gub Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Not me selling btw i just came across it! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160571849665&category=4713&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...d=p5197.c0.m619[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
son of frog Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 (edited) Probably cause half the paints missing... also he doesnt mention what state the electronics are in, Probably quite bad, Also he isn't the original owner and so i expect its quite hard to tell if it has had any aftermarket parts fitted. Yet still its quite nice for that price... I wish i had a bigger wallet. Edited April 24, 2011 by son of frog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRISDABASS Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 I may be wrong but didnt 70's fenders have the more hard wearing Poly finish rather than the thin Nitro of the 60's?? what im trying to say is......What the hell do you do to a bass to make it look like this????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizontalste Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 [quote name='CHRISDABASS' post='1210226' date='Apr 24 2011, 06:36 PM']....What the hell do you do to a bass to make it look like this????? [/quote] 9' angle grinder. Wouldn't touch it with your money dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 (edited) [quote name='gub' post='1210211' date='Apr 24 2011, 06:24 PM']Not me selling btw i just came across it! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160571849665&category=4713&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...d=p5197.c0.m619[/url][/quote] He's baaaaaaaack! It's our old friend Peter B again! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=127853"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=127853[/url] (NO connection with the Pete B of this forum!!!!!!!) Someone really should take that sandpaper off him. I'll have a word down at the local DIY store. Edited May 2, 2011 by Big_Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomBassmonkey Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 The way the paint's worn on the forearm contour looks odd. If it was [i]naturally[/i] that worn, shouldn't it be more worn at the top of the body and not just lower down the contour? I think it's another home made relic job that's turned out poorly. If it is what he says it is, it's not a bad price. It'll need a fair bit of work though I expect and would still never be worth the money of one in good nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 [quote name='CHRISDABASS' post='1210226' date='Apr 24 2011, 06:36 PM']What the hell do you do to a bass to make it look like this????? [/quote] Plus a substantial helping of mental retardation. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99ster Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 This seller is quickly acquiring legendary status on eBay - and everything he sells has the unmistakable aura of 'not to be trusted'. It's certainly worth checking out his listings for their entertainment value - but you'd be well advised to think very carefully before investing in one of his 'vintage investments'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 [quote name='son of frog' post='1210218' date='Apr 24 2011, 06:30 PM']Yet still its quite nice for that price... I wish i had a bigger wallet.[/quote] I'll sell you a filthy, smashed up piece of junk for a tenth of that. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4-string-thing Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 I see the auctions finished now and somebody has either got a bargain or been ripped off for £800..... The bass in my avatar is fairly well used 70's Fender, how come my paintwork has only gone darker on the forearm chamfering, not worn at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4-string-thing Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 [quote name='gareth' post='1210349' date='Apr 24 2011, 08:52 PM']At £800 for a late 70's p bass with no finish and a busted guard is probably about right but certainly no bargain[/quote] er, yes, perhaps bargain wasn't the right word to use.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigthumb Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 I have seen Precisions from this era in this state before. I owned a '78 (IIRC) in a lot better condition which I sold for about the same price to somebody here a couple of years ago. Also the case is worth a few quid too. Sellers reputation aside, I'd put my neck out and say that its not been reliced. If so £800 is a wee bit of a bargain, maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cytania Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 What I don't get is how the control knobs are all pitted, like it's been left face down sans-gigbag against other gear alot, but the tuners are new looking? Are the tuners replacements or the knobs relics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 It's amazing ( ) how many instruments that he's sold in just the short time I've been watching his auctions and all have been owned for some time... if he is a BC member I hope he doesn't have all of his basses listed in his sig'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 The town where he lives used to have a very good vintage instruments shop, which doubled as an agency for the kind of bands that had the remaining members still touring. A link on this sellers Ebay listing mentions an agency in a similar vein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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