Wylie Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 [quote name='Oopsdabassist' timestamp='1330766879' post='1562617'] Ugh!....Just...No! [/quote] +1 ... and with no fur, + 1 again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_B Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 (edited) [quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1330786367' post='1563001']Add on £300 for some serious quality hardware and there's £1k. [/quote] 300 quid? You could get decent enough hardware for about half that if you shopped around here at Basschat and elsewhere So maybe 100 quid or so. Edited March 3, 2012 by Jerry_B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el borracho Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 [quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1330783771' post='1562963'] I think the price is in line with other similar signature stuff the Fender CS knocks out, so have no issue there. I personally don't like the bass though. Here's a pic of him with my '52, (with a proper headstock!); [/quote]Is that not Billy Gibbons?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 madness.. why why why.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG3 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Really don't like the look of the decal, just looks like someone has put it on the p*ss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 [quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1330775165' post='1562764']As for the price. Does it not sit around the same price as a Pino Custom Shop Sig? [/quote] Maybe Pino is regarded as being more "upmarket" and therefore worthy of the price tag? Certainly both basses are rather aggressively relicked (sp?) but essentially very simple instruments... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 That said, I still can't see the point in spending three grand to end up with a bass that looks like you bought it for £200 thirty years ago and dropped it from a moving car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Or a Skoda. I drive a Skoda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 My main gripe actually is that the black version just looks a bit crap. That is all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Conan' timestamp='1330796610' post='1563186'] Or a Skoda. I drive a Skoda. [/quote] I drive a Skoda. An old one. It's remarkably tough/reliable and the automotive design equivalent of IKEA furniture. Better still, the money I didn't spend on it helped subsidise a habit we on BC all share... GAS. Edit - That bass needs a BadAss or some other kind of "proper" bridge. Otherwise, still a resounding "NO!" from me, I'm afraid. Edited March 3, 2012 by Lfalex v1.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Jerry_B' timestamp='1330789291' post='1563044'] 300 quid? You could get decent enough hardware for about half that if you shopped around here at Basschat and elsewhere So maybe 100 quid or so. [/quote] I was just thinking nice 'spensive pick-up, some good tuners, decent electronics and a fender decal. Leaving £200 over for some full-on strap buttons. All new-bought of course - simply trying to compare the cost of a bitsa to a custom shop where the parameters are roughly aligned. [color=#ffffff].[/color] Edited March 3, 2012 by skankdelvar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo-London Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 [indent=1]I had a bass made by Cliff Bordwell in Florida for around £1700 incl taxes and importing costs. It was totally to my spec. Walnut, maple, Hondurus rosewood, Nordstrand PUs with Audere preamp etc. Alright the exchange rate was very favourable at the time but no I don't think £2800 for a modified Fender is a very reasonable price.[/indent] [indent=1]But folk love Fender. Fender know what price they can charge. Simples.[/indent] [indent=1]Davo[/indent] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muttley Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 When I think of ZZ Top I always imagine BG and DH with matching instruments in loud colours (Ibanez?), not Fenders. But, you pay your money... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Does it come with a [url=http://www.wittman-spins.com/spinstraps.html]Spinstrap[/url]? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaypup Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Oopsdabassist' timestamp='1330782055' post='1562923'] Now then..THATS a nice bass, [b]none of that 'relicing' malarky that totally shagged the Dusty Hill one[/b] [/quote] It's meant to look like that?? I thought the black one was just his old one that they based the sig model on!!! Edited March 14, 2012 by chaypup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Looks alright, but i prefer my 77 telecaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitz666 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 [sub]That has to be the single ugliest bass I have ever seen, nasty[/sub] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick's Fine '52 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 [quote name='Fitz666' timestamp='1331732490' post='1577878'] [sub]That has to be the single ugliest bass I have ever seen, nasty[/sub] [/quote] Which one?, I can see three under your comment. (Runs for cover........) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 [quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1330770277' post='1562670'] There can't be that many ZZ Top tribute bands to sell this to. I don't see who else would pay that price [/quote] Calling Dr Dave! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Dave [i]had [/i]been using an Epiphone Explorer in Eliminator, and I doubt very much he'd fork out for one of these, in fact I [i]know[/i] he wouldn't in a month of Sundays. I like the bass myself, simple, functional, and dare I say it, stylish, I think it looks great. Waaaaayyyy too much though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 [quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1330806163' post='1563342'] Who is 'not Billy Gibbons'? Sorry. Couldn't resist. It is in fact BG and not DH. Whilst the concept of a DH Sig bass is appealing, as mentioned before, I think I would want a little more for that tag price. Having said that, given the nature of the man and his music, what more could they really offer? Texas shaped inlays maybe? I wonder what the difference in price would be without the relicing? Above that, the only thing you appear to be paying a lot for is a (singular) custom wound pick-up. Money no object, yeah why not. It is pleasing to my eye, but then again, so are a hell of a lot of other basses. [/quote] These young guys all look the same to me!!! Except Mr Beard , the one without the nice beard/hat combo, of course. I like the simplicity of the bass, but you could sprain your wrist tuning it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick's Fine '52 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 [quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1331752912' post='1578375'] [url="http://www.themusiczoo.com/product/13480/Fender-Custom-Shop-Limited-Masterbuilt-Dennis-Dunaway-Billion-Dollar-Jazz-Bass/"]http://www.themusicz...llar-Jazz-Bass/[/url] And people thought the dusty was a bit much price wise. [/quote] That is ridiculous....oh hang on...whats that?.....free shipping!! Quite reasonable then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muttley Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 For that sort of money I'd expect it to be in better nick. [size=1]IGMC[/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kempy535 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 [quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1331752912' post='1578375'] [url="http://www.themusiczoo.com/product/13480/Fender-Custom-Shop-Limited-Masterbuilt-Dennis-Dunaway-Billion-Dollar-Jazz-Bass/"]http://www.themusicz...llar-Jazz-Bass/[/url] And people thought the dusty was a bit much price wise. [/quote] That is truly horrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 I like the black one a lot. As for the price ....... if you really like something, money shouldn't put you off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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