After buying a rare single pup Greco bird from this very forum a few years ago that was an absolutely marvellous bass, and then regretting selling it, I've been constantly pining for another ever since. So yesterday I hit the BIN on a broken headstock example from a Japanese eBay seller, so in a week or so I'll get to find out if the break is an easy "glue and clamp" repair as the photos on ebay suggest. I'll keep you posted.
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTA2M1gxNjAw/z/ZYMAAOSwf-VWWHLu/$_57.JPG)
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTA2M1gxNjAw/z/b5gAAOSwp5JWWHMN/$_57.JPG)
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTA2M1gxNjAw/z/azQAAOSwf-VWWHMY/$_57.JPG)
That looks like a nice clean break. Easy fix!
Congrats!
Indeed! Hope you got a good price on that one, it looks nice.
Quote from: Pilgrim on December 03, 2015, 02:26:00 PM
Indeed! Hope you got a good price on that one, it looks nice.
The price was around half what I'd expect to pay for an intact example without a hard case, so I think I did ok.
Keepin' 'em crossed for ya... ;)
Quote from: Aussie Mark on December 03, 2015, 02:43:41 PM
The price was around half what I'd expect to pay for an intact example without a hard case, so I think I did ok.
You did.
Hoping for an easy fix for you!
Great looking bass
Are you going to do the repair? That looks like a good candidate to cut your teeth on. Looks like the finish touchup wouldn't be bad either...
Congrats, Mark! Doesn't look too difficult.
Subscribed for after repair pictures ;)
Quote from: chromium on December 03, 2015, 08:28:15 PM
Are you going to do the repair? That looks like a good candidate to cut your teeth on. Looks like the finish touchup wouldn't be bad either...
Yes, this will be my DIY project. And some minor finish repairs is also on the agenda.
Quote from: vates on December 05, 2015, 06:08:58 PM
Subscribed for after repair pictures ;)
I thought I'd do that, so thanks for the reminder. Will do.
You already know what an awesome bass it is! Congratulations, and give it some Aussie TLC!
The tracking says it's out for delivery today - that's 3 days from Japan to my door!
Any updates?
Quote from: planetgaffnet on December 30, 2015, 01:54:46 PM
Any updates?
It arrived within 3 days as expected - amazing service via EMS.
I've been interstate with the family for a couple of weeks so am planning to get moving on this project sometime in the next week or so. Some more photos of the damage, nothing too scary ....
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/mdeayton/Bass%20gear/Greco%20TBII%20repair%20and%20refurb/IMG_03031_zpsfygiivzw.jpg)
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/mdeayton/Bass%20gear/Greco%20TBII%20repair%20and%20refurb/IMG_03021_zps4fv3aaiw.jpg)
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/mdeayton/Bass%20gear/Greco%20TBII%20repair%20and%20refurb/IMG_03011_zpsoog8l4xo.jpg)
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/mdeayton/Bass%20gear/Greco%20TBII%20repair%20and%20refurb/IMG_03001_zpscjvst9ao.jpg)
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/mdeayton/Bass%20gear/Greco%20TBII%20repair%20and%20refurb/IMG_03041_zpsrwb6zupv.jpg)
As breaks go, that doesn't look too bad.
That should be a great project!
Mark, am I imagining it or is your pickup closer to the neck than mine? Maybe it's just the middle pick guard screws position?
Here's mine- it has an E77 serial #.
(http://i68.tinypic.com/2dgl6df.jpg) (http://i66.tinypic.com/2vhvss4.jpg)
^^^
Russ, yes, it does look closer based on the photos.
My previous single pup Grecobird (bought from this forum, and now owned by Bloodmason) had the pickup in a slightly different location as well, so maybe they routed them randomly LOL ...
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/mdeayton/Bass%20gear/IMG00917-20120311-1532.jpg)
Thanks, Mark. All three of them look different.