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Vintage MIJ (formerly J@pCr@p) Spotting

Bassassin

By Bassassin,
in eBay - Weird and Wonderful

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nick Experienced

nick

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[quote name='budget bassist' post='184847' date='Apr 24 2008, 09:09 PM']That aria is really nice looking.
Also a guy on the EBMM forum had one of those yamahas refinished, looked really nice.



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Love the look of those Yamahas - been after one myself for a while

neepheid Grand Master

neepheid

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[quote name='Happy Jack' post='184842' date='Apr 24 2008, 09:05 PM']Not convinced that's one of the Czech ones ... the Futuramas were sourced from all over the place, including Hagstrom, and that looks like a Swedish one to me. If it IS a Hagstrom (note the presence of the word "if") then it's a steal at £99.[/quote]

It is a Hagstrom based Futurama. The main reason I say so is the shadow of a "Kings neck" sticker on the back of the headstock.

What a mess though. If anyone here does decide to go for it I have some spares (will have machine heads for sure, possibly some other bits and bobs). PM me if you want to discuss.

Happy Jack Grand Master

Happy Jack

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[quote name='neepheid' post='185079' date='Apr 25 2008, 09:31 AM']It is a Hagstrom based Futurama. The main reason I say so is the shadow of a "Kings neck" sticker on the back of the headstock.[/quote]

Good spot - I missed that.

BigRedX Grand Master

BigRedX

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Yes it's a Hagstrom Futurama.

I had one exactly like that that - except mine was in pristine condition in 1982. It was my spare bass (to my Burns Sonic), so I sold it when I joined an all synth band. Hope that isn't what it's become...

Musky Proficient

Musky

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[quote name='thedarxide' post='184093' date='Apr 23 2008, 08:33 PM']What's the attraction with those? I had a Westone flying v and it was nothing special at all. And is it West-One or Wes-Tone?[/quote]

The Westone brand seems to have been resurrected, and by the sound of things the V you had was probably one of these. The Westones every one rate were made in Japan by Matsumoku until 1987 - I don't think they ever produced a flying V.

Bassassin Grand Master

Bassassin

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Good grief! Some JapCrap:

Starting with an Avon Jazz copy:
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=130218260418"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=130218260418[/url]
And what's in a name? This one's already sold - but was surprisingly similar to the one above - which is unlikely to fetch £219:
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1970s-Maya-JAZZ-BASS-MIJ-Beautiful-Sunburst-Long-Scale_W0QQitemZ160228751447"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1970s-Maya-JAZZ-BASS...emZ160228751447[/url]

Some stuff you can buy now...

A Westy Thunder II - which I suspect is not going anywhere at that price:
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150242229400"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=150242229400[/url]

And neither is this Washboard Stage B20:
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=160234828713"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=160234828713[/url]
I had one of them when I were a lad. Wish I still did... :)

A Westone Quantum headless, with its own little coffin:
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=160235907159"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=160235907159[/url]
Doubt it'll stay nice & cheap for long.

Unspecified JapCrap P with an iffy refin & odd little pickup:
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260231704672"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=260231704672[/url]
Quite tempted by this. For no good reason! :huh:

J.

Bassassin Grand Master

Bassassin

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[quote name='paul, the' post='190003' date='May 1 2008, 08:53 PM']What a bunch of fugglers. Sell us something tasty, Jon ;) .[/quote]

:huh: Bloody cheek - if you don't like it, go find your own JapCrap! I dunno, kids today... :) ;)

J.

paul, the Rising Star

paul, the

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How do you work out the value of an instrument?


I was looking at those Arias and Grecos from Tokyo (one P went for about £117 +importing fees etc.). I figured that I was probably basing my perceived value on the basses he had previously sold and currently had up for sale (BIN).

Is this up?
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ibanez-Roadstar-2-1983-made-in-Japan-stunning-bass-LOOK_W0QQitemZ290225965365"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ibanez-Roadstar-2-19...emZ290225965365[/url]

Jono Bolton Mentor

Jono Bolton

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Wowsers trousers, that Ibanez is lovely! Glad I decided to have a look in here, stops me looking at the TV while my girlfriend watches Embarrassing Illnesses :)

paul, the Rising Star

paul, the

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[quote name='jono b' post='190169' date='May 1 2008, 11:47 PM']Wowsers trousers, that Ibanez is lovely! Glad I decided to have a look in here, stops me looking at the TV while my girlfriend watches Embarrassing Illnesses :)[/quote]
If there's a crop, that would be the cream.

Something tells me Jon shoveled us the fuglers and kept that one to himself :huh: .

Bassassin Grand Master

Bassassin

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[quote name='paul, the' post='190172' date='May 1 2008, 11:57 PM']If there's a crop, that would be the cream.

