alyctes Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Not far from me. Not labelled as Made In Japan though. So it may be one of the Korean pre-production basses? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bass-Collection-Bass-Guitar-by-SGC-Nanyo-with-Original-Case/132882989629?hash=item1ef071823d:g:FhIAAOSwkHxcDTdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Erm ooh...er... @TheGreek is this legit?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyerseve Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Seems like it's very well built and got some very nice hardware! A Gotoh bridge no less! Be surprised if this fufnt cone out of Japan but I am no expert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 I would say that it is a SB801 (as it is a through neck bass) and possibly my old bass (The quilting on the front looks slightly different to mine but the light on my old photos is not great) Sadly I don't have any images of the back of my bass to confirm what it looked like, I had mine back in about 1988 and sold it on soon afterwards as due to poor technique I kept flicking the G string off the side of the fret board..........I have put a hefty bid in for it as I wish I had never sold it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Very unusual to see a neck-through model. Good luck Roger2611, I hope you get it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Thanks fellas.. Anybody want to buy a kidney?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 That's lovely, good luck @Roger2611 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 56 minutes ago, Roger2611 said: I would say that it is a SB801 (as it is a through neck bass) and possibly my old bass (The quilting on the front looks slightly different to mine but the light on my old photos is not great) Sadly I don't have any images of the back of my bass to confirm what it looked like, I had mine back in about 1988 and sold it on soon afterwards as due to poor technique I kept flicking the G string off the side of the fret board..........I have put a hefty bid in for it as I wish I had never sold it! Then I shall no longer involve myself - I shall find more Yamahas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 That's absolutely stunning. Never owned a Bass Collection & had no idea they did a through neck... Will leave this one be though - best of luck @Roger2611 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 That's a lovely thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 On 09/12/2018 at 22:46, alyctes said: Not far from me. Not labelled as Made In Japan though. So it may be one of the Korean pre-production basses? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bass-Collection-Bass-Guitar-by-SGC-Nanyo-with-Original-Case/132882989629?hash=item1ef071823d:g:FhIAAOSwkHxcDTdf The Korean ones didn't have Gotoh stamped hardware on them, (they used licenced hardware without any name on) and this has Gotoh throughout. It is one of the early pre-amps as well. Same as on my 1988 model and the Korean ones came late 90s/Early 2000's ? looks like Roger has confirmed it is a genuine MIJ one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 1 hour ago, BassBunny said: The Korean ones didn't have Gotoh stamped hardware on them, (they used licenced hardware without any name on) and this has Gotoh throughout. It is one of the early pre-amps as well. Same as on my 1988 model and the Korean ones came late 90s/Early 2000's ? looks like Roger has confirmed it is a genuine MIJ one. Thanks. That leaves me somewhat puzzled, because my old SB301 had Gotoh tuners, no MIJ stamp, and an atypical serial number. Consensus here was that it was probably a pre-production Korean build, made while SGC were still trying to decide where the production should go. That's why I described it as I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 8 hours ago, alyctes said: Thanks. That leaves me somewhat puzzled, because my old SB301 had Gotoh tuners, no MIJ stamp, and an atypical serial number. Consensus here was that it was probably a pre-production Korean build, made while SGC were still trying to decide where the production should go. That's why I described it as I did. I had one of those and one of the giveaways was the screw pattern on the control backplate. It's different to the MIJ ones. The one we are talking about does not have MIJ stamped on it but looks like it is one. SGC Nanyo is an absolute minefield to negotiate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Bass Collection Bass Guitar by SGC Nanyo - with Original Case See original listing Condition:Used Ended:19 Dec, 2018 17:47:53 GMT Winning bid:£485.50 [ 8 bids ] Postage: £14.82 Economy Delivery Item location:Bournemouth, United Kingdom Seller:the.printmaker (802 ) Anybody here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 1 minute ago, TheGreek said: Bass Collection Bass Guitar by SGC Nanyo - with Original Case See original listing Condition:Used Ended:19 Dec, 2018 17:47:53 GMT Winning bid:£485.50 [ 8 bids ] Postage: £14.82 Economy Delivery Item location:Bournemouth, United Kingdom Seller:the.printmaker (802 ) Anybody here? That'll be mine then, I will share a few photos once it arrives! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Well done Roger, I do so like a happy ending! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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missis sumner Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 That's a beauty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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