steve-soar Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Could I put it to the members of the jury, that this bass guitar is nothing but an imposter and its owner nothing more than a scoundrel. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IBANEZ-PRECISION-BASS-GUITAR-P-bass_W0QQitemZ120292944831QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120292944831&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A10&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IBANEZ-PRECISION-BAS...86.c0.m14.l1318[/url] The logo, the black of the sunburst on the forearm chamfer covering the laminations of the ply, the cheap tuners, the pressed bridge, the serial number (12345) forfuxsake, the shape of the heel, the grain-less body wood....... it is so not an Ibanez. The worst bit is, he actually compares it to a USA Fender that he alegedly owns and says that it is just as good. He should be reported, it really grinds my gears when fakes are sold on Ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonshelley01 Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Not just a fake, but a poor one at that. Ibanez "Fenders" of that era were well made, but that one has some of the cheapest hardware I have ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 [quote name='steve-soar' post='259160' date='Aug 10 2008, 10:56 AM']Could I put it to the members of the jury, that this bass guitar is nothing but an imposter and its owner nothing more than a scoundrel. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IBANEZ-PRECISION-BASS-GUITAR-P-bass_W0QQitemZ120292944831QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120292944831&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A10&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IBANEZ-PRECISION-BAS...86.c0.m14.l1318[/url] The logo, the black of the sunburst on the forearm chamfer covering the laminations of the ply, the cheap tuners, the pressed bridge, the serial number (12345) forfuxsake, the shape of the heel, the grain-less body wood....... it is so not an Ibanez. The worst bit is, he actually compares it to a USA Fender that he alegedly owns and says that it is just as good. He should be reported, it really grinds my gears when fakes are sold on Ebay.[/quote] Saw that one myself too. Logo is definitely an add on. Grade A Tosser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted August 10, 2008 Author Share Posted August 10, 2008 I totally agree and have you read why his feedback isn't 100%. The biggest giveaway is the finish, the way the black covers all the contours on the front and back, all the areas that would show the laminations of the plywood. I use to own a Blazer bass back in the 80's and it was built like a tank and since then I have never seen an Ibanez bass that looks anything like this thing he is trying to palm off. Can any Ibanez experts chime in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwater Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Interesting that he sold it before, with the same description. Buyer then left negative feedback saying it was a fake, then saying it wasn't a fake? Now the seller is selling it again. Link : [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120271715980"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=120271715980[/url] Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 looks like an early 90's Korean Squier, which were awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayfan Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 People write some right old tosh on Ebay, don't they. I think that sheet of ply behind the bass is probably worth more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 [quote name='backwater' post='259185' date='Aug 10 2008, 11:27 AM']Interesting that he sold it before, with the same description. Buyer then left negative feedback saying it was a fake, then saying it wasn't a fake? Now the seller is selling it again. Link : [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120271715980"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=120271715980[/url] Andy [/quote] Probably not the same one. This is the fourth or fifth one of these I've seen - looks like this particular pikey scumbag is just badging up trashy modern P copies and selling them as Ibanez. You will never, ever see a "genuine" Ibby precision copy with that style logo. They stopped making them around 1977, and they [b]all[/b] have the vintage "spaghetti" style logo. Serial number (where present) will be on the neckplate, which will also have "Made In Japan" stamped on the lower half, and rosewood boards are very, very uncommon - most MIJ 70s P copies had maple boards. They will also tend to look like vintage instruments, rather than something that arrived in a crate from China last Thursday. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwater Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 [quote name='Bassassin' post='259275' date='Aug 10 2008, 01:40 PM']Probably not the same one. This is the fourth or fifth one of these I've seen - looks like this particular pikey scumbag is just badging up trashy modern P copies and selling them as Ibanez. You will never, ever see a "genuine" Ibby precision copy with that style logo. They stopped making them around 1977, and they [b]all[/b] have the vintage "spaghetti" style logo. Serial number (where present) will be on the neckplate, which will also have "Made In Japan" stamped on the lower half, and rosewood boards are very, very uncommon - most MIJ 70s P copies had maple boards. They will also tend to look like vintage instruments, rather than something that arrived in a crate from China last Thursday. Jon.[/quote] I suspect it is the same one - same seller, same serial, same description? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 [quote name='backwater' post='259286' date='Aug 10 2008, 01:55 PM']I suspect it is the same one - same seller, same serial, same description? Andy [/quote] Same set of stickers, different bass, IMO. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted August 10, 2008 Author Share Posted August 10, 2008 So, he has sold similar ones in the past? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finnbass Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Even one of his positive feedbacks says this, "refunded and returned with little fuss". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire5 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 His feedback isn't all that bad,and as regards the bass in question,it is the same bass as previously listed by him.Seems he was messed about by the previous buyer,for reasons that are all too obvious now,refunded him and got the bass back.I e-mailed him re the ply wood issue.He responded twice,but did not mention my comments on the subject.Anyway the bass is now withdrawn from sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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