Bassassin

[quote name='The Twickerman' post='869644' date='Jun 17 2010, 08:12 AM']Is it even real????[/quote] Presumably not - if he had an actual bass to sell, why wouldn't he take some pics - or at least use real Rickenbacker photos? [quote name='Bloodaxe' post='869645' date='Jun 17 2010, 08:13 AM']I reckon the headstock shot is as well, which suggests that there may be a connection between the seller & the artist. They're also selling a 3D rendering of a golf club and a jpeg of a video game - caveat emptor methinks. P.[/quote] The headstock pic isn't from the same digital model as the others, whether it's a render or not - the wings are much darker on the pics of the full bass, & the background's different. It might be the artist, or just some particularly dim scammer who found his site & stole some pics. J.

Had a good few bits & pieces from CH, nothing particularly costly, but they've always been great as far as price & quick delivery's concerned, parts are pretty good quality too. I'd recommend either them or [url="http://www.axesrus.com"]http://www.axesrus.com[/url] Jon.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='869586' date='Jun 17 2010, 12:05 AM']What is the giveaway?[/quote] There are dozens! Pretty much every small detail is a case of almost-but-not-quite right. If anyone's remotely intertested I might do a list tomorrow when I'm a bit less bleary-eyed. EDIT: Actually this is even faker than I thought - with the exception of the headstock shot, all of the pics are renders: [url="http://raykit.co.uk/blog/2009/07/04/3d-bass-guitar/"]http://raykit.co.uk/blog/2009/07/04/3d-bass-guitar/[/url] Bloody hell. J.

This one might deserve a thread of its own: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-4003-Bass-Guitar-hard-case-/200484280773"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-4003-Ba...e-/200484280773[/url] This goes beyond being a Faker - it's a brand-new, full-blown counterfeit, and the first one I've ever seen. Time for Mr Hall to start bulk-buying the adult nappies, I think. J.

[quote name='The Twickerman' post='869055' date='Jun 16 2010, 02:19 PM']Removed.[/quote] Not surprised - I found the link on Rickresource so it would have been slated for termination already. However there's some lovely craftsmanship on Ignac Zaletelj's site, and no signs of shonky Rick copies: [url="http://www.zn-guitars.com/?lang=en"]http://www.zn-guitars.com/?lang=en[/url] I'm having some doubts as to whether this thing was ever anything to do with him. J.

[quote name='japanesevintage' post='869207' date='Jun 16 2010, 04:33 PM']Yet there was... Two 406 mm Short Scale Precision (SPB) and Jazz Bass (SJB), from the domestic line.[/quote] If we're talking Japanese home-market range, we're opening a whole new kettle of worms... [i]Must[/i] organise a field-trip. Who's up for it? J.

An erm, [i]interesting[/i] fretless example, apparently by Slovenian master luthier Ignac Zaletelj: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190405207557"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=190405207557[/url] That John Shuker, he must be sweating... J.

[quote name='backwater' post='868308' date='Jun 15 2010, 07:33 PM']Well I did take a note of the serial if it would ring bells! Serial starts J85 which I assume is 1985? My conclusion that it was a 760 was purely based on 5-minutes searching on the web and finding this page : [url="http://www.ibanezwiki.com/display/CATALOG/1985+-+Ibanez+String+Instruments"]http://www.ibanezwiki.com/[/url][/quote] Not the same bass - the 750 I checked out started G84, making it July '84. The only immediate difference between the 750 & 760 is the number of frets (24 on the 760, 21 on the 750) and the pups look slightly different. I'll definitely pop in the shop sometime this week - unless someone on here buys it first! J.

[quote name='backwater' post='868041' date='Jun 15 2010, 02:45 PM']Not ebay but cash converters - I was in the store on Dalry Rd in Edinburgh and they have an Ibanez Roadstar II bass in - a websearch tells me it is an RB760BK - looks to be in fair condition, quite a few dings but looks pretty good. The price was £119 - might be a good deal for someone (the wife will kill me if I buy it!) Andy [/quote] I might pop in & have a look. Sounds like a good price, can't afford it myself, but I'd be interested to see if it turns out to be the same RD750BK I checked out for a BCer back in March. Not much difference between the 750 & 760! J.

You do see the delaminating wings thing on real Ricks - a consequence of that big route at the end of the neck & being strung with high tension rounds. I think this is why the neck pup was moved on Ricks in the mid 70s - shame the copy builders didn't do the same thing. This thing looks like a badly refinished fireglo copy (check the truss rod route) and the guy reckons the screwholes were where someone fitted a "bracket" in a failed attempt to pull the neck back. All that & it still manages to reach £245, & counting. J.

Cool looking basses. Never played one, but someone on here did have one a year or so ago - not sure but it might have been thebeat. Actually - just did a search & indeed it was: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?act=Search&CODE=show&searchid=fc52dec47a7485a18763e7ed83e018c0&search_in=posts&result_type=topics&highlite=%2Bhagstrom+beluga"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?act=Search...hagstrom+beluga[/url] He didn't keep it long... Jon.

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='867487' date='Jun 14 2010, 09:35 PM']WTF? I've never before seen a fretless with a fingerboard made of faeces.[/quote] I'm so glad I wasn't eating/drinking when I read that! J.

The headstock on mine's quite wide compared to my other two Rick copies (a Matsumoku & an unidentified copy) but I suspect there was quite a lot of variation - these mid 70s basses mostly pre-date the use of CNC machinery so there will be some scope for differences. J.