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    [quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1112802' date='Feb 2 2011, 06:45 PM']Doesn't anyone want the hard cases? [/quote] Nah - they're all yours mate! J.
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    [quote name='bumnote' post='1112852' date='Feb 2 2011, 07:15 PM']Didnt XTC use a rick copy?[/quote] Joy Division certainly did - Hooky used a plywood Korean-made Hondo on early stuff, also an unidentified JapCrap EB-0 copy. Jon.
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    [quote name='Truckstop' post='1112650' date='Feb 2 2011, 05:05 PM']Anyone fancy some sort of consortium bid? We'll all put in say £50 each and then squabble over who gets what? Truckstop[/quote] Too late - it's gorn! J.
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    [quote name='Paul S' post='1112468' date='Feb 2 2011, 02:44 PM']There was a Gibson SG amongst it wasn't there? Could have been worth the BIN on it''s own.[/quote] Not a Gibson - random JapCrap with a sticker. Probably £150's worth, all the same. Also 3 decent MIJ LP copies, the Jedson (early Matsumoku build) and Columbus LP Standard are very nice & probably around the £200 mark with a good sales pitch. Looking at the whole lot - that's easily £1500 worth of firewood there, and that's a very, very conservative estimate. Jon.
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    Pumb. J.
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    Bupm. J.
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    [quote name='philw' post='1105301' date='Jan 27 2011, 05:31 PM']Looking through the Ebay shop I happened up this: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Project-Fretless-Electric-Bass-Guitar-Kit-new-/110638327429?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item19c28ee685#ht_500wt_1156"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Project-Fretless-Ele...5#ht_500wt_1156[/url] It reveals something about the quality.... Phil[/quote] But you can buy a natural finish one which plainly ain't ply: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fretless-electric-bass-guitar-new-nat_W0QQitemZ130480437779"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fretless-electric-ba...emZ130480437779[/url] And only £3 dearer. Really don't like the look of those big, painted-on looking fret lines, though. Just wish there was a Sue Ryder lined fretless. Preferably a Jazz... Jon.
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    [quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1111621' date='Feb 1 2011, 09:06 PM']Includes two basses if you don't mind buying twenty six strings at the same time. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/22-Old-electric-guitars-Spares-Parts-Westone-Columbus-/280624029925?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item41567ee0e5"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/22-Old-electric-guit...=item41567ee0e5[/url] It does take all types to make up ebay's sellers community, doesn't it. Edit: Words fail me ....[/quote] Bloody hell - that's some collection of Car Boot Classics! Wonder how much he'll get for them, flogging them like that? Admittedly, as firewood goes, there are a few very sellable JapCraps in there that would do nicely if sold separately. Sad reality is, these, and the cases, will almost certainly go to an Ebay dealer. J.
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    [quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1110970' date='Feb 1 2011, 01:43 PM']Jon. You are getting sleepy, very sleepy, you will forget that you have a BB400 until the end of March. When I click my fingers you will be awake and remember nothing.[/quote] By March it's just about possible I might have given it the decent clean it's needed since I got it! [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1111343' date='Feb 1 2011, 05:48 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/bass-guitar-/230580847495?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item35afb08387"]Fairly sure is crap, dunno about jap.[/url] Looks cool, but Italian popped into my mind, has one been up before?[/quote] I've seen these before - [url="http://www.bass-guitar-museum.com/bass-2827-1960-s-Vintage-Kay-SG-Copy-Short-Scale-Bass"]It's a Kay[/url]. More likely Taiwan than Japan, this was pretty much top of the range, if Kay could be said to have a range for it to be top of. J.
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    Jap MIJ

    Bassassin replied to tom1946's topic in Bass Guitars

    [quote name='silddx' post='1111215' date='Feb 1 2011, 04:31 PM']I was reading a page the other day explaining why some instruments have both on, but I can't find it.[/quote] If it was necks & bodies with different decals it would be explicable - in the 70s it was fairly commonplace for necks & bodies to be sourced from different factories, so no real reason why it wouldn't still be. Strange they're both on the neck. J.
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    Jap MIJ

