Mr. Foxen Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ARBITER-BASS-GUITER_W0QQitemZ180349455702QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item180349455702&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]Arbiter SG[/url] No idea if its Jap, but has a BIN that seems sensible. Quote
beerdragon Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 Four strings are rare. . [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=190303438565"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=190303438565[/url] Quote
BigBeefChief Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 [quote name='beerdragon' post='473492' date='Apr 27 2009, 04:51 PM']Four strings are rare. . [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=190303438565"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=190303438565[/url][/quote] hmmm, its like a normal guitar but bigger, 4 strings instead of 6, and it plays lower notes than other guitars? How strange. I'm starting to think it may not be a "normal" guitar after all!!! Quote
grumble Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 Having trouble resisting [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=140316247400"]this[/url] If you look in the gear porn section you will see I have a fondness for cheap trash Quote
spinynorman Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 [quote name='BigBeefChief' post='473493' date='Apr 27 2009, 04:54 PM']hmmm, its like a normal guitar but bigger, 4 strings instead of 6, and it plays lower notes than other guitars? How strange. I'm starting to think it may not be a "normal" guitar after all!!![/quote] "Q: Is there a discount available for this guitar as it will only be possible to play 66.6% of notes normally available on a 6 string guitar? " Quote
Ou7shined Posted May 6, 2009 Posted May 6, 2009 I want [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COLUMBUS-BASS-GUITAR-70s_W0QQitemZ320368169441QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item320368169441&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A3%7C294%3A50"]this[/url] badly but I'm not in spitting, walking or even feasibly driving distance of Morcambe. Quote
Bassassin Posted May 7, 2009 Author Posted May 7, 2009 Somebody down south [b]just buy this[/b], don't argue - it's buttons for something this unique & stunning: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=170329151446"]El Maya through-neck original - £175 BIN[/url] If he'd post it, I'd pull the trigger without a second thought. J. Quote
allighatt0r Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 [quote name='Bassassin' post='481560' date='May 7 2009, 01:19 AM']Somebody down south [b]just buy this[/b], don't argue - it's buttons for something this unique & stunning: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=170329151446"]El Maya through-neck original - £175 BIN[/url] If he'd post it, I'd pull the trigger without a second thought. J.[/quote] Cummon, give us a bit of history! I'm tempted.... Is it meant to be a bit of an alembic rip off? Quote
Bassassin Posted May 7, 2009 Author Posted May 7, 2009 [quote name='allighatt0r' post='481626' date='May 7 2009, 09:04 AM']Cummon, give us a bit of history! I'm tempted.... Is it meant to be a bit of an alembic rip off?[/quote] Well, clearly there's a bit of an Alembic "influence"! This will be late 70s, built at Rokkomann's factory in Kobe (destroyed in the 90s Kobe earthquake) El Maya was Rokkomann's high-end brand, mostly original designs & some replica-level copies. These are staggeringly rare - I've never seen this particular design before as a bass - the g*it*r is called an EM-1000 and is a little bit more common: [url="http://www.guitar-museum.com/uploads/guitar/157/44544-1.jpg"]http://www.guitar-museum.com/uploads/guitar/157/44544-1.jpg[/url] I think it's fair to say if this had Ibanez or even Aria Pro written on it you'd be talking several times that price. Just bleedin' buy it, right? J. Quote
deaver Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Bassassin' post='481560' date='May 7 2009, 01:19 AM']Somebody down south [b]just buy this[/b], don't argue - it's buttons for something this unique & stunning: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=170329151446"]El Maya through-neck original - £175 BIN[/url] If he'd post it, I'd pull the trigger without a second thought. J.[/quote] Your wish is my command. I'll let you know how I get on with it. PS: If I don't like it - I have no qualms about posting it Edited May 7, 2009 by deaver Quote
Bassassin Posted May 8, 2009 Author Posted May 8, 2009 [quote name='deaver' post='482576' date='May 7 2009, 11:15 PM']Your wish is my command. I'll let you know how I get on with it. PS: If I don't like it - I have no qualms about posting it[/quote] Excellent - lots of hi-res pics in the Porn section please! And if it's not for you I'll happily take it off your hands. Unless it's got a neck like a corkscrew! :ph34r: J. Quote
allighatt0r Posted May 8, 2009 Posted May 8, 2009 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150342879935"]Westone Quantum (Headless)[/url] Quote
nick Posted May 9, 2009 Posted May 9, 2009 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BASS-GUITAR-FENDER-STYLE-70-S-HARDCASE-AND-GIG-CASE_W0QQitemZ120415250984QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item120415250984&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1688%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50"]Nice looking lefty no-name Precision copy[/url] Quote
allighatt0r Posted May 10, 2009 Posted May 10, 2009 (edited) Have you seen this [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220411103180"]Commodore[/url] Nick? it looks very similar to the bass in your avatar! At least this guy is honest about [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320369209767"]this Kay[/url] [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170329345431"]Precision Hondo[/url] - Am i right in thinking that the laminated wood is the cause of the pattern on the forearm shaping? Edited May 10, 2009 by allighatt0r Quote
