timmo Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 (edited) I know nothing about them, but I do like the look of it. He has it for buy it now at £650, but says he wants £800 ONO in the dicription. Is it worth £650 ? Oh yes. I knew i forgot something http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bass-Guitar-/272029760814?hash=item3f563cbd2e:g:aicAAOSwo0JWI7il Edited November 5, 2015 by timmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colgraff Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Can you post the link, Timmo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 I can only find this one ... [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Watkins-Rapier-Bass-Left-Hander-/272035548885?hash=item3f56950ed5:g:rHoAAOSwjVVVr7l2"]Watkins Rapier Bass, Lefty ...[/url] ... which is definitely for enthusiasts only. Back then, these were used as telegraph poles (I lived only a few miles away from Chertsey at the time, and saw a lot of WEM and Watkins stuff...). There are those that collect 'em, though, and I'd love to be able to find (and afford..!) another Westminster guitar amp (my first, that my elder brother put his foot through..! ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmo Posted November 5, 2015 Author Share Posted November 5, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1446740403' post='2901949'] I can only find this one ... [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Watkins-Rapier-Bass-Left-Hander-/272035548885?hash=item3f56950ed5:g:rHoAAOSwjVVVr7l2"]Watkins Rapier Bass, Lefty ...[/url] ... which is definitely for enthusiasts only. Back then, these were used as telegraph poles (I lived only a few miles away from Chertsey at the time, and saw a lot of WEM and Watkins stuff...). There are those that collect 'em, though, and I'd love to be able to find (and afford..!) another Westminster guitar amp (my first, that my elder brother put his foot through..! ). [/quote]That is a different one, but certainly cheaper and a different headstock Edited November 5, 2015 by timmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 (edited) [quote name='timmo' timestamp='1446740680' post='2901956'] That is a different one, but certainly cheaper and a different headstock [/quote] It's still a very chunky baseball bat; they all are. They weigh more than heavy boat anchors, too. An interesting curiosity, but not, in this modern world, an 'only' bass, imo. Got a link to the one you mention in the OT, by any chance..? Edited November 5, 2015 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmo Posted November 5, 2015 Author Share Posted November 5, 2015 [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1446740956' post='2901959'] It's still a very chunky baseball bat; they all are. They weigh more than heavy boat anchors, too. An interesting curiosity, but not, in this modern world, an 'only' bass, imo. Got a link to the one you mention in the OT, by any chance..? [/quote]Yes i have updated the original post with the link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Ah, that's better... No comparison between that and any modern bass at half that price, I'd say, except for someone with a 'Jack White' mentality. Not a bad bass in its own right, but there are far better instruments out there nowadays. I maintain; for collectors only, and probably at a third of that price. I approve of the 'zero fret', [i]à la[/i] Hofner, though. Disclaimer: I'm not an expert in any way on these; just old enough to have toyed with 'em 'back then'. I bought a Vox in preference, which may serve as a reference point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 I've got a left handed Wilkins/Wilson guitar, very very average, that's got a zero fret too, a good idea can't understand why more manufacturers don't use it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmo Posted November 5, 2015 Author Share Posted November 5, 2015 I have been put off enough Thanks for the replies. I might be tempted if I could get one for a couple hundred . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Lot of money. Would being l/h make it more expensive? I once had a tidy '63 Watkins Rapier guitar which I got £250 for - that seemed to be a pretty good price. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1446750059' post='2902092'] Lot of money. Would being l/h make it more expensive? I once had a tidy '63 Watkins Rapier guitar which I got £250 for - that seemed to be a pretty good price. Jon. [/quote] Oh, it's quite rare, alright, but 'scarce' doesn't always equate with 'desirable'. I've an American friend who's lefty, and collects Hofners but not just any old tat. Even collectors are not always completely daft (although I've met quite a few odd'uns, I'll grant..! ) Edited November 5, 2015 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 [quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1446750059' post='2902092'] Lot of money. Would being l/h make it more expensive? I once had a tidy '63 Watkins Rapier guitar which I got £250 for - that seemed to be a pretty good price. Jon. [/quote]bloody hell I've got a l/h Wilson Rapier, thought it was worth about 50 quid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmo Posted November 5, 2015 Author Share Posted November 5, 2015 I will give you 50 quid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 The OMD bassist Andy McClusky learned on a lefty Watkins Rapier bass and that's why he plays right handed upside down - or so i have read - there's a thread about it somewhere here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whynot Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Had a used lefty Watkins Rapier from Shaftesbury Avenue for £55 in the very late 70's. My first 34" scale bass. The neck was a little warped I remember but a nice tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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