AndyTravis

Oh that guy. Wow. yeah, even if he had a Wal for £1200... Maybe I had a rum do with him.

It’s business time...

I’m alright you know, I doubt one will come up at a price I can afford so it’ll just stay in the pipe dream section.

I play guitar to a decent standard, and I can construct stuff using keyboards, but I’d never say I can play piano. If it’s got frets and strings; I’ll give it a go. I own a piano accordian which has been passed through the family. But I haven’t a clue what to do with it.

Feel like a 7. What do I win...

Also, this was cool - my neighbour (across the road) runs a music school and has an array of guitars. This is a Yamaha Pacifica 303-12 from the late 90’s. Really added to the sound - even with a tired set of strings.

Did this with the beautiful @leemarseillebass Really getting to grips with the soft synths on GarageBand now, the iPad seems to give you a lot more control than the phone. So it’s more fun and you can change sounds on the fly rather than going into menus and hoping it works. Lee was ace for this - I just knocked some little bits together and he sent them back with his charming wiganese lilt. Bass was Jack Casady, middle impedance, tone at 50% wearing some older Sadowsky steel rounds which are aging beautifully.

Having looked again, the neckplate might be ok - the gasket threw me. The corona California typeface is actually ok. id just say it’s a refin, but like you say - it’s what you’d have to do to get it right... would look nice with tort, and if the finish is thin, it would wear quickly and you’d have a legit relic jazz 😄

I’m letting these grow on me. Want the green or gold with a white pickguard. Absolutely no need at the moment.

Well. the neck is legit. the body colour doesn’t fit with the era - I’d want to see in the cavities. There was Hot Rod red in the early 2000’s on the USA made basses, but as pointed out elsewhere, Chrome red is right for that era - a more metallic/candy apple looking red - not this red. Hot Rod Red on the USA basses was lighter than the same colour listed on the Japanese Jag basses. Weird. the gasket under the neckplate and the neckplate itself are wrong. Somethings wrong with the whole picture. So I’d walk away. Could be a refin. Edit - Pretty convinced it’s a refin. Looks a bit orange peely in the neck plate shot. if it’s £500...go for it. Basses from this era aren’t scarce, but are decent workhorse basses. The neckplate is a £3.99 eBay job though.

They crop up on eBay and ishibashi U-Box a lot, I always got them mixed up with navigator (a sub brand of ESP)

I really really like that red one

Was brought up on Mike Harding... ”it’s hard being a cowboy in Rochdale...because people laugh, when I ride past - on our Alsatian dog...”

Rog getting angry

@drTStingray his responses to the complaints on Facebook are becoming a bit irksome and irate. A real shame. My HPJ Japanese Metroline is flawless

How come pretty much everyone knew this would happen apart from my old mate Rog?

I’d save that. Decent little guitars

Full report when I do the clean up/restring etc

Genuinely genius level stuff

Bit mighty boosh-esque. Magic

Nope that’s fine mate - seems there’s been a thread here before. I might end up buying it. Will see.

http://www.egyptguitars.com/model-range/

A mate has just sent me this...“I’ve come into possession of a Egypt Luxor Nefertiti bass. They were hand made by a luthier in Scotland in the early 80’s. Apparently to the right person they’re desirable but I can’t find any sort of price info on them. Have you heard of them?” I haven’t heard of them before - there is a website. but wondering if anyone has an idea of value. Looks cool - dated, but the headstock put me in mind of Ashley Pangborn basses...

https://www.owenelectronics.co.uk/