adamrobertt Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 Hey there. First time poster all the way from the USA! I'm looking to possibly acquire a 70's ET-280. I saw via Google that one or two people from these forums has owned one in the past, and I was wondering how they were. Is it a good bass? I currently have a Fender 50's P bass that I'd be trading in the deal. Thanks in advance. Quote
Musky Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 Hi Adam. I answered on your post at TB so there's not much more I can add, other than I don't think I'd use it to replace a Fender. Is there any possibility you could try it out before doing the trade? Quote
Bassassin Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 Never owned one myself, but ET280s are fairly common, and not too expensive. Which means they're likely to be even more common & cheaper in the US, that being the way of things. It's a medium-scale bass so I'd be inclined to think it's the sort of thing you'd have for a bit of variety & quirkiness rather than a replacement for a Precision. Good luck finding one - just keep an eye on Ebay & Craigslist & such and one will turn up. Jon. Quote
adamrobertt Posted November 10, 2009 Author Posted November 10, 2009 Yeah, I've actually already found a few. I've got one lead in particular that I could probably go and try out before trading it, which is what I think I'm going to do. I'm actually looking to go back to a medium scale bass - my first bass was a Mustang, and being a small guy I found it much more comfortable. I like my P, but it's a huge instrument and it hurts my shoulder and my hand cramps up at shows where it normally wouldn't. Not that I can't play it, but I just find the smaller scale basses to be much more comfortable. My only real concern about this bass is the pickups - I'm a little worried that they won't be any good. I guess a new pickup in the bridge would only be like $60, though. Thanks for the replies. Quote
spinynorman Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 Ask at [url="http://bassoutpost.com"]The Last Bass Outpost[/url]. A lot of the Gibson/Epi experts hang out there. Quote
Bassassin Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 [quote name='spinynorman' post='651608' date='Nov 11 2009, 01:55 PM']Ask at [url="http://bassoutpost.com"]The Last Bass Outpost[/url]. A lot of the Gibson/Epi experts hang out there.[/quote] These are JapCrap - built by Matsumoku in the early/mid 70s. Might be some info to be had from the Matsumoku forum: [url="http://www.matsumoku.org/ggboard/index.php"]http://www.matsumoku.org/ggboard/index.php[/url] J. Quote
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