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    Interesting, and possibly should be being discussed elsewhere, but - I don't scrupulously clean my basses that often, just a wipe over from time to time, however I wouldn't consider selling a bass that wasn't immaculately clean,. Personally I find it f*cking vile to buy an instrument & then have to spent hours scraping some disgusting sod's encrusted filth off it before I can stomach playing it. Maybe that's just me but it happens a lot. Jon.
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    [quote name='FlatEric' post='1106129' date='Jan 28 2011, 12:59 PM']Aha, this is turning out like a game of cards!! "I'll match your Kasuga, through-neck, probably early 80's and raise you with this . . . . .!" You would need two Kasugas to beat my Electra! Erm, it's just occured to me, you already have one, don't you? P.S - Ref your revious post. . . . . If you only want an Odyssey for the name, I've got a couple of planks that I can scratch "Odyssey" on the head . . . that'll do you then!! Usual address?? [/quote] Electra Outlaw obscure? I don't fink so, matey! So obscure it's famously played by an indisputable Prog titan, and inspires both heinous modifications in surviving examples and lookey-likey custom tributes? Naaah. I've only got the one Kasuga (and it's a not-very-obscure Rick copy) but I still win. And it was one of the scabby planks with "Odyseey" scratched on the top I was after - very generous of you to offer them both! Anyway - one form my own shed: J.
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    Cheers Paul, appreciate it! J.
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    The bridges are certainly not the same, but they are from different years & there are some obvious changes. The bridge on the 1st pic is a bent-tin style, while the other one's cast, probably brass. The heel ends of the necks are different too - one's rounded & the other's square. That's actually some lovely grain on the second pic - although as the ad stands, I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole. J.
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    Updating my [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=83076&view=findpost&p=794416"]original post about my prog band [b]Maya29[/b][/url] to say that we've just set up a Facebook page: [url="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maya29/190452804313584"]http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maya29/190452804313584[/url] There are demo versions of all of the songs from the Fifth Sun concept piece (tracks 1-9) on the Band Profile tab - have a listen, let me know what you think & if you approve, click the "Like" button. Ta! Jon.
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    [quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1105490' date='Jan 27 2011, 07:58 PM']Here's a new game for this thread. You post an ebay listing, and other readers have to spot the wildly inaccurate "fact" mentioned in the listing. I'll start: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/bass-guitar-westone-thunder-1-/250763623780?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3a62ad3d64"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/bass-guitar-westone-...=item3a62ad3d64[/url][/quote] Plenty of scope here - where do you want me to start? How about: there are at least two different basses in the photos. Hmm. J.
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    [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1105412' date='Jan 27 2011, 06:53 PM']Should that be 2 7/16"?[/quote] Actually, yeah. Innumerate, me. J.
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    [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1105327' date='Jan 27 2011, 05:49 PM']That neck pocket to fit a standard 'Fender' heel?[/quote] Depends on your definition of "standard", Fender heels seem to be either 2 1/2" or 2 7/8". This is 63.5mm, which is 2 1/2". Not much of a shim though if it turns out to be the narrower width. J.
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    [quote name='indiegrungesound' post='1105228' date='Jan 27 2011, 04:32 PM']AND he used the same type of Steinberger bass as mine too![/quote] That was a Hohner B2A, after he did his back in - I remember he later flogged it on Ebay! J.
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    Bassassin replied to cd_david's topic in Basses For Sale

    Interesting bass! Never seen a Grant-branded one before but identical ones appear with the Columbus & Maya brands. Maya was a Japanese export brand (Columbus & Grant were UK importer names) used by Rokkomann, who allegedly had their own factory in Kobe. Do you know if the pups are proper 'buckers or single-coils in big cases? You can test this by seeing if a bit of metal will stick to the side without pole pieces. Trying hard not to be tempted by this. Jon.
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    Featherweight bump. J.
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    Bumpalicious. J.
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    [quote name='FlatEric' post='1104709' date='Jan 27 2011, 08:04 AM']Don't know why you are interested, Jon - these are lousy basses, impossible to play, no good live and you would not want one - so if you see another one, please let me know!! Cheers. [/quote] I've heard they're rubbish Eric, I only want one because the name sounds like a prog concept album... Of course, having two of the things cluttering the place up must be unbearable, I'd be doing my charitable duty by taking one off your hands! Anyway, I approve of the way this thread's heading, and it deserves an unidentified Kasuga through-neck, probably early 80s: [attachment=70142:kasuga_03.jpg] [attachment=70143:kasuga_11.jpg] And if anyone spots one of [i]these[/i], in the UK & at a sensible price... J.
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    Always liked them, bassist was a diehard vintage JapCrap player - Ibby Blazer & Roadster. Only ever saw them once, in a little tent at the first-ever T In The Park. Hopefully they'll see sense/get bored & get back together. Jon.
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    [quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1103319' date='Jan 26 2011, 10:56 AM']I'd say this is worth about £350. I made an offer of considerably less, which was turned down within seconds. If anyone is thinking of buying it, hopefully my lowball offer may have prodded the seller a few millimetres towards reality. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260727468767"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=260727468767[/url][/quote] Ross - spotted that last night and didn't bother PMing you because of his eye-watering price. However - [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120656532460"]did you see what he paid for it in December[/url]? No idea why I never spotted that first time around, though. J.
