noelk27 Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 [quote name='tauzero' post='1065598' date='Dec 21 2010, 12:55 PM']That would account for it being under the bed for 35-40 years.[/quote] Fair point. Well made. And that bridge cover might look industrial, but that's nothing compared to the bridge itself - a real hand-gouger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 (edited) [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Westone-Thunder-1A-Bass-Guitar-Left-Handed-/320633590923?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4aa740548b"]Left handed Westone Thunder 1A looks just a little bit right handed[/url] Edit: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-IBANEZ-RECORDING-BASS-PRE-LAWSUIT-2373-JAP-/280606904601?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4155799119"]Nice Ibanez bass, rather high price[/url]. Edited December 22, 2010 by Annoying Twit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaypup Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 (edited) I think I'm going to buy a load of [b][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230566344648&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123#ht_882wt_936"]Westones[/url][/b] and sell them in Germany... Edited December 24, 2010 by chaypup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted December 24, 2010 Author Share Posted December 24, 2010 [quote name='chaypup' post='1068487' date='Dec 24 2010, 08:00 AM']I think I'm going to buy a load of [b][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230566344648&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123#ht_882wt_936"]Westones[/url][/b] and sell them in Germany...[/quote] No need - you can list them at ridiculous prices & watch them fail to sell here, too: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RARE-BLACK-WESTONE-THUNDER-1A-ELECTRIC-BASS-GUITAR-82-/250729812795"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RARE-BLACK-WESTONE-T...2-/250729812795[/url] J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 (edited) Antoria badged Gibby copy. I'm not sure exactly which are the EB0 or EB3 copies, but it's in the SG style bass ballpark. Bolt on neck. Not too high a starting bid, surely it will sell. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IBANEZ-Antoria-EB-SG-Bass-Made-Japan-/120664408137?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1c1828c049"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IBANEZ-Antoria-EB-SG...=item1c1828c049[/url] In total, there seems to be quite a lot of metal on this bass. Edit: I shouldn't be so lazy. Looking at: [url="http://www.vintageguitars.org.uk/gib62p16.php"]http://www.vintageguitars.org.uk/gib62p16.php[/url], with the double pickup and four knobs, this is an EB3 copy, though I presume the original is set-neck. The slightly odd looking bridge is modelled after the Gibson original, and the Antoria looks a quite close copy, apart from the neck. I hadn't heard of the [url="http://www.mygibsonbass.com/id16.html"]EB6[/url] before! That'd be a beast! The Ibanez equivalents are on sale for quite a lot: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-IBANEZ-EB-2354-BASS-/280607271817?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item41557f2b89"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-IBANEZ-EB-23...=item41557f2b89[/url] Edited December 27, 2010 by Annoying Twit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 [quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1070250' date='Dec 27 2010, 04:38 PM']The Ibanez equivalents are on sale for quite a lot: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-IBANEZ-EB-2354-BASS-/280607271817?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item41557f2b89"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-IBANEZ-EB-23...=item41557f2b89[/url][/quote] Prices there seem a bit steep. And he's selling a couple of BaCH basses without warranty - one's the same price as you can get new from BaCH, the other's more expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted December 28, 2010 Author Share Posted December 28, 2010 I'll be interested to see what the Antoria sells for - this is actually the 3rd one of these to come up in the last month or so - the previous two didn't do particularly well, I assume mostly because the sellers were too lazy to either accurately describe the basses or to post them. I strongly suspect this is one of those two, being flipped. The Ibanez is very expensive - I can't see that getting even £300 in a straight auction. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Would the Antoria bass be Fujigen made? This is from the US, and I usually don't post foreign sourced listings, but I thought a MIJ (claimed) Hondo Longhorn bass interesting. Not sure I've seen one of those before. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hondo-Vintage-81-LongHorn-4-String-Bass-Orig-Case-MIJ-/300508901574?pt=Guitar&hash=item45f7b9f0c6"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hondo-Vintage-81-Lon...=item45f7b9f0c6[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted December 28, 2010 Author Share Posted December 28, 2010 All the 70s MIJ Antorias were Fujigen - for the most part identical to their Ibanez counterparts, right down to the catalogue numbers. Certainly never seen a Hondo Longhorn in real life, but it's in this catalogue: [url="http://www.bossarea.com/aria/hondo/page6.jpg"]http://www.bossarea.com/aria/hondo/page6.jpg[/url] Spec here: [url="http://www.bossarea.com/aria/hondo/page5.jpg"]http://www.bossarea.com/aria/hondo/page5.jpg[/url] Could well be MIJ as a few of the better quality Hondos were at this point - that said MIK quality was decent by the early 80s, so there's no way to tell from those pics. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allighatt0r Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 (edited) Nice Washburn Vulture in Sweden - is it worth what he's asking? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150536170897"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=150536170897[/url] Edited December 28, 2010 by allighatt0r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted December 28, 2010 Author Share Posted December 28, 2010 [quote name='allighatt0r' post='1071095' date='Dec 28 2010, 04:50 PM']Nice Washburn Vulture in Sweden - is it worth what he's asking? