TheGreek Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 (edited) Topic had seeped it's way down to page 14 - need it closer to hand. BTW the body continues to be troublesome - the 3 piece has split and refuses to be re-glued. Plan is to remove it completely and re-attach using dowels and STRONG adhesive. Edited March 22, 2019 by TheGreek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledad Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Great thread for great basses. There's a 5 listed for sale here, and owner has pics of original brochures, the fine Wapping High Street price list etc. Those pics would be nice archived. Personally I feel the price is a tads strong... but maybe I'm still on the old money. (A grand... ??) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilco Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 5 hours ago, Soledad said: Great thread for great basses. There's a 5 listed for sale here, and owner has pics of original brochures, the fine Wapping High Street price list etc. Those pics would be nice archived. Personally I feel the price is a tads strong... but maybe I'm still on the old money. (A grand... ??) I’ve got my 335 up for sale for less than half that but have got to say, now having serious “should I really be selling it” doubts..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzoid Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 6 hours ago, Soledad said: Great thread for great basses. There's a 5 listed for sale here, and owner has pics of original brochures, the fine Wapping High Street price list etc. Those pics would be nice archived. Personally I feel the price is a tads strong... but maybe I'm still on the old money. (A grand... ??) "tads strong" - I feel you have a gift for under-statement. SGC Nanyos are lovely, I've had a couple and they are very very good. But £1,000 for that with the damage highlighted... somewhat aspirational. (Which may also be an understatement... but GLWTS to the seller...) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 (edited) Here's a bit of info from one of the "sleuths" on the SGC-Nanyo Facebook page and the accompanying reply to a customer support enquiry fro Deviser: "There has always been an air of mystery surrounding who exactly SGC Nanyo was. All that anyone who happened to play one of these instruments knew was that they had a top quality well built instrument in their hands. I am yet to confirm that SGC stood for Sexton Guitar Company that was an english guitar manufacturer that the japanese electronic company Nanyo (Nanyo Boeki) acquired. Now here's some information that I had confirmed by email in the early hours of this morning. As you probably have seen on other recent posts Momose (Yasuo)(a person not a company) is a japanese luthier/guitar builder who built The Jazz basses for Bass Collection and it turns out and this is the interesting bit that he was the guitar builder who made the neck's and body's for the japanese built SGC Nanyo guitars and basses. As far as I can tell the finish, hardware, pickups and electronics were applied and installed elsewhere in Japan. For me this is important information as this further confirms that our instruments are top quality. Momose Yasuo is a highly skilled and highly regarded luthier/guitar builder just look at the quality of his work and the price points of his current work reflects his skill. But at around £2,500.00 for a boutique hand crafted guitar in all variations the price really isn't that bad. On a final note this background information on our instruments pedigree really should make us realise that our SGC Nanyo Basses really are undervalued and that even if we paid the top RRP from new, we paid a good price. And personally I believe that once people start to catch on to the background and pedigree of these instruments and as they become older and rarer, we might just see the price of these SGC Nanyo's increasing. Here's the email confirming Momose Yasuo's part and involvement in the SGC Nanyo company and brands." Edited March 2, 2019 by BassBunny 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledad Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 There's a 5 on the bay at the moment - BIN £160 or offer. Is it my eyes - looks like it's had the frets ripped out (no mention in description)... ? Near Oxford somewhere https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-Bass-collection-by-SGC-Nanyo-5-string-active-jazz-bass-late-80s/223450917070?hash=item3406b668ce:g:Iv4AAOSwZ65cjgFn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Messaged the guy, yup no frets. Tempting.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 I really want a decent fretless 5er but right now I need to concentrate my finances on moving. Typical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangotango Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 On 17/03/2019 at 16:49, Soledad said: There's a 5 on the bay at the moment - BIN £160 or offer. Is it my eyes - looks like it's had the frets ripped out (no mention in description)... ? Near Oxford somewhere https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-Bass-collection-by-SGC-Nanyo-5-string-active-jazz-bass-late-80s/223450917070?hash=item3406b668ce:g:Iv4AAOSwZ65cjgFn If this had been available a month ago and I'd seen it, I would probably have gone for it as I have a SGC 5-string fretted and wanted a similar fretless to match up. Now I have two very nice Spectors - one fretted, one fretless - and so will now look to offload my own Bass Collection fretted 5'er instead. Funny old thing, life....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 From somebody's ad...useful piece of info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 That Price List is from 1993, so actually quite late in the history of SGC Nanyo. My favourites were the 80s basses, especially the SB320 which had apparently dropped off the roster by 1993. I'll add this Price List to one of my earliest posts so that it's there for people reading the whole Topic for the first time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledad Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Joe Hubbard playing a really nice Bass Collection Jazz - looks real quality and is that an ebony fingerboard? Nice. Don't know, is this an SGC Nanyo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 It's not SGC Nanyo, it's one of the new ones with the 'Joe Hubbard' mods. Aguilar pickups and a badass-alike bridge. Fingerboard is rosewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledad Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 No wonder he plays it quite a bit, got skin in the game (as they say) - nice bass. I like his vids too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missis sumner Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 (edited) I've seen a bit of a basket case Japanese Nanyo on Gumtree (yes, I know I have too many basses already...), and I have a technical question for the five string gurus out there - do these have a three piece neck? I believe it to be sen, in see-through gold, with gold hardware. I'm looking at my '95 four string SB320 series for comparison, and is has a single piece neck with a scarf joint. Edit: Think I've answered my own question after looking at some photos on the Facebook page. The 5 string versions do indeed appear to have a 3-piece maple neck, and not 1-piece as described in the catalogue... Edited April 25, 2019 by missis sumner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missis sumner Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 This is worth £75 isn't it? https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/nanyo-bass-collection-5-string-electric-bass/1335771149 I've asked for some more photos/details, but just going on the details given: 1. New nut - £10 2. Strings - £30 3. Truss rod cover - £10 4. Nail varnish for the dings... As long as the neck is straight and the electronics work, probably looking at £50 and a bit of my time to make it playable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 At £75 I would have a punt on it 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missis sumner Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 I've contacted the seller. I'll try to arrange to see it, as he's not far from me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 1 hour ago, missis sumner said: I've contacted the seller. I'll try to arrange to see it, as he's not far from me. If you decide not to bother would you let me know? I'm not going to do anything whilst you are trying to sort a deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Haven't seen one of these before. Bit of a discussion on FB about it. https://www.ebay.com/itm/SGC-NANYO-Bass-Collection-Electric-Bass-5-string-Made-in-Japan-Free-Ship-490v05/173870677296 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 And another. I 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Not what you'd call a looker... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 2 hours ago, missis sumner said: This is worth £75 isn't it? https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/nanyo-bass-collection-5-string-electric-bass/1335771149 I've asked for some more photos/details, but just going on the details given: 1. New nut - £10 2. Strings - £30 3. Truss rod cover - £10 4. Nail varnish for the dings... As long as the neck is straight and the electronics work, probably looking at £50 and a bit of my time to make it playable? Still a steal even after the work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missis sumner Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 2 hours ago, BassBunny said: If you decide not to bother would you let me know? I'm not going to do anything whilst you are trying to sort a deal. Course I will. Thank you for not "gazumping" me! lol As I say, I've contacted the seller, but still no response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missis sumner Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 1 hour ago, TheGreek said: Still a steal even after the work. I reckon... It's just the bodywork letting it down. Still, should make a very light, playable 5-string... That's if you can play 5 stings... It'll be a first for me, if I can get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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