kevbass Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Hello ladies and gents, any of you here have any experiencwith cimar jazz basses? What are they like? Any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 It seems Cimar were an offshoot brand of Ibanez in the 80's. BigRedX is the person to ask about this era of Japcrap Rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Basswise I can only go off what I've heard, good quality stuff from Ibanez. If you can find a nice jazz for instance at a good price, I'd jump on it. In fact, I've been on the look out for one myself for some time. I [i]did[/i] have a Cimar lead guitar many years ago, and it was really very very nice indeed. Well made, great player and a great sound. I seem to remember it being a version of the Roadstar. If one comes up on the bay, you'll have to fight me for it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='317093' date='Oct 28 2008, 09:15 PM']It seems Cimar were an offshoot brand of Ibanez in the 80's. BigRedX is the person to ask about this era of Japcrap Rich.[/quote] Actually I think you want Bassassin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 [quote name='BigRedX' post='317110' date='Oct 28 2008, 09:55 PM']Actually I think you want Bassassin...[/quote] We need an equivalent of the batphone for Bassassin.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 bassassin is the guy for japcrap, BigRedX is the guy for weird and wonderful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 [quote name='budget bassist' post='317236' date='Oct 29 2008, 02:32 AM']bassassin is the guy for japcrap, BigRedX is the guy for weird and wonderful [/quote] OMG we're all falling into little niche areas..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 (edited) They sound bloody great - i still have one but its no longer got the original p/ups. The originals had rounded ends and were not square ended like regular Jazz p/ups. If its reasonable nick, get it. Same goes for any CSL jazz bass too. Made by the same factory as Cimar for the UK market ( Charles Summerfiled Limited ) Edited October 29, 2008 by fleabag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul h Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I'm the guy for boring pointless posts. P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 (edited) Looks like a job for Captain JapCrap... Cimar. Depends on the bass - got any pics or anything? Cimar was associated with Ibanez in the late 70s & 80s, but the official line is that the "copy era" Cimars weren't connected to Hoshino (Ibanez's parent company) - and by the looks of them came from a different factory. I had a 70s Cimar J, it was OK but not great, plywood body, quite a nice neck, round-end pups, 2 saddle bridge. It couldn't compete with my CSL Jazz (more on that later) so it went - as it happens a long-ago Bassworld member who went by the name of Bonzo ended up with it, he's still using it as a test-bed for various projects & modifications so it must have something! Anyway, like most Jap brands from this era, they sold different spec versions of each instrument, so there will have been more "upmarket" variations available at the same time. The CSL Jazz I have is identical to later Cimar Jazzes from about 1980, built at Fujigen Gakki, after Hoshino/Ibanez started using the brand: [attachment=15345:cimarflyer.jpg] Notice the Ibanez Blazer-shaped headstocks. If the Cimar you're looking at is one of these - go for it. My CSL Jazz is, I think, the one bass I'd rescue from a burning house - and that's a [u]lot[/u] of other basses going up in smoke! Jon. Edited October 29, 2008 by Bassassin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbass Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 [quote name='Bassassin' post='317805' date='Oct 29 2008, 06:03 PM']Looks like a job for Captain JapCrap... Cimar. Depends on the bass - got any pics or anything? Cimar was associated with Ibanez in the late 70s & 80s, but the official line is that the "copy era" Cimars weren't connected to Hoshino (Ibanez's parent company) - and by the looks of them came from a different factory. I had a 70s Cimar J, it was OK but not great, plywood body, quite a nice neck, round-end pups, 2 saddle bridge. It couldn't compete with my CSL Jazz (more on that later) so it went - as it happens a long-ago Bassworld member who went by the name of Bonzo ended up with it, he's still using it as a test-bed for various projects & modifications so it must have something! Anyway, like most Jap brands from this era, they sold different spec versions of each instrument, so there will have been more "upmarket" variations available at the same time. The CSL Jazz I have is identical to later Cimar Jazzes from about 1980, built at Fujigen Gakki, after Hoshino/Ibanez started using the brand: [attachment=15345:cimarflyer.jpg] Notice the Ibanez Blazer-shaped headstocks. If the Cimar you're looking at is one of these - go for it. My CSL Jazz is, I think, the one bass I'd rescue from a burning house - and that's a [u]lot[/u] of other basses going up in smoke! Jon.[/quote] Cheers John!I knew I could rely upon your wisdom. The one I've spotted is overpriced but I'll take it on if I can ge the seller to drop a few quid from it. Its a real fixer upper so Im just buying it to keep me entertained in the evenings so I can tinker with it and try and restore it to its former glory, watch this space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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