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Lucky oppertunistic buy?
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Yup, thank you... actually a bit more, had to order new strings but that's ok
Nice bass! Congrats on a good find.
If that finish (which I think looks great) is a stain applied under a clear lacquer, you might end up wrecking a pretty instrument trying to get that finish off.
(I’m not a finish pro, and I’m just going by the photos.]
If that finish (which I think looks great) is a stain applied under a clear lacquer, you might end up wrecking a pretty instrument trying to get that finish off.
(I’m not a finish pro, and I’m just going by the photos.]
Hopefully the pickups will come out without too much violence. Then just clean up any old foam and install new foam and / or springs and have at it.
Also, contrary to what was stated above most manufacturers apply a finish like that by tinting at least the first few clear coats after the wood is sealed and leveled. The color ends up much more consistent and even then a stain or dye on the wood. They may have applied more clear of the candy or color coats then leveled and buffed.
BASS COLLECTION axes were MIJ pieces that like the original generation Ibanez Soundgears were heavily influenced by the TUNE Bass Maniacs and other TUNE basses. They were generally very well made, and 100 Euros for this for a 'starter' five-string is a steal if everything works and it's as solid as it looks.
The string installation is just WRONG on the pegs. Period.
Original layout on a Bass Maniac Five
OG TUNE Bass Maniac Five.
The string installation is just WRONG on the pegs. Period.
Original layout on a Bass Maniac Five
OG TUNE Bass Maniac Five.
Interesting how the tuners are laid out opposite from those on the TUNE. It definitely looks more than inspired... And you're right my Ibanez is also very similar, besides the headstock. On the back picture of the green one I would have guessed Ibanez if asked
TUNE came along in the midst of the 80's explosion of interesting axes from Japan in the 80's, what some call the 'Matsumoko era' that spawned the Ibanez Musicians, the Aria SB's, the BB Yamahas, the ESP Horizon, the Daion Mk XX, and others, including TUNE, primarily the Bass Maniac as well as the fretless Wood Bass. The Maniacs were a chopped and channeled version of a bass, as small, light, and streamlined long scale bass. TUNE made them in fours, fives, sixes, even a fretless that was piezo only, no magnetic pickups, and all this was far ahead of their time, and were influential in many ways.
Look, Ma, no pickups . . . except for the piezo bridge.
TUNE Wood Bass fretless, electronics designed and built by Alembic. This was 35 years before basses like the Turners or Rob Allens.
1986 TUNE Bass Maniac 4.
1987 Ibanez SR800 (a great bass in its day). Haven't we met somewhere before?
Yeah, obviously a guitarist restrung that!Oof, my eyes & brain hurt a little looking at how those strings are "installed".
Not even talking about the B & G string being on the inside of the peg. I mean, just laid through the slot with a half-turn of winding (or less!) and then cut sticking out.
I knew a couple of local players that had Bass Collection basses back in the day. They sounded really good.
I'll hate you if you touch that finish.Hello there
So I've been wanting to get a 5 string and was a bit too lazy to run shops and go see people to do the "try out before you buy" thing. Yesterday was talking to a close-by neighboor I hadn't met before and it turns out he's a bassist that happened to have a 5 string he wanted to sell because he had too much gear. So went to his place to try it out
So I know it's a SGC Nanyo Bass Collection SB325, made in Japan in 1995. Has Godoh tuners (strangely the B and G tuners are inverted but seeing pics of this bass that's how it seems it was shipped). It has 4 knobs: Volume, Bass, Treble and Balancer (which I may need to replace as it seems to be a bit quirky). High mass bridge of some sort and SGC JJ pickups. From what I have found it seems to be a maple neck on a Sen body (japanese wood much like Ash but lighter). Preamp is a pretty big PCB board with the pots directly soldered onto it.
It's pretty lighweight, haven't put it on my scale yet, but about as heavy as my Gretsch G2220 4 string shortscale.
Neck is really nice to play, although I have to get use to the 5th string and the extra width, and the sound is amazing to my ears with very warm and deep sustaining notes
Only thing is I'm not a fan of the orange-y gloss finish... I may take off the finish to get it back to natural wood with a matte coating on it.
If anyone has any more info on this bass and would like to share, i'm all ears
Few (obligatory) pics of the bass :
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Beautiful honeyburst!! One of my personal faves!
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I don't even play Dungeons & Dragons, but i immediately thought of the character alignment chart, with this string winding job in the bottom right: Chaotic Evil. I should probably play DnD.Yeah, obviously a guitarist restrung that!
I think the color is very cool as is. I wouldn’t mess with it. How do you test how hard it is to remove without removing a portion?I do believe you
But I usually like darker tones (colorwise) or straight natural wood. I'll have to see if it's all that hard to get the finish off and either repaint or simply protect it... or do nothing at all who knows
Amazing information here, thank you for taking the time to share all of that and educating me a bit
It's quite interesting! I notice that on that '86 Bass Maniac the B and G are also wound from the outside and that '87 SR800 looks exactly like my 2011 SR500 (color and pups aside) as you can see here:Please don't hate me! Really not sure if I'll do anything on it, was just a thought as I like darker basses
Wasn't thinking of actually testing on the bass but reading up and watching vids to see the process and caveats that come with it. I don't (usually) go head-first into something I don't know how to do
I was going to say the same thing.Oof, my eyes & brain hurt a little looking at how those strings are "installed".
New strings properly installed into the peg holes and then multiple wraps around the pegs are definitely needed.
But otherwise, great "accidental" find!
Putting strings on a bass is so much easier than putting strings on a guitar.
The slot and hole on the post are there for a reason, yet I still see people who insist on doing it wrong.
Other than that, nice bass, especially for the price. I wouldn't refinish it.
The Japanese copied many exist basses back in those days and some lead to law suits as well so I’m not surprised to see similarities with an Ibanez.Amazing information here, thank you for taking the time to share all of that and educating me a bit
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So, you're telling us in this instance the Japanese copied the Japanese copying the Japanese?
Quite possible IMO and they might have been made in the same shop as well.
That happens on a regular basis nowadays in China. Many "contractor" builders are selling parts on the side between two contracts with a major builder. I see that often for bass necks.
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