gjones Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 (edited) Lovely looking and sounding Japanese CSL bass. The soundclips show how great this bass sounds. I'd buy it if I didn't have a great sounding Jazz already. You can certainly see why these basses made Fender nervous in the 70s. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1970s-4-String-Jazz-Bass-Guitar-with-Maple-Neck-by-Ibanez-CSL-Fender-Sound-/181133015676?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2a2c5e7a7c"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item2a2c5e7a7c[/url] Edited May 1, 2013 by gjones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 A mate of mine uses one of these, and they sound excellent, someones going to end up with a great bass here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbobothy Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Just bought the album the dude used it on, all for a good cause Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Looks lovely, but he's out on the date - it's from about 1980. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Going cheap? How do you know if it's cheap or not until the auction ends? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted May 1, 2013 Author Share Posted May 1, 2013 [quote name='Musky' timestamp='1367438644' post='2065748'] Looks lovely, but he's out on the date - it's from about 1980. [/quote] This is the 1976 Ibanez catalogue [url="http://s93105080.onlinehome.us/Ibanez-Catalogs/catalog/1976-1/04.jpg"]http://s93105080.onlinehome.us/Ibanez-Catalogs/catalog/1976-1/04.jpg[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted May 1, 2013 Author Share Posted May 1, 2013 [quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1367442767' post='2065852'] Going cheap? How do you know if it's cheap or not until the auction ends? [/quote] Of course you're right. I meant cheaper than a 76 Fender Jazz. But probably just as good judging from the soundclips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 [quote name='gjones' timestamp='1367444685' post='2065898'] This is the 1976 Ibanez catalogue [url="http://s93105080.onlinehome.us/Ibanez-Catalogs/catalog/1976-1/04.jpg"]http://s93105080.onl...g/1976-1/04.jpg[/url] [/quote] Different headstock/truss rod access altogether. It's actually the same as the Cimar basses which came out of Fujigen just like the the Ibanez's, but had a few changes of headstock. The one in the link was only used for a short while before they went over to the curvy one like they had on the blazer basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted May 1, 2013 Author Share Posted May 1, 2013 [quote name='Musky' timestamp='1367447380' post='2065938'] Different headstock/truss rod access altogether. It's actually the same as the Cimar basses which came out of Fujigen just like the the Ibanez's, but had a few changes of headstock. The one in the link was only used for a short while before they went over to the curvy one like they had on the blazer basses. [/quote] Aha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Made of Judaswood - never heard of that before. Wonder if Judas Priest had their guitars made from it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsixties Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Don't trust in that wood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Wonder if it`s possible to bid 30 pieces of silver......................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 The second sound clip is called 'O Jesus King' - something spooky going on here! Turin-burst finish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Not so cheap in the end then...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted May 5, 2013 Author Share Posted May 5, 2013 [quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1367787052' post='2069493'] Not so cheap in the end then...... [/quote] The soundclip obviously did the business. It did sound very nice. It went for about twice what it cost originally in the early 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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