Jamesemt Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 I've just found this on the bay: [url="http://wap.ebay.co.uk/Pages/ViewItem.aspx?aid=290340197649&sv=Encore%20bass&emvcc=0"]http://wap.ebay.co.uk/Pages/ViewItem.aspx?...ass&emvcc=0[/url] Is it any good? Looking for a funky customisation/restoration project... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 [quote name='Jamesemt' post='912209' date='Aug 1 2010, 08:12 PM']I've just found this on the bay: [url="http://wap.ebay.co.uk/Pages/ViewItem.aspx?aid=290340197649&sv=Encore%20bass&emvcc=0"]http://wap.ebay.co.uk/Pages/ViewItem.aspx?...ass&emvcc=0[/url] Is it any good? Looking for a funky customisation/restoration project...[/quote] It's similar to the Aria A-100 pictured here: [url="http://www.matsumoku.org/models/aria/catalogs/75_aria/75_aria_catalog_pg1.jpg.html"]http://www.matsumoku.org/models/aria/catal...og_pg1.jpg.html[/url] An awful lot of 70s starter basses with this Burns-inspired design turn up on Ebay - it actually looks like various factories in both Japan & Korea produced these. I would say the Encore's Korean, the mahogany neck & blank, round-cornered neckplate are typical MIK features & not usually found on MIJ instruments. Personally I wouldn't expect it to be up to much. Low-end 70s/80s Korean stuff was pretty dire and I would say it's about twice the price it's worth, particularly if it's going to be a project you spend money improving. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesemt Posted August 1, 2010 Author Share Posted August 1, 2010 Cheers for that. There's a similar one on the bay for £40. Do you reckon it would be worth a punt at that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 [quote name='Jamesemt' post='912239' date='Aug 1 2010, 08:41 PM']Cheers for that. There's a similar one on the bay for £40. Do you reckon it would be worth a punt at that?[/quote] Unless there's anything drastically wrong with it then yes. Got a link? J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesemt Posted August 2, 2010 Author Share Posted August 2, 2010 [url="http://wap.ebay.co.uk/Pages/ViewItem.aspx?aid=140434326083&sv=Project%20bass&emvcc=0"]http://wap.ebay.co.uk/Pages/ViewItem.aspx?...ass&emvcc=0[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 [quote name='Jamesemt' post='912467' date='Aug 2 2010, 07:59 AM'][url="http://wap.ebay.co.uk/Pages/ViewItem.aspx?aid=140434326083&sv=Project%20bass&emvcc=0"]http://wap.ebay.co.uk/Pages/ViewItem.aspx?...ass&emvcc=0[/url][/quote] Much better price. This one also looks like it's had a new 4-saddle bridge & full-size tuners fitted already. Not to mention the pink sparkly scratchplate! J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 [quote name='Bassassin' post='912864' date='Aug 2 2010, 02:53 PM']Much better price. This one also looks like it's had a new 4-saddle bridge & full-size tuners fitted already. Not to mention the pink sparkly scratchplate! J.[/quote] [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Encore-Bass-project-/140434326083?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item20b289c243"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Encore-Bass-project-...=item20b289c243[/url] Just about to add this, seen you already have. eBay wins again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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