hiram.k.hackenbacker

On 30/10/2023 at 23:36, Baloney Balderdash said:

What the... 

Are you genuinely unaware how some of your posts come across?

I read this thread purely for entertainment value as I could see your name was attached to it.

@PaulThePlug interpreted your OP a little differently and was only trying to help.

1 minute ago, BigRedX said:

Interesting that none of the items of clothing appeared give any size information. What's the point of bidding on them if you're not going to wear them?

The boots are size 10 😎

Ooh! That Butterscotch P! Would need a fairly decent sized lottery win tho.

That is well worth a trip to Belgium! 

An ideal time to sign up for a free trial with Paramount +

8 minutes ago, neepheid said:

I think I need one of them 😂

17 hours ago, lowregisterhead said:

I'm considering adding a third pickup to the Lee Sklar, but it'll require some very careful routing by someone with all the proper jigs and serious skills, especially as there's no scratch plate to hide any rough edges...

You're a braver man than I.

I sold my Sklar Mk1 as I didn't get on with the pick-up placement, or more specifically, there wasn't three pickup's which would allow my playing position to be closer to the neck which is my preference.

In every other area the Mk1 excelled, but as there was the option to have one with 3 pick-up's (i.e. a Mk2) I moved it on with the intention of replacing it.

I never did get around to it.

1 hour ago, TheGreek said:

 

No it isn't. 

If I buy a vintage Fender for £500 is that it's value or it's price?

If I sell it the following day for 10 times as much how did the value suddenly jump 10x?

I'm fed up hearing "it's worth what it sells for " - never heard of a bargain or being overcharged?

£500 is its price.

I think there is a bit of confusion here about fixed price items/bargains that are occasionally out there to be had.

A better take on ‘true value’, whatever that is, is what it might go for at a professional musical instrument auction.

That’s where the market at any given time would give a truer representation of it’s value.

8 hours ago, greavesbass said:

As Pete Waterman famously once said.  "I dont need Kylie to sing, she just has to look good and dance". He was right. This type of 'show time' entertainment has nothing to do with live musical performance and everything to do with the visual spectacle, just shove a disc in the machine and dance.

Kylie I would go and see. Madonna - not a chance, not that I dislike her music, but I’d want to see a proper live show.

Having said that, I’ve seen the ABBA holo show as well as the Zappa one and they were both fantastic. In both cases, I knew what I was going in to. Turning up to see a live musician faking it is not on my wish list.

39 minutes ago, tauzero said:

 

Their songs are mostly other people's songs anyway. Status Quo might have been the luckiest pub band in the world, but Led Zep were the luckiest covers band.

Care to elaborate on Genesis material being other people’s?

25 minutes ago, Chewie said:

Hey man,

You can adjust the truss rod by removing the pickguard, I reckon.

APOLOGIES if this has been said and/or sounds like a numpty comment.

The issue @MrSilentX and I had was beyond truss rod adjustment I'm afraid. The neck on mine was completely f***ed.

Unhelpfully, this Flea model is also a 'neck off' job to adjust the truss rod.

 Is it a standard P width nut?

Withdrawn. Off to storage it goes then, along with just about every other active bass I own.

Do you want Dolby with it? 😂🤣

Joking aside, as has been said already, the man is a class act. He even edited out the bit where Bowie says ‘very brilliant’ when he introduces TD.

I’ve been using the Microtubes 900 v2 since its release and I couldn’t be more pleased with it. I had the original 900 before it, which was also a good amp.

I’m not sure swapping what you already have to the X900 is going to give you what you want though.

I’d be interested to hear the results of a side by side if you could get it arranged.

25 minutes ago, Wolverinebass said:

I would imagine they won't sell that many? Even if one were a Kiss superfan would you pay £7200 for one? It's a Gibson. The QC won't be amazing. Take off a zero maybe? Or maybe 2 zeros given Gibson's previous bass record recently.

They'll sell.

Take a look at this. They're not priced this way 'not to sell'.

https://www.genesimmonsaxe.com

12 minutes ago, Thump said:

I hadn't considered those who collect memorabilia and such. Some of those people go to crazy lengths to get what they want , and its definite that here are some incredibly wealthy folk amongst them.

It really doesn't matter then if its a good instrument or not , they're going to vanish quickly only to reappear on the 2nd hand market with an even more ridiculous price , and they'll still sell. the worlds gone mad

I think to some it matters, but yes, there are also some that have enough disposable income and just geek out over the band enough to justify the purchase.

I have quite a lot of signature basses, but I would be very unhappy if it was a bad instrument. In fact, I would get rid if it was a duff one.

On 20/09/2023 at 20:15, Thump said:

I wonder what led them to put the price point as high as it is? greed? Or just that they know some mug with too much money will pay whatever they ask?

 

I just don't get where some of these companies get their pricing structure from. 

 

Are the components , wood of this one of incredibly high value? Or is it just the name at the end of the neck?

 

I'd like to know their justification for such a price, it just doesn't seem anything like good value to me. Maybe its me and my cheapskateness , but for 7k it better bloody play itself and make me look good (no small feat)

I think a lot of that will have to do with Mr.Simmons. For Gibson to use his name to sell their product he will want to clear $XXXX per unit. He won't give a flying doodad what the final price is, as long as he clears his figure.

He has been pre-selling the basses he will be playing at the final KISS gig in NYC and they were more expensive than these.

One of the only Simmons related basses that really does it for me (on looks alone as I've never played one) is @cetera's Feline Spector SB-1.

That's a damn fine looking bass and sounds nice on the videos I've seen.

I've never seen one for sale and don't suppose I ever will 🤷‍♂️.

I think bank transfers are generally quite safe, but I always only send a very small percentage of the total cost to the seller and ask them to confirm how much I’ve sent. This increases the confidence that we’ve both typed the account and sorting codes correctly and also allows me to save the details in my banking app so I can send the balance without having to type numbers in again. I’ve had one instance where money went to the wrong place (not my fault) it was quite difficult to get back. I have no wish to go through that again.

1 minute ago, Cato said:

 

Given the information on the page about how much the original was hacked about I wonder how "authentic" this recreation is?

 

Is there an additional pickup cavity under the scratch plate up by the neck in the original position?

 

Filler/drill holes in the body where the three point bridge was taken out and replaced with a high mass?

 

For 7k I'd want Mr Simmons breaking out into a sweat if someone challenged him to a game of 'find the lady' with 2 of these and his original being swapped around.

 

 

Ah yes, but then you would have the ‘I hate relics’ brigade to deal with 🤷‍♂️

I wonder if they actually believe their own hype?

“Calling Dr. Love - Your New Bass Has Arrived

Gibson Custom Shop is the pinnacle of craftsmanship, quality, and sound excellence. Each instrument celebrates Gibson's legacy through accuracy, authenticity, and attention to detail.”

Although I am a huge Kiss fan, I’m not so taken with Gibson basses.

I’m pretty sure though that they wouldn’t have made them if they weren’t confident they would sell, in which case, that’s easy money.

There are a lot of seriously minted Kiss fans out there as evidenced by all the Gene Simmons Vault series buyers.

Most of these won’t see the light of day much, if at all, but that’s signature instrument collectors for you 🤷‍♂️

I should have mentioned that I'm not really looking for trades.

I am open to realistic offers though.

I don’t think I ever thought I would. I certainly had no designs on doing so.

I guess we all wonder what it would be like, but that’s as far as it went for me.