Bassassin

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1144776' date='Feb 28 2011, 06:42 PM']What about it...?[/quote] Possibly it's currently £375 and in the wildly unlikely event no-one else bids on it, it'd be a bit of a bargain. That's probably what the 70-odd watchers thought about a guitar pedal I sold yesterday, when it was £10.50 with 4 hours to go. Thanks to those guys I got £77 for it. Jon.

Great to see it finished, will have a listen to the clips in a bit. Anyway, finally got the scanner & PC on speaking terms: [attachment=73552:4457_bass.jpg] No date on the catalogue, but I think it's from 71/72, based on the specs of some of the "proper" copies also in it. It's no earlier than that, or the handwritten prices would be in pounds, shillings & pence! Jon.

[quote name='thegreenman555' post='1143514' date='Feb 27 2011, 04:49 PM']That looks like the twin brother of the one I just got, complete w chequer binding & down to the exact same wording on the twin 'output' plugs. So I guess that means mine could, in theory, be a Kasuga. I know you guys wanted some pics with of the routing & electrics, but I've been having way too much fun with it 'as is' to restring it yet! Be patient!![/quote] Yours isn't a Kasuga - I found a logo'd one the same as yours on the Rickenfakers Facebook page - this one's branded as JooDee, which was a brand used by the Yamaki factory. Yamaki's best-known brand was Daion, these are spectacularly rare & can sell for a fortune. I had no idea they did a Rickenfaker, and unsurprisingly, now I want one... Anyway, here's the FB JooDee - identical binding & inlays, apart from the colour it's a dead match: Jap Fakers used a lot of the same parts, regardless of the factory - it's a common misconception that hardware & pickups were made in-house, this was seldom the case, possibly never. Gotoh, Chushin & Nishin Onpa produced a lot of the bits used in many 70s & 80s JapCraps, plus there will have been a variety of other hardware & electronics manufacturers who aren't yet identified. J.

[quote name='The Bass Doc' post='1144809' date='Feb 28 2011, 07:05 PM']I think Bassassin will be along to confirm it's Japcrap heritage. Probably from the same stable as Columbus, Avon etc.[/quote] Funny you should say that, Howard - remember those old catalogues you kindly gave me: [attachment=73542:4450_Sabre_bass.jpg] [attachment=73543:status_headstock.jpg] This is in a 71/72-ish Jedson catalogue - not sure why the "Status" logo bass is in here but it was plainly sold as part of the Jedson range, imported by Dallas-Arbiter Ltd. The other decent-quality Jedsons from this era were Matsumoku-made, so I'd be inclined to think this would be too - so a cut above the Columbus & Avon equivalents. Wish he was posting this... Jon.

Worth asking, this is a very good price for one of these, they are getting increasingly hard to find. Great basses too, if you don't mind some funny looks & a bit of neck dive. This one's exactly the same as mine! Jon.

[quote name='Soloshchenko' post='1142982' date='Feb 27 2011, 01:56 AM']£200 is unbelievable for that! Awesome. Is this a Real Rick?Some debate on talkbass but I'd say it is a modded genuine rick rather than a fakey. [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-RICKENBACKER-BASS-GUITAR-4-STRING-MUST-SEE-/120690126628?pt=Guitar&hash=item1c19b12f24#ht_1011wt_731"]Rick?[/url][/quote] That's interesting, real or not. It's no specific copy I know of but there are a lot of things about it that make me think it's a Faker. I'd say it's a custom copy that's stuck very closely to original design & styling but has a few differences due to hardware choices. Will have to pop over to RR to see what they're saying about it. Apart from "burn it". J.

This was a ridiculous stroke of luck - turned up on Ebay about 6 or 7 years ago, the seller was so desperate to avoid his listing getting pulled that he managed to hide it from everyone - apart from me. It actually ran a full 10 days & ended with no bids, he relisted it unchanged, same thing happened & I nabbed it for the £200 start price. If only he'd started it at £50! Anyway it has been pimped a trifle - original hardware & scratchplate were the same as the neckthrough you posted, I fitted the pearl plate, handmade mirrored surround & trc (obviously not pictured) and the Hipshot. This was my first Faker - the original Rickenbugger - and probably one of the few basses I'd have a really hard time parting with, so if you want it, you'll have to kill me & steal it. And if you do it'll punish you by crushing your spine if you try & play it standing up. Not sure what it's punishing me for, though... J.

One of these? [url="http://www.tokairegistry.com/images/catalogs/tokai_85-86_electric_p11.jpg"]http://www.tokairegistry.com/images/catalo...lectric_p11.jpg[/url] Rare as rocking-horse poo if so - there is [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=26861"]one BCer who has one[/url], and would have been one other (either me or Razze06) if there hadn't been some confusion over which of us was going to buy the one that appeared on Edinburgh Gumtree for £60-ish. The seller flogged it to someone else while we discussed it. So to answer your questions, they are ridiculously uncommon but when they do turn up, they sell for peanuts because no-one knows what they are. Jon.

[quote name='Soloshchenko' post='1142946' date='Feb 27 2011, 12:41 AM']I mean it's just the nicest thing I've ever seen.[/quote] That's a through-neck Kasuga. Some of the bolt-neck ones were quite attractive: [attachment=73352:rbugporn.jpg] J.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1142663' date='Feb 26 2011, 06:57 PM']A Greco requiring a few bits: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GRECO-1970s-Japan-Lawsuit-Rickenbacker-Copy-Bass-Guitar-/200580873755?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2eb38d3e1b"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GRECO-1970s-Japan-La...=item2eb38d3e1b[/url][/quote] Not a Greco or even Japanese. That's an Italian-made Gherson. Very interesting & much rarer than any JapCrap. Wonder why he's pretending it's a Greco? First random JapCrap name he could think of? Too bad they were never sold in the UK, then. J.

