anzoid Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Just found this pair that look very very [s]similar[/s] the same: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Washburn-Status-1000-Series-Headless-Bass-/221773765537?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item33a2bf1ba1 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Washburn-Status-1000-Series-Headless-Bass-Guitar-Red-With-5-Hard-Case/221752978529 One version of it is in Poole, the other in Berkhamstead... Somebody has this bass, somebody else probably doesn't... but who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Well one is collection only, the other is a hospice charity ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzoid Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 The first picture of the one in Poole - the front of the body is identical to the third one (the front of the body) of the one in Berkhamstead. Same for the photo of the back of the bass and the one of it lying on the case with a roll of bubble-wrap visible in the top left corner. Just wondering how it can be in two places at once. The charity hospice auction has more photos but the guy in Poole says he's owned it from new... Then I wonder whether it's just my browser... or computer... or me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Something dodgy going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I am skint so I won't be affording the Poole one. I suppose I could go have a look... but it's not wise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmedunc Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 [quote name='anzoid' timestamp='1431729125' post='2774530'] The first picture of the one in Poole - the front of the body is identical to the third one (the front of the body) of the one in Berkhamstead. Same for the photo of the back of the bass and the one of it lying on the case with a roll of bubble-wrap visible in the top left corner. Just wondering how it can be in two places at once. The charity hospice auction has more photos but the guy in Poole says he's owned it from new... Then I wonder whether it's just my browser... or computer... or me... [/quote] Quantum mechanics says it's possible that particles can be two places at the same time. Perhaps in a few years we will discover that basses can too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 [quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1431761692' post='2774635'] Quantum mechanics says it's possible that particles can be two places at the same time. Perhaps in a few years we will discover that basses can too! [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzoid Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 [quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1431761692' post='2774635'] Quantum mechanics says it's possible that particles can be two places at the same time. Perhaps in a few years we will discover that basses can too! [/quote] Ad: "Status Quantum - play twice as often!" I did wonder whether the "original owner" had picked up the bass from the charity shop when he was in Berkhamsted in the hope of flipping it from Poole... but he'd have known about about the shop's eBay listing to get the photos... Maybe we should try and persuade Alcytes to go have a look - curiosity trumps wisdom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I have asked the guy in Poole who actually has the bass for sale, I will let you know what he comes back with, if you look at the reflection of the photographer in the bass (on both listings) it looks to be a lady with a large bangle on her wrist so they are definitely the same photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Got the response below from the seller in Poole, it does look legit but a bit naughty using someone elses pictures! [color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3]Hi Rog, My bass is pretty much identical in every respect to the other one, and the photo s taken were nearly the same so I used them, but here is one I have just taken so you can see they are virtually identical[/size][/font][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 [quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1431809329' post='2775276'] Got the response below from the seller in Poole, it does look legit but a bit naughty using someone elses pictures! [color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3]Hi Rog, My bass is pretty much identical in every respect to the other one, and the photo s taken were nearly the same so I used them, but here is one I have just taken so you can see they are virtually identical[/size][/font][/color] [/quote] Did he say from whom he'd nicked the new photos..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Annoying when they do that. If you show a picture of another like it, then state it clearly. But, still... how hard is it to take a picture and show it? I found a guy once selling a bass like mine... and he showed my pictures! Only I had customised my bass... I put a preamp in and had 5 controls instead of 4, and the hardware was black when the original was gold. So I contacted him asking whether the bass he had for sale was the one shown. He replied it was just like it. I had to ask a second time before he admitted that ok, the hardware looked different. Then I asked about what the extra knob was for, as I had only ever seen those basses with 4 knobs. THEN he posted pictures of his bass, probably thinking I was never going to stop asking questions. At that point I came clean, telling him the pictures were mine and the bass was right beside me... Idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzoid Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 New pics up on the Poole seller's bass - still looks like a red Washburn Status - just the right one now I think Roger2611 did eBayers a service (probably should have just done what you did Roger rather than starting a thread...) - maybe others will take note. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Well with the new pictures you can see that the one in poole has distinct lack of paint around one of the Knobs. No wonder he used the other ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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