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[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='413809' date='Feb 19 2009, 12:40 AM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hondo-II-Bass-Guitar-Rickenbacker-style-1981_W0QQitemZ180330112045QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item180330112045&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]Hondo II[/url][/quote]
Just down the road from me, presumably.

It can stay there. ;)

J.

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Happy Jack

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Gone, but replaced by [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hondo-II-Bass-Guitar-1981-Japanese_W0QQitemZ180330386416QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item180330386416&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hondo-II-Bass-Guitar...A1%7C240%3A1318[/url]

Bassassin Grand Master

Bassassin

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And there he goes, trying to give Tokai Gakki a reputation for manufacturing plywood garbage. What did they ever do to him?

J.

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Mr. Foxen

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[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Shaftsbury-Bass-Guitar-Project_W0QQitemZ110354607232QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item110354607232&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]Beat up through neck Shaftsbury[/url]

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tauzero

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[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='416368' date='Feb 21 2009, 09:00 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Shaftsbury-Bass-Guitar-Project_W0QQitemZ110354607232QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item110354607232&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]Beat up through neck Shaftsbury[/url][/quote]
Don't like the apparent separation between fretboard and neck...

Bassassin Grand Master

Bassassin

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[quote name='tauzero' post='418954' date='Feb 25 2009, 01:40 AM']Don't like the apparent separation between fretboard and neck...[/quote]
Might glue & clamp up OK, I wouldn't pay more than a ton for it with a problem like that, though.

There's this:

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150328451747"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=150328451747[/url]

Seems to be genuinely being sold by someone with no idea, I think it's probably a Hondo.

And look - this is familiar, isn't it?

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270345551704"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=270345551704[/url]

Specifically:

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=40419"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=40419[/url]

Glad to see it's got its proper TRC back but still - ;)

Jon.

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I like the looks of that one, JetGlo with checkered binding - it's in Japan though.

What do you think of it?

[url="http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Early-70s-Greco-Bass-guitar-Made-in-Japan_W0QQitemZ250378684564QQihZ015QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]Greco???[/url]



Z

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Bassassin Grand Master

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[quote name='zbigniew' post='419075' date='Feb 25 2009, 10:19 AM']I like the looks of that one, JetGlo with checkered binding - it's in Japan though.

What do you think of it?

[post="0"]Greco??[/post]

Z[/quote]

Linky not working! Checker binding will probably be an early Fujigen or a Kasuga. I've seen one Matsumoku-built Electra Corsair with checks but that's unlikely. Early Grecos were both Matsumoku & Fujigen, so we'll see... ;)

J.

zbigniew Experienced

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[quote name='Bassassin' post='419170' date='Feb 25 2009, 11:19 AM']Linky not working! Checker binding will probably be an early Fujigen or a Kasuga. I've seen one Matsumoku-built Electra Corsair with checks but that's unlikely. Early Grecos were both Matsumoku & Fujigen, so we'll see... :P

J.[/quote]


Oops! It was my first time for puttin in a link so my fault for not trying it after posting ;)

here's take II:

[url="http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Early-70s-Greco-Bass-guitar-Made-in-Japan_W0QQitemZ250378684564QQihZ015QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Early-70s-Grec...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

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Bassassin Grand Master

Bassassin

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[quote name='zbigniew' post='419209' date='Feb 25 2009, 01:04 PM']Oops! It was my first time for puttin in a link so my fault for not trying it after posting ;)

here's take II:

[url="http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Early-70s-Greco-Bass-guitar-Made-in-Japan_W0QQitemZ250378684564QQihZ015QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Early-70s-Grec...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

Z[/quote]
Cheers for that. Very interesting - but I'm 99% sure this isn't a 70s "lawsuit" era bass - the serial suffix appears to be A83 - which, if it is a Greco, would mean January 1983.

This is perfectly probable because Greco is a domestic Japanese brand, and copies like this were made & sold in Japan long after they stopped being exported in the mid/late 70s. The same type of serial number appears on other brands too.

The details aren't consistent with any of the manufacturers I mentioned, but with dozens of factories making copies for the Japanese home market, it could be anything.

Looks nice though, just a shame the pics are so small.

J.

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Mr. Foxen

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[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Shine-RK2000NT-R-Backer-Style-Bass-Guitar-LEFTY_W0QQitemZ350171791306QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item350171791306&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]Sine[/url]

Happy Jack Grand Master

Happy Jack

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[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='421033' date='Feb 27 2009, 03:54 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Shine-RK2000NT-R-Backer-Style-Bass-Guitar-LEFTY_W0QQitemZ350171791306QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item350171791306&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]Sine[/url][/quote]

The Auld Lang one?

