Ou7shined Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 (edited) Ends 8:45 tonight -> [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=220317591254&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=012"]linky[/url] Looks like it might go for less than the usual. The headstock looks a bit more chipped up than he's making out and it has an odd E string. Of course you'll have to find a s/p to replace the original sewer cover. Edited November 28, 2008 by Ou7shined Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 (edited) ooooh Local! How much do they usually go for? I kinda like the drain cover Edited November 28, 2008 by OldGit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 I got mine for £350 which was considered the going rate back then but for some reason they regularly seem to achieve £400-450+ these crazy days. Well worth it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 [quote name='Ou7shined' post='339682' date='Nov 28 2008, 03:04 PM']I got mine for £350 which was considered the going rate back then but for some reason they regularly seem to achieve £400-450+ these crazy days. Well worth it though. [/quote] OK Ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 [quote name='Ou7shined' post='339682' date='Nov 28 2008, 03:04 PM']I got mine for £350 which was considered the going rate back then but for some reason they regularly seem to achieve £400-450+ these crazy days. [b]Well worth it though. [/b][/quote] if your lucky you could bag a proper stingray for £450, so theres no way id go that high for a sub. I think £400 is the absolute ceiling for sensible buying really at the minute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 NP. Oh and just btw I'm pretty sure it's not graphite. I think it's just plain old black (the best imho) like mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 The otehr one is near me too ... Must be South Wales Sub sale day ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 [quote name='BassManKev' post='339694' date='Nov 28 2008, 03:16 PM']if your lucky you could bag a proper stingray for £450, so theres no way id go that high for a sub. I think £400 is the absolute ceiling for sensible buying really at the minute[/quote] Absolutely Kev, although I think they're creeping back up in price again now. But I'm constantly on the look out for a sub 500 ray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 I didn't get on with my Ray a few years back - a 3 band 4 string ... Just couldn't hear it in the mix .. Is a Sub different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 (edited) [quote name='OldGit' post='339723' date='Nov 28 2008, 03:31 PM']I didn't get on with my Ray a few years back - a 3 band 4 string ... Just couldn't hear it in the mix .. Is a Sub different?[/quote] Not really no, same as a 3 band ray if you keep the mids flat. I was actually watching this one, but i can't afford it I already have two anyway! Edited November 28, 2008 by budget bassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 [quote name='OldGit' post='339723' date='Nov 28 2008, 03:31 PM']I didn't get on with my Ray a few years back - a 3 band 4 string ... Just couldn't hear it in the mix ..[/quote] This puzzles me, as they have pretty prominent sound and I find it hard to imagine my SUB getting lost in any mix. Even at our practice rooms, where I'm forced to plug into any number of old POS amps I can still be heard amid the cacophony. Was your pup a genuine MM job? Often upgraded pups can lose that MM punch completely. Or (and I'm really scratching here) maybe the strings just didn't agreeing with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 [quote name='OldGit' post='339723' date='Nov 28 2008, 03:31 PM']I didn't get on with my Ray a few years back - a 3 band 4 string ... Just couldn't hear it in the mix .. Is a Sub different?[/quote] you couldnt hear a 'ray in the mix??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 [quote name='Ou7shined' post='339856' date='Nov 28 2008, 04:52 PM']This puzzles me, as they have pretty prominent sound and I find it hard to imagine my SUB getting lost in any mix. Even at our practice rooms, where I'm forced to plug into any number of old POS amps I can still be heard amid the cacophony. Was your pup a genuine MM job? Often upgraded pups can lose that MM punch completely. Or (and I'm really scratching here) maybe the strings just didn't agreeing with it.[/quote] Nah I think the Ray plus Ashdown stack didn't agree with my ears ... Mind you the guy I got it from was selling it but keeping his two band Ray as it sounded much better - to his ears , I was just glad to get rid of a Warwick in exchange for the Ray .. Anyway that Sub went for more than I wanted to spend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 [quote name='BassManKev' post='339883' date='Nov 28 2008, 05:12 PM']you couldnt hear a 'ray in the mix???[/quote] Is that unusual then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Aye it is! My SUB cuts through like a beast, even through my ashdown stack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Both my Stingray and Sub punch through better than Nigel Benn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 300 squids. Telt ye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon1964 Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 [quote name='OldGit' post='340102' date='Nov 28 2008, 10:07 PM']Is that unusual then?[/quote] I found the same with my 'ray. I loved the look, and it had a fantastic neck, but I found it got lost in the mix, which really surprised me. Coincidentally, I was using an Ashdown at the time - perhaps it was that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 (edited) [quote name='Ou7shined' post='340257' date='Nov 29 2008, 03:35 AM']300 squids. Telt ye. [/quote] the other one ended with no bids .. I'm talking to the bloke trying to get a deal Meanwhile last one that sold was a "perfect as new, one owner, 5 times played at home, all case candy and EB case" - £400 .. and that was a few weeks ago when times wern't quite as hard and Christmas was not upon us Edited November 29, 2008 by OldGit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 [quote name='simon1964' post='340260' date='Nov 29 2008, 05:14 AM']I found the same with my 'ray. I loved the look, and it had a fantastic neck, but I found it got lost in the mix, which really surprised me. Coincidentally, I was using an Ashdown at the time - perhaps it was that![/quote] I am not alone then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 [quote name='OldGit' post='340288' date='Nov 29 2008, 09:03 AM']the other one ended with no bids .. I'm talking to the bloke trying to get a deal [/quote]Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 [quote name='Ou7shined' post='340382' date='Nov 29 2008, 11:40 AM']Good luck. [/quote] I couldn't affrod what he wanted so it's back on £350 BIN [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Musicman-SUB-Bass_W0QQitemZ110319243532QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item110319243532&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1298%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318"]link[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 (edited) I think £350 BIN is reasonable. That's what i paid for mine a year ago that was, quite literally, as new. I think i may have gotten it at the cheap end of the spectrum too, so £350 now doesn't seem so bad What he says about hard wearing paint is a lie though! It actually chips quite easily. Edited November 29, 2008 by budget bassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 [quote name='budget bassist' post='340448' date='Nov 29 2008, 01:38 PM']I think £350 BIN is reasonable. That's what i paid for mine a year ago that was, quite literally, as new. I think i may have gotten it at the cheap end of the spectrum too, so £350 now doesn't seem so bad What he says about hard wearing paint is a lie though! It actually chips quite easily.[/quote] Ah but that was then and this is now ... With so much financial turmoil and this close to the hardest Christmas for years I'll be interested to see what this goes for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 No but i mean, £350 was a pretty cheap price back then i thought for something in that condition and i think £350 now is probably the borderline of what i'd want to pay for one now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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