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Bassassin

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  1. That's the first Ritter that's made me smile rather than wince, so that's a start. Futurama version, please. Jon.
  2. It's a pity & a wasted opportunity, but it seems to be common for "re-issues" of some of the more idiosyncratic vintage designs to cop out & use generic hardware & components, while simply apeing the style of the real thing. The Epiphone Ripper with its P/J pickups, the Aria Diamond Mosrite lookalike (Eastwood do a version of this too) with J pups & bent tin bridge - even the Yamaha SBV is really just a funny-shaped Jazz & only retains the look of the 60s SB series. I suppose though, these are all fairly budget basses & reproducing original hardware & electronics would probably make them prohibitively expensive - particularly for a target market that is likely a lot more interested in the visual style than authentic detail. Jon.
  3. Stupendous bargain for £75! These are probably my favourite Roadstars, love the bound body & Rick-influenced horns. I always though Schecter had these in mind when they came up with [url="http://www.visionguitars.co.uk/schecter_diamond_series_004_bass_guitar_-_used.html"]this[/url]. Jon.
  4. This auction is, in my opinion, excellent in every way. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/160559216667"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/160559216667[/url] Read the whole listing plus the additional stuff - bloody marvellous! Jon.
  5. I have a Korg AX3000B multi-effects, I basically have a "straight" clean sound I use most of the time, little bit of overdrive & compression but nothing obvious. I also have a chorused version of the same sound which I think sounds good on more mellow passages, and a huge distorted, flangy racket sound which is used very briefly on two songs. There are also some nice red lights on the Korg, which I like - and apart from those, that's it. Jon.
  6. [quote name='LukeFRC' post='1169051' date='Mar 20 2011, 12:34 AM']do i recognise the headstock shape on this??? [url="http://www.preloved.co.uk/fuseaction-adverts.showadvert/index-1033631306/5dd19660.html"]http://www.preloved.co.uk/fuseaction-adver...6/5dd19660.html[/url][/quote] You might, if you saw [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=127761"]this thread[/url]. People & facts, always a problem, innit? J.
  7. So, what does [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1980s-1990s-ACTIVE-BASS-SUPERB-QUALITY-WOODS-L-K-/160561285830"]"L@@K"[/url] mean? I've always wondered. J.
  8. [quote name='pete.young' post='1168109' date='Mar 19 2011, 11:56 AM']Free bump from a Big Country and Stuart Adamson fan.[/quote] Ditto - if this was transparent green I'd have a hard time not breaking into my New Bike Fund! Jon.
  9. [quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1168553' date='Mar 19 2011, 05:54 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Satellite-70s-Jazz-bass-MIJ-/320673293159?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4aa99e2367"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Satellite-70s-Jazz-b...=item4aa99e2367[/url] I'm guessing that the claim to be MIJ is incorrect, and that this is Korean. Correct?[/quote] Yep - I had one, ply body, fairly dodgy fretwork, plastic-button tuners - very basic cheapo J copy. The suggestion that these are "better than a Columbus or Squier" is really quite laughable. J.
  10. Broadly - no. JJ Burnel was my first influence but I never hankered after a Precision & haven't really got on with the few I've owned. I was a huge Motorhead fan as a kid, would have loved a Rick at the time but could never have afforded one, when I did get my first "proper" bass (a Washburn B20 Stage) it was because I thought it looked cool as f@ck, and not really any more sensible reason. No-one else played one, and when Pete Way out of UFO started using them it actually put me off a bit, despite the fact I quite liked the band. I do like maple/blocks Jazzes, I'd like to think despite the fact they're associated with Geddy Lee & Dennis Dunaway, who are probably my two biggest influences! I wouldn't play a Geddy Jazz (the black with white plate look is dull & the neck's too skinny) - but would I play a Dunaway sig, if such a thing existed? [url="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2416/2130531902_84b42b88b0.jpg"]I might well[/url]. Jon.
  11. [quote name='dougie' post='1168111' date='Mar 19 2011, 11:56 AM']You misunderstood Jon,im saying exactly that....i got what i consider more than £280 and his looks a better example AND its cased.....trust me i couldnt have been happier with the deal and as ive said a few times here your 100% and would deal with you anytime[/quote] Cheers Dougie, just me grabbing the wrong end of the stick! The T-40's a great bass (sitting down!) and I've been more than chuffed with the deal! J.
  12. I'm a little bit concerned about what people who find this in their search results were looking for in the first place... Jon.
  13. [quote name='chrismuzz' post='1167925' date='Mar 19 2011, 06:43 AM'] Understatement much?[/quote] Quite so. They still come up from time to time, I still miss 'em... J.
