Owen Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 (edited) I have one of these I am just not using. The hardware is mostly original - Grover machines, brass bridge with MAHOOSIVE brass saddles, twin DiMarzio P pickups, huge brass plate on the back. The neck is set into the body all the way to the bridge. It has fullsome mojo as you can see from the pics. It is 10lbs and 13ozs. The scale length is 32.75" ish. It has a pretty beefy tone with the twin P pickups in it. The controls are vol/vol/tone + pickup selector switch. The tone does not seem to be working. The neck has taken a knock at some stage in it's life and could usefully be given a couple of screws where the neckplate on a normal bass would be. It is absolutely solid and stable to work as it is with a medium action. If you are old you will remeber these. If not, then welcome to the 70's It a solid piece of US made craftsmanship. I am struggling to price it so am open to negotiation, but will probably start at £300 and see what happens. Want it you know you do Edited November 18, 2011 by owen
BassBod Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 Is that an oil finish..or has it been sprayed with something? Some sharper pics would be good (and yes, I'm old enough to remember them...) Its not the Hondo version, is it??
Owen Posted November 13, 2011 Author Posted November 13, 2011 I am presuming that it is the original finish, but I really do not know. There does not seem to be any additional finish on it. It is not the Hondo one, it is a made in the USA original. I will try and get some sharper shots when I can work out how to connect the proper camera to the puter.
Ou7shined Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 [quote name='BassBod' timestamp='1321213132' post='1436607'] Is that an oil finish..or has it been sprayed with something? Some sharper pics would be good (and yes, I'm old enough to remember them...) Its not the Hondo version, is it?? [/quote] I had one of those bridges on a Hondo once. Big fan of DiMarzio P's at the moment. Bet this sounds large.
4000 Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 I remember these well and always had a soft spot for them (although at 11lbs, not one I'll be indulging now!). Rich, my favourite P pickup is Dimarzio. Every P I've played with one sounds awesome.
Owen Posted November 13, 2011 Author Posted November 13, 2011 Better pics. On reflection, the iPad camera is not at the cutting edge of photography! [IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/peredur/RIMG0071.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/peredur/RIMG0070.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/peredur/RIMG0069.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/peredur/RIMG0068.jpg[/IMG] I will leave the Beasty Boys sticker on it
Owen Posted November 13, 2011 Author Posted November 13, 2011 Ugh those pics are not super sharp either, but better than the first ones. I can do better ones again (or at least try) if anyone wants anything specific. I have tried to show the butchers block construction of the body, that is lots of inch thick pieces of wood glued together and then cut to shape.
richardd Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 Hi Owen, How stable it the neck,would a gold Fender neck plate sideway's on do the trick.Rich
Owen Posted November 13, 2011 Author Posted November 13, 2011 Hi Rich. The neck is stable. I'm afraid that a sideways F plate would be too big. It would need to be approx 2/3 of that size. The HUGE slab of brass down the back is kind of a neck plate which is holding the neck further down so it is certainly not going anywhere.
cocco Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 I really like that! Could the neck be repaired?
Owen Posted November 13, 2011 Author Posted November 13, 2011 The neck is stable. The "repair" would be a couple of screws with washers just to pull it in at the neck/body joint. It would be the same kind of effect as shimming it. It is not structurally weak. I get the feeling it could tell some stories
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