googling doesn't come up with several pages of them for sale so maybe it's rare.
i'll put it in for a grand and see if anyone bites. i've got nothing to lose.
Statistics: Posted by opotable — Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:40 am
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Here's the model descriptions.
SB700- 5 ply maple/walnut Transmit neck, brass nut and bridge, rosewood fingerboard, 24 fret, ash body, single MB-1 double coil pickup, volume, tone, coil cut switch. Walnut or Oak finish.
SB1000- 5 ply maple/walnut Transmit neck, brass nut and bridge, jacaranda fingerboard, 24 fret, ash body, single MB-1 double coil pickup, volume, tone, 6-postiion tone sel, active Noise Killer circuit. Fretless version available. Natural or Oak finish.
As to the year, the Matsumoku site says the SB700 was made from 1978-1984.According to info on serial numbers,the first digit indicates the year, so I would assume,given the production dates of that model, the "0" indicates 1980.
"The first digit (and upon rare occasion the first two) indicated the year. There is an inherent flaw with this single-digit method as the single digit year indicator will re-cycle after a decade! Attention must be paid to when the particular model was available and apply that to the first digit of the serial, excluding the letter if present. A bit of cross referencing is required. For example, my first Cardinal CS-350 has the serial 2010237 which indicates both by the first digit and the duration of the Cardinal CS-350 run it is a 1982 (and I know it is, I bought it then!). In rare instances the first two digits would indicate the year, in which case we can safely assume that my Cardinal is not a 1920! Had it been the two-digit version it would have begun with 82XXXXX rather than 20XXXXX, which would also indicate 1982. "
Can't find any info on the value.
Statistics: Posted by Spud1950 — Sun Aug 29, 2010 5:20 pm
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whatcha reckon as to year and possible value? no doubt the new re-issues @$2500 are vastly superior instruments. maybe.
serial no. is 079 015, which MIGHT make it one of the very first ever made. it was probably bought new here in switzerland.
i'm not desperately interested in having it for myself.
Statistics: Posted by opotable — Sun Aug 29, 2010 3:31 pm
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