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[quote name='hillbilly deluxe' post='1168768' date='Mar 19 2011, 08:25 PM']The same sellers other item.
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Westone-Hawkwind-Do-Rei-Mi-Thunduak-bass-Unique-/320673298709?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4aa99e3915#ht_902wt_934"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Westone-Hawkwind-Do-...15#ht_902wt_934[/url][/quote]

And now selling a KP. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Kay-Precision-bass-KB24-/320673865528?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4aa9a6df38"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Kay-Precisio...=item4aa9a6df38[/url]

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[quote name='Bassassin' post='1171905' date='Mar 22 2011, 11:15 AM']I thought £141 was a bit high for that tbh - looks like the seller probably did too, considering the lower BIN.[/quote]

I imagine that there's some story behind it. No idea what. I thought that zerofret is a member here, and perhaps he'll explain.

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This looks great, can any of you jap anoraks give us some insight into this bass? Ta very much.


[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WESTBURY-TRACK-2-BASS-MATSUMOKU-WESTONE-ARIA-VANTAGE-/170618438194?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item27b9a6c232"]ebay link[/url]

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[quote name='bassmeg' post='1172722' date='Mar 22 2011, 10:49 PM']Exactly what i wanted to know. Thank you mr Twit.[/quote]
Certainly is - in a 99p, no reserve auction this would fetch about £150. Very nice basses but not worth any £250 - which is doubtless why this one keeps coming back.

J.

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[quote name='LukeFRC' post='1165144' date='Mar 16 2011, 11:26 PM']i found an old jap 6 string in a skip and when moving house offered it to jon, would have taken it round and everything in the brief chance of seeing the legendary basement.... but he had too much stuff to want it!
it's still in my old house if someone want me to fish it out, old old kay thing with a headstock break[/quote]
Usually these items that end up worth a bomb,if ive learned anything about guitars/basses its dump f***all,it takes no space in a loft....

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[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1172674' date='Mar 22 2011, 09:53 PM']Overpriced.[/quote]

Talking of overpriced, how about this! :)
Probably six times it's true value....
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GIBSON-SG-EB-0-COPY-BASS-GUITAR-LED-ZEPPELLIN-/130499751295?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1e62642d7f"]GIBSON-SG-EB-0-COPY-BASS-GUITAR-LED-ZEPPELLIN[/url]

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[quote name='nick' post='1174021' date='Mar 23 2011, 10:42 PM']Talking of overpriced, how about this! :)
Probably six times it's true value....
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GIBSON-SG-EB-0-COPY-BASS-GUITAR-LED-ZEPPELLIN-/130499751295?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1e62642d7f"]GIBSON-SG-EB-0-COPY-BASS-GUITAR-LED-ZEPPELLIN[/url][/quote]
That bass rings some bells - I think it's been up before.

Same as the copy about CM!. :)

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[quote name='Musky' post='1174106' date='Mar 24 2011, 12:03 AM']That bass rings some bells - I think it's been up before.

Same as the copy about CM!. :)[/quote]

Yeah it's been regularly appearing on Ebay for the last year or so, quite local to me.
Must be waiting for that lucky buyer! :)

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[quote name='bassmeg' post='1172591' date='Mar 22 2011, 08:52 PM']This looks great, can any of you jap anoraks give us some insight into this bass? Ta very much.


[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WESTBURY-TRACK-2-BASS-MATSUMOKU-WESTONE-ARIA-VANTAGE-/170618438194?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item27b9a6c232"]ebay link[/url][/quote]

I may be wrong but could have sworn this didn't sell recently for £200 BIN.

Wait til it doesn't sell and PM him with a sub £200 offer I'd say.

And yeah, I do agree it looks nice. I'm not at all into these Westone/Aria natural twin cut away Jap things usually but that looks brilliant, I'd happily own one.

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[quote name='Soloshchenko' post='1174858' date='Mar 24 2011, 04:25 PM']I may be wrong but could have sworn this didn't sell recently for £200 BIN.

Wait til it doesn't sell and PM him with a sub £200 offer I'd say.

And yeah, I do agree it looks nice. I'm not at all into these Westone/Aria natural twin cut away Jap things usually but that looks brilliant, I'd happily own one.[/quote]
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WESTBURY-TRACK-2-BASS-MATSUMOKU-WESTONE-ARIA-VANTAGE-/170603225075"]It was up a month ago at £250 and unsurprisingly didn't shift.[/url] Like I said when we discussed it then, I think he'd struggle to get £150 at the moment.

J.

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wow look at this!

[url="http://www.tfoa.eu/the_store/index.php?target=products&product_id=33425"]http://www.tfoa.eu/the_store/index.php?tar...roduct_id=33425[/url]

i have one of these sat in parts on my floor but with cimar on the headstock.... even missing the pickguard i paid a lot less than that!

