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Shrap
Username: Shrap
Registered: 2-2007
| Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 9:42 pm: | |
I bought an 1976 Artist bass today. It's in good shape and came with the original case. Serial is J766435. Colour is a brown violin. Abalone markers on the neck. Artist truss rod cover. It has 2 all metal pickups with rectangular polepieces. Two volume knobs, 1 Tone knob, 1 on/off mini switch and on pickup selector switch (up = neck, middle blend, down bridge) Looks like some sort of neck trough or glued on neck joint. The bridge looks like a T-Bird 3 point. Says made in japan under. String through with ferrules. Sounds amazing, Rickiesque on the bridge, nice and round blended and a bit grungy on the bass side. Any insight, info & help about this piece will be appreciated. Thanks ! |
Johns
Username: Johns
Registered: 2-2001
| Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 11:15 pm: | |
Shrap: Welcome to ICW! Does your bass have asymmetrical horns and an ash body? |
Shrap
Username: Shrap
Registered: 2-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 7:28 am: | |
Here is the actual bass. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item =270110882423&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80 %2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26satitle%3D27 0110882423%26category0%3D%26fvi%3D1 Hope this help... I'm really not sure about the kind of wood, very grainy and quite heavy considering the size. |
Shrap
Username: Shrap
Registered: 2-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 8:02 am: | |
Also looks like this one. http://cgi.ebay.com/1978-IBANEZ-ARTIST-BASS_W0QQit emZ180108783929QQihZ008QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQssPa geNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItem |
Johns
Username: Johns
Registered: 2-2001
| Posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 9:00 am: | |
Shrap: It's a 2626B Artist II bass. Not much info has surfaced about these very neat, but short-lived basses. Check out the thread, in this section, entitled: "Could you identify yet another bass please!" |
Fox
Username: Fox
Registered: 2-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 12:58 pm: | |
Shrap, the body is of Japanese (or more precisely) Sen-ash. The neck is laminated maple. I have no info about the pickups, but being Ibanez, I am quite certain they were made by factory called Nisshin Onpa Seisakusho (made pickups for quite a few Japanese guitar factories) Tailpiece/bridge is from Ibanez's lawsuit times, it is a copy of Gibson 3-point bass bridge.. This is the 3rd model of Ibanez Artist bass line. |
Shrap
Username: Shrap
Registered: 2-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 9:19 pm: | |
Thanks for the info guys. I figure I made a good deal (I paid $500 CAN for it) It sounds amazing so I'm a happy camper. The knobs are clear black plastic with white lettering variety. Do you think I should go with the more classic Gibsonesque Amber type ones ??? |
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