Ghost_Bass Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 (edited) Hi A friend of mine had just offered me to trade this bass for my Trace Elliot amp. I liked the idea of a direct trade because i would get rid of the amp (hard to sell at a reasonable price, they're underated) and gain a bass that would be more easily sellable... The plus: it's a fretless! I always liked to try one and now i have the chance. The minus: it's a fretless... not many buyers available... I haven't held the bass yet but i fully trust my friend when he says it's in near perfect condition. My main problem is that i don't know this basses, i've searched the web and only found info on the newer models... I come here in search for opinions, advises, and a fair evaluation of it's current market price. If i decide to get it i'll put it FT in the sales seccion, if anybody wants to show any early interest in a deal it will add weight to my decision. I'll leave you with some pics and get back to you later to try and answer some Q's: [attachment=72309:01_Carvi...Fretless.jpg] [attachment=72310:02_Carvi...Fretless.jpg] [attachment=72311:03_Carvi...Fretless.jpg] [attachment=72312:04_Carvi...Fretless.jpg] [attachment=72313:05_Carvi...Fretless.jpg] Thank you edit: corrected some grammar... Edited February 16, 2011 by Ghost_Bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 So... nobody knows or heard of them?!! Are they that bad or that good? IIRC, it's price new was something like £1400 - yes, basses are realy expensive in my country... a Stingray5 in my local store is priced at £1900!!! Maybe the right people haven't seen it yet... sort of BUMP! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I'm not sure what it's worth, and Carvin always seem to suffer with resale values, perhaps due to the nature of their company. However, I've always been a Bunny Brunel fan, give me a shout if you get it and fancy selling it, I've been after a fretless recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I think Carvin need more marketing here in the UK. I barely hear a thing about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 As Chris2112 says, it could be to with the nature of the company. I believe they're made in the US and you can only buy them direct from the company, ie no authorised distributors. Keeps overheads down, but that approach also seems to diminish the prestige factor. It might make things a bit harder to market overseas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 Yeah! I undestand what you are saying. I always thought of Carvin as a Amp maker... never knew they made guitars also. I'm in a limbo... the bass looks good and i realy wanted to ditch the Trace and would love to try a fretless but i didn't wanted to get stuck with something with no sales value... What do you think? £700ish for it is expensive (half the new price)? Would i make a better deal with a trade? Should i forget about it and keep the Trace a little longer? Thanks for the replys, i knew there was somebody out there Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 They make awesome amps, the Carvin Legacy stuff is as good as guitar amplification gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepbass5 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 These are excellent basses, and the BB is the best in my opinion due to scale and offset board string spacing etc. The boards are ebony and computer machine ground for accuracy. It should be worth £700. But timing and the name does not carry the price. It is worth more as a good solid accurate instrument than what you will sell it for so hang on to it. I would rather have one of these than a Trace amp at the moment. So probably a good swap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepbass5 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I'll Take the TRP5II off you when you get used to the Carvin !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 [quote name='deepbass5' post='1130365' date='Feb 16 2011, 10:29 PM']I'll Take the TRP5II off you when you get used to the Carvin !!!!![/quote] You'll have to rip it from my cold dead body! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 I've pulled the trigger on the bass. Next Saturday i'm meeting with my friend to test both the amp and the bass and trade them if we agree. I'll let you know more about it then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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