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[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='848096' date='May 25 2010, 11:20 PM']I was talking to Charlie Chandler today and asked him what did he know about Leo Quan and the scarse availability of their Badass bridges, apparently production it is on a hault at the moment due to Glen Quan's ill health ...[/quote] If that's accurate it doesn't say much for Leo Quan's corporate structuring. I'd fully expect any corporation with a structural issue of that order to go bust.

QuikLok 3, 5 or 7 - taking into account your criteria. Easily the best designed of the available options. Have also seen reports that the foam padding utilised on Rockstand models can cause discolouration on some finishes.

My ever-reliable Boss TU-6 has given up the ghost. So, on a budget, say circa £50, what's the most accurate tuner on the market with an inbuilt microphone. Thanks.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='839004' date='May 16 2010, 04:03 PM']Isn't the Avante Korean made rather than made in Japan?[/quote] Some of the standard models, yes. But most of the high-end, signature and custom shop models were made in Japan.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='839307' date='May 16 2010, 08:45 PM']This sounds interesting. Do you have any links to where these can be ordered form?[/quote] [url="http://www.hibikimusic.co.jp/"]http://www.hibikimusic.co.jp/[/url]

The Tribute range is quite limited. There's an alternative, the Japanese built Premium range. For a Premium L2000, in addition to fretted or fretless, it's possible to specify nut width (two options) and radius (two options). In terms of list price, Japanese Premium models are roughly halfway between Tribute and US G&L prices. In terms of quality, Japanese Premium models are above US G&L models and way above Tribute models.

[quote name='Bassassin' post='838545' date='May 15 2010, 11:00 PM']The serial's Fujigen too - read the first digit as a letter: I, the 9th letter of the alphabet, representing the 9th month. Second 2 digits are the year and the remainder is sequential production run for the month. Meaning this was the 6773rd instrument built at Fujigen Gakki in September 1977.[/quote] Oh yea, the first character is an I, not a 1 - a Matsumoku 1 has a tiny angle at the top. Did Fujigen always imprint its serial numbers in gold type?

[quote name='AndyTravis' post='838502' date='May 15 2010, 09:42 PM']See what the boys in the shop can do about their seemingly high price.[/quote] Personally, wouldn't go higher than £250 for any SB700 variant. But you'd probably have to go to around £350 on eBay.

[quote name='AndyTravis' post='837749' date='May 14 2010, 10:39 PM']Which Model SB is this? I'm thinking an SB700 ... . It is Japanese ... . It hasn't got the BB Circuit, but is neck though, single pickup.[/quote] [quote name='AndyTravis' post='837760' date='May 14 2010, 10:54 PM']SB - ELITE I ... 1986 ish?[/quote] The SB Elite-I ('83 to '86, previously SB-R60 ('80/'81 to '83)) is the 18mm pitch bridge/40mm width nut version of the SB700 (which features 16mm pitch bridge/45mm width nut). 18/40 versions can be identified by the "eye" position markers as opposed to dot position markers on 16/45 versions. The serial number will give you the date information you need - a seven-digit serial indicated the instrument was manufactured in the 80s (the first digit of the serial indicates year within the decade).

I've always referred to it as a touchboard.

[quote name='rockbass' post='838256' date='May 15 2010, 04:03 PM']Here come the images: Hope this helps to define the manufacturer.[/quote] When I first looked at it I thought Fernandes, but that serial number looks oh so Matsumoku - seven-digit serial making it an 80s, and the first digit making it an '81. Too late to be an Aria though.

Any bass I used on stage I'd just get a couple of washers and screw the strap to the body.

JT with an SB1000 ...

Looks like a Talbo.

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='829746' date='May 6 2010, 03:08 PM']Alec Jon Such (Bon Jovi) ...[/quote] Are we sure about that one, based on subsequent comments by JBJ? [quote name='BurritoBass' post='829746' date='May 6 2010, 03:08 PM'][O]ne of the fools in Bros used to mince around with a bass ...[/quote] Craig Logan

People forget - or maybe just never took the time to learn - that CLF was, first and foremost, an electronics engineer. The first thing he did when designing a new guitar, but more so, a new bass, was to design the pickups and the electronics. The pickup people see in a G&L L2000 might look like the one you see in a CLF MusicMan StingRay, but it's a completely different design - top to bottom. The same is true of the L2000 and El Toro pickups. It's also disappointing that people don't seem to connect Tribute to G&L, or when they do don't have any appreciation for the legacy of the models no longer in the G&L roster. Personally, I think that G&L dropping the El Toro was one of the worst decisions that company ever made - as the opportunities for that model now, with people in search of the ultimate "super" Jazz bass, are huge. I never understood why G&L was content to play the part of a niche manufacturer, producing models in low numbers, although there’s certainly an argument that it tried to populate its roster with too many models, and model derivations. Interceptor - I'd say buy it, gut it, and sell on the carcass.

Do a Fender. Bash a bridge cover on it. No more cuts and somewhere to rest your hand. Sorted.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='818006' date='Apr 25 2010, 11:42 AM']I was referring to the look, rather than the bassline. ... The bass player looks like he's just wandered in from a Heaven 17 or Duran Duran video, with his [i]Miami Vice[/i] jacket and Steinberger. How difficult would it have been to use a P-bass or a semi-acoustic Hofner for this appearance? Or to put on a plaid shirt or something?[/quote] Assuming he owned a Precision or a plaid shirt. I know I didn't own either in the 80s.