dangerboy Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 (edited) First in my massive bass clearout... From Electra (as far as I know): A bolt-on copy of a famous (ho ho) bass made in Japan in the 70s.. Maple top on a mahogany (I think) body. Maple neck with black 'sharkstooth' markers printed on (not inlayed). When I bought this it had weird pickups (a Tele pickup, for instance), so I put in the pickups from a CMI Ric copy. One mono output jack. NOW HAS BACK PICKUP FROM A CMI AND A MODERN FRONT REPLICA OF ITS ORIGINAL FRONT PICKUP. £240 plus postage? You get to choose your own postage, which will be charged at cost. I have a hardcase for this so it'll be safe in the post to you. Or you can pick it up from London for nowt. Loads more pics if you want them. NOW CHEAPER - SEE LAST POST Edited February 6, 2008 by dangerboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Nice - this is a Fujigen Gakki bass, same as the early Ibanez Rick copies, apart from the more individual finish. I know a guy in the US who collects Electra copies & he has at least one the same as this, so I'm 99.9% sure it is an Electra. Very unusual to see one over here - Electras were never officially imported into the UK. Don't think it's a Rick bridge, unfortunately - yours has chrome saddles, they're always unplated alloy on the real deal. The other way to tell is the holes the strings pass through behind the saddles - they're oval on real ones, round on copies. Irrelevant, really - the copy bridges are functionally identical - and actually seem a lot less prone to bending under string tension (the dreaded "tail-lift") than the real thing! Jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerboy Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 I knew it was too good to be true. So listing up top should read: "Nicer (still not real) bridge fitted. You can have the original too if you are into that kind of thing". Cheers Jon! (This bass sounds ace btw. Only selling because 2 Ric copies in my living room is one too many!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerboy Posted September 27, 2007 Author Share Posted September 27, 2007 Bump? Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 [quote name='Bassassin' date='Sep 24 2007, 10:31 PM' post='65047'] Nice - this is a Fujigen Gakki bass, same as the early Ibanez Rick copies, apart from the more individual finish. I know a guy in the US who collects Electra copies & he has at least one the same as this, so I'm 99.9% sure it is an Electra. Very unusual to see one over here - Electras were never officially imported into the UK. Don't think it's a Rick bridge, unfortunately - yours has chrome saddles, they're always unplated alloy on the real deal. The other way to tell is the holes the strings pass through behind the saddles - they're oval on real ones, round on copies. Irrelevant, really - the copy bridges are functionally identical - and actually seem a lot less prone to bending under string tension (the dreaded "tail-lift") than the real thing! Jon. MB1. fujigen Gakki try saying that when youre pissed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joegarcia Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Ah a Rick-a-like with a Maple neck! Been after one of these for ages. Will try and find some money from somewhere but it's unlikely. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerboy Posted September 30, 2007 Author Share Posted September 30, 2007 Still up for sale / trade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rorykins Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 ive got a hohner headless stienberger style, and a tanglewood acoustic/electric if yer interested? pretty odd basses, just thought i'd ask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerboy Posted October 1, 2007 Author Share Posted October 1, 2007 Sorry Rorykins. Neither my cup of tea, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rorykins Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 did'nt think so, oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancunianfox Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Would love this. Unfortunately don't have the funds at the minute though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerboy Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 I can't believe it's still here... but it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerboy Posted October 16, 2007 Author Share Posted October 16, 2007 I never really liked Mr. Tickle. Arms too long. And Mr. Happy? Well, you have to be suspicious of anyone that blissful. No, my favourite was definitely Mr. BUMP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerboy Posted February 3, 2008 Author Share Posted February 3, 2008 This is back up for sale now I've fixed a few issues it had. I put the original front pickup back in, but it sounded AWFUL, so I've sourced a matching modern pickup. Sounds sweet now. I've also changed the nut, because I noticed that the original was held together with epoxy. Price is down to £210 plus shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joegarcia Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Ooooooooooohhhhh. I just spent a fortune on a bass that should have killed GAS for good! DAMMIT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Get this Joe, and you're one up on me! Nearly bought a Shaftesbury Ric-a-like ages ago and wish I had. This one's very Lemmy, I like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joegarcia Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 [quote name='Shaggy' post='134096' date='Feb 5 2008, 08:53 AM']Get this Joe, and you're one up on me! Nearly bought a Shaftesbury Ric-a-like ages ago and wish I had. This one's very Lemmy, I like it [/quote] Hehe, not sure if it would quite match your RD. So wish I could afford this, would stick a black scratchplate and truss rod cover on and be very happy indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerboy Posted February 6, 2008 Author Share Posted February 6, 2008 Sorry Joe and other GAS heads. It's gone pending the usual... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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