  14. [quote name='dougie' post='1167980' date='Mar 19 2011, 09:34 AM']Esp since its hardcased,the deal i done with my T-40 here worked out well in excess of £280....[/quote] In all fairness Dougie, your T was in a bit of a state when we did the deal for the Ibanez SR800. Selector switch was snapped off, the bridge pickup wasn't working, tuners were bent, it needed fret-dressing & a setup - as well as a bloody good clean! If you paid a tech to do the work you wouldn't get change out of £100. Worth mentioning that I sold my other SR800 (fretless) here a few years ago for £250 - so I felt the deal we did was more than reasonable. Really hope you don't feel ripped-off, mate. If I moved my T-40 on (which I'm considering, because it's spine-crushingly heavy & I can't gig it) the price would be around £280 - which definitely makes this much more unusual example a bargain in my view - if I hadn't got Dougie's old one I'd be very interested. Jon.
  15. [quote name='el borracho' post='1167493' date='Mar 18 2011, 06:40 PM']The only id on the bass is the logo on the neck plate which is the same as the VP logo inside the soundhole of this [url="http://www.guitarandampshop.co.uk/acatalog/V_P_Challenge_CH-WCE11-SB_Electro_Acoustic_Guitar_Sunburst.html"]VP acoustic[/url] Maybe the plate is the only bit from a VP but it's all there is to go on in the pictures. Got to admit it does look rather nice though.[/quote] You're right - same logo. Case closed! Very tidy for a modern cheapy. J.
  16. [quote name='el borracho' post='1167196' date='Mar 18 2011, 02:29 PM']Doubt it's Japanese - VP are sub £100 far east copies. Can't see a jazz but here's a 6 string on amazon:- [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Challenge-Standard-Electric-Guitar-Redburst/dp/B003VUVXRU"]vp guitar[/url][/quote] I saw this, wouldn't necessarily assume they're related. J.
  17. From the same origin as the Peavey Zephyr/Grind ranges I'd say - I have a Zephyr C5 & the body/neck shape & laminations are pretty much identical, really only the headstock's different. Here's one - see what you think: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=63842"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=63842[/url] Age-wise it'll be 90s/early 00s and probably Korean-made. Jon.
  18. [quote name='neepheid' post='1167131' date='Mar 18 2011, 01:58 PM']The neck. Everything else can be reasonably easily fixed. Any neck issues - walk away.[/quote] +1. Walk - no, run - away from a twisted neck or stuck/unadjustable/overtightened truss rod. Likewise fretboard splits or delaminating skunk stripes, unless the bass is dirt-cheap & you're up for a bit of DIY bodging/experimenting. A bit of fretwear's not a huge problem but badly-worn frets will mean expensive work, nuts are pretty easy/inexpensive to replace. Like Neepheid says, usually everything else is easy-to-fix/replace wood & wire. Jon.
  19. Very nice-looking Jazz, unfortunately the VP logo isn't ringing any bells for me. As a first impression I'd doubt it was MIJ, mostly because this is too recent to be a 70s-era copy, and because most Japanese brands (apart from a few exceptions like Fernandes & Tokai) moved away from making copies from around the end of the 70s. It's possible the hardware & electronics may offer some clues to its origin, but with any luck someone here will recognise the neckplate logo. Jon.
  20. Made in Japan - built by Fujigen Gakki. Crafted In Japan - built by Dyna Gakki or Tokai Gakki. I have read that basses from Tokai are domestic-market only but don't know if this is the case for certain. Either way, quality standards from Japanese factories are uniformly high so neither's "better" than the other. Jon.
  21. [quote name='karlfer' post='1165363' date='Mar 17 2011, 08:28 AM']Are you positive this bass is very old? The only reason I ask is that kind of bridge/bridge positioning has appeared on some of the recent/more modern 'Fakers. Some of the old ones (like mine) are pretty much accurate copies, some of the newer ones are more "variation on a theme". Karl.[/quote] I am. It's 70s, early 80s at the latest. Tomb - be patient, keep bumping the thread - stuff seldom sells overnight on here, particularly Fakers. And remember a lot of people are pretty skint at the moment! J.
  22. Not mine unfortunately - I think it's a custom job, I just did a Google image search for "hippie sandwich bass"! Have to say I've always loved this sort of plywood! J.
  23. [quote name='tauzero' post='1163857' date='Mar 15 2011, 11:05 PM']Surely one ply is good, it's when it's more than one ply that it's bad... [/quote] Does this constitute bad plywood? This might polarise opinion among non-fans of playable furniture... J.
  24. [quote name='The Burpster' post='1163612' date='Mar 15 2011, 08:16 PM']No choice, these are perfect for your needs..... She will love you forever...! [url="http://www.daisyrock.com/products/basses/?lefty"]http://www.daisyrock.com/products/basses/?lefty[/url][]=1[/quote] Never mind the stumpy ones for lil' gurls - I want this: [url="http://www.daisyrock.com/products/basses/rebel-rockit-bass/rebel-rockit-bass?sku=14733"]http://www.daisyrock.com/products/basses/r...-bass?sku=14733[/url] Jon.
  25. Elephant in a whale's vagina? Could happen - [i]Balaenoptera Musculus[/i] would certainly appear big enough. Jon.
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