Cat Burrito Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Now I remember these back in the day & they were Squier's budget range. £130 is a bit hopeful or am I missing something? [url="http://www.josaka.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=24895"]http://www.josaka.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=24895[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 [quote name='BurritoBass' post='829974' date='May 6 2010, 07:51 PM']Now I remember these back in the day & they were Squier's budget range. £130 is a bit hopeful or am I missing something? [url="http://www.josaka.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=24895"]http://www.josaka.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=24895[/url][/quote] About half that would be nearer the mark. The early ones (with the Fender-shaped headstock & Sunn amps type logo) are seriously undervalued for how good they are, if the Strat I had was anything to go on - one of the few guitars I regret selling. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 [quote name='Bassassin' post='830236' date='May 7 2010, 01:46 AM']About half that would be nearer the mark. The early ones (with the Fender-shaped headstock & Sunn amps type logo) are seriously undervalued for how good they are, if the Strat I had was anything to go on - one of the few guitars I regret selling. Jon.[/quote] Don't let anyone else find out, the 80s ones (probably this one included) are really great bits of wood. As lon gas it's made in India with the fmic logo on the headstock, then you just need to do the standard japcrap upgrades (pups, total new set-up, electrics, maybe bridge and tuners) and they play and sound fantastic. My main P-bass is one of these, came from an Argos catalogue in '88-'89ish. I can't stop playing it since I stripped it and put a Kent Armstrong and CTS pots in it. Don't let the collectors find out, they're already trying it on on the bay. Saw one with a reserve on it the other day, the nerve of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Scratchplate from a cruelly culled albino tortoise too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 If you do a bit of digging there are some interesting factoids floating around regarding the MII Sunns - which of course may not be entirely accurate! Apparently the Sunn brand was EU - only, the same guitars were Squier II in the US and are fairly sought-after. I also read that it's rumoured that early bodies & necks were surplus MIJ production. This sounds like Ebay [s]bullshit[/s] hype and I take with several large mouthfuls of salt, but there's certainly a huge discrepancy between the excellent quality of the necks/fretwork/bodies & the frankly rubbish hardware. Anyway, I'm hoping a Sunn Mustang P will turn up a the local car boot for a tenner. And if I wait long enough, it probably will... J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 My very first bass was a MII Fender srtyle headstock Sunn Mustang which cost me £36, and I wish I still had it. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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