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02-05-2013, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Bobbybdazzler  There is no name or marks anywhere to help identify this bass but I have been told it is from Japan and is very old. It has been fitted with flats, is magic to play and sounds like double bass.   | I have never seen one quite like this before. That body shape reminds me of a microfrets design, but the pickups are screaming Teisco. Either way, a pretty cool bass in my book.
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02-05-2013, 03:40 PM
| | | | Westbury Track 2 Bought recently, awaiting new pups and pots. anyone know about dating these just out of interest? its bloody heavy too |
02-05-2013, 03:51 PM
|  | Hey, this is a private residence...man | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Longmont, Colorado | | Here are some beauties I used to own:  
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02-05-2013, 03:54 PM
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02-05-2013, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by nomadh Very cool. I have a kawai in black w graphite neck. Does yours have the push pull pots for all the great tone combos? Do you know what they do or have diagram? | Yes it does. I have no idea what they're actually doing but I would say Series/parallel for each pickup. Since these are Schaller's and they are identical to DiMarzio's that would be my guess. There isn't a dramatic tone shift when you pull them up, they just get a little softer in volume.
The bass is so lo-mid heavy already. Add in the grunt of the graphite - you won't get that airy sparkle up top. I really like this bass alot. It sounds very muscular. Mine needs a lighter touch though - with no truss rod it has a slight bow developed over the years so the action requires a minimum height. I was able to get it pretty decent with some fret work, and I still gig it.
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02-05-2013, 10:43 PM
| | | | Right, series parallel. But thats 1 switch for the relation between the p and the j pups. Whats the other switch do? |
02-06-2013, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by nomadh Right, series parallel. But thats 1 switch for the relation between the p and the j pups. Whats the other switch do? | Each pickup is a humbucker and can be wired individually as series or parallel.
So one pot swtches the P between series/parallel and one pot switches the J the same way. i.e. You can have the P in parallel and the J in series.
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02-16-2013, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Melonthief In my book anythink made by matsumoku is gold. | I'm also a big fan of MIJ stuff (as well as MIK)...
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02-16-2013, 08:12 PM
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My Kramer Forum Bass....  . 
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02-16-2013, 10:05 PM
|  | Supporting member | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Groveport Ohio | | Quote:
Originally Posted by RickRocks Alright guys I recently acquired this project for next to nothing and have started working to restore it. I'm thinking it's from the 70's, EB2 knock off. Someone painted the whole thing with a white latex interior paint. I just started working on stripping it off and found these markings underneath in the head stock. I made a thread that has been ignored and saw this one so figured I'd give it a shot. Everyone I've asked has even stumped. Google has been useless. Please help me figure it out. The neck plate was stamped 'JAPAN' and there are markings on the head pictured below.
Here it is when I got it. I have it fully disassembled and have cleaned all te gold spray paiy from the hardware and polished it and it looks great! 
And last night I started stripping the headstock and these are the markings that were under the paint. 
Anyone have any idea?? The mystery is killing me. I wanna know if I struck gold or not. | Hey RickRocks------I took a copy of your mystery bass pictures and posted them on gtr/bass forums in US, UK and Germany---and here on TB again also I think-- a couple of weeks ago to see if anyone recognizes it for you. Nobody can give an answer about the headstock diamonds logo at all. I also sent it to Elderly Music, Ed Roman and a couple others ------the best anyone can say is just a no-name Japanese cheap -o copy of maybe a Gibson. It really haunts me because I HAVE seen those dang diamonds before but just cannot pull it out of the memory bank. Sorry..I tried. 
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03-06-2013, 04:22 PM
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03-06-2013, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by MEKer Hey RickRocks------I took a copy of your mystery bass pictures and posted them on gtr/bass forums in US, UK and Germany---and here on TB again also I think-- a couple of weeks ago to see if anyone recognizes it for you. Nobody can give an answer about the headstock diamonds logo at all. I also sent it to Elderly Music, Ed Roman and a couple others ------the best anyone can say is just a no-name Japanese cheap -o copy of maybe a Gibson. It really haunts me because I HAVE seen those dang diamonds before but just cannot pull it out of the memory bank. Sorry..I tried. | A TB member identified that bass. |
03-06-2013, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by smcd | MAYFAIR! Very good!
Along with circuitspore's remark "...The fact of the matter is that you have a Japanese hollowbody that was produced at one of a few plants that produced these types of basses that were then badged under huge variety of names. I personally wouldn't sweat the brand, because in a lot of cases, they're interchangeable.
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03-06-2013, 06:51 PM
| | | | I really love these mystery threads - especially with the old Japanese models. Very entertaining and a good way to burn up a bit of time - almost like a scavenger hunt.
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03-06-2013, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Avalon I really love these mystery threads - especially with the old Japanese models. Very entertaining and a good way to burn up a bit of time - almost like a scavenger hunt. | LOL--------you said SCAVENGER! Japanese built, first bass put out by Washburn. LOL. How appropriate.
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03-06-2013, 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by MEKer LOL--------you said SCAVENGER! Japanese built, first bass put out by Washburn. LOL. How appropriate. | Right and not just Japanese built, but built by Daion I think.
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03-08-2013, 10:40 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ocala, FL | | 81 Ibanez BL700 Blazer and an 83 RB950 Roadstar II.
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03-08-2013, 11:13 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Toronto Canada | | Here's my Yammy BB1100S, bought new in the 80's. 
Here's my late 60's Aria... kinda funny how I got this one...
I have a step brother who grew up with his Dad, we hardly ever saw him. I ended up moving to the same city as him and he called me to ask if I wanted a free guitar that he had been keeping under his bed since the early 70's! Obvious anser was a resounding yes! He was moving to a smaller space and needed to get rid of some stuff, so upon my arrival to his place, he ask me if I want the amp that he had for the "guitar". Of course I do!
So that wonderful day, I got the Aria, which had original flatwounds on it as well as a Traynor YBA-1 and the Traynor 2x15 cab that he had.
It was a good day! I had to have the Aria looked at as somehow, the nut was a mess, and I would bet that it had never seen a set up in it's entire life!  
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03-08-2013, 11:58 AM
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03-08-2013, 01:21 PM
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