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150536170897"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=150536170897[/url][/quote] A bit high but probably not too far off, considering this [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Washburn-Force-40-Japan-1983-/110617274059"]considerably more common Force 40[/url] sold for £230-odd. Nice profit margin on that one... J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allighatt0r Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 [quote name='Bassassin' post='1071196' date='Dec 28 2010, 07:32 PM']A bit high but probably not too far off, considering this [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Washburn-Force-40-Japan-1983-/110617274059"]considerably more common Force 40[/url] sold for £230-odd. Nice profit margin on that one... J.[/quote] Those Force 40's are very nice. I do like the trans sunbursts on these washburns! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Once again, I'm allotting "honorary JapCrap" status to the Gherson brand. This is quite interesting: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1970S-ITALIAN-BASS-GUITAR-GHERSON-WELL-BUILT-GREATSOUND-/320636191805?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4aa768043d"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1970S-ITALIAN-BASS-G...=item4aa768043d[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted December 29, 2010 Author Share Posted December 29, 2010 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='1071904' date='Dec 29 2010, 04:38 PM']Once again, I'm allotting "honorary JapCrap" status to the Gherson brand. This is quite interesting: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1970S-ITALIAN-BASS-GUITAR-GHERSON-WELL-BUILT-GREATSOUND-/320636191805?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4aa768043d"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1970S-ITALIAN-BASS-G...=item4aa768043d[/url][/quote] That's a remarkable looking thing. Why are the pictures always so guff for the most interesting-looking basses? I'd love a good look at that. Unfortunately not enough to actually buy it though... J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='1071904' date='Dec 29 2010, 04:38 PM']Once again, I'm allotting "honorary JapCrap" status to the Gherson brand. This is quite interesting: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1970S-ITALIAN-BASS-GUITAR-GHERSON-WELL-BUILT-GREATSOUND-/320636191805?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4aa768043d"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1970S-ITALIAN-BASS-G...=item4aa768043d[/url][/quote] Half tempted to this. Whilst working in Naples a few years ago, I tried one that belonged to a friend. Quite a nice bass, I recall - wish I'd bought it off him. It's a Gherson 'Finger Picar' - daft name or what! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 [quote name='nick' post='1072283' date='Dec 29 2010, 11:28 PM']It's a Gherson 'Finger Picar' - daft name or what! [/quote] It could have been worse, it could have been the "Jean-Luc Picar". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Unknown brand MIJ EB0 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EB0-EB-0-style-short-scale-60-s-70-s-bass-MIJ-Jedson-/300509706599?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item45f7c63967"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EB0-EB-0-style-short...=item45f7c63967[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted December 31, 2010 Author Share Posted December 31, 2010 [quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1073889' date='Dec 31 2010, 05:58 PM']Unknown brand MIJ EB0 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EB0-EB-0-style-short-scale-60-s-70-s-bass-MIJ-Jedson-/300509706599?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item45f7c63967"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EB0-EB-0-style-short...=item45f7c63967[/url][/quote] This had a £75 BIN last night - can't understand why people start bidding on things that are obvious bargains. I was quite tempted myself - I have the guitar version of this and it would be sort of cool to have the pair. If the guitar's anything to go on, these are pretty decent - proper humbuckers, veneered timber bodies, nice binding & inlays etc. Certainly a long way ahead of many of the EB-0 copies you see. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 What is this all about? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Made-Japan-Teisco-Kawai-Bass-Guitar-MIJ-/220716871777?pt=Guitar&hash=item3363c03061#ht_720wt_1139"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Made-Japan-T...1#ht_720wt_1139[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted January 2, 2011 Author Share Posted January 2, 2011 60s JapCrap shortscale weirdo, made by Matsumoku, judging by the neckplate & pickups. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 (edited) Another classic description [quote]I have had this Bass Guitar serviced recently by my guitar Tech everything is working well. His advice was that I buy a new neck.[/quote] So that'll be everything working well except the neck. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Orlando-Vintage-Jazz-Bass-Guitar-Made-Japan-/160524909551"]Orlando Jazz Bass[/url] Edited January 4, 2011 by spinynorman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Columbus EB3. £499!!!!!!!!!! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COLUMBUS-EB3-SG-BASS-MAHOGANY-FINISH-MIJ-/310285204877?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item483e707d8d"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COLUMBUS-EB3-SG-BASS...=item483e707d8d[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Alembic. I've no idea how much these sell for, so can't comment on the price. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ALEMBIC-Pro-Martin-BASS-Vintage-THRU-NECK-JAPAN-/120667986527?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1c185f5a5f"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ALEMBIC-Pro-Martin-B...=item1c185f5a5f[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 Re-badged Kasuga Scorpion, nothing to do with Alembic apart from being vaguely similarly styled. Overpriced by at least £100. Not quite as idiotically optimistic as that lovely plywood Columbus EB though! J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 [quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1078972' date='Jan 5 2011, 06:46 PM']Alembic. I've no idea how much these sell for, so can't comment on the price. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ALEMBIC-Pro-Martin-BASS-Vintage-THRU-NECK-JAPAN-/120667986527?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1c185f5a5f"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ALEMBIC-Pro-Martin-B...=item1c185f5a5f[/url][/quote] I'm not convinced that Alembic would be flattered by the comparison ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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