Need info on this "unnamed" Ibanez bass in local classifieds

You might want mention its an Ibanez in the title to get more responses.

 

Doesn't the Edit button allow title changes?

 

The headstock looks like a '79 Ibáñez Musician. But not the body. Might be a reissue. I think the answer lies on the brass truss rod cover on the headstock. What does it say on it?

If it is a Musician, they had active and passive versions. They are very heavy though. Walnut. In the neighbourhood of 12-14 pounds.

 

I think Flat Eric has one of these.

Flat Eric's Bass & Guitar Collection: Ibanez Musician MC924DS. . . . . .

 

I bet it sounds great, but is heavy as hell.

 

MC940BK. And yes, the correct notes are right there below/above the dots on the fingerboard.

 

That's them alright, but those aren't the 70's version. What year catalog is that picture from?

 

That picture is from the 1985 Ibanez electric guitars catalog.

 

I'm not entirely sure the OP's pictures show a black bass. It looks like it could be a dark brown. I also notice that the catalog pictures have a fully painted body, and the OP's shows the neck through. I think it may be a MC924DS. It is odd though, because it has about 27 fewer knobs and switches than most MC924 basses.

 

Fretless intonation comes from fingers and ears, not dots and lines. The only thing your bridge needs to intonate on a fretless is the 12th fret harmonic.

 

I used to play almost that same bass, exclusively, for around 6 years. The fingerboard dots are actually my favorite layout, very intuitive. Sold it ages ago, miss it almost daily...

Op- what's the asking price?

 

its a mid 80s ibby musician for sure

 

Looks like an 84' MC940.

 

Heavy yes, but the only walnut on a Musician bass is the two thin stringers running the length of the neck.
The body core is mahogany, and the front & rear facings are dark-stained ash.