What's this funky Encore??

[Jamesemt]

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...

[Bassassin]

[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.

[Jamesemt]

Cheers for that. There's a similar one on the bay for £40.

Do you reckon it would be worth a punt at that?

[Bassassin]

[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.

[Jamesemt]

[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]

[Bassassin]

[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.

[AndyTravis]

[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.