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I'm sure there will be many contenders..How's this for starters..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BERNIE-GOODFELLOW-ORIGINAL-CLASSIC-BASS-GUTAR-NOS-VERY-RARE-EXCELLENT-/140857055383?pt=Guitar&hash=item20cbbc1897#ht_16050wt_1271

New Rumour - depending on what you have - comes in at around £2800.. This an old Lowden era Goodfellows - normally sell for around £700-800???

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£1400 - For this??????
Not that rare either - I've seen 3 or 4 in the last few months.

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WESTONE-1986-LX-X695BK-BASS-2-NECKS-ALL-ORIGINAL-BY-MATSUMOKU-OHSC-RARE-/140856994395?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20cbbb2a5b#ht_16015wt_935"]http://www.ebay.co.u...#ht_16015wt_935[/url]


EDIT: Just noticed they're by the same seller!

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[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1349603281' post='1828074']
I'm sure there will be many contenders..How's this for starters..

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BERNIE-GOODFELLOW-ORIGINAL-CLASSIC-BASS-GUTAR-NOS-VERY-RARE-EXCELLENT-/140857055383?pt=Guitar&hash=item20cbbc1897#ht_16050wt_1271"]http://www.ebay.co.u...ht_16050wt_1271[/url]

New Rumour - depending on what you have - comes in at around £2800.. This an old Lowden era Goodfellows - normally sell for around £700-800???
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Not really fair to compare a Rumour to a Goodfellow - they are completely different beasts despite their similarity in shapes. A Goodfellow never sounded like or constucted like a GB. This ebay bass has been up for ages, it's description is a bit misleading. The listing is done in a way to try and convince you that its a handmade Goodfellow yet I'm not convinced. The only things that point it to being a handmade effort is the serial number (handwritten so not beyond the realms of man to write a new one - not suggesting that the seller has done so however) and the headstock logo with handmade in england text (and they appeared on some Lowdens anyway) A bit of Russ anorak knowledge here - It is the headstock which gives it away as a Lowden - a handmade headstock doesn't have 90 degree angles like shown in the photos.

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[quote name='chaypup' timestamp='1349627480' post='1828430']
£1400 - For this??????
Not that rare either - I've seen 3 or 4 in the last few months.

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WESTONE-1986-LX-X695BK-BASS-2-NECKS-ALL-ORIGINAL-BY-MATSUMOKU-OHSC-RARE-/140856994395?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20cbbb2a5b#ht_16015wt_935"]http://www.ebay.co.u...#ht_16015wt_935[/url]


EDIT: Just noticed they're by the same seller!
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I bought one of via ebay a few years ago just because I wanted a fretted and frettless neck. Cost £85.

Took a pic of the body and put it on ebay got £125 !!!

This is where the necks are now

[IMG]http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae181/gelfin5959/RBass.jpg[/IMG]

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[quote name='lowdowner' timestamp='1349677797' post='1828880']
Just call Bernie and give him the description, serial and photo and he'll soon tell you if he built it. That's what I did with mine (and he had built it to my relief). Bernie has records but remembers many of his basis from their build anyway.
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True for the GBs... not so true for the Goodfellows/Lowdens. I believe he has no serial number register for even the handbuilt Goodfellows.

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This makes me question why I couldn't sell my fretless at £650...

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VEILLETTE-CITRON-BASS-1980-SN-187-VERY-EARLY-RARE-BEAUTIFUL-COLLECTIBLE-/140864180775?pt=Guitar&hash=item20cc28d227#ht_19447wt_1271"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VEILLETTE-CITRON-BASS-1980-SN-187-VERY-EARLY-RARE-BEAUTIFUL-COLLECTIBLE-/140864180775?pt=Guitar&hash=item20cc28d227#ht_19447wt_1271[/url]

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