    Bassassin replied to tom1946's topic in Bass Guitars

    From what I understand about Japanese Fenders, that's a bit odd. Apparently Made In Japan denotes a bass built by Fujigen Gakki, who built most Jap Fenders from 1982 - 1997, and CIJ denotes those built by other factories, notably Tokai Gakki & Dyna Gakki. I understood it was only Fujigen who used MIJ. [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Japan"]Wikipedia Blurb.[/url] Seems this might not be right, then! Jon.
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    Hacked-up Jazz body, I'd say. He even says it has "minor imperfections". Jon.
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    [quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1110939' date='Feb 1 2011, 01:25 PM']Hey you guys, stop saying things like that!!! While I'm sure it'll go for well over the starting price and this is all academic, I'm bl**dy tempted. The lines on the fretboard may not be a problem for me. While I haven't tried an unlined fretless, at present I am tending towards lines. These remaining lines might be a compromise. But, I would prefer to wait until gear buying budget builds up a bit more. If it did go for its starting bid, I'm not sure I could resist. But, I assume the lines won't knock £70 off the previous £150 estimated value.[/quote] Simple solution to that one, Ross - forget it & buy my Yammy BB400! J.
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    Quick bump to point out I'm selling [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=121137"]pups & pre to fit this body[/url], happy to discuss a deal! J.
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    As per title: [attachment=70630:pre_pupsF.jpg][attachment=70631:pre_pupsB.jpg][attachment=70632:wiring_diagram.jpg ] I bought these about 6 years ago from BCer Slaphappygarry for a project that never happened. These were originally fitted to Garry's Tobias before he dropped EMGs (I think) in, and they were in full working order when I got them - and have been in a drawer ever since! Controls are bass, treble, master volume & balance, the pots are solid-shaft types. The pups are standard neck & bridge Jazz sizes & read 6.42k and 6.74k respectively. They're in good condition, with a just bit of play wear on the tops. Anyway, I did a bit of research about the pre, & it turns out this is the same product as the [url="http://www.harmonsmusicshop.com/products/Active-Bass-Control-Circuit-With-Pre-Amp-523.html"]Mighty Mite MM114[/url] which is still widely available & seems popular in the States. According to discussions on TB, the Mighty Mite part appears to be a clone of the Spector/EMG HAZ Labs circuit which Spector have used since the late 70s: [url="http://www.spectorbass.com/zen2/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4&products_id=28"]http://www.spectorbass.com/zen2/index.php?...;products_id=28[/url] Of course, this is all anorak stuff & probably of no interest to anyone apart from me! [s]Looking for [b]£45 +£5 UK[/b] postage, for pickups & preamp together. I'm also selling a [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=120150"]rather sexy custom body[/url], routed for J pups & this type of control layout, I'd be very happy to consider doing a deal for both.[/s] Update: The preamp's now SOLD (cheers Gary! ), still have the pups, how about £20 plus a couple of quid postage? Will get some better pics of the pups on soon. Jon.
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    Most people aren't fantastically good a tidying things up to sell them, I would be surprised if the lines wouldn't clean off. Depends how they are marked, if it's some sort of ink, then a bit of acetone will sort it out, won't damage the lacquer either. Failing that, T-cut & elbow grease! That's a very nice bass btw - light-years ahead of my Maya P. J.
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    Worth pointing out that the neck pickup cover is designed to be a hand rest - used in conjunction with the "tug bar", you place the side of your hand on the cover, curl your fingers over the bar & pluck with your thumb! You'll find exactly the same arrangement on Gibson & Rickenbacker basses of the same era. Jon.
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    [quote name='silddx' post='1109675' date='Jan 31 2011, 04:41 PM']No, just delicate I wonder what Basassin knows about this superb pair of Jap girls [url="http://www.classicandcoolguitars.co.uk/guitar/dominocalifornianguitar.htm"]http://www.classicandcoolguitars.co.uk/gui...rnianguitar.htm[/url][/quote] 60s beardy-weirdy JapCrap isn't really my area, but these are actually quite well-known. Apart from bein Vox Phantom looky-likeys, these are re-badged Teiscos, the guitar is an [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Teisco_Del_Rey_EV-3T_on_Bench.jpg"]EV3-T[/url], dunno what the bass' model number is but I'd bet it involves a B (for bass) & a 2 (number of pickups). EV2-B, perhaps? If they are '67, which is undoubtedly the right era, they may technically be Kawais, not Teiscos, as Kawai bought Teisco out in 1967. Anyway - these are gorgeous, absolutely stunning condition. For a moment I thought it was £545 for the pair - that might've almost been tempting... Jon.
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    [quote name='cheddatom' post='1109249' date='Jan 31 2011, 11:47 AM']I thought they were plastic until I bought one, then I realised it was too heavy.[/quote] My perspex P is about 14lbs. I can't play it for more than 10 minutes standing up! J.
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    I've played bass since I was 16 - the people who inspire me have largely been up-front, aggressively melodic players - JJ Burnel, Foxton, Dennis Dunaway, Geddy Lee, Entwistle, Tony Butler etc. I've also played guitar since I was about 18 - I'm not great but good enough to be able to record my song ideas adequately. This meant that, apart from my very first gigging band I've always been the main writer in any project I was involved in. I'm not therefore at all good with stereotypically arrogant guitarists. As a writer I like to think that my bass parts do what the song requires, rather than being upfront & showy for the sake of it - however my chosen musical idioms do give me the opportunity to be quite flamboyant, when necessary. I've always loved the dynamic of the bass/drums/guitar/vocal line-up and always attempt to make the bass a necessary bridge between the rhythmic & melodic elements, supporting & complementing both ends. It's not for me to say whether I succeed or not but it feels like it works. Make up your own mind [url="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maya29/190452804313584?v=app_2405167945"]here[/url]. Jon.
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    [quote name='lettsguitars' post='1108783' date='Jan 30 2011, 10:13 PM']amazing. how dare he? he obviously does though, and respect for that. my only worry would be the weight. gotta wiegh about 10kg[/quote] Exactly what I though. One of the reasons I like the other one is that it looks like it should weigh next-to-nothing. On the other hand, this thing doesn't work aesthetically or practically on any level, but I do approve of the spirit of experimentation! Jon.
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    Heartfield

    Bassassin replied to paul h's topic in Bass Guitars

    Heartfield site here: [url="http://heartfield-central.com/"]http://heartfield-central.com/[/url] The basses look quite generic early 90s Japanese - very Ibby Soundgear/Tune Bass Maniac-esque. J.
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    [quote name='Shambo' post='1109164' date='Jan 31 2011, 10:33 AM']Some attic fayre here, and surely too 80's looking for most, but I think it's so garish I'm quite drawn to it. Worth a punt? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330522373948&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT[/url][/quote] Westone Raider in 2-colour metalflake? Oh, my word! So far sticking to my self-discipline resolution here. It's not easy. J.
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    Heartfield

    Bassassin replied to paul h's topic in Bass Guitars

    I can tell you Heartfield started as a Fujigen Gakki R&D project, it wasn't initially anything to do with Fender. However, Fender's attempts to introduce more modern instruments under their own name had failed consistently, so they subsequently adopted the Heartfield brand (designed in partnership with & built by Fujigen) as a vehicle for bringing less traditional designs to market. Dunno owt about Heartfield basses though. Anything interesting? Jon.
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