Bassassin Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 (edited) I'm instituting a "use it or lose it" policy with my herd - and this one is far too good for Ebay. So - this 'ere's an Ibanez SR800FL, which I've had from new, bought in 1990, list price was, if I remember, £599 back then. I basically fancied a fretless for mucking about with & recording - and that's all I've ever done with it, in fact it's sat in a case for most of the last 10 years. Time to go, then! Right - the serial number tells us this was built in 1989, at Fujigen Gakki - JapCrap spotters will know this factory built the classic 70s & 80s Ibanez copies & originals, and was the main production source for Japanese Fenders until recently. The body is Alder, according to the original 80s catalogues, the neck is 3-piece maple, rosewood board. It has Gotoh tuners & a Gotoh 206 bridge, which is capable of adjusting in directions as yet unnamed by science. Low-impedance P/J pickups, and an active preamp with master volume, pan, bass boost/cut, treble boost/cut. The photos don't do the colour justice - it's a very deep, lustrous red, much more metallic in real life than the pics. When I bought the bass, it was fitted with rounds, so there is a little marking on the board from being played with the original strings - although no actual wear or grooves. The current strings are, I think LaBella. The only other play wear - if you can call it that - is a slight finger-polishing of the pup covers! The bass has really seen ridiculously little use - no gigs, and only one trip to the rehearsal room - never to be repeated, after demonstrating what a profoundly rubbish fretless player I was... If you've looked at the pics, you'll appreciate that it's not [i]exactly[/i] unmarked, though. [i]Picture the scene - it's late 1992, I'm standing in the living room, my head is suddenly filled with a strange, shrill, screeching sound. What's this? have I suddenly been struck with tinnitus? My brief reverie is interrupted by the sensation of a light breeze on my cheek - I watch helplessly as a small, hard object - a jar of baby food - describes a glittering arc past my shoulder & collides with the front of my fretless bass. The grating, screeching noise behind me rises to a fever pitch, drowning out the dissonant sound of the reverberating strings with vitriol & threats...[/i] A simple, everyday act of domestic violence, triggered, I'm assuming, by my continued existence, my head saved by inept throwing skills, my bass scarred forever. My head would have got better. I've covered the dent (which is above the lower edge of the body, adjacent to the neck pup) with superglue to prevent the paint from flaking, at one point I thought about filling it with successive coats to level it, I started but I sort of lost interest... Anyway, it's filled so it can't get worse & polished over so it blends with the lacquer. Other than this, there are no other blemishes or marks on the bass, anywhere. This is an 80s Japanese Ibanez - these things have a tendency to become sought-after, and fretless SRs are pretty scarce to start with. It's pretty unlikely there are many around anymore that are in as good nick as this. I am looking for [b]£260[/b], I'll post to anywhere in the UK for £15, the bass will be very, very securely packed, with its neck removed. I'm not really looking for trades (the idea's to get the numbers down!) but if anyone has anything interesting, I [i]might[/i] consider it! Jon. Edited September 2, 2008 by Bassassin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Good bass. Good presentation. Good price. Must sell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 13, 2008 Author Share Posted July 13, 2008 [quote name='bass_ferret' post='238094' date='Jul 12 2008, 05:53 PM']Good bass. Good presentation. Good price. Must sell?[/quote] Oh yes. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nimrod Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 What a beautiful looking neck... If it wasn't metallic red (I sold a fretless USA Precision for that reason, my least favorite color) I'd have it like a shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 13, 2008 Author Share Posted July 13, 2008 [quote name='David Nimrod' post='238408' date='Jul 13 2008, 11:20 AM']What a beautiful looking neck... If it wasn't metallic red (I sold a fretless USA Precision for that reason, my least favorite color) I'd have it like a shot [/quote] Ironically - I think the colour's probably why I've hung on to it for so long - I think it's [i]gorgeous[/i], I'm not a massive fan of solid finishes but I've always loved this, & it's so much better in real life! The fingerboard's a lovely bit of rosewood, always thought it would look fantastic epoxied. To be honest - if it had a lined board I wouldn't part with it! J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 14, 2008 Author Share Posted July 14, 2008 [i]Give us this day, our daily [u][b]BUMP[/b][/u].[/i] J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkfinger Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Played one very much like this for about 10 years! Mine had different electronics and bridge, though, yours look much better. Very, very light and comfy, although I've gone off the really narrow Ibanez string spacing. I payed £600 for it in 1992 and it was second hand! Goes to show the quality of these instruments (or how a naive youngster was ripped off by a guitar shop!) Good luck with the sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 Hoo-ray and [b]UP[/b] she rises... J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 [quote][b]Bump[/b] (internet): [i]Raising a thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads[/i][/quote] J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 18, 2008 Author Share Posted July 18, 2008 up. [b]up.[/b] [b][i]UP!!![/i][/b] J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 How about chucking in the blue rug Cant believe nobody has had a punt on this - a great way to try fretless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 [quote name='bass_ferret' post='242979' date='Jul 18 2008, 06:51 PM']How about chucking in the blue rug Cant believe nobody has had a punt on this - a great way to try fretless.[/quote] The blue fluff's staying, I'm afraid (it's not mine to sell! ) but I might well throw in a decent padded gig bag... J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 i could well go for this if i get interest in the basses i have for sale, looks like a nice first fretless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 20, 2008 Author Share Posted July 20, 2008 Sunday bump: [u][b]BUMP![/b][/u] J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 21, 2008 Author Share Posted July 21, 2008 J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Ooh! That's lovely..... and I love the metallic red! Have a free bump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 [quote name='cetera' post='245157' date='Jul 22 2008, 10:42 AM']Ooh! That's lovely..... and I love the metallic red! Have a free bump![/quote] You're clearly a man of impeccable taste - cheers! J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 25, 2008 Author Share Posted July 25, 2008 J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 28, 2008 Author Share Posted July 28, 2008 A pity, this. I'll give it to the end of the week & after that it's Ebay. It deserves better. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingforaday Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 [quote name='Bassassin' post='249848' date='Jul 28 2008, 06:27 PM']A pity, this. I'll give it to the end of the week & after that it's Ebay. It deserves better. J.[/quote] agreed. this is almost exactly what i'm after... except the colour... i know i said that about the grendel i bought off this very forum, but can i really have two red basses when i didn't even want one?! can i?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 28, 2008 Author Share Posted July 28, 2008 [quote name='kingforaday' post='249962' date='Jul 28 2008, 09:15 PM']can i really have two red basses when i didn't even want one?! can i?![/quote] Oh yes, you can. When you see this (that's "when" not "if" ) you'll wish they were [b]all[/b] red... J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 30, 2008 Author Share Posted July 30, 2008 J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted August 5, 2008 Author Share Posted August 5, 2008 This will be getting Ebayed on Thursday. Last chance! J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted August 7, 2008 Author Share Posted August 7, 2008 Now Ebayed, BIN £299 - item no 120292115553. If anyone here has a change of heart & decides they're interested after all, I'm prepared to pull the auction. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 Well - it went through Ebay, with lots of interest / watchers (on a BIN - why? ) but no commitment. Same as here, really. If anyone wants to make a [i]sensible[/i] offer in the ballpark of what I was originally looking for (£260 + £15 post) let me know. Otherwise it'll be back on Fleabay come Thursday. Meh. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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