RussFM Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Hondo II [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hondo-II-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ110428267617QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item19b609a461&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hondo-II-Bass-Guitar...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2x18 Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 And another Hondo! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/stunning-looking-vintage-70s-lemmy-bass-copy-hondo_W0QQitemZ320420509372QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item4a9a8cf6bc&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/stunning-looking-vin...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2x18 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Damaged Gherson neck through! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Old-Gherson-Bass-Guitar-1970s-PROJECT-or-SPARES_W0QQitemZ330358895582QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Guitar_Accessories?hash=item4ceaecb3de&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Old-Gherson-Bass-Gui...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 [quote name='2x18' post='594277' date='Sep 9 2009, 08:36 PM']Damaged Gherson neck through! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Old-Gherson-Bass-Guitar-1970s-PROJECT-or-SPARES_W0QQitemZ330358895582QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Guitar_Accessories?hash=item4ceaecb3de&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Old-Gherson-Bass-Gui...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url][/quote] That one's really unusual - and potentially repairable if the fretboard can be easily removed & cleaned up.... But I'm not buying anything else, oh no, certainly not, not a chance... J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/70s-classic-vintage-bass-guitar-throughneck-with-case_W0QQitemZ160364274726QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item255674a426&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]Nice looking one[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 That is tasty - but worth noting that the front & headstock have been stripped, the rest is the original black. He says Hondo - 99.9% it's not, there wasn't a through-neck Hondo as far as anyone can tell, so maybe a Shaftesbury. Either way, I don't know who made this. The fretboard looks unlacquered & very orangey - like my Frankenbugger, which is a great player. Having said that, the action on this looks alarmingly high from what I can see - the bridge will lower a lot so it's probably not structural - but if I was going to bid, I'd want to know why it's set up like that. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 [quote name='Bassassin' post='605317' date='Sep 22 2009, 09:58 AM']That is tasty - but worth noting that the front & headstock have been stripped, the rest is the original black. He says Hondo - 99.9% it's not, there wasn't a through-neck Hondo as far as anyone can tell, so maybe a Shaftesbury. Either way, I don't know who made this. The fretboard looks unlacquered & very orangey - like my Frankenbugger, which is a great player. Having said that, the action on this looks alarmingly high from what I can see - the bridge will lower a lot so it's probably not structural - but if I was going to bid, I'd want to know why it's set up like that. J.[/quote] Could well be its cause he strung it BEAD without changing the setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='605444' date='Sep 22 2009, 12:02 PM']Could well be its cause he strung it BEAD without changing the setup.[/quote] I did think that - but you'd expect he'd at least drop the bridge a bit. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='605444' date='Sep 22 2009, 12:02 PM']Could well be its cause he strung it BEAD without changing the setup.[/quote] Stringing BEAD is usually about the same tension as EADG (sometimes even less) so that ought not to affect the action to such an extent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Awesome-1970s-rare-IBANEZ-mapleglo-bass-guitar-RICANEZ_W0QQitemZ350256330046"]Here's an Ibanez 2388B/DX[/url], beautifully photographed to show all its "historical" delaminations - fretboard popping off, neck pickup route collapsing in on itself, leading to an action you could just about stick your hand under. All for only £750 BIN. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 (edited) Not on ebay but spotted today in Express Music in Solihull - new "Anniversary" brand Rick copy. Very [i]slightly[/i] brown tint to the fireglo not evident in image , set neck, £399, quite pretty in the flesh: [attachment=33563:annivers...ric_copy.jpg] [url="http://www.expressmusicstore.co.uk/"]http://www.expressmusicstore.co.uk/[/url] Edited September 26, 2009 by skankdelvar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wesley-Bass-Guitar-Epiphone-Les-Paul-Fender_W0QQitemZ160366353593QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item2556945cb9&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]Wesley - Modern keeping their distance copy.[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HONDO-70S-BASS-GUITAR-4001-4003-TOKAI-FACTORY-FIREGLO_W0QQitemZ120476572370QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item1c0cf69ad2&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]Hondo[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='616460' date='Oct 4 2009, 01:10 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HONDO-70S-BASS-GUITAR-4001-4003-TOKAI-FACTORY-FIREGLO_W0QQitemZ120476572370QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item1c0cf69ad2&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]Hondo[/url][/quote] £475 BIN. Wow. And [quote]THESE WERE MADE IN THE TOKAI FACTORY[/quote] I think the appropriate response is "my arse!" Jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Greco-RB-1000-4001-type-Full-original-NTR-N-Mint_W0QQitemZ260491036037QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3ca679c585"]Greco[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='626501' date='Oct 14 2009, 10:30 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Greco-RB-1000-4001-type-Full-original-NTR-N-Mint_W0QQitemZ260491036037QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3ca679c585"]Greco[/url][/quote] Nice - that's early 70s, not 80s like the listing says. Same as the Ibby 2388B/DX, looks in nice condition for its age. Wonder why someone's stuck a P cover on it though, it looks stoopid. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2x18 Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 CMI neck thro. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1970s-Ricky-classic-4001-Bass-Guitar-by-CMI-70s_W0QQitemZ260497210507QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3ca6d7fc8b"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1970s-Ricky-classic-...=item3ca6d7fc8b[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 Now hold, I say [i][b]HOLD [/b][/i]it right there boy! £500 for a CMI? [b][color="#FF0000"][size=4]£500?[/size] [/color] [/b] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='644108' date='Nov 3 2009, 08:23 AM']Now hold, I say [i][b]HOLD [/b][/i]it right there boy! £500 for a CMI? [b][color="#FF0000"][size=4]£500?[/size] [/color] [/b][/quote] Not you, then? I guess the recession is officially over then. Happy days! J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 (edited) [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Greco-RB-700-4001-type-Full-original-BLK-GOOD-COND_W0QQitemZ260504551185QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3ca747ff11"]Greco[/url] Look out for the postage though, and will have duty/VAT/handling on top. Edited November 10, 2009 by Mr. Foxen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumble Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Not Ebay but.... [url="http://tuscanyguitars.com/tuscany_bird_cherry.html"]http://tuscanyguitars.com/tuscany_bird_cherry.html[/url] Complete with "Professional nut job for maximum left hand comfort" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ibanez-70s-Style-Bass-Guitar-Hook-Macca-Lemmy-Squire_W0QQitemZ140360355578QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item20ae210efa"]Ibanez[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 (edited) Not mine but [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ibanez-70s-Style-Bass-Guitar-Hook-Macca-Lemmy-Squire_W0QQitemZ140360355578QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item20ae210efa"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ibanez-70s-Style-Bas...=item20ae210efa[/url] I was on EBay and saw this before I saw Mr.Foxen's link! Edited November 16, 2009 by BurritoBass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Too slow dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookys6stringbass Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 looks like a Hondo II to me - I thought Ibanez were thru necks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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