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[quote name='kevbass' post='1027215' date='Nov 17 2010, 07:22 PM']Might be worth getting it and taking that fur off and if the finish is sh*te stripping it down?[/quote] Possibly but £120 is a bit much for something that might be wrecked underneath - certainly too much for a gyppo like me! J.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1027374' date='Nov 17 2010, 10:09 PM']There have been a lot of this type and colour of bass on ebay recently. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CMI-EBO-Bass-Guitar-1974-Gibson-Copy-MIJ-SG-Shape-/120648657774?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1c17386b6e"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CMI-EBO-Bass-Guitar-...=item1c17386b6e[/url][/quote] Or is it just the same one being flipped around like a stranded fish - check his feedback! He's also got a nice Maya Gibson Marauder copy which he bought about a fortnight ago too. Some of his "facts" are a bit arse-about-face - not sure where he's doing his research. J.

[quote name='kevbass' post='1027116' date='Nov 17 2010, 05:40 PM']I do wonder what all that fur is covering up, like a bad paint job underneath or damaged wood.[/quote] Nah. I expect he just thought this particular piece of early 70s, rare, never-seen-in-the-UK JapCrap was some cheap rubbish for him to f@ck up. Such a pity! J.

[quote name='TheRinser' post='1026782' date='Nov 17 2010, 12:18 PM']But the dirt keeps the funk in![/quote] If funk equates to getting other peoples' sweat, snot, piss & excrement on your hands, then yes - it probably does. But then I'm a prog rocker & therefore know little of this "funk" of which you speak. J.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1026219' date='Nov 16 2010, 06:58 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bass-Guitar-Rickenbacker-Tribute-/200544299962?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2eb15f2bba"]Unspecific tribute, probably modern.[/url][/quote] That'll be a Shine. J.

What's wrong with tidying it up before you sell it? Strip it down & give it a good clean - the rust will come off the saddles. The pics aren't very clear but by the state of the bridge & strings I doubt it's exactly clean. I've bought dozens of used instruments & never fail to be amazed (and revolted) by the squalid condition people seem to be happy to let their instruments get into. I'm a lot more likely to consider handing over money for something that looks clean & well looked-after (regardless of wear & tear from use) than for something neglected-looking & crusted with decades-worth of gunk & secretions. Jon.

I didn't know they were particularly rare - I remember there was one in Rockers in Denmark Street when I bought my Talbo, that was about 6 years ago. Don't remember how much it was, but it certainly wasn't any five grand! Jon.

These are definitely short scale - check the position of the bridge on the body - that body would have to be huge otherwise! The knobs aren't original - I think it probably would have had the tall, narrow transparent type you see on a lot of old JapCraps. These look like they might've come off a 70s hifi. J.

[quote name='Jerry_B' post='1024640' date='Nov 15 2010, 01:58 PM']Call me weird (just not all at once) but I actually quite like that Commodore. In terms of design anyway...[/quote] This is essentially the same as the Epiphone ET-280s that come up fairly often - it's a decent little Matsumoku shortscale, and this model's also been seen badged as Aria. The Aria version also has a 4-in-line headstock rather than the 2x2 on the Epi. Looks like the black slap would probably come off easily with a bit of wire wool/acetone etc and I expect the original finish is still there underneath. Considering the restoration it needs though, I think the £99 start is a bit ambitious. The Epis are quite popular & can go for a few quid. Possibly to weirdos but who am I to judge? Jon.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aria-Pro-II-RSB-delux-Bass-Guitar-not-fender-gibson-/290500382692"]Aria Pro II RSB Deluxe 2 £150 BIN or best offer.[/url] Total bargain, if it's as good nick as the pics make it appear. One of these (in blue/black burst) was my no.1 bass from 1984, when I bought it new, up until about 2000 when I retired it due to an irreparable neck twist it had gradually developed. Light, comfortable, beautifully made, passive with lots of switching options making it very versatile, slim J-esque neck. And drop-dead gorgeous. Just look at it! Obviously I'd buy it if he'd post; in fact half-tempted to see if he'll hang onto it until I go down to Birmingham for the bike show next month... Nah. Too many basses. One of you buy it. J.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1023915' date='Nov 14 2010, 08:33 PM']Everyone else's crack converters seem much better than mine. I dropped in one one today, and apart from a Satellite six string, rather awful looking, they've had for ages, nothing. When will I see a decent JPN Jazz Bass in one?[/quote] Right place/right time - that J is the only thing I've ever seen or bought from mine. J

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1024019' date='Nov 14 2010, 09:31 PM']To be fair personal opinions on it's aesthetics are being asked in the thread title. You can't expect for only positive answers to be submitted.[/quote] Quite - and while I wouldn't go as far as Wayne, for what it's worth I don't think the yin-yang design works in this context, and the body shape of the Monarch to me is clunky, cluttered & half-finished looking, like the slightly wonky-looking home-made basses that pop up on Ebay from time to time. Quite like the pretty butterfly, though. Jon.

[quote name='Slipperydick' post='1023315' date='Nov 14 2010, 12:30 PM']If this really a 70s one, it might be good. I just dont like the ?? in the description. Tempted to have a punt, I've never even tried a fretless. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Antoria-Precision-Bass-Fretless-Japan-70s-/300492119662?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item45f6b9de6e"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Antoria-Prec...=item45f6b9de6e[/url][/quote] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=7473&view=findpost&p=1020743"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&sho...t&p=1020743[/url] and the subsequent 5 or 6 posts. Always assume any Ebay seller has no idea what he's talking about. For a change this one's admitting he knows nothing rather than just inventing random lies. In short, it's a 70s Antoria built by Fujigen & these were very good. J.

[quote name='Bloodaxe' post='1023289' date='Nov 14 2010, 11:55 AM']My local Crack Converters (Lewisham) has a fairly tidy-looking bound 'n' blocked Sunburst Columbus Jazz for £65. Some wear to the finish on the neck, but looked quite well set up. Usual black-edged sunburst to hide the plywood. Good deal? Par for the course? Rip Off?[/quote] Play it, try & find fault/pick holes and they might knock the price down - I got a Satellite Jazz copy for £25 by doing this. The neck pup just needed to be re-soldered. If they won't bite, hand over the £65 and walk out grinning - these are pretty decent 70s copies and would make at least twice that in a 99p/no reserve Ebay sale. J.

This looks quite tidy for £40 BIN: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Jazz-Style-Bass-/270662847508"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Jazz-Style-Bass-/270662847508[/url] Sunburst J hybrid with a Satellite neck. Pick up only from Dorset. J.

Guitarist in my band has an SG200, the skinny-string version of this. These were a budget range from 1972, although pretty scarce now because they only made them for a year or so, and in small quantities. Single-coil pups in the guitar make it a bit Tele-ish, but quite prone to feedback. I'd guess the bass probably sounds a bit brighter & more defined than a standard Mudbuckered Gibbo of the era. Think I've only ever seen one bass vesion before. Jon.

[quote name='Davo-London' post='1022082' date='Nov 13 2010, 01:09 AM']The vehemence of the "it can't make any difference" camp sounds like denial to me.[/quote] Why do you think that? What would be the logic in denying it if it did make an apparent, immediately obvious & quantifiable difference? To my ears, it doesn't, and to my analytical faculties there is absolutely no reason why it should. J.

Aprpos of not a lot, 72 ones & 75 ones are probably identical in pretty much every way. Anyone else got any hairs need splitting, bring 'em over here. J.