deaver Posted May 10, 2009 Posted May 10, 2009 [quote name='Bassassin' post='482640' date='May 8 2009, 01:24 AM']Excellent - lots of hi-res pics in the Porn section please! And if it's not for you I'll happily take it off your hands. Unless it's got a neck like a corkscrew! :ph34r: J.[/quote] Picked it up this afternoon. Pictures and whatever sort of report I can muster coming your way next weekend. Lovely shape to the front face of the body, thanks again for the tip-off. Quote
nick Posted May 10, 2009 Posted May 10, 2009 (edited) [quote name='allighatt0r' post='484505' date='May 10 2009, 07:15 PM']Have you seen this [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220411103180"]Commodore[/url] Nick? it looks very similar to the bass in your avatar! [/quote] Well spotted. It is virtually the same apart from colour & mine has 'lawsuity' scroll headstock. That one also looks like it has had a control plate on the back added. I like mine it has quite a nice tone & perhaps surprisingly plays alright. Be interested to see how much that goes for, it's already more than what I paid for mine. Edited May 10, 2009 by nick Quote
Bassassin Posted May 11, 2009 Author Posted May 11, 2009 [quote name='deaver' post='484529' date='May 10 2009, 07:53 PM']Picked it up this afternoon. Pictures and whatever sort of report I can muster coming your way next weekend. Lovely shape to the front face of the body, thanks again for the tip-off.[/quote] Cool - looking forward to seeing some nice pics! Still can't find any specific info about the bass but here's another g*it*r - this one almost looks like the 6-string sibling of yours, with the German carve & black binding: [url="http://www.wietsesguitars.nl/pagina102.html"]http://www.wietsesguitars.nl/pagina102.html[/url] J. Quote
deaver Posted May 14, 2009 Posted May 14, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Bassassin' post='485190' date='May 11 2009, 04:59 PM']Cool - looking forward to seeing some nice pics! Still can't find any specific info about the bass but here's another g*it*r - this one almost looks like the 6-string sibling of yours, with the German carve & black binding: [url="http://www.wietsesguitars.nl/pagina102.html"]http://www.wietsesguitars.nl/pagina102.html[/url] J.[/quote] Thanks Jon. A couple of taster pics for you to mull on. I'll try and sort something better at the weekend. Remarkable piece of work this bass [attachment=25218:El_MayaFront.jpg] [attachment=25219:El_MayaBack.jpg] Edited May 14, 2009 by deaver Quote
Bassassin Posted May 15, 2009 Author Posted May 15, 2009 [quote name='deaver' post='488200' date='May 14 2009, 07:29 PM']Thanks Jon. A couple of taster pics for you to mull on. I'll try and sort something better at the weekend. Remarkable piece of work this bass[/quote] Cheers for that, lovely bass, I really like that black body binding - is it on the fretboard too? Looking forward to seeing more pics. J. Quote
deaver Posted May 15, 2009 Posted May 15, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Bassassin' post='488930' date='May 15 2009, 02:36 PM']Cheers for that, lovely bass, I really like that black body binding - is it on the fretboard too? Looking forward to seeing more pics. J.[/quote] Indeed it is [attachment=25297:El_Maya_Binding.jpg] Edited May 15, 2009 by deaver Quote
allighatt0r Posted May 15, 2009 Posted May 15, 2009 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170332390111"]This Roadster[/url] is a bit optimistic isn't it? Quote
beerdragon Posted May 15, 2009 Posted May 15, 2009 A Lefty, Looks Nice to me, but Lefties always look weird to me. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BASS-GUITAR-FENDER-STYLE-70-S-HARDCASE-AND-GIG-CASE_W0QQitemZ120418587776QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item120418587776&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1688|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A3|294%3A50"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BASS-GUITAR-FENDER-S...93%3A3|294%3A50[/url] Quote
pete.young Posted May 22, 2009 Posted May 22, 2009 Now here's something that you don't see every day. A Morris bass. I might have to buy this to use with my morris dancing exploits! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MORRIS-HURRICANE-BASS-JAPAN-Rare-Vintage-1970s_W0QQitemZ260414182113QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3ca1e512e1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A4|294%3A50"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MORRIS-HURRICANE-BAS...93%3A4|294%3A50[/url] Quote
pete.young Posted May 22, 2009 Posted May 22, 2009 And to balance up the last piece of crap, a definite not-piece-of-crap. In it's day , this must have been a very desirable bass. Still is. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aria-PRO-II-RSB-Deluxe-5-string-fretless-Electric-bass_W0QQitemZ280348942409QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item4146196049&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A7|294%3A50"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aria-PRO-II-RSB-Delu...93%3A7|294%3A50[/url] Quote
Kongo Posted May 22, 2009 Posted May 22, 2009 [quote name='pete.young' post='495598' date='May 22 2009, 10:10 PM']And to balance up the last piece of crap, a definite not-piece-of-crap. In it's day , this must have been a very desirable bass. Still is. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aria-PRO-II-RSB-Deluxe-5-string-fretless-Electric-bass_W0QQitemZ280348942409QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item4146196049&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A7|294%3A50"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aria-PRO-II-RSB-Delu...93%3A7|294%3A50[/url][/quote] Indeed. Have a bit of a following. Quote
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