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Who can help identify the various bits and bobs......

Deef

Deef

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Sep 28, 2011
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Cork - Ireland
#1
......That make up this bass......
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Looks rough at the moment ( Yes, I know the decal is hand painted etc.......) but I might take it under my wing, re-finish, re-wire, get a functional bridge. It may make a fun frankenbass. But I'm having trouble identifying some of the parts. Any ideas? ( I'd be getting it free )
 
#3
Har de har............

OK, I'll rephrase. Does anybody know, off which various possible manufacturers, various parts of this bass eg: Neck, Body etc come from?

The body reminded me of the Ibanez Roadstar, but IICR, the roadstar had a different setup with the knobs etc. Think it was the cream PUP covers, and PJ config tha reminded me.
 
#8
That is some serious homebrew plywood! Or clone.
I could guess at the pickups being Dimarzio's from the late 70's or 80's and the neck could be a mighty mite or no-name hand cut headstock, but they are just guesses. Is it playable or amplifiable?

Definately the best Fender counterfeit for metal!
 
#9
I can see the photos ok. The body reminds me of an Ibanez, too. I agree the knob configuration is not right, though. Hmmm. As for the neck, there may some identifier, a stamp or sticker, where the neck joins the body. Of course, you'd have to pop the neck off to fnd out. It appears to be a MIM Fender or maybe a Squier neck.
 
#12
OK, changed over to Opera, and now the pics show up (they don't on either Iron or Waterfox, apparently they originate from Twitter).

It doesn't strike me as a parts bass. Rear-routed plywood body with a P/J config and four controls, never had a pickguard, finish stripped except from back of neck, fake logo painted on, resprayed with clear. Headstock looks to be the original shape, judging by the placing of the E tuner.

Yeah, the bridge seems okay, just the D saddle piece is turned the wrong way.
The sole wooden control knob is from somewhere else.

So what is it? Don't know, but I would guess mid-'80s Korean.
 
#14
rocmonster said:
That is some serious homebrew plywood! Or clone.
I could guess at the pickups being Dimarzio's from the late 70's or 80's and the neck could be a mighty mite or no-name hand cut headstock, but they are just guesses. Is it playable or amplifiable?

Definately the best Fender counterfeit for metal!
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I haven't received it yet. someone I know got told to dump it as it was taking up spaces in his wifes friends house, he rang me.

I have no clue if it's ampable yet. The bridge looks fairly ratty is what I meant by the functional bridge comment. It looks horrible. I'll get a nice bridge off fleabay for it for €12 :p

Was thinking DiMarzio's but what are the chances of it?

I can't place the body, or headstock shape. I'm guessing a generic no name brand anyway!

I'm thinking of a nice paintjob I can do over a few weekends aswell. Not as mad as the other paintjob though ;)

The hand painted 'Fender' makes it for me! First to go is that anyway :p

I'll update with pics when I get it, and strip it down.
 
#15
It's a bit strange. Maybe some kind of worked-over Korean or Chinese copy from the late 70's or early 80's? The neck heal contour looks quite typical for a MIJ copy but the truss rod bullet seems atypical. That style of rear rout cover is very familiar but I can't place it. The pickups could be decent, being that it's FREE I would look into it for that one reason alone. Judging from the pics I would consider the neck and body undesireable.
 
#17
Still trying to figure out the make of this bass(es).

Have a nice idea for a paintjob though, nothing as mad as my 'Kiddies Nightmare' but nothing plain....

Can't wait to get the headstock sanded, and replace the tuners and bridge. It could sound nice, it could be a rat, whatever the case, it will look nice and hang on a wall ;)

Anybody have any new ideas?
 

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