From the file marked...japanese trivia

[Kiwi]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.com/IBANEZ-STANLEY-CLARK-BASS-GUITAR-/360364020203?pt=Guitar&hash=item53e75e91eb"]http://cgi.ebay.com/IBANEZ-STANLEY-CLARK-B...=item53e75e91eb[/url]

[geoffbyrne]

MMmmmm.

Short-scale Musician (effectively) - interesting, but sadly, no money (not that much anyway!).

G.

[ThomBassmonkey]

The advert made me smile, there's something mildly amusing about such rampant patriotic displays whilst trying to sell a Japanese instrument.

[Lfalex v1.1]

[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' post='1320511' date='Jul 29 2011, 02:56 PM']The advert made me smile, there's something mildly amusing about such rampant patriotic displays whilst trying to sell a Japanese instrument.[/quote]
Unless you're Japanese!

[ThomBassmonkey]

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='1320701' date='Jul 29 2011, 06:19 PM']Unless you're Japanese![/quote]

sorry, should've been more specific. There's something funny about such rampant American patriotic displays advertising a Japanese instrument.

[Kiwi]

Someone should ask him whether the instrument is US made... lol

[Rick's Fine '52]

Is it just me or is something odd about this?

I know Stanley is pretty well known and stuff...ahem...but regardless of who you are (And especially if you are fortunate enough to have space for lots of guitars), if Jeff Beck specially commissioned a bass guitar for you, including name plate inlay etc, in the style of your own bass, including headstock shape etc, surely you´d keep it wouldnt you??

Maybe its the cynic in me, but i fear someone has seen a bass that is slightly clarke-esque, and for 25$, had a nameplate made, and inlaid into the fretboard, add nearly $3000 to the price, and 3 lines of celeb-story, and voila, instant celeb guitar.

I really hope I´m wrong, I´m clearly far too distrusting, but why would Stanley give it up??

[Stacker]

Looks like an MC series that's been reshaped.

[Chris2112]

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' post='1323072' date='Aug 1 2011, 01:49 PM']surely you´d keep it wouldnt you??[/quote]

When it looks as crap as that I suspect you'd give it away or burn it! That bass looks like a crappy fake to me.

[noelk27]

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' post='1323072' date='Aug 1 2011, 12:49 PM']Is it just me or is something odd about this?

I know Stanley is pretty well known and stuff...ahem...but regardless of who you are (And especially if you are fortunate enough to have space for lots of guitars), if Jeff Beck specially commissioned a bass guitar for you, including name plate inlay etc, in the style of your own bass, including headstock shape etc, surely you´d keep it wouldnt you??

Maybe its the cynic in me, but i fear someone has seen a bass that is slightly clarke-esque, and for 25$, had a nameplate made, and inlaid into the fretboard, add nearly $3000 to the price, and 3 lines of celeb-story, and voila, instant celeb guitar.

I really hope I´m wrong, I´m clearly far too distrusting, but why would Stanley give it up??[/quote]

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1324648' date='Aug 2 2011, 05:32 PM']When it looks as crap as that I suspect you'd give it away or burn it! That bass looks like a crappy fake to me.[/quote]

Nope. Ibanez did this model.

Edited August 2, 2011 by noelk27

[Blademan_98]

Not to my taste