Nick Riffed Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 (edited) I wanted a Bass case for the Bass I built with the grandkids. Got a secondhand one. Only problem is it had this in it! https://www.dropbox.com/sc/f3z5919jdg1xhsp/AAAS6w5kfybuxdZSBYIHUYjCa Without requesting the obvious to be stated, has anyone got any ideas what it is? Date stamped on the neck and in the body. 67-31 7 67-24 6 I think it's possibly Japanese, possibly a Morris from the 6 hole neck plate but they only seemed to do a Jazz bass. Put a cheapo bridge on it but I'm trying to get the correct adjuster screws for the original 2 saddle one pictured. Odd size adjuster holes. Fairly large, almost but not quite 4 mm. The one remaining original knob and the tuners look exactly like period Fender but aren't unstamped. The pick ups are quite weighty and have a silver 's' printed on the bottom. The pots are 500k and it has a green capacitor. Body is split height wise with a thin layer of a light wood sandwiched in the middle. There are no dot markers on the top edge of the neck. Apart from a previous owners liking for removing all things detachable, ie. Pick up cover, bridge cover, thumb rest and adjuster screws........ It seems fairly original. Lots of dinks, scratches and chips but bags of character. Doesn't play bad either. Not bad with the case for £52.00 off of Evil bay. Thought I could use the parts for a project but it's way too nice to break up. Genuine road worn. Edited May 29, 2014 by Nick Riffed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 [quote name='Nick Riffed' timestamp='1401382916' post='2463095'] I wanted a Bass case for the Bass I built with the grandkids. Got a secondhand one. Only problem is it had this in it! https//www.dropbox.com/sc/f3z5919jdg1xhsp /AAAS6w5kfybuxdZSBYIHUYjCa [/quote] Only problem i had was that the link didn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Riffed Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 (edited) That's not good. I'll try to sort that. https://www.dropbox.com/sc/f3z5919jdg1xhsp/AAAS6w5kfybuxdZSBYIHUYjCa I can click on this link and it goes straight through. Edited May 29, 2014 by Nick Riffed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 [quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1401387172' post='2463165'] Only problem i had was that the link didn't work. [/quote]Ditto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great harry Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 I can see it ok on the second link. The only thing is, I know nothing about old basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Riffed Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 Neither do I. Hence the post. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 It's a Kay! One of these was my first ever bass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 It's a P-Bass copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 I had a body like that - Bassassin (Jon) pinpointed the Japanese factory it came from as it was the only one which used that construction (2 piece horizontally split body) and the 6 bolt neckplate - however I've deleted that conversation long ago & can only hope he pops on here again for his advice. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Riffed Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 Thanks all. Just had a nose on Google's and that is sure what it looks like. I own Kay! Who do a thunk it! As long as I won't be damaging anything of any great worth if I strip the varnish off and practise my carving skills on it, I may have a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 That's a [s]plywood[/s] multi-laminate neck? I bet that's heavy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Riffed Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 (edited) [quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1401396272' post='2463319'] That's a [s]plywood[/s] multi-laminate neck? I bet that's heavy! [/quote] It looks to be a solid hunk of something rather than ply. Quite stripy though. Edited May 29, 2014 by Nick Riffed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Riffed Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 I have a multi laminate Bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 After a little bit of Googling, I've identified the factory Jon said - [b] Moridaira[/b] G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Late to the party but I'm afraid I'm here to pop everyone's balloons. Unfortunately this isn't a Japanese bass - Kays of this era were Taiwanese, there are plenty of well-preserved examples with a heel-sticker with the model number (KB-24) and "Made In Taiwan". The good news is that there are quite nice ones of these - I've had two, both of them had pretty decent-sounding pickups, one of them had a really good neck with a quality fret-job. Like all low-end basses, quality control was an issue & occasionally a decent one slipped through without anyone noticing. Geoff's right about Moridaira using the 6-bolt plate, and like most of the construction techniques on this Kay (pancake body, "strip mahogany" neck etc) it's copied from early MIJ construction. Quite a few Japanese factories used the split-body, including Fujigen, and this technique itself was "borrowed" from Gibson, who used it on LPs from (I think) the late 60s. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I had a trashed one - headstock cut back, body ruined, cut to a paddle shape and repaired with car body filler. The pup sounded great, very warm. The wood has gone but the bits remain. Thanks for the gen - I never knew what it was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 [quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1401488223' post='2464271'] Pancake bodies are a 'Norlin' trait that typify Gibson Lesters from the '70s I think. The late '60s stuff was made more like the earlier Les Pauls. [/quote] Cheers for the info - makes sense that it was Norlin era, in retrospect. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Riffed Posted June 1, 2014 Author Share Posted June 1, 2014 Thanks for all the replies folks.. Now if only I could find the correct saddles screws I could bung the original bridge back on...... May devalue it to the value of the current bridge though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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