Basses you hardly ever see for sale

[prowla]

Just now, Boodang said:

And talking of aluminium necks, a Travis Bean would be nice. Saw one for sale recently and couldn’t believe the price!  

 

Ugly things and stupid money!

[Terry M.]

44 minutes ago, prowla said:

I've got a 5-er; it's a nice bass, if rather large.

I tried one of these in GAK (RIP) a while back and thought it seemed like a regular sized bass. I could be remembering it wrong however.

[Hellzero]

23 minutes ago, Wombat said:

I wanted a Zon Sonus but as they never come up for sale ended up with a Legacy instead. Lovely bass but just not scratched the itch…

The Zon Hyperbass is on my wanted list...

 

I tried a brand new one around 30 years ago and I really liked it, but not its price tag...

[Paul S]

I tracked down a Westone Pantera Deluxe X790 which was the only one I have ever seen for sale.  Collected it from The Netherlands.  Not to be confused with the much inferior X750  

 

 

Another rare one that I have actually managed to buy twice is the Yamaha SB-35.  Don't see those very often.  I bought one, sold it, regretted it.  Searched the internet every day for eight years.  Saw one on eBay but it was loads too heavy.  Saw a third one this year and bought it, below on the left, next to another one you don't see that often (although this is my third!), an Aria Pro II CSB 450 Black n Gold.  Both medium scale.

 

[Happy Jack]

1 hour ago, prowla said:

I'd quite like a Gus; I had a go on @Happy Jack's some time ago - I think he said he acquired it from @BigRedX ?

 

This true.

[Mrbigstuff]

2 hours ago, Wombat said:

I wanted a Zon Sonus but as they never come up for sale ended up with a Legacy instead. Lovely bass but just not scratched the itch…

Bass bros have one

[itu]

Atlansia

Overwater C bass was mentioned!

Klein

Bootsy Star bass

[Hellzero]

There was a fretless Atlansia for sale on here not long ago, was tempted...

 

The Kleins do appear from time to time, and each time, I want to buy one, but don't.

[snorkie635]

24 minutes ago, itu said:

Atlansia

Overwater C bass was mentioned!

Klein

Bootsy Star bass

There was an Overwater 'original shape' on Bass Direct this morning.

[W1_Pro]

23 minutes ago, snorkie635 said:

There was an Overwater 'original shape' on Bass Direct this morning.

Worth holding out for an early one with the Bill Lawrence Blades, IMHO. I have two with blades and a much later Artisan with Kent Armstrongs. I like the Armstrongs a lot and the Artisan is a fine bass,  