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Franksterstein
Username: Franksterstein
Registered: 06-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 10:08 pm: | |
Hi everybody! My name is Frank, and I'm from Montreal, QC, CANADA. I've been lurking over the forums for a couple of weeks... in a quest for "the truth". I work as a technician for a guitar amps/effects manufacturer; and that's what got me into playing music, especially bass. Some years ago, I took lutherie classes, and build a couple of things too; and learnt a lot.
To make this story short, I was at a collegue's house to give help with his network, and I saw "that bass"; like she was calling me "play me, play me". Love at first sight... First sight in his dark basement that made me think "well, it's a Fender, and somebody sanded (for whatever reasons) the headstock. Still, i fell in love with the bass with my ears, not my eyes (and then some)... and finally got it from that engeeneer who was more than happy to give her a new home.
My google searches led me here, on this forum.
For now, here's my theory... This p-bass copy was "Fenderized" by the pre-pre-owner.
There's no serial number anywhere; in the neck cavity there's a handwritten "3", and no serial number nowhere. Everything seems original. The bass was in really poor cosmetic condition, I spent almost a night removing !etching solution! and acids from the body.
The thumbrest position is consistent with the "Silver Series" P-copies... http://www.break-even.org/ibzspecial/images/th-silverfretbass-2.jpg
And my "sand pattern" on the head seems consistent with "Silver Series" again...
http://www.break-even.org/ibzspecial/images/th-prec9.jpg
There's nothing on the neck plate, too. Two things that struck me... The 12th fret markers are the "old" big spacing; and in this particular case, the truss rod screw is not on the headstock.
Here is two pictures that I just took. Defenitively not in "museum condition", but she's a player!
http://www.lappart279.net/externe/ibz/ibz_bass_complete.jpg
http://www.lappart279.net/externe/ibz/ibz_headstock_sanded.jpg
Any help, or "cultural/history" links would be greatly appreciated!
If, indeed, this is an Ibanez, I'll be the happy owner of two; the other one is a fretless EXB404, that was my main bass.
Thanks in advance for your help, I'm very curious about this instrument; and I can say for sure that it won't be the last one! |
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