What's the next collectable on the second hand marketthen?

[Chiliwailer]

Just now, Burns-bass said:

Absolutely agree!

 

In terms of this one, I don’t know why you wouldn’t buy a genuine late 70s Stingray?

 

I have one and it’s a beast.

Yep - always wanted one, but slab bodies exacerbate my nerve pain; so that’s a few quid saved 😂

[Burns-bass]

12 minutes ago, Chiliwailer said:

Yep - always wanted one, but slab bodies exacerbate my nerve pain; so that’s a few quid saved 😂

I swapped half a car full of gear for it and not looked back. I think @Hellzero offered some advice and it’s been a trusty bass ever since.

[Stub Mandrel]

1 hour ago, Burns-bass said:

Quite possibly. The reason they’re expensive is because of artificially imposed scarcity and that appeals to people. I can own this and you can’t, etc.

 

The purpose of owning this, in most cases, isn’t intrinsic it’s performative. 

 

As I get older extreme displays of wealth and rich people’s playthings like this make me feel queezy.

 

 

 

I don't know. While cars, helicopters and venetian weddings are often used as displays of ostentatious wealth, I've never seen anyone doing 'look at me I've got a £20k bass'.

 

Dropping £1900 on my AVII felt very extravagant, but the fact I probably would only get one opportunity to do so was part of my motivation. Alongside knowing a genuine early 60s P is out of my reach.

 

I still feel a bit embarrassed to reveal what it is when asked by someone aware of what it would have cost. Of course 99% of people just see a nice instrument. 

[Burns-bass]

8 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

I don't know. While cars, helicopters and venetian weddings are often used as displays of ostentatious wealth, I've never seen anyone doing 'look at me I've got a £20k bass'.

 

Dropping £1900 on my AVII felt very extravagant, but the fact I probably would only get one opportunity to do so was part of my motivation. Alongside knowing a genuine early 60s P is out of my reach.

 

I still feel a bit embarrassed to reveal what it is when asked by someone aware of what it would have cost. Of course 99% of people just see a nice instrument. 

I have. I’ve been shown collections of guitars that blew my mind. One guy I met had 15 Martin guitars. Madness.

[Geek99]

I know someone with 40+ pbasses who insisted they all sounded different 

 

[Burns-bass]

1 hour ago, Geek99 said:

I know someone with 40+ pbasses who insisted they all sounded different 

 

Man that’s the definition of being a bit bonkers. 

[martthebass]

2 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

I don't know. While cars, helicopters and venetian weddings are often used as displays of ostentatious wealth, I've never seen anyone doing 'look at me I've got a £20k bass'.

 

Dropping £1900 on my AVII felt very extravagant, but the fact I probably would only get one opportunity to do so was part of my motivation. Alongside knowing a genuine early 60s P is out of my reach.

 

I still feel a bit embarrassed to reveal what it is when asked by someone aware of what it would have cost. Of course 99% of people just see a nice instrument. 

I understand the feeling. I felt I was being knobish when I took my Darkray to a jamnight on Tuesday. I’ve sold all the cheap stuff over the last few months as swimbo was complaining about house space…

[Geek99]

2 hours ago, Burns-bass said:

Man that’s the definition of being a bit bonkers. 

Agree, it’s a one trick pony. Good trick admittedly but still just a single trick 

Edited July 10, 2025 by Geek99

[Stub Mandrel]

3 hours ago, Geek99 said:

I know someone with 40+ pbasses who insisted they all sounded different 

 

 

I have two and think they sound very similar! 

[Geek99]

10 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

I have two and think they sound very similar! 

38 too few …

[Geek99]

20 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

I have two and think they sound very similar! 

You simply don’t have enough of them to spot the differences. Rookie mistake 🙄

[kiat]

On 10/07/2025 at 19:39, Geek99 said:

I know someone with 40+ pbasses who insisted they all sounded different 

 

 

Snap. I bought my old Precision from a guy with at least 40 of them...

[snorkie635]

5 hours ago, kiat said:

 

Snap. I bought my old Precision from a guy with at least 40 of them...

Was his name Clarence or Leo by any chance?

[GuyR]

14 hours ago, kiat said:

 

Snap. I bought my old Precision from a guy with at least 40 of them...

If I were buying the one he wanted the least out of 40, I’d definitely want to try it first😀

[tauzero]

On 10/07/2025 at 23:02, Stub Mandrel said:

 

I have two and think they sound very similar! 

 

Many years ago, I had two and they sounded quite different. The fact that one was fretted and the other was fretless had nothing to do with it, obviously.