Happy Jack Posted September 11, 2008 Author Posted September 11, 2008 Shame that the Cimar is in PillarBoxRedGlo ...
tauzero Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 [quote name='Bassassin' post='281566' date='Sep 11 2008, 12:40 AM']Good spot Oli. Wonder if it'll manage to stay up - quite a few listings with the "R" word seem to be getting through lately.[/quote] It didn't...
Bassassin Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 Here's uncle Ashdigits with a "transitional" Ibanez 2388B bolt-neck: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=140268354411"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=140268354411[/url] This has small inlays & an accurate bridge pup & surround, but still keeps checked binding & chrome neck pickup from the earlier 2388B. Where does he find 'em all? J.
dangerboy Posted September 22, 2008 Posted September 22, 2008 *cough* [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=28052"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=28052[/url]
Bassassin Posted September 23, 2008 Posted September 23, 2008 [quote name='dangerboy' post='289562' date='Sep 22 2008, 11:12 PM']*cough* [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=28052"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=28052[/url][/quote] Don't think you'll have much trouble moving that along for £150! Meanwhile - a Cimar: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=120308029328"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=120308029328[/url] ...looking remarkably similar to the Shaftesbury version. Re the Cimar/Ibanez/Hoshino connection - this is interesting, from the Ibanez Collectors World board: [quote]According to Jeff Hasselberger from Hoshino Gakki, Cimar was not connected to Hoshino Gakki but the "Cimar by Ibanez" low end guitars were made by Cimar for Hoshino Gakki who then distributed them through Ibanez guitar distribution channels. So Cimar were a separate orderer/distributor who were making their own low end Cimar branded guitars with their own designs. Then Hoshino Gakki contracted Cimar to make some low end guitars using Cimar guitar designs and these guitars are the "Cimar by Ibanez" guitars.[/quote] I'm not 100% about all of that - the early Ibanez Blazers & Cimar Stinger are identical apart from the name - but I'd buy it as far as the copy-era stuff is concerned - Cimars like this Faker are clearly not Fujigen instruments. It's [i]far[/i] more accurate! J.
phil_the_bassist Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 [quote name='Bassassin' post='290128' date='Sep 23 2008, 05:17 PM']Cimars like this Faker are clearly not Fujigen instruments. It's [i]far[/i] more accurate! [/quote] so it's worth a pop then? I like the look of it, it'll sit next to my Giannini nicely!
Bassassin Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 [quote name='phil_the_bassist' post='292521' date='Sep 26 2008, 10:21 AM']so it's worth a pop then? I like the look of it, it'll sit next to my Giannini nicely![/quote] Well [i]I[/i] wouldn't kick it out of bed on a chilly morning, so to speak. J.
phil_the_bassist Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 [quote name='Bassassin' post='292542' date='Sep 26 2008, 10:54 AM']Well [i]I[/i] wouldn't kick it out of bed on a chilly morning, so to speak. J.[/quote] lol! Fair play! I've asked the seller for some more pics, will post 'em for your perusal if I get 'em!
dangerboy Posted September 27, 2008 Posted September 27, 2008 *asthma attack* Faker 2 of 3 [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=28427"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=28427[/url]
phil_the_bassist Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 [quote name='Bassassin' post='290128' date='Sep 23 2008, 05:17 PM']Meanwhile - a Cimar: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=120308029328"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=120308029328[/url][/quote] so who's gonna get it?
Bassassin Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 [quote name='phil_the_bassist' post='295764' date='Sep 30 2008, 07:04 PM']so who's gonna get it?[/quote] Waaaaay too much! At least, for a tight-fisted gyppo like me. J.