Something tells me Jon shoveled us the fuglers and kept that one to himself ;) .[/quote]
Nice - but not for me. A bit too clean & shiny! :)

Seriously, noticed it at the weekend & forgot about it - didn't put it in my watched stack.

I'll be back a little later with a fresh stack of things of beauty - just for you Paul! :huh:

J.

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nick Experienced

nick

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[quote name='paul, the' post='190138' date='May 1 2008, 11:23 PM']Is this up?
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ibanez-Roadstar-2-1983-made-in-Japan-stunning-bass-LOOK_W0QQitemZ290225965365"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ibanez-Roadstar-2-19...emZ290225965365[/url][/quote]

I've got one of those, bought it off Happy Mondays bass player many years ago. It's a Roadstar RB920 model. You don't see many about.
Beautiful bass - [b]definitely recommended[/b]. Lovely to play, variety of sounds from the 'tri-sound' switch...

If I had to reduce my collection down to one, this the one that would stay.

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It ticks a few boxes for me. 1) Ibanez 2) square edged body and 3) very local (no postage).

I absolutely love the thin, fast neck on my SRX300. Nick - would you say the neck on this one is similar? (it looks a little fat in these pics)

I just noticed all the questions on it now, looks like it's attracting a fair bit of attention. :)

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nick Experienced

nick

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[quote name='Ou7shined' post='190583' date='May 2 2008, 02:50 PM']It ticks a few boxes for me. 1) Ibanez 2) square edged body and 3) very local (no postage).

I absolutely love the thin, fast neck on my SRX300. Nick - would you say the neck on this one is similar? (it looks a little fat in these pics)

I just noticed all the questions on it now, looks like it's attracting a fair bit of attention. :)[/quote]

Not familiar with an SRX300, but neck on the RB920 is fast, bit Jazz Bass-like. Perhaps little too much sometimes for me! :huh:
Maybe that's why I use a P-Bass mostly these days.
However, whoever buys this bass will not be disappointed (IMO)

Just wish I could justify having two of them!

Bassassin Grand Master

Bassassin

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That Roadstar's still nice & cheap & not too long to go, but lately Ebay's had a tendency towards last-second madness, so it could get silly. I think this pre-dates the skinny necks Ibanez became known for with the Soundgears & SRXs, I've not played one myself, but I have a Roadster RS924 & that's somewhere between a P & a J - which suits my huge hands. :)

Anyway, as promised, a few more munters for Paul's disdain: :huh:

A couple of Aria TSBs:
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170215362091"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=170215362091[/url]
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=160236262730"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=160236262730[/url]
The challenged literacy of the second one might help keep it low...

A Aria Laser Heritage with crap all over it:
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320247226970"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=320247226970[/url]

A Washburn Force 8:
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=280222281111"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=280222281111[/url]

And this odd 60s thing - don't know exactly what it is but it's kinda cool - apart from the inappropriate pickups!
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=160236266908"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=160236266908[/url]

J.

Ou7shined Mentor

Ou7shined

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Thanks for your replies guys.

I've got v big hands too but I prefer skinny necked basses for some reason - bigger than J feels weird. On the other hand my 6 string acoustic is a 12 with only 6 strings fitted because normal necks feel too small. Weird. :wacko:

paul, the Rising Star

paul, the

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I was laughing until I saw the Washburn, then I went "ooh." I like the tele headstock and the interesting body.

Not enough to buy it, obviously :) . Is there any other P basses (tail pg style) with a tele headstock?

BigAlonBass Experienced

BigAlonBass

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Hidden away in the Bass Amplifier Section. :)



[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/westone-thunder-1-bass_W0QQitemZ150245056557QQihZ005QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/westone-thunder-1-ba...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

Musky Proficient

Musky

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[quote name='BigAlonBass' post='195150' date='May 9 2008, 12:54 AM']Hidden away in the Bass Amplifier Section. :)



[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/westone-thunder-1-bass_W0QQitemZ150245056557QQihZ005QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/westone-thunder-1-ba...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url][/quote]

Not entirely hidden - it's listed in the bass guitars section as well.

Happy Jack Grand Master

Happy Jack

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I have NO IDEA what this is ...

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Royal-Artist-Bruno-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ280225860118QQihZ018QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Royal-Artist-Bruno-B...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

nick Experienced

nick

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[quote name='Happy Jack' post='196039' date='May 10 2008, 04:03 PM']I have NO IDEA what this is ...

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Royal-Artist-Bruno-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ280225860118QQihZ018QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Royal-Artist-Bruno-B...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url][/quote]

Me neither, but love the look & design.
Well overpriced though (methinks) :)

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