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    Offers-tastic bump. J.
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    Bump for offers! J.
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    A bit gutted to admit I'm never going to do this justice: [attachment=69987:front2.jpg] [attachment=69988:top.jpg] [attachment=69989:back.jpg] [attachment=69990:front.jpg] As with other stuff I'm selling, part of a project dating back around 7 years - that apparently being how long it takes for me to accept I'm never going to do something! This was imported from Brazil - BCers with very long memories might recall these. I'm not 100% about the woods, tbh - it was a while ago - but as far as I remember it's a 3-piece mahogany back and a Brazilian cherry 2-part matched top. Routing is for standard-sized J pups, the neck pocket is 63.5mm wide & 15mm deep. Weight is 4.23 lbs/1.91 kg. There are two minor & easily-fixed flaws, both of which were present when I got it - a dent on the top of the upper horn, maybe 8mm long: [attachment=69991:dent.jpg] And a very small flake missing from the upper side of the neck pocket: [attachment=69992:pocket.jpg] The lacquer on the body is a sealing coat & intended to be sanded off prior to finishing - but it gives an impression of quite how stunning the wood will look when properly lacquered or oiled. [b]Looking for £60 for this, plus £7 for UK postage. This is a ballpark (it's gotta go!) so PM me with offers![/b] Presently I'd prefer PayPal payment (as I need some money in the account!), and the only trade I'd consider at the moment would be for a good lined (preferably factory) fretless Jazz neck. Jon.
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    [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1102556' date='Jan 25 2011, 06:56 PM'][url="http://shop.ebay.co.uk/daveat5/m.html"]Rest of the bits are up now[/url]. Plus a 'Tokai' and a scratchplate with an Ibanez style mudbucker hole in it.[/quote] Well spotted. That plate is off a neck-through Ibby. Wonder what happened to the rest odf it? J.
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    Just sold a BAII to Howard - and as always it's a pleasure to do business with him. A complete gentleman! Jon.
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    [quote name='FlatEric' post='1101715' date='Jan 25 2011, 08:04 AM']Mmm, bit of a tease!! Let's see the whole thing, then!! [/quote] Aha - might have guessed that would pique your curiosity, Mr Flat! Very regrettably - not mine, this one turned up on US Ebay a couple of years ago & is only the second example I've seen. In fact it might've been the same one twice. It's a Matsumoku, like the much more common Epi Scroll guitars. Here's the head - featuring the same MIJ Wavy Grover copies that Mat Rick copies have: [attachment=69936:32a1_3.JPG] Well - most of them. I have a late 70s Rosetti catalogue which features the Scroll guitars, but no bass - it's quite possible they were never imported here. Moving along, personally I'd say any thread called "Obscure Vintage Basses" would benefit from some Attila Balogh Odyssey action, know wot I mean, squire? J.
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    [quote name='phsycoandy' post='1101411' date='Jan 24 2011, 09:28 PM']I beg to differ, this has Schaller stamped on the back and a sticker, and the original rout is original and untampered with as is the pick guard, perhaps this was a deluxe version! [/quote] Interesting - don't think I've seen a Schaller like that before. However - differ all you want - that pup wasn't originally installed on this bass! Having seen the route, which is plainly original, I'd say it would have had one like this: [attachment=69930:8polepup.jpg] These are a lot better than the Tele-style ones & pretty common in the better-quality early Jap Ps & Js - obviously designed to be hidden under ashtrays, though! Here's a 70s P body fitted with one: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250759920082"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=250759920082[/url] I would imagine the scratchplate aperture on your bass has been been filed to accept the Schaller - you wouldn't necessarily be able to tell if the work's been done well enough. J.
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    For a thread entitled "Obscure Vintage Basses" this is displaying a singular lack of obscure vintage bass content! I'll give you the Hag, sort of, but no Fender Precision, even one painted SnotBurst, in any sense qualifies as obscure! So, have an Epiphone Scroll to chew on: [attachment=69929:372d_3.JPG] Now go post something [b]interesting![/b] Jon.
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    Very nice - I've got one of these - in very ruff condition, awaiting a tart-up. FYI that's not the original pickup but is an immense upgrade - mine has one of the little chrome single-coil jobs which look identical to the ones used in the neck position on a Telecaster! Yours looks a lot like a DiMarzio Model One to me. Jon.
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    [quote name='tauzero' post='1100777' date='Jan 24 2011, 01:49 PM']I imagine I'd be hung drawn and quartered by certain BC members for what I did to my 1970s P - Di Marzio pickup, homebuilt active preamp (with attendant routing under scratchplate) and modified scratchplate with a brass control plate section equivalent to the chrome section of a Jazz.[/quote] Not me. Back in the 70s & 80s, Fenders of this era were largely regarded as guff and were fair game - back then if it wasn't "pre-CBS" it wasn't worth a damn. Got any pics of your masterpiece? J.
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