AndyTravis Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F253355020990 er. Don’t know if this is cool or totally crap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Nor me. Might be someone's perfect bass, though - at least for gigging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommorichards Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 I had one of those a while ago. Heavy plywood body, neck wasnt very good. Sounded okayish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Budgety Korean thing, late 80s/early90s maybe - not that common but I have seen them before. Something horrific's happened to the truss adjuster on this - can't quite make out what's going on but it makes me slightly queasy to look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 10 hours ago, Bassassin said: Budgety Korean thing, late 80s/early90s maybe - not that common but I have seen them before. Something horrific's happened to the truss adjuster on this - can't quite make out what's going on but it makes me slightly queasy to look at it. Ah, I thought it was a “bullet” style. the break angle on the G looks crazy too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyerseve Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 and lets not forget the bridge pup is kaput! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 (edited) I find it hard to believe that Hohner ( whether cheap or not ) put out a bass from the factory with that awful G string angle. Something's not right there That headstock screams 4 in-inline like any P bass copies, though there doesnt seem to be any holes left after a machine head move Here's a photo of what looks like the proper location of the machine heads on a Hohner Arbor MX1 Edited January 9, 2018 by fleabag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 Yeah I’ll give it a miss, it was a nice idea but All looks a bit wonky and £35 is tempting but sometimes “just no” will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyerseve Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 1 hour ago, fleabag said: I find it hard to believe that Hohner ( whether cheap or not ) put out a bass from the factory with that awful G string angle. Something's not right there That headstock screams 4 in-inline like any P bass copies, though there doesnt seem to be any holes left after a machine head move Here's a photo of what looks like the proper location of the machine heads on a Hohner Arbor MX1 you're right. its bugging me too. looking closely at the headstock from front on it looks like it has been transplanted from another bass. none of the tuning pegs are properly in line(look at them compared to the protruding truss rod). Either its a transplanted head from another bass and the decals transferred, or the neck was broken, made shorter, then the headstock glued back on resulting in the protruding truss rod. either way, I wouldnt touch this. also, all the Hohner Arbor MX1s I can see are P pup at the neck and no fron electronics cavity cover. this probably explains the odd looking MM style pickguard too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 Seems you can get a greeting card for this model too 😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I had one back when they were first released! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 See. That green/blue (not to mention the outfit) it looks nice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 6 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: See. That green/blue (not to mention the outfit) it looks nice You've gotta remember this would be the 80's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 10 minutes ago, warwickhunt said: You've gotta remember this would be the 80's! Absolutely. Jealous. I was playing in the late 90’s when it was all unkempt hair and parkas. Tragic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 2 hours ago, warwickhunt said: I had one back when they were first released! I apologise for asking - but someone's got to: Is this photo a record of the unfortunate consequences that arise when fashionable-at-the-time white trousers coincide with stage-fright? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Faded jeans and 'leather' patches... patches needed due to unfeasibly large testes! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyerseve Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 3 hours ago, AndyTravis said: Seems you can get a greeting card for this model too 😳 how did you find out it was this model? I looked through loads of images of the model shown in the original ebay listing with no joy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 4 minutes ago, warwickhunt said: Faded jeans and 'leather' patches... patches needed due to unfeasibly large testes! Magical! Need the robust texture of hide for big nuts - denim chafe is most unfortunate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 Just now, dyerseve said: how did you find out it was this model? I looked through loads of images of the model shown in the original ebay listing with no joy... I have Hohner bass saved as a search on eBay, im currently bids deep on a jack bass (although I did bid drunk I’m glad I did) and this comes up as an alert every time. £6 for a greetings card, or you can buy the bass on the card for £35 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyerseve Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 but which model is it? googling "Hohner B425" shows bugger all results... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 I’ve no clue. Arbor series. seems one of the less common models, obviously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 (edited) 59 minutes ago, dyerseve said: but which model is it? googling "Hohner B425" shows bugger all results... Yup, tried that meself and got zilch. Googling Arbor MX1 brings up only the P pickup model. And nothing has explained that weird G string in the first post. It also really looks like someone moved a tuner to the bottom of the headstock but left no remaining hole. I dont get the whole bluddy scenario TBH Edited January 9, 2018 by fleabag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyerseve Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 11 hours ago, fleabag said: Yup, tried that meself and got zilch. Googling Arbor MX1 brings up only the P pickup model. And nothing has explained that weird G string in the first post. It also really looks like someone moved a tuner to the bottom of the headstock but left no remaining hole. I dont get the whole bluddy scenario TBH If you look at the pic on the greeting card it has a similar layout to the ebay one. the break angle to the G doesnt look quite as severe. Can you see what I mean about the head looks transplanted? See the mess just after the nut and also the trussrod looks about 2" too long for the neck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Yup, this lump of wood just gets weirder by the minute. Headstock looks glued on, and that odd tuning peg defies logic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 The for sale bass looks to me as if somebody had a problem with the truss rod, needed access to the adjuster nut and hacked away at the access hole resulting in the loss of some of the wood behind the nut (for the strings). I'm wondering if they had to replace the bullet adjuster nut for some reason but have used something unsuited to the instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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