prowla Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Pots are easy to replace, if needs be. But it may not even need that; sometimes the nut holding the pot to the scratchplate comes loose and turning the knob turns the whole pot, which then causes the wire to break off at some point - that's an easy fix! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 Wires are all attached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Squirt a bit of switch cleaner in the pots, will probably sort them out. Useful stuff to have if you own a bass (or anything else with pots & switches), tbh. It's worth remembering that the likes of Grant & Columbus are importer brand names and not manufacturers. Very few of any of the names on MIJ guitars are actual manufacturer names - and this one looks like it was sold without a brand name, as many were. Fwiw Grant & Columbus appear to mostly have been the same instruments & are thought to have been Chushin Gakki products. I don't think this is a Chushin, though - they didn't use that style of neckplate, as far as I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 Cheers guys. You've been very helpful. My father in law is happy for me to have it but if this is worth a few hundred quid I want to be honest with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 I personally wouldn't pay hundreds for a 70s Japanese copy (but that's me, personally), but I see them being offered at those kind of prices, so there must be a market. I'm not sure about an unbranded one, though. I guess you could agree that if you sold it, you could split the money at that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 I'd rather keep it for a project than selling it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 26 minutes ago, Bassassin said: Squirt a bit of switch cleaner in the pots, will probably sort them out. Useful stuff to have if you own a bass (or anything else with pots & switches), tbh. It's worth remembering that the likes of Grant & Columbus are importer brand names and not manufacturers. Very few of any of the names on MIJ guitars are actual manufacturer names - and this one looks like it was sold without a brand name, as many were. Fwiw Grant & Columbus appear to mostly have been the same instruments & are thought to have been Chushin Gakki products. I don't think this is a Chushin, though - they didn't use that style of neckplate, as far as I know. Ah yes, forgot to mention switch cleaner - squirty cans avalable from Maplin (also squirty cans of air, which are handy for blowing out dust & detritus). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 I used to buy & sell a lot of vintage MIJ stuff a few years ago so I tend to look at them from the perspective of what I'd hope to get for it in a 99p, no-reserve auction. No brand name & no definite provenance (beyond MIJ, mid 70s) makes it a slightly harder sell. Original, fully-working condition is a big help though, and if it plays & sounds good then that's a winner. This is a good-quality, accurate copy which means it's higher up the food chain than a lot of what's on the market - those Grants & Columbuses, for example. That said, these don't go for mega-money, if I was selling it I'd hope for £250ish but realistically expect somewhere between £150 - £200. If you keep it & mod it, always bear in mind you might want to sell it later, so keep the original parts - and I would advise against making irreversible mods. These are rare instruments and have become pretty collectable - don't be surprised if it's worth less with a set of expensive pickups, BA2 & a preamp than it would be with its original bits. Seen that happen a few times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 2 hours ago, Bassassin said: I used to buy & sell a lot of vintage MIJ stuff a few years ago so I tend to look at them from the perspective of what I'd hope to get for it in a 99p, no-reserve auction. No brand name & no definite provenance (beyond MIJ, mid 70s) makes it a slightly harder sell. Original, fully-working condition is a big help though, and if it plays & sounds good then that's a winner. This is a good-quality, accurate copy which means it's higher up the food chain than a lot of what's on the market - those Grants & Columbuses, for example. That said, these don't go for mega-money, if I was selling it I'd hope for £250ish but realistically expect somewhere between £150 - £200. If you keep it & mod it, always bear in mind you might want to sell it later, so keep the original parts - and I would advise against making irreversible mods. These are rare instruments and have become pretty collectable - don't be surprised if it's worth less with a set of expensive pickups, BA2 & a preamp than it would be with its original bits. Seen that happen a few times! Him speak honto! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 To me the pots and wires pose a bit of a conundrum, it could be me but I think perhaps they are not original.... I would expected some more corrosion of sorts. I fear you may never fully know what’s what, but hey as long as it plays and sounds good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 On 31/12/2017 at 13:10, prowla said: Ah yes, forgot to mention switch cleaner - squirty cans avalable from Maplin (also squirty cans of air, which are handy for blowing out dust & detritus). I've used a squirty aur can I had and it did the job well. Neck volume pot still not 100 %. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 The bass sounds amazing. Don't know if it's the flat wounds strings or the pick ups. The bass has a gentle growl and deed sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 Bought switch squirty cleaner from Maplin and pots work great. Very smooth, no cracking sound. This bass needs no mods. It's fine as it is slightly battered with slightly cracked headstock. Oh hang on...doesn't it make it relic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benonbass Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 I think I have just bought this exact bass! Found it in the Bass Gallery in Camden last week. OP does that sound possible to you? I was trying out American J basses and picked this one up and found it sounded and played just as well. Not a bad find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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