setekh Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 (edited) Why would anyone publicly admit to having kept [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fretless-Bass-/270664922104?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3f04e2f3f8#ht_500wt_898"]this monstruosity[/url] for 20 years? Edited November 18, 2010 by setekh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 [i][b]Looks aren't everything, and this doesn't look like a factory made, perfect axe [/b][/i] I think he might be on to something, there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 [quote name='setekh' post='1028201' date='Nov 18 2010, 05:12 PM']Why would anyone publicly admit to having kept [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fretless-Bass-/270664922104?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3f04e2f3f8#ht_500wt_898"]this monstruosity[/url] for 20 years?[/quote] It's taken him that long to pluck up the courage to put it up for sale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazza1 Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 (edited) [quote name='setekh' post='1028201' date='Nov 18 2010, 05:12 PM']Why would anyone publicly admit to having kept [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fretless-Bass-/270664922104?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3f04e2f3f8#ht_500wt_898"]this monstruosity[/url] for 20 years?[/quote] I love the pick up routing, I mean you just would not want to cover that with a pickguard (even if you could get one the right shape). I also like the machine heads, set at different angles because they're closer to the edge of the headstock on one side than they are on the other - design brilliance & well ahead of it's time. Strange thing is there's something about it I like.............................. oh dear I think I might need help - repeat after me I must buy a Fender Jazz, I must buy a Fender Jazz........... Edited November 18, 2010 by tazza1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 [quote name='setekh' post='1028201' date='Nov 18 2010, 05:12 PM']Why would anyone publicly admit to having kept [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fretless-Bass-/270664922104?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3f04e2f3f8#ht_500wt_898"]this monstruosity[/url] for 20 years?[/quote] Gosh I particularly like the rear electronics cover that looks suspiciously like a piece of galvanised cable trunking cut to shape with tin snips. On the bright side though, speaking as a man whose woodwork often involves blutak, there's hope for me yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Is it really better than a Wal, or did he drag it out of a skip last week and make all that crap up? I wonder... Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 [quote name='Bassassin' post='1028268' date='Nov 18 2010, 06:23 PM']Is it really better than a Wal, or did he drag it out of a skip last week and make all that crap up? I wonder... [/quote] [i]"I even had a Wal hand made for me by the late, great Ian Waller (WAL), and it was superb, but it did not have the character this has".[/i] I think he means "Character" as in:- [i]"she's not pig ugly, she's just got.... character..."[/i] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Irrespective of the fact that technically it looks like an O level students first attempt at at making some Newell posts, it puts a new eff in fugly..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 Seems like even the camera didn't want to take the pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1946 Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 You see why he took the pics in the dark? Not dark enough imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setekh Posted November 28, 2010 Author Share Posted November 28, 2010 Holy cow. People bid on this thing up to £275 but it didn't sell - reserve was higher than that! Wow. Jus wow. So now[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fretless-Bass-/270671157018?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3f0542171a&ssPageName=RSS:B:SHOP:GB:101"] it's back[/url]. And the reserve is lower, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 [quote name='setekh' post='1039648' date='Nov 28 2010, 09:52 AM']Holy cow. People bid on this thing up to £275 but it didn't sell - reserve was higher than that! Wow. Jus wow. So now[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fretless-Bass-/270671157018?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3f0542171a&ssPageName=RSS:B:SHOP:GB:101"] it's back[/url]. And the reserve is lower, too.[/quote] Bl**dy Hell! I wonder what he's actually trying to get for it? He should have taken the £275 and felt lucky. Although he may consider this the best thing since flatwound bass strings, the harsh reality is that this thing is really only worth the SH value of whatever hardware can be stripped off and reused elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setekh Posted January 28, 2011 Author Share Posted January 28, 2011 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/fretless-bass-/270698577251?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3f06e47d63&ssPageName=RSS:B:SHOP:GB:101"]Our old friend[/url] is back. And since he got £275 once and £250 a couple of times afterwards, I'm curious to see how high reserve is this time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 He doesnt want to sell it? just as well, as none wants to buy it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willyf87 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 [b]''I have previously listed this and been offered over £300 but I didn't consider that enough...it really should sell for around £1000 but the bidding is up to you !''[/b] LOL!! I would take £300 and run, possibly even move to make sure I can't be located by angry ebayers, a grand, you gotta be having a laugh!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 This has got to be some sort of shill bidding scam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Hughes Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Foley huck - for the size of them, think of what he'd get if he auctioned his balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 (edited) [i]"Try a bid...you might be surprised by the low reserve !"[/i] I was surprised - someone has bid 99p and not hit it... Edited January 28, 2011 by icastle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 [quote name='willyf87' post='1106086' date='Jan 28 2011, 12:23 PM'][b]''I have previously listed this and been offered over £300 but I didn't consider that enough...it really should sell for around £1000 but the bidding is up to you !''[/b][/quote] That translates as "I paid £1000 for this ugly POS and am not willing to accept i was robbed." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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