Chiliwailer

£1300 rings a bell, might of been a touch more. Compared to others at that time it seemed like they were letting it go at cost after a few years in stock. Ive seen this one for sale a few times - not sure if it’s the same guy though.

One of the big dealers (Coda or GAK?) had one for years and couldn’t sell it, it ended up going dirt cheap. I was tempted at one point, but thought if it’s been there that long it may be a dog.

I like the Granite, but shame it’s a satin finish as they seem to wear more easily, not great on a 1 of 100 bass for me. Black would match my Special nicely though, so I’ll keep an eye on the classifieds next year, that bass looks like pure fun.

I made the ‘mistake’ of going there when I was doing a distance post grad degree at UoB and went to a study weekend - came home with a lovely 40th Anniversary Old Smoothie to celebrate my 40th birthday and results of my first assignment 😁

Given the background, looks like a joke by the dude at the factory - I mean, why wouldn’t you?! But a ‘58 would have a 3 tone burst, so in the world of geekdom the joke is on him 😝 Cool bass 👍

Ooof - and have to fork out more 💰for a lighter coloured logo...?

I wouldn’t mind it, keeps to the theme of using natural materials. Cool colour, 👍

Pleasure to sell Brian some strings, good vibes and comms the whole way. Cheers Brian 🙏

Many prices are nuts these days. My Mike Lull PJ4 cost me £1999 in 2015, now they are £2999. I love that bass, and as its a quality custom build £3k is not outrageous, but I wouldn’t pay that for one now. My MM Stingray Special HH was £2200 in 2018, which was high then IMO, now they are nearer to £3k, which is crazy too. All that said, the value, desirability and reasons to pay out is subjective to the buyer, and I can see why people would pay these prices, for a CS too, and that’s cool with me.

Bought a bulk set of strings from Dylan - friendly comms, super fast post, and a great deal. Thanks pal 🙏

Love this quote about this bass from the site you mentioned I've heard a band where bassist used this bass live - it sounded like an old shoe.

Triple Congrats! Great bass, he’s a keeper 👌 (...and your boyfriend too!).

Actually, that 6 string is cooler than the one I had 👍

Had the guitar version of that as a teen, £40 I think, back in 1996. It’s a cheapie with a vibe in the looks department 😊

From the age of 15-20, I checked the date of every Ric 4001 to see if it matched my month and year of birth. Then a guy I was playing with said he’d buy me a Ric, I chose from 5 or 6, doing a sound test before looking at the date. I narrowed it to two, and found one had my birth dates... ... but, the slight difference in scale and position to my other basses meant I was fluffing the odd notes at gigs when not looking at the board. And the playing position was all wrong for me Dream bass no more.