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Mr. Foxen

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[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Indie-Bass-Guitar-Right-Handed-New_W0QQitemZ370167374855QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item370167374855&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]Indie[/url]

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[quote name='Bassassin' post='419054' date='Feb 25 2009, 09:56 AM']And look - this is familiar, isn't it?

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270345551704"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=270345551704[/url]

Specifically:

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=40419"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=40419[/url]

Glad to see it's got its proper TRC back but still - :)

Jon.[/quote]


Gah!

If anyone fancies it, she's a freakin nightmare to deal with (and also has several different ebay accounts: sonaglii, andrea2005lebron, baduer, all sent me the same question, with the same spelling mistakes and name, and domi1623 had the same question, spelling mistakes, but with a different name, so watch out for shill bidding!) and will be more hassle than it's worth!

Kev Grand Master

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well she made a bit of money outta ya..

anyone else kickin' themselves for not buyin it when phil had it up for £280?? :)

Bassassin Grand Master

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Very tidy-looking Shafty, £375 BIN:

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150330555882"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=150330555882[/url]

Almost seems reasonable compared to what some have gone for recently. And Glen's wrong.

J.

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[quote name='Bassassin' post='426800' date='Mar 5 2009, 11:52 PM']Very tidy-looking Shafty, £375 BIN:

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150330555882"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=150330555882[/url]

Almost seems reasonable compared to what some have gone for recently. And Glen's wrong.

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Its as good as a real rik and he's had one!
[quote]HE INFORMS ME THAT THIS GUITAR WOULD HAVE BEEN BUILD IN AND AROUND THE 70s SOMETIME IN LONDON HENCE THE NAME SHAFTESBURY LIKE THE AVE, HE HAS ALSO INFORMED THAT IBANEZ USED THE SAME FACTORY AT THAT TIME AND DISTRIBUTED BY ROSE MORRIS[/quote]
...That would make Ibanez's factory just off Shaftesbury Avenue, london then back in 1970. Hmmm. I had a Shafesbury Les Paul black beauty copy when I was 16, it was a nice copy. This rickylike looks in decent nick.

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A lot of Shafty LP copies were Matsumoku - you can spot these by the "Steel Adjustable Neck" plate, arrowhead trc, 3-screw pickup adjustment & the like. The Rick copies are definitely not Mats, but haven't yet been matched to anything with a positive manufacturer ID.

He's sort-of right about Shaftesbury - if a little confused! Rose-Morris' retail shop was in Shaftesbury Ave at the time & clearly that's where the brand name comes from. As a youth I spent many an hour in there & the various other emporia around Denmark St & Charing Cross Rd, drooling over the unattainable! :)

Jon.

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Well that Made-In-London-By-Ibanez Shafty's relisted after it didn't sell - £345 now & open to offers. Still not posting it though, which will likely be why it ain't shifting:

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:VRI&item=150331983650"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=150331983650[/url]

J.

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Musky

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A Kay - for spares, repairs or slinging on a fire...

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bass-Guitar-spares-or-repairs_W0QQitemZ220376257637"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bass-Guitar-spares-o...emZ220376257637[/url]

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[quote name='Musky' post='432843' date='Mar 12 2009, 08:36 PM']A Kay - for spares, repairs or slinging on a fire...

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bass-Guitar-spares-or-repairs_W0QQitemZ220376257637"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bass-Guitar-spares-o...emZ220376257637[/url][/quote]

Or burying 200 feet deep in a lead-lined concrete box - the bloody thing looks radioactive! :)

J.

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Mr. Foxen

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[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-70s-MIJ-Lawsuit-Maya-Thru-Neck-Stereo-Bass_W0QQitemZ160321437157QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item160321437157&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]Maya[/url]

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[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='434138' date='Mar 13 2009, 08:32 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-70s-MIJ-Lawsuit-Maya-Thru-Neck-Stereo-Bass_W0QQitemZ160321437157QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item160321437157&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]Maya[/url][/quote]
Now that's lovely. It was one of these which went for £600+ a couple of months ago. Interesting to see what this does.

J.

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[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-Style-Bass-New-Mint_W0QQitemZ220378492532QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item220378492532&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]Harmony[/url]

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