Bassassin

Depends which 80s basses you're talking about, and also the (sometimes hilarious) disconnect between what some sellers ask for & what people will actually pay. By way of an example, I give you: Fantasy Reality

Another Squier-by-another name that occurs to me is the original Indian made Sunn Mustang range. As I understand it these were Sunn in the UK/Europe & Squier II in the rest of the world. I've had 3 of these & they're a perfect example of great necks & quality bodies let down by slightly sub-standard hardware & electronics.

Tut, and indeed, tut. IBTL.

...Which contains no actual explanation, so appears to be nothing but random rules-for-the-sake-of-rules. Gumtree's owned by Ebay, so wtf is the difference?

I like both, although I think the original 2x2 batwing was best! I like the 80s 4-a-side, always thought it was an elegant shape that complemented the body - but I might be biased because it was my first Aria. Shame the modern RSBs don't have quite the same shape, slightly spoils otherwise great-looking basses.

Trying to remember how many I've had - can't remember a single bad one, tbh. I've had 3x 80s MIJs - SQ and A-serial Precisions and an E-serial Strat, which I still have. 2x MIK - a Strat, I couldn't trace the s/n from, a bit lower-end as it had a ply body, but still a fine player. Then an E-serial Young-Chang built Bullet, which was proper lovely & regret selling. In relation to that it's worth mentioning I have a Fenix (Young-Chang) Strat, which apart from electronics & hardware, is the same thing as the Squiers from the same era. IMO it's a nicer player than the E-serial MIJ. And finally I did have an Indonesian VM fretless Jazz - another pretty much flawless stunner which I only sold because I got a different fretless & couldn't justify both. So - has anyone actually had a crap Squier?

Post it anyway. Then we might get a plausible explanation of why Gumtree & similar links aren't allowed. Been wondering, ever since they were banned.

I disagree. Most people would assume "Big Balls" is quite unambiguously referring to the size of Bon' Scott's testicles, whereas if you read the lyrics carefully, it's actually a celebration of joyous high society occasions involving revelry and dancing.

I've got an RSB and an SB Elite B&G (same as Cliff's) - they're the same shape. Apart from the headstock...

The biggest question is - what the hell's going on in someone's life when it's easier to list a hacked-up lump of scraggy plywood on Ebay than it is to lob it in a skip?

Odd that the topic header says "Aria RSB Deluxe 5 string" then, innit?

5er RSBs seem to be very rare - in fact the only one I ever saw in the flesh was a brand new example in the big Rose Morris shop in Denmark Street, shortly after it opened in 1980-something. First 5-string I remember seeing for sale, and of note to me as I'd recently bought an RSB Deluxe II. Did see one come up recently - can't remember where, although chances are it's the same de-fretted one the OP saw.

For a home-built bass that the seller is quite openly describing as a luthiery practice project, this is interesting, well thought out and actually attractive. Not going to be buying but I do like it.

Grants Music was clearly a distributor as well as a retailer - how do I know this? I bought my Grant-branded nasty shortscale starter bass brand-new, from Unisound Music in Chatham, Kent. Unisound, along with other local music shops stocked a range of Grant-branded guitars & basses, so it's evident Grants had a dealer network to which they could have distributed other brands they dealt with. I think it's reasonable to think they might have been sole UK importer for Odyssey Guitars, and if other evidence points to Scotland that would support that idea.

With the average-but-OK open-back 'phones I use with my lappy, it's audible all the way from 21Hz (with the volume cranked) until it disappears into my tinnitus at 12kHz. What's odd is if I just let the test run, I don't hear it above 12kHz, but if I manually drag it back (causing the audio to pause), then I can hear it up to about 15. Might try it with some decent studio cans tomorrow.

That's this guy again. Check his completed listings, he's a serial offender. Hurts guitars, too.

Sold for £240, it seems. So £150 used Squier VMJ + £10 can of B&Q nursery paint = £80 profit. Sound.

As I've been "fingered" as @FlatEric's co-conspirator in this thread - and I encouraged him to start it - I probably should chime in! I don't own an Odyssey (and don't seriously expect or want Eric to give/sell/trade me one of his!) but find these stunning instruments. I've told the story a number of times about spotting one on my local Gumtree (only a guitar, don't worry!) for £30, while I was away from home, and it inevitably having just sold when I got back. It was priced like that because it was a bit neglected, and the seller assumed it was "some cheap old Japanese thing". Anyway, I kept the pics, just to sob over: I only hope whoever picked this up knew what it was & restored it, as I would have. And maybe gave the fella an extra tenner... Anyway - what's interesting (to some) and runs the risk of dragging Eric's thread off-topic before it even properly begins, is that, MIJ nerd that I am, it has come to my attention that back in t'day, when it were all just trees - there were in fact Japanese copies of the Odyssey basses & guitars. These were made by the Moridaira company and sold under their prestigious HS Anderson brand, just like Prince's MadCat Tele copy wasn't: That's probably enough MIJ picspam, particularly considering this is meant to be a thread about Canadian basses. These are based on the Mk II Odysseys, which have a revised bodyshape from the original. I'm sure Eric will post a pic or two of his other Odyssey for comparison. Have I mentioned before that I've wondered if the reason I have GAS for one is because "Atilla Balogh Odyssey" sounds like it should be a prog concept album? Probably...

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Now you come to mention it - I'd say it's exactly the same shape. Chances are it's a generic style Samick used for all their Fender-derived designs at the time. I'd bet money that the gold sticker on the neckplate is a Samick model number too. There are Hondo-branded Samick LP copies with a German carve around the edge. Wouldn't be remotely surprised if it turned out this same bass was sold with other brand names.

Never seen one of these before - very interesting, cool looking thing with quality parts. I'm a sucker for a German carve, too bad it's just a 1x P, would be sorely tempted if it was a P/J...

Strongly suspect it's a Squier VMJ with a new scratchplate & a set of Strat knobs, as well as the Halfords refin.

Loving the attention to detail, like being too lazy to remove the ferrules when you rattlecan the headstock! Plus, a refin's always improved by some twonk taking a belt sander to it, right?

The pics are rubbish - can't really work out what's going on. Is the acrylic bit the neck/fretboard & tuner assembly, and the body's a strip of aluminium bent to the vague shape of an ugly guitar? Looks like an interesting concept that's unattractively & shoddily executed. Speaking as someone who's typically drawn inexorably towards see-through things that light up in the dark, I will make an exception for this.

Oh no, not him again! FWIW it is - or was - an MC824. 24 frets.