Happy Jack Posted October 8, 2008 Author Posted October 8, 2008 Forget yer Cimars and suchlike, none of yer fancy nonsense here ... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-1970s-Kay-Copy-of-Iconic-USA-Bass-Guitar-K-20B_W0QQitemZ160290669510QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item160290669510&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-1970s-Kay-Co...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url]
Happy Jack Posted October 12, 2008 Author Posted October 12, 2008 Lots turning up all of a sudden. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ibanez-Vintage-Bass-Guitar-70s-Lawsuit-Era-MIJ_W0QQitemZ140274709289QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item140274709289&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ibanez-Vintage-Bass-...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url] A re-build by Ashdigits. And 10 minutes later: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/shaftesbury-bass-sunburst-1970s-vintage-japan_W0QQitemZ260299429704QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item260299429704&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/shaftesbury-bass-sun...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url]
Bassassin Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='305112' date='Oct 12 2008, 11:01 PM']Lots turning up all of a sudden. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ibanez-Vintage-Bass-Guitar-70s-Lawsuit-Era-MIJ_W0QQitemZ140274709289QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item140274709289&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ibanez-Vintage-Bass-...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url] A re-build by Ashdigits. And 10 minutes later: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/shaftesbury-bass-sunburst-1970s-vintage-japan_W0QQitemZ260299429704QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item260299429704&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/shaftesbury-bass-sun...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url][/quote] Oh, I do like that mock 4000 that Ash is selling. That's probably about the only way you could make a Fujigen Faker look halfway convincing! And here's one y'all missed, just finished today and my jaw is still on the floor... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=120312992469"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=120312992469[/url] Just goes to show what a feeding frenzy there is for anything remotely Rick shaped. Or maybe it's the way "he" sells 'em... J.
Happy Jack Posted October 13, 2008 Author Posted October 13, 2008 I saw that when it was first listed and dismissed it without a second thought. £175 for a couple of pieces of wood that used to be in the shape of a Ricky copy? And there was me thinking that we were in the grip of a financial crisis!
Mr. Foxen Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 [quote name='Bassassin' post='305153' date='Oct 13 2008, 12:17 AM']Oh, I do like that mock 4000 that Ash is selling. That's probably about the only way you could make a Fujigen Faker look halfway convincing! And here's one y'all missed, just finished today and my jaw is still on the floor... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=120312992469"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=120312992469[/url] Just goes to show what a feeding frenzy there is for anything remotely Rick shaped. Or maybe it's the way "he" sells 'em... J.[/quote] I was all copied ready to paste into this thread before I noticed a familiar name.
Bassassin Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='305196' date='Oct 13 2008, 08:18 AM']£175 for a couple of pieces of wood that used to be in the shape of a Ricky copy? And there was me thinking that we were in the grip of a financial crisis![/quote] [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='305393' date='Oct 13 2008, 12:19 PM']I was all copied ready to paste into this thread before I noticed a familiar name.[/quote] Like I said, I'm absolutely gobsmacked - I thought I'd be lucky to get £30 for it... I bought it for the parts - mostly the pickups - for my long delayed Matsumoku Faker revival, and really just wanted the sad remains out of the way. It was way too far gone for me to even consider offering it here! As far as the financial crisis is concerned, there's weird stuff afoot, IMO. I think there's more of a feeding frenzy for budget basses & guitars, particularly old JapCrap - and I wonder if that's not because people are less able to buy newer or more prestigious stuff - but they've still got to feed their GAS! Strange, strange days... J.
noirpunk Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 That mapleglo Ibanez is the perfect sorta Rickenfaker for me and my pumpy punk basslines. Not liking the price tho hah!
Bassassin Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 [quote name='noirpunk' post='305689' date='Oct 13 2008, 06:25 PM']That mapleglo Ibanez is the perfect sorta Rickenfaker for me and my pumpy punk basslines. Not liking the price tho hah![/quote] Might be worth making an offer - he'd probably let it go for £350 or maybe a bit less. J.
mr.sibs Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DC-MONTANA-77-BASS-GUITAR-USA-MADE-WARWICK-RICKENBACKER_W0QQitemZ130261736236QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item130261736236&_trkparms=72%3A1298%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DC-MONTANA-77-BASS-G...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url] an interesting looking one
Bassassin Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 These do pop up from time to time - it's basically a Warwick Fortress Flashback knockoff - and their pedigree/origin is very, very questionable: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=3046"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=3046[/url] J.
mr.sibs Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 ahhh, so I see, thanks, always worth a second opinion on these things
Bassassin Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Well - I've never seen a "DC Montana 77" in the flesh, but I briefly had this: [attachment=14743:front2.jpg] Which is remarkably similar - mine was branded "Flying", & presumably flew all the way from China! The only difference appears to be the headstock shape and the nice pearl scratchplate on mine. These come up priced at about £100 from those German musical instrument shops which come & go on Ebay. For reference - this is what they're emulating: I love the lippy pickups on the Flashback... J.
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