Bassassin

OK with me - it didn't say "Bass-Related Ebay Links Only" last time I looked, & plenty of other Gumtree stuff gets posted here too. I doubt it's habit -forming - not too many of us sell guitars anyway. This is quite interesting to the student of JapCrap - MIJ Charvels were made by Chushin Gakki - who aren't fantastically well-known beyond this franchise, but MIJ Charvas do have a great reputation. 1991 was the last year they were made, I think. The Strat-shaped headstock obviously makes me wonder if the same guitar was sold under different brands too. Bet it was. Jon.

PaisleyTastic!! I like it. And gay? Pink and green on red - I don't [i]think[/i] so, sweetie. Jon.

If it was me I'd keep them all. Anyway, he says Maya or Greco - based on the fact that they are known to have sold 4001S / 1999 copies, but it could also be a Kasuga. They sold one under their Heerby brand in Japan, and it was probably exported in different guises. From his choices I'd go for Maya, because Greco was never exported to the UK - never officially exported anywhere, for that matter. And he's wrong about Maya being "another importer brand" as any fule kno. J.

'Allo - just seen you (or rather, your bass) over on the Vintage Guitar board - and yes, I think I [i]do[/i] know what it is, or was... Looks like it'd clean up OK with a bit of turps. Jon.

[quote name='OldGit' post='341770' date='Dec 1 2008, 11:51 AM']Aw chere you're self up wiv th1s [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=300275194146"]1964 Yamaha Flying Samurai bass - eBay[/url][/quote] I might, it's only just down the road from me... :ph34r: Actually I already cheered myself up with that rant - and misreading "indignant" as "ignorant". J.

[quote name='SteveO' post='341722' date='Dec 1 2008, 11:16 AM']It cost me a tenner 5 years ago, havent played it for 2 years coz in my opinion it's a bag of sh*te. so either I [i]am [/i]a victim of hype and I didn't like it coz I'm thinking it's a cheap jap copy, or fender p's really are overhyped overpriced planks...[/quote] Maybe it just needs a decent setup. The mythology goes that Fender chose the Fujigen factory to build Squiers in the early 80s because the quality & consistency of the 70s copies coming from there (Ibanez, Greco etc) was massively higher than the US originals at the time. The first MIJ Fenders were Japan-market only, Squier was originally just the export brand - as far as I know quality was the same, the only real difference was the name. The 83/84 JVs & SQs are from this era. J.

[quote name='neepheid' post='341715' date='Dec 1 2008, 11:07 AM']Last time I pointed that out, I got pummelled by a gang of indignant dyslexics.[/quote] Bring 'em on. Way I feel right now I'll happily kcki thier slef-rghitoeus ltltel ctnus in. J.

Everything you need or want to know is on this site: [url="http://www.21frets.com"]http://www.21frets.com[/url] And I'm going to be pedantic here for a moment because a - I'm having a sh!t morning/life and am entitled to be intolerant and b - it irritates me profoundly every single time I see it - which is almost every single time I see it. [b]S Q U I E R[/b] - [u]NOT[/u] "Squire". They didn't get it wrong on the logo, OK? Jon.

[quote name='gareth' post='341497' date='Nov 30 2008, 10:40 PM']And on what experience do you base this opinion please?[/quote] I sell loads on Ebay. Plainly he's quite correct. J.

please do you let me know how much is shipping in estonia thankyou. i make pay with international money order.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='341449' date='Nov 30 2008, 09:49 PM']Incidentally, I'm not a Fender fan and I don't much like sunburst finishes, but that is a truly beautiful bass. It may only say "Fender" in small letters on the headstock, but I reckon that's a pretty fair price.[/quote] With all due respect to the majesty of the hallowed JV, my SQ p!sses all over it aesthetically: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=31527"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=31527[/url] And curse me to hell & back but I think I'm going to have to let it go - 3 Ps is too many when you never gig the buggers. J.

[quote name='benwhiteuk' post='341160' date='Nov 30 2008, 02:48 PM']I don’t get the attraction of old Squires? I’d think long and hard about paying half that for a Squire.[/quote] What would you pay for a MIJ Fender of similar vintage? That's what the Squier brand originally was - not cheapo starter tat. Jon.

The wood does look a bit messy for a natural-finish Rick - however the only thing that would make me suspect is that it might have been a solid finish originally. Again this has features you just don't see on copies: black binding, no skunk stripe, 1" pickup gap etc. The bridge is a recent Hipshot and he's providing the original (black) one with the bass. The pic shows it's the mid-80s 7-screw type too. As for why it's that cheap - either he needs the cash really urgently, or he's wildly out of touch with current Rick pricing. Academic anyway now cos it's gorn. Expect to see it back in a month or so starting at £1200. :ph34r: J.

