eggs Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I've never seen one of these before http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/160648940166?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 That would be a real treat for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 That is an ET-285N. The only 1970's Matsu-era bass to have a neck-thru. Very nice basses IMO. http://www.epiphonew..._Basses#ET-285N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungrycat Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Sweet Zombie Jesus, it's an Epiphone Rick 4001. Want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggs Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 Hungry: Heel... Me spot first!!! Rob: So is the 1969 ET299M thing all total BS??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Hungry: Heel... Me spot first!!! Rob: So is the 1969 ET299M thing all total BS??? Never heard of it...and a Google search turns up ziltch. I found a couple site that mention it in the google title, but nothing on the actual sites. One site had a tiny little pic of a 285N. Matsumoku did make some oddball guitars that dont show up anywhere, like that one that showed up here a couple weeks ago. We all thought it was a fake or something, but Duane verified it for us. So i suppose it is entirey possible that a 299M exists, but I cant find anything on it and its not in any catalogues that I've seen. ET-290 (bolt) ET-290N (set) ET-285 (bolt) ET-285N (n-thru) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggs Posted September 10, 2011 Author Share Posted September 10, 2011 Ya reckon I could drop some 'bucks' into that baby??? Perhaps tapped BL's like RobR did with his LP bass??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Ya reckon I could drop some 'bucks' into that baby??? Perhaps tapped BL's like RobR did with his LP bass??? Sure. As long as you find something to fit the cavities or dont mind a little modding. I'm not sure what size the cavities are, but bass pickups seem to come in a types of weird sizes. I found this last night. http://www.ebay.com/...=item25676c4a86 It claims to be a 299M, but its a 285N. AFAIK, Epiphone was still producing guitars in the U.S. in 1969. Japanese production didnt start until 1970 and the 285N & 290N's werent until 1975. The only way there could be a 1969 ET-299M is if it was a prototype. The guy selling the supposed 299M on ebay claims that it is a "sam" model (I dont know what that means) and that Adam Clayton (U2) used that guitar. Unlikely. I think that the 299M is a fanatasy guitar and it doesnt actually exist. Even more possible is that the 299M designation was an Aria or Matsumoku number from a different, but similar, model...and the 1969 model year for this bass is just misinformation. Like I said in a couple of other threads: people want their Epiphones to be more valuable and rare than they actually are. Although, for a bird that is supposedly as rare as a "299M", its only got four bids at $255 USD right now. That should tell you something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I found this last night. http://www.ebay.com/...=item25676c4a86 Isn't that the exact same auction as the first one??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Isn't that the exact same auction as the first one??? Uh...no. No, its a different auction. Its just looks identical because its the exact same auction and I'm a freaking bone head. Not really sure what I was thinking. I probably wasnt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggs Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 I was out at US$555.02... & it went for US$600.00 neat... http://www.ebay.com/itm/160648940166?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 Too much for the additional mods (BL Bucks + Hipshot Bridge) I was considering Note: There is quite a lot of fora flotsom about a ET288M bass... Ever heard of that one??? http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/neck-through-epiphone-newport-embassy-coronet-596452/ Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 Looks like a 285N to me. Dont you think its odd that you've come across a "299M" and a "288M" that are identical in every way to the 285N? It seems more likely that they are all 285Ns and people either make up these other model numbers or they got bad info from the internet or someone at a guitar store. I'll keep my eyes open for proof of these other models, but unless there is some obvious difference, they are all 285Ns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggs Posted September 17, 2011 Author Share Posted September 17, 2011 The seller of this particular bass actually conceded that he 'made up' the ET299M designation... but there is broad chat about a 60's ET288M out there... however, agreed, I cant see any differences to the ET285Ns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 HA! I knew it! I'll look around the Googles for a 288, but I havent come across that model number in my searches for other ET guitars yet. Usually stuff like that pops up while looking for other things. I get sidetracked like nobody's business because of the the different models I find when looking for other models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggs Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 PS: A one point the seller thought I was Adam Clayton &/or his legal representative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Gee, you dont think this seller is full of crap or anything, do you? Thats too funny. He was probably sh!itting a brick at some point. Good job on calling him out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaolee Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 It is relisted without a whole lot of description. You don't suppose he decided it was a little more prosaic than he thought it was at first, do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggs Posted September 25, 2011 Author Share Posted September 25, 2011 It is relisted without a whole lot of description. You don't suppose he decided it was a little more prosaic than he thought it was at first, do you? No no no... whilst this shows as a 'relist' by the same seller... it's actually a completely different bass... which makes sense from the message I received from him below: Dear eggmuffins, I'm not really sure what the model is that was a guess, I picked up two of these at an estate sale in Chicago...just can't afford to keep them both.The neck is straight on this one with no buzzing,electronics are fine.They sound alot like a Gibson Eb series bass to me...I put new Lakland stainless steel strings on mine and it brightened it up but it still has that humbucker thudd on the E string kinda like a kick in the chest - joel228 & PS: If I this undersatnd correctly, the PUPS are NOT humbuckers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 & PS: If I this undersatnd correctly, the PUPS are NOT humbuckers? The pics of the 285N look to be humbuckers. I have it wrong in the wiki. This is another area that needs to be detailed yet. The early 285s had single coil pickups in them. At some point they changed over to what appear to be humbuckers. Of course, they could always be double-coil pickups with staple poles as well, Not really sure, and I dont know what year the switch was made and if this applies to the 285Ns If going to say that my info was a copy/paste from the 285. Still working on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggs Posted September 29, 2011 Author Share Posted September 29, 2011 The pics of the 285N look to be humbuckers. I have it wrong in the wiki. This is another area that needs to be detailed yet. The early 285s had single coil pickups in them. At some point they changed over to what appear to be humbuckers. Of course, they could always be double-coil pickups with staple poles as well, Not really sure, and I dont know what year the switch was made and if this applies to the 285Ns If going to say that my info was a copy/paste from the 285. Still working on this. The second one, which was actually in way better condition sold, for US$353 &, FWIW, I was / am still trying to extract some info from the seller re the pups to toss into our 'knowledge swamp'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 The second one, which was actually in way better condition sold, for US$353 &, FWIW, I was / am still trying to extract some info from the seller re the pups to toss into our 'knowledge swamp'. That seems like a pretty good deal for that bass. Thats a good price for any neck-through bass, and those 285Ns are really nice. Cool about the PUPs. I hope he responds. Knowldge is always appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggs Posted September 29, 2011 Author Share Posted September 29, 2011 That seems like a pretty good deal for that bass. Thats a good price for any neck-through bass, and those 285Ns are really nice. Cool about the PUPs. I hope he responds. Knowldge is always appreciated. Yep... it was very hard to let that pass... but I think I have determined to hold out for a Rivoli... somewhere, somehow, oneday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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