, give or take, but lately sold prices seem to be a lot more random, varying from £70-odd up to £200+. Some of the BIN/Best Offer prices are ludicrous, although Ebay's always been full of chancers. Not sure they'll ever make crazy money to be honest - maybe you should choose the third way - keep it and play it! Jon.

Ah, dear old Biff. He's 64, you know.

Oh, don't worry - I have every intention of continuing to parade my pedantry at every available opportunity, whether called-for, appropriate or otherwise. Jon.

[quote name='Russ' timestamp='1438636918' post='2836072'] They've just announced this lovely beastie - the RBN. Reminds me of an Atelier Z, with the clear scratchplate. Very nice. [/quote] First time I've dipped into this thread in a while - and f*** me sideways - that is [i]gorgeous. [/i]I think I just had a crisis. J.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1441481667' post='2859195'] Shiny SB600. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aria-Pro-2-Custom-Body-Bass-Guitar-SB-600-/231677472089?hash=item35f10dad59"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item35f10dad59[/url] (I'm mentally prepared for Jon to come along and tell me that it's not actually a SB-600 but some other obscure model, as often happens [/quote] I feel faintly guilty now! Anyway - I don't really have a particularly encyclopaedic knowledge of Arias. I can tell my SBs from my SB-Rs but beyond that I'd always recommend the great Mr Graeme Fyfe's [url="http://gfyfe.com/aria.htm"]Aria website[/url]. And acording to Graeme, [url="http://gfyfe.com/sb600.htm"]it is indeed an SB600[/url]. That'll be a post '81 set-neck version, as a opposed to an earlier bolt-neck. J.