70's MiJ STATUS J (?)

[eubassix]

any BC knowledge / ideas / suggestions ??? :-

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1970s-Japanese-made-Status-bass-guitar-/152754152521?hash=item2390db6449:g:GO8AAOSwDgpZ47DU

[Bassassin]

Nowt to do with Rob Green's lovely creations - these turn up from time to time and it appears to be a name used by J.E Dalls& Sons / Dallas-Arbiter on early 70s J copies, sold alongside their Jedson brand. This is from a Jedson catalogue:



Somewhat overpriced at £200+, it's a refin (should be sunburst) and cosmetically a bit of a mess. In that condition, to me it should be a sub-£100 restoration project, in the hope the original finish has been painted over, rather than stripped.

Interesting early 70s build though, this is a 99.9% likely a Fujigen bass, ID'd from the Maxon pickups and lower-half stamped neckplate. The pickups will have date stamps underneath but I'd put it at '71 or '72, based on the pickups themselves, common before J type copy pickups were widely available, and also the tuner style and the chrome trc cover, which disappeared from Fujigen builds after '72 or so.