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Japanese Copy Basses

#41
I've got an Aria Pro-2 Jazz clone, SN dates to '78 and I believe it's a 'JB-600' model.

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It is in need of some TLC though, frets are pretty worn and the neck binding has been replaced (badly) by a previous owner.
 
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#42
Recently bought this Univox Ric copy off of Ebay. It needed some TLC to straighten the neck, replace a missing truss rod cover and missing strap bolts. It's all fixed up now. Plays and sounds great. Here it is with my Ibanez copy.

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#43
Great looking basses gentlemen!


zontar said:
I know it's a copy--but SD Curlee?
I haven't heard them mentioned in years.

I think they were gonzo (At least around here--I've only seen used ones) before I ever heard of them, but I could be wrong.
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S.D. Curlee basses were very cool, I always liked the look of them.

They're back. Being made by Birdsong from old factory stock.
Hold onto your wallet. :D

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#46
I have a Ventura P-copy. It was my first bass, bought it used in '91. Still have it and just started gigging with it again.
 

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zontar said:
I know it's a copy--but SD Curlee?
I haven't heard them mentioned in years.

I think they were gonzo (At least around here--I've only seen used ones) before I ever heard of them, but I could be wrong.
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My Hondo copy dates from 1980 or so. According to the company history that I read Hondo was building Curlee basses under license in the mid-70's before they started selling copies under their own name.

Rick B.
 
#51
I had a fireglow Cimar that out beefed the Ricks in the store. Built similarly to this (a close up on the truss rod access would be nice). Bridge was a copy but, IMHO, better than the Ricks with more mass under the strings. The headplate was in the script style with Cimar written on it.

Woltom said:
Hi all,

I own this baby for about 25 years.
Through the years I did some research an ruled out a lot of brands and possibilities but I was never sure. She is made in japan, somewhere in the 70s. Maybe an El Maya? But missing a serial number.

Some additional information: Natural finish, neck through body, one truss rod, skunk stripe, dots on fingerboard, unbound body/fingerboard, stereo output:¨Stereo-Sound¨ and ¨Standard¨, no serial numbers, tuning gear is replaced ¨Schaller¨
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#55
I have a 1977 Ibanez Silver Series PJ Bass, like this one that Graham Maby played with Joe Jackson:

sounds particularly good with a pick, its got some snarl to it, not as "polite" sounding as a Fender - the stock pickups are pretty aggressive - mine is pretty light but some of these Ibanezes were heavier from what I can tell -
 
#57
Trio 1.jpg I have 3 of them; all Matsumoku-made Epiphone hollowbodies from around 1971. And yes, they are very nice, considering their age and the market they were intended for at the time. The size difference is just an optical illusion. Other than one of them being a bass; one a 6-string guitar; and one a guitar converted to a lefty 12 string guitar, they're all the same size. Other than having the usual-for-the-time narrow necks, they feel and play very well. The 12-string has an American Epiphone 12-string acoustic guitar neck grafted on; I can almost play it, too, with my thick stumpy fingers. Even after 46 years, the electronics all still work very well on all of them, and the pick ups are amazingly hot. The EA-250 guitar is a little Rockabilly/Blues monster, and the EA-260 bass will hold it's own with any modern equivalent bass. The 12-string? It would play - and quite well, too - if I tuned it back up to pitch. I'm very leery of the neck joint, since they weren't paragons of strength when they were new; 12 guitar strings pull very hard; and the conversion wasn't exactly what you'd call world class... I really need to take it apart, and see what kind of a mess is behind the piece-o-pick guard "neck plate".. Looks really nice on a stand, though...:whistle:
 
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IMG_2105.JPG IMG_2114.JPG IMG_2121.JPG IMG_2122.JPG IMG_2132.JPG IMG_2135.JPG IMG_2137.JPG IMG_2142.JPG Hi all, now i fix this Fairmont all side with new Flat Strings, great Soud and i've been verry surprised abaut this Japan Copy JB.
I mis the Year of Production and the Prod-Factory in Japan.
Does everyone Informations abaut Fairmont?
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