Smollfaces Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Picked up a banged up old bass. Seller had a note saying vintage on the post, not sure if he meant the brand or if its an old bass. It has no branding on it other than a serial number (K3656) which I have searched for but nothing has come up. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Vintage (JHS) est96 earlier model. Possibly 90’s: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedee Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 I concur. Body and bridge certainly Vintage brand, it's only the pickup that I'm not familiar with as the later Vintage models more closely resembled the MM pole pieces etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, Deedee said: I concur. Body and bridge certainly Vintage brand, it's only the pickup that I'm not familiar with as the later Vintage models more closely resembled the MM pole pieces etc. That dual J is often seen on Tanglewood MM copies of a similar era too. The Tanglewoods had a fuller body shape and more MM headstock, but were very similar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Funny, I was just browsing the Gardiner Houlgate auction (https://guitar-auctions.co.uk/catalogue-preview-10th-11th-june-2020/), which is tomorrow morning, and they have one in there, lot 85: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 For reference - Tanglewood or similar age. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedee Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 9 minutes ago, jrixn1 said: Funny, I was just browsing the Gardiner Houlgate auction (https://guitar-auctions.co.uk/catalogue-preview-10th-11th-june-2020/), which is tomorrow morning, and they have one in there, lot 85: That's another half hour of my life I'll spend looking at things I don't need but want, in this case a Hofner Commitee and a MIJ 51 P 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smollfaces Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 Thanks for replies. Any opinions on what the build quality is like? I bought it to replace an old encore p bass which might be nicer I don't know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, AndyTravis said: Vintage (JHS) est96 earlier model. Possibly 90’s: Very early - mine is 2004 and this looks “primitive” compared to mine and the modern version - mine has the MM pickup and is fatter at the body and headstock good bass though Edited June 24, 2020 by Geek99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Smollfaces said: Thanks for replies. Any opinions on what the build quality is like? I bought it to replace an old encore p bass which might be nicer I don't know The bass is a "Vintage" brand from the 90s. The Vintage brand is a subsidiary of Encore, same brand, made in same factories, just different logo on the headstock, so quality-wise is identical to an old Encore. I had an old Encore which had the same style serial number at the bottom of the neck, like yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 I've had a few bits of Vintage gear over the years and I've always found them to be superb. They punch well above their weight in terms of quality / cost. Especially the stuff with Wilkinson hardware. Which imho is 95 percent as good as anything out there, at a tenth of the cost. I'm currently having massive sellers remorse over selling my Vintage Les Paul guitar. I shouldn't have let it go, but I figured as I was never going to be a guitarist I may as well put the money into bass gear. Now I'm getting into recording and I need a guitar again. 😩 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 With a good clean and a setup, that will be a nice bass. I was always impressed by the EST96, wasn’t as big fan when they changed the headstock to the shape of a trampled donut. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Something of note with the Vintage MM's is that if it has three knobs it's passive, if it has four knobs it's active. The OPs is passive. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smollfaces Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 9 hours ago, hooky_lowdown said: Something of note with the Vintage MM's is that if it has three knobs it's passive, if it has four knobs it's active. The OPs is passive. 👍 Nicely noticed, what does that mean to me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smollfaces Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 14 hours ago, Newfoundfreedom said: I've had a few bits of Vintage gear over the years and I've always found them to be superb. They punch well above their weight in terms of quality / cost. Especially the stuff with Wilkinson hardware. Which imho is 95 percent as good as anything out there, at a tenth of the cost. I'm currently having massive sellers remorse over selling my Vintage Les Paul guitar. I shouldn't have let it go, but I figured as I was never going to be a guitarist I may as well put the money into bass gear. Now I'm getting into recording and I need a guitar again. 😩 Reckon it was a pretty good purchase afir £30 then? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 6 hours ago, Smollfaces said: Reckon it was a pretty good purchase afir £30 then? An absolute steal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 9 hours ago, Smollfaces said: Nicely noticed, what does that mean to me? An active bass you need to add a small battery in order for the bass to make a sound through an amp. A passive bass (like yours) you just plug into an amp (no battery) and it plays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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