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Enjoyed that. Majority of my basses Tokai, Greco, Ibanez, Yamaha & Aria, along with my GK amplification are from this era, and I'm still using it. Thanks for this video :)

Some lovely Ibby's in this thread Here's my couple of 1983 RB920's. One is fretted & one fretless. Had them for nearly 30 years.

I really hope so.

Thanks @BassmanNate. Just did this really easy mod in about 10 mins. Makes the visual metering more useable on this great budget comp :)

Here's my 1981 Greco PB450 'Spacy Sound'. It's a lovely player. Quite a deep chunky 70's style neck profile, which I prefer on P-Basses. Nice weight too at 3.8kg/8.4 lbs. It already had a Seymour Duncan SPB-1 'Vintage' installed when I got it, which is actually fortunately one of my favourite...

Yeah, try & barter with the seller, get the price down if you can. They seem to sell for £450 - £500 here in the UK when they occasionally come up for sale. I found all three of mine cheap from pawnshops & Craigslist when out on business trips in the states years ago & carried them back in my...

TBH some people are a bit loathe to take things apart, or are not confident to do so. I know I am, unless something's not working or needs tweaking/fixing. For me personally, that wouldn't be a deal breaker as long as the amp works OK. Guessing the amp's too far from you to have a look at? If...

Not sure short scale strings will be long enough mate, maybe they will.... As the Vistas are string through body like a Mustang, most use medium scale (32") strings on these. Though I've managed to use cut-down long scale Labella black nylon tapewounds on one of mine.

Hi, I've had two 800RB's & a 400RB which were on US (110-120V) voltages converted to UK (240V) with no issues. I brought them back to the UK from US. These old classic GK's are not that common in the UK. Swapped out the original transformers for more efficient & lighter toroidal versions -...

Hi there, looks like a lovely bass you got there, great in white. I've had all the other three colours but not a white one (yet!) The tuners look OK to me, but maybe my ageing eyes can't see what the string alignment issue is? The stock bridges on the Vistas are OK (IMHO) & do the job fine...

Yeah, the 'Mini Chorus' is great isn't it. Guess it's a clone of a clone of a albeit modded clone (EHX) I found the 'Super Symmetry' to be close enough to my original Darkglass. Interested to know which two controls you found inactive on the Demonfx clone? I steered clear of the Demonfx Cali76...

I have one of their Super Symmetry clones. A-B'ing it - it's close enough to the original (discontinued) Darkglass original I also have. IMHO it's quite good.

I put an Aaron Armstrong MB-1 replacement in a 'Batwing' SB-700 recently as the original had died. Managed to A-B test against another '80 SB-700 with a functioning original pickup, exactly the same bass. Couldn't hear any difference in tone - sounded just as punchy & articulate.

Hi all & festive greetings :) Some lovely Grecos in this thread.... Just treated myself to a Christmas present, a nice '81 'Spacy Sound'. These don't seem to be that common here in UK, compared to the equivalent Tokais from around the same era. It's in great condition, and plays like dream...

If the truss rod nut is maxed out, with no more thread turns left, you could try the old washer/spacer trick under the truss rod nut. I did this on my old Tokai Hardpuncher and it worked.

Just installed an Aaron Armstrong 'MB-1' in my SB-700 at the weekend to replace the dead original. Dropped in easily with no issues. Had to rewire/reconfigure the series/parallel switch as the original was 3 wires & the Armstrong is 4 wire conductor. Yeah, I would agree with you @tindrum, it...

@bpc Yeah, metric pots are what I've ordered :thumbsup: Cheers

Thanks Zuma. Love your YT channel BTW. I'm a recent subscriber :D It is a lovely instrument. Frets have no wear too - probably due to it apparently wearing the same set of Rotosound flats for the last 30+ years! :) which I've now changed for some GHS 'Boomers' The 'SB700' seems to be a sticker...

Hi all, recently acquired this 1980 'batwing' SB700. It had a bridge saddle screw missing, which I've since managed to find the correct replacement. Unfortunately, also one of the coils in the pickup is dead, which I understand is not uncommon - still makes sound albeit lower output. Got an...