[b]*Real Rick Content Warning*[/b] An '86 4003, mapleglo with black hardware/binding - and if it's as good as it looks, a silly-cheap price at current values: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=130272472843"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=130272472843[/url] F@cking gorgeous. Why do these always come up when I don't have a spare £775? J.

I've seen a couple of Profiles go through Ebay, sold OK-ish on the "MIJ-Ibanez-Lawsuit" pitch. There really seems to be very little out there about these, & my tattered [i]Guru's Guitar Guide[/i] just tells us they were good-quality Japanese copies, produced between 1984 - 86. It also gives a guide price of £100 - £150, if it still happens to be 1990 where you are. I would expect, like most brands Profile's an importer's name, meaning it's anyone's guess who actually made them. Seems the brand wasn't around for long, unsurprising since they missed the whole "copy era" by a decade, & in the mid-80s would have found themselves competing with established Japanese replica-ists like Tokai & Fernandes. That & the fact that people back then had an annoying tendency to want to play new & contemporary designs, rather than what were seen as superannuated 60s & 70s relics. How times change... Jon.

[quote name='budget bassist' post='338919' date='Nov 27 2008, 09:01 PM']You can see that your bass is modeled on an ibanez soundgear...[/quote] Can we just pause & remember at this point that the Ibanez Soundgear range is an unashamed knock-off of the Tune Bass Maniac design, which dates back to 1984? Ibanez copies aren't all "lawsuits". I think this is a fine-looking bass, right pretty bit of wood too. If it plays & sounds great, what does it matter what name's on the end & what it cost? Indie have been around for 6 or 7 years, I think and admittedly some of their pricing seems a bit eye-watering - particularly their not-great Rick copy & the active Jazz copy, but they're presumably doing something right or they wouldn't have lasted this long. Jon.

[quote name='noelk27' post='337999' date='Nov 27 2008, 02:31 AM']Oh, I'm liking that Ibanez.[/quote] Me too - and luckily I've got one. Great-sounding & lovely to play, weighs a ton though... Jon.

I got some new (old) JapCrap a couple of weeks back - it was sitting at £25 or so, with 2 hours left, I put on a suitably satanic top bid of £66.66 and cleared off to a gig - with absolutely no expectation of winning it! When I came back I'd got a Kawai Sleekline for £64. Jon.

[quote name='velvetkevorkian' post='335905' date='Nov 24 2008, 10:41 PM']I saw the tour in Glasgow- missed most of Cynic's set cos I had to work late but Opeth were phenomenal- that's the fourth time I've seen them and I think that was the best yet. Heavy! Is there any chance Cynic will do a headline tour at some point? They seemed to go down very well and I would love to see them properly.[/quote] I was at that gig too - probably my fifth or sixth Opeth show, they really were exceptional. Cynic were excellent - a band I somehow missed out on first time round, would love to see them again in their own right. Jon.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='337459' date='Nov 26 2008, 05:04 PM']Still loving that Kasuga, Jon. Where do you rest your thumb when playing fingerstyle?[/quote] Top edge of the bridge pup - it stands about 5mm proud of the surround. When I had the original ring on I tended to end up doing the same, with my thumb poked in the hole. So to speak... Anyway by massive & quite fortuitous coincidence, look what's popped up on t' Bay: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-4001-bass-vintage-s-s-pickup-surround_W0QQitemZ160301043605"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-4001-ba...emZ160301043605[/url] Which looks rather like someone's done a Pickguardian with stainless. It looks a bit manky in the pic but might buff up nice. J.

[quote name='jonsmith' post='337292' date='Nov 26 2008, 02:28 PM']As I've said before Jon, that is such a fine looking bass, especially for a faker. I really like the maple fretboard look too. My apologies for hijacking the faker thread with non-faker information.[/quote] Not at all! I'm more than happy to see proper Ricks & Rick-related stuff here. J.

I made a Pickguardian-esque cover for my Kasuga Rickenbugger: Perspex with mirrored card behind it - a proper Pickguardian one would have different screw spacing & be cut to fit around a proper Rick pickup, not my bass' square JapCrap thing. I've never understood why there's not a fitted metal alternative to the stock Rick part - it would be simple to design & manufacture and inevitably would sell well, considering how many players take the pickup covers off their basses. The Pickguardian part looks OK but a proper chromed steel surround would be much more in keeping with the rest of the bass. J.

[quote name='jono b' post='335725' date='Nov 24 2008, 06:46 PM']I bet when I have the cash together to put in a bid in a couple of weeks, there'll be nothing going [/quote] Thunders do come up all the time, admittedly not usually as purty as that one - or quite as cheap. Sold for £100? Jon.

"Beautiful and Old"? That'll be some unusual new interpretation of the word "beautiful" that I haven't previously encountered, then. J.