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[elom]

This is a [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Jolana-Disco-bass-guitar-very-rare-and-collectible_W0QQitemZ290311361487QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item290311361487&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1688%7C66%3A4%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A2%7C294%3A200"]'Disco Bass'[/url]

Apparently it's very rare and collectable...

Erm, yeah

[timloudon]

A 'zero nut'? Does that mean that it doesn't have one: no open strings for you!

[Musky]

Oddly enough they are fairly rare and collectable - to some people anyway. Though some people will collect almost anything and I'm not sure that translates into £325.

[Ou7shined]

All wot 'e said ^

[OldGit]

I am strangely drawn to that .. but at a few hundred less

I never understand this: "would benefit from a new set of strings." so put a new set on!
It's a music shop - so that's, what? £5 to make it much better?

Daft

[beerdragon]

They have a nice Rosetti, but not struck on the colour or price.

[Ou7shined]

Ouch! Kinda makes [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=330327986381"]this[/url] Rosetti that was in my watch box a bit of a bargain eh.

[beerdragon]

£57! it could be a bag of whatsit but for£57 i would have had it. strange though, i'm no expert but it's an odd looking Rosetti.

[warwickhunt]

The bass in the OP reminds me of the (IIRC) Gibson RD bass... weren't they pants as well? Only joking Gibbo owners.

[Ou7shined]

[quote name='beerdragon' post='486493' date='May 12 2009, 11:08 PM']£57! it could be a bag of whatsit but for£57 i would have had it. strange though, i'm no expert but it's an odd looking Rosetti.[/quote]Yup I seriously considered this flight of fancy but unfortunately there are plans afoot for something more practical and ultimately more gigable so I let it slide.

[Musky]

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='486498' date='May 12 2009, 11:22 PM']Yup I seriously considered this flight of fancy but unfortunately there are plans afoot for something more practical and ultimately more gigable so I let it slide.[/quote]

Ah - [url="http://edfriedland.com/equipment/1/10"]Ed Friedland has one of these and would seem to love it.[/url] These were made by Egmond, a dutch company in the 60s, and I bought something very similar from dangerboy a while ago. It has a more Precision like shape and is without the gorgeous vinyl covering, but aside from that (and a different selector switch) is identical to the one in that auction.

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=27538&hl=egmond"]Check out the pics in his ad.[/url]

I actually wanted the whole vinyl/mother of toilet seat/Jag-style cheeseyness of one like Ed's, but dangerboy's one does me just fine. It sounds great incidentally, as long as you like 60's style retro thump!

[fifeq]

you can get one of those Jolanas for less than 100 quid. Just need to know where to look at.

[lemmywinks]

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='486495' date='May 12 2009, 11:12 PM']The bass in the OP reminds me of the (IIRC) Gibson RD bass... weren't they pants as well? Only joking Gibbo owners. [/quote]


They weren't that great in the grand scheme of things but were one of Gibson's best basses IMHO, Probably says more about Gibson basses than that model in particular!

I had a well gigged '77 RD Artist in all natural, managed shy of £500 for it which makes this look extremely overpriced

[tauzero]

My first bass was a Bass 7 by Rosetti. It was utter, utter sh*te. I see that there's a [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110387814502"]neck and body for one on ebay[/url] for a ridiculous price. In fact there's a singlecut double pickup version of the one I had, with a similar ghastly greenburst, for £500 in another auction.

[josh3184]

I'm not usually one for unusual shaped basses but that's luverly!

[beerdragon]

Here's anther Jolana that i actually like the look of, not a cheapie though.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.de/70s-JOLANA-GALAXY-ELECTRIC-BASS-GITARRE-BASS-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ230343163726QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGitarren?hash=item230343163726&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1229|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50"]http://cgi.ebay.de/70s-JOLANA-GALAXY-ELECT...93%3A1|294%3A50[/url]