That is lovely, and I prefer my 78' too as I like a bit more neck girth

Mr. Blackmore with what looks like a pink Vista?

Hi all, New arrival of a sonic blue or maybe almost sea foam green Vista to keep the pink & blue ones company... It needs a bit of TLC, and a set up. Oiled the fretboard, which was a bit dry. There's a bit too much relief in the neck, which I can fix when I eventually find the correct allen key...

Thanks...will try to find a 4mm & 5mm to see if it works

Hi all, I've just acquired another lovely Vista MM.... However, the neck needs a bit of relief taking out of it. Been through my box of loads of allen keys, but struggling to find one that fits the truss rod. Could somebody who knows, please advise the right size? Cheers

That's mine ;)

Same here, got Chromes on one, and La Bella nylon tapewounds on the other. Both are cut down long scale strings sets, a bit tight round E string tuner, but they work & sound great :)

Hello & welcome fellow UK Pink Vista MM owner, can't be that many of us about :D That looks in great condition, your daughter took care of it - well done getting it back :thumbsup: Totally agree with you, it's a killer bass & punches well above it's size - doesn't it? Just out of curiosity...

My pickup unfortunately died in one of my Vista MM's recently, probably due to a break in the coil. Was a shame as the originals in these basses are killer pickups IMHO :(. The pickup was looking a bit tatty also, worn out, with the top surface board curling, so it would have needed a bit more...

Ahhh yes, see what you mean. The posts would have originally been there for a foam dampening plate, which has gone on mine & others I've seen. I didn't remove the posts as they don't get in the way :bassist::)

No work done on the pickups actually, these are the stock ones. Which to me, look quite modern considering the age of this bass - like those soapbars found on 80's Ibanez or Aria's... Unfortunately missing the pickup & bridge covers...Cheers :)

It's the original bridge plate, but I had to swap out the old saddles as some of the grub screws had seized with corrosion. Replaced them with near identical ones taken from an old MIJ Antoria bass.

I'm loving this recent 32" scale addition to my bass family.... 1972 Yamaha SB-50, not many were made from what I've researched. It's lovely to play, nice weight & a wide variety of killer tones - from a retro thump to quite modern. D'addario Chromes really suit this bass, give it a nice punch.

Great many thanks for the suggestion will look into that Retrovibe. Yeah it does sound good :) Good price too, plus they can wind one to 9k spec. too, which is close to the original Vista Tone. Plus the company Retrovibe is actually not far from my house, so more than local to me! :) Cheers

Thanks for the suggestion, those Sentell pickups look great! The only thing is that, with me being in the UK, the shipping costs & import duties would probably increase the cost a lot. Also, with me going out to the middle east in four weeks, shipping time might be prohibitive too - as I want to...

Glad you got your Vista MM back sounding good @tommyeadg . After reading yours & other's posts regarding a similar issue with my own black MM, with the tone pot - I've diagnosed it as having a dead pickup too. I'm weighing up my options now on whether to get the existing pickup rewound/repaired...

Ha, I think two's enough for me :) The both weigh about 3.8kg, quite weighty for short scales I guess, but not too heavy for me

Just bagged myself another Vista :)

Hi all, what a great club this is :) Been trawling through all the pages, and it's been really enjoyable seeing the photos & reading peoples' posts. I picked up this lovely shell pink a couple of months ago, and I'm loving it more by the day. What cracking little tone monster it is :D I...

Thanks :)... It's a lovely bass to play, sounds a bit harder, maybe punchier than the MIJ. Maybe due to it's ash body. Was a bit apprehensive when I bought it on Ebay a short while ago, as I understand 70's Fenders can be a bit of a gamble regarding quality. However, wasn't disappointed when I...

Here's my little tone beasts...2016 (MIJ) 'Fender Special Run' & a '78 natural. Both love flats, got Chromes on the '78 & Labellas on the 2016 MIJ Could I have a number please...;) Cheers