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[quote name='LukeFRC' post='1175412' date='Mar 24 2011, 11:39 PM']wow look at this!

[url="http://www.tfoa.eu/the_store/index.php?target=products&product_id=33425"]http://www.tfoa.eu/the_store/index.php?tar...roduct_id=33425[/url]

i have one of these sat in parts on my floor but with cimar on the headstock.... even missing the pickguard i paid a lot less than that![/quote]

I've encountered this lot before, amazed they're still in business. This is just babbling, hooting, halfwitted drivel:

[quote]We only know of Tacoma as an American brandname, but from the little information we can find on the internet, it is originally japanese and came out one of 'Young Chang's" Companys called Fenix, that later became Fender Made by Squier.[/quote]

What? They're just making up random rubbish! :)

Glad the ferrule fits, Luke!

J.

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[quote name='nick' post='1174021' date='Mar 23 2011, 10:42 PM']Talking of overpriced, how about this! :)
Probably six times it's true value....
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GIBSON-SG-EB-0-COPY-BASS-GUITAR-LED-ZEPPELLIN-/130499751295?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1e62642d7f"]GIBSON-SG-EB-0-COPY-BASS-GUITAR-LED-ZEPPELLIN[/url][/quote]
You'd think that with the word "Zeppelin" written on the [s]truss[/s] trust rod cover, there would have been a chance of him spelling it correctly on at least one of the two occasions he's had a shot at it. Same as no bassist or guitarist would ever misspell "Squier", after all, it's there on the headstock.

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From the US, but an interesting thing IMHO. And in all the text, there's a massive metaphoric pond for Jon to fish for bullsh*t. I suspect he'll catch a few bigguns.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/vintage-60s-Decca-Bass-Guitar-Teisco-Matsumuko-Univox-/200590606795?pt=Guitar&hash=item2eb421c1cb"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/vintage-60s-Decca-Ba...=item2eb421c1cb[/url]

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CSL Jazz. Nothing special either way about the starting price.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CSL-jazz-bass-Ibanez-1970s-law-suit-made-japan-/250794219798?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3a64801916"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CSL-jazz-bass-Ibanez...=item3a64801916[/url]

Edit: Sumbro jazz bass, £99 + £10p&p [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUMBRO-BASS-GUITAR-FENDER-P-BASS-COPY-JAPAN-/220756461477?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item33661c47a5"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUMBRO-BASS-GUITAR-F...=item33661c47a5[/url]

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[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1176850' date='Mar 26 2011, 07:27 AM']From the US, but an interesting thing IMHO. And in all the text, there's a massive metaphoric pond for Jon to fish for bullsh*t. I suspect he'll catch a few bigguns.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/vintage-60s-Decca-Bass-Guitar-Teisco-Matsumuko-Univox-/200590606795?pt=Guitar&hash=item2eb421c1cb"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/vintage-60s-Decca-Ba...=item2eb421c1cb[/url][/quote]

I must admit I like it's looks. But not the shoddy repainting of the body!

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Haven't ploughed through the text yet but from my (somewhat limited) knowledge of 60s JapCrap, I think it actually is a Teisco for a change - those fretboard edge position markers are supposedly unique to Teisco, according to those who claim to know! Pretty damn cool old bass though, shame about the Dulux refin but that should come off easily enough.

In other matters, the CSL Jazz is quite interesting - it's the same as mine (and one owned by Waldemar, of this parish) except it has the later & more common Ibby Blazer-shaped headstock. The Sumbro J looks very appealing for £99 - might even be tempted myself if I hadn't just bought [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180641451274"]this[/url] off the lovely Mr Tino for £25!

Don't know if he knows yet.... :) :)

J.

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might even be tempted myself if I hadn't just bought [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180641451274"]this[/url] off the lovely Mr Tino for £25!

Don't know if he knows yet.... :) :)

J.
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Of course he knows the "Maya29" was all the evidence required in solving the mystery,I love the way you got Mrs BA to pay the the bill.
The relicing is free gratis....Fender Custom shop would have wanted paying for the distressing

How do you do it????

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[quote name='karlfer' post='1177326' date='Mar 26 2011, 04:25 PM']Mr Cleese taught Mr Tino everything about customer service :lol: .
Karl.[/quote]
If you had read through all the nonsense mail I had on this chances are you would have done the same.... :)
Christ for £25 quid......anyone considering building a bass should have jumped at this...

Still its got a good home now.............. :)

Now who off here based in Yorkshire bought my Roland amp???? :D

Right what can I sell today,thats fallen out the back of a skip??? Full size German Violin,oil paintings....KTM Duke????

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