itsmedunc Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 (edited) Its back but without stating its a Fender. I don't know if the seller is mad or bad to try and pass this off as a Fender. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Japan-Jazz-Bass-early-70er-/261319490395?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cd7dafb5b"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Japan-Jazz-Bass-early-70er-/261319490395?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cd7dafb5b[/url] but it has the best sound! I think the last time it had new strings it must have been the 60's! Edited November 1, 2013 by itsmedunc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Having looked at that I'd say 'both'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Great item description huh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Missed it - it's been removed. I guess the seller must have been bad after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmedunc Posted October 31, 2013 Author Share Posted October 31, 2013 Maybe a collector snapped it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmedunc Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 Its back without stating its a Fender http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Japan-Jazz-Bass-early-70er-/261319490395?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cd7dafb5b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Somebody reported it as 'not a Fender'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmedunc Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 [i]Ah! A new kind of 'Superhero'!!! [/i] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmedunc Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 My good god, I hadn't noticed that he wants £350 plus £40 shipping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbiffa Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Worth it just for the "quality" machine heads ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 [quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1383311189' post='2262981'] My good god, I hadn't noticed that he wants £350 plus £40 shipping! [/quote] Bloody hell - the price of plywood these days! Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 Nice picture of their pyjamas too..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 [quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1383493469' post='2264999'] Nice picture of their pyjamas too..... [/quote] .... and a bowl of peanuts in one of the pics by the look of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monckyman Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 Kay/Teisco or Columbus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 Satellite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 [quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1383504266' post='2265197'] Kay/Teisco or Columbus? [/quote] It does look the same as the Columbus branded ones to me. Tbh they weren't that bad after a decent setup but more like £120 than £350! J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Weren't these early ibanez? Disclaimer *the above statement may not be true* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 [quote name='Dazed' timestamp='1384455219' post='2276999'] Weren't these early ibanez? Disclaimer *the above statement may not be true* [/quote] I believe Cimar guitars were made in the Ibanez factory. Btw what do we think 'you will need look after the neck' means? Requires attention!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 [quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1384455436' post='2277004'] I believe Cimar guitars were made in the Ibanez factory. [/quote] [pedant]Technically there's never been an Ibanez factory - Ibanez & Cimar are brands owned by Hoshino, who use various factories to manufacture their products.[/pedant] Anyway, in the 70s & 80s Ibanez was made predominantly (possibly exclusively) by Fujigen Gakki, who are probably best known for MIJ Fenders & Squiers. Copy-era Cimars are quite a bit different from their Ibby counterparts & I tend to think they're from a different factory, although I couldn't say where. As for this J copy, actually Cimar's a possibility - I had a Cimar J yonks ago which shared a lot of the details you can see on this - round-end pups, little Gotoh tuners, big chrome trc etc. But then again an awful lot of JapCrap Jazz copies do. Really, it's not "an" anything - if it ever had a logo it's long-gone & most brands were pretty meaningless anyhow And I still think it was a Columbus. Probably. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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