Basses you hardly ever see for sale

[BaggyMan]

As a way too ebay influenced (as in i really shouldnt have bought this many but ebay helped..a lot ) buyer/seller/collector/playerI have owned a LOT of basses (possibly over 200).  And i have a few sellers regrets in my 45 years of bassist shenanigans.  

So occasionally i land up re-purchasing basses previously sold.. 

 

But there are a few that I just dont see ever come up for sale...rarity or just held onto by happy owners..who knows?

 

Yamaha series 1 TRB 'slapcut'.  Awesome basses, Japanese build quality.  I had the rare Jazz pickup layout version. Owned it for 14 years and rather dumbly (is that a word?)  sold it.  Never seen that model since.  Dammit.

Any of the x series of the budget Yamaha BB's.  I have owned 4 and 5 string versions, managed to snag a 424x but you hardly see them for sale, they are brilliant.

Washburn Force 42.  Headless 80s bass.  Never seen one for sale since the 80s

 

As a collector i'd likely buy any of the above without even planning to gig them (although i do take the 424x out for the odd gig or two see below..)

Any basses you hanker after yet never see on the for sale board?

 

 

[Supernaut]

JD basses. Very rare to find one for sale. 

[tauzero]

Warwick JD Thumb 5-string. I've only ever seen one and it was when my finances were at a rather low ebb so I couldn't buy it.

[oldslapper]

Status Groove Basses. Best neck profile for my hands. Massive regrets selling mine. Never see them come up. 
 

All that aside….great to see Dave Grohl playing drums again. 😂

[Leonard Smalls]

Rare to see a Parker bass come up...

And strangely, Sandberg Basics don't either.

[Hellzero]

BassLab basses are super duper rare too, thankfully I own one.

[Terry M.]

Fender Jazz Bass Deluxe 24 fret. EBMM Sterling (especially in a 5).Older Ibanez BTB Premium/Prestige with factory fitted Nordstrand Big Singles pickups,not feeling the current Aguilar DCB equipped ones as much.Any Warwick Broadneck 5 strings(I have two).  

[itu]

Jerry Auerswald

Stenback

Linc Luthier

Spalt

Pensa-Suhr

Zon

Manson (JPJ playing them)

[Beedster]

8 hours ago, BaggyMan said:

As a way too ebay influenced (as in i really shouldnt have bought this many but ebay helped..a lot ) buyer/seller/collector/playerI have owned a LOT of basses (possibly over 200).  And i have a few sellers regrets in my 45 years of bassist shenanigans.  

So occasionally i land up re-purchasing basses previously sold.. 

 

But there are a few that I just dont see ever come up for sale...rarity or just held onto by happy owners..who knows?

 

Yamaha series 1 TRB 'slapcut'.  Awesome basses, Japanese build quality.  I had the rare Jazz pickup layout version. Owned it for 14 years and rather dumbly (is that a word?)  sold it.  Never seen that model since.  Dammit.

Any of the x series of the budget Yamaha BB's.  I have owned 4 and 5 string versions, managed to snag a 424x but you hardly see them for sale, they are brilliant.

Washburn Force 42.  Headless 80s bass.  Never seen one for sale since the 80s

 

As a collector i'd likely buy any of the above without even planning to gig them (although i do take the 424x out for the odd gig or two see below..)

Any basses you hanker after yet never see on the for sale board?

 

 

 

Love that pic @BaggyMan 👍

 

And in answer to your question.....

 

Modulus Sonic Hammer

Fretless Ric 4003

Lakland Decade

 

 

 

 

[Wombat]

I was going to say Manson. There must be JPJs out there but you never see them second hand.

[JohnH89]

Burns Bison . Found one local to me last year after a long look . I love it . 

[BaggyMan]

Ooh just thought of another i'd buy (if it all worked) a Peavey B Quad 4

 

[Hellzero]

The Vigier Arpège Delta Metal is a pretty rare bird too.