[quote name='spinynorman' post='1142587' date='Feb 26 2011, 05:53 PM']...but what happened to the text in the listing?[/quote] Better off without it - it's the usual made-up tosh. Jon.

Looks like perfectly normal wood grain & colour variations being accentuated by flash photography, bad lighting and a rubbish camera! BTW it's all yours as far as I'm concerned. Jon.

[quote name='chaypup' post='1141333' date='Feb 25 2011, 03:23 PM']Got myself a Westone Super Headless off of Gumtree yesterday.....pups need a respray but other than that, sounds and looks amazing! Came with the original case too! [attachment=73212:P1011420.JPG] [attachment=73213:P1011425.JPG] Will take more photos when I've done the pups - which i'm not in a hurry to do because re-stringing is a NIGHTMARE!!!![/quote] That's stunning - don't think I've seen a better-looking Super Headless! Jon.

Hands up who wishes they'd bought a Rail & a Quantum (and a Super Headless & a Washburn Bantam & a Washburn Force 42 & an Aria Pro ICB Interceptor & a Riverhead Unicorn & an Ibanez Axstar AXB...) before JapCrap got popular, & people couldn't give the damn things away? Yeah, me too... J.

[quote name='TheRev' post='1138927' date='Feb 23 2011, 05:54 PM']An early Hohner Arbour series bass? I can remember a Hohner bass with an identical bridge hanging in a local music shop circa 1989.[/quote] Possibly - but I think the Arbors tend to say so - stuff like cast neckplates & headstock logos with the Arbor brand. TBH the ones I've seen weren't that great. J.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1138490' date='Feb 23 2011, 01:09 PM']Wow! I've seen some MIJ Fender Strats go for that little, but never a P Bass. And, the P Bass has a Hiscox case too! I don't want to sound cynical, but I did wonder briefly if it was a relabelled Squier. But, if it is a MIJ Squier, surely it would still be a bargain?[/quote] If it was & it was a 90s MIJ Squier, that'd probably be a bit steep - these tend to go for around £200. This has been modded a bit (although the Schaller 3D's a great bridge), dunno if that would affect the value negatively if it was a Squier. If it was any of the 80s Squier serials it would be a good price, I'd say. J.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1138459' date='Feb 23 2011, 12:42 PM']Tadaah! Any thoughts on the control plate Jon? I quite like it. [/quote] I think this is just what Hohner plates were like, at one point. Pretty sure I remember seeing a more tacky-looking Hohner Rockwood J in Crack Converters a while back, fairly certain it was the same basic design as this - same slightly weird control plate & scratchplate layout. It definitely didn't have the same pups, bridge or inlays, or it might've got a bit more attention from me! J.

Looks way too "budget" to be a Fernandes - they have done some nice shortscales but this isn't ringing any bells for me. However you'll find a pretty comprehensive archive of Fernandes catalogues between 1973 & 2009 [url="http://www.fernandes.co.jp/others/catalog/list.html"]here[/url] - might be worth a look (if you've got a spare afternoon!) just to make sure. Jon.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1138347' date='Feb 23 2011, 11:26 AM']Looks like a job for Capt. Japcrap. [/quote] And in a flash of wild speculation - he appears! It's an oldie - early 80s Korean, I think. Probably Cort, who made the Hohner Pros a few years later. The round-end J pups & bogseat saddle bridges appear on a good few 80s Koreans (including the aforementioned Hondos & Encores), copied from Japanese designs common in the 70s. Nice abalone inlays by the looks of it - you see these on Hohner Ps from the same era. Jon.

[quote name='allighatt0r' post='1138397' date='Feb 23 2011, 11:53 AM']If anyone is still trying to get hold of a Ryder bass, there is a Red one with a maple fretboard sat in the window of the Thetford shop.[/quote] Like the sound of that - glad it's nowhere near me! Red/maple with a black pearl plate would be classy. For skip trash. J.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1138107' date='Feb 23 2011, 07:40 AM']I wonder if the new seller (top link) has been influenced (misguided) by the previous seller (bottom link).[/quote] Definitely - that's the Ebay Effect for you. You can also see the effect of [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WESTONE-THUNDER-1A-BASS-ASH-BLACK-flight-case-/270704807579"]this deluded twonk & his hilariously overpriced Westone Thunder 1[/url] in the various £200+ Westy Thunders that have suddenly appeared since he listed it. The fact that someone was evidently prepared to pay over £400 for what's previously always been a £150ish bass ain't going to help reality/sanity reassert itself, either. J.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1970s-Precision-Bass-Guitar-HARD-CASE-Lawsuit-Japan-/260742095402"]Very tidy-looking Matsumoku Precision, 1978.[/url] Solid timber body, think it's a 1-piece neck, pup is very probably a DiMarzio Model P. No brand on the head but there's a "ghost" where it's been removed - can't work out what it was but never mind - if I was selling this I'd want more than £150 if it plays as good as it looks. Could do with a little bit of elbow-grease (and the G tuner screw tightening!) and a couple of "proper" knobs but this looks like a lot of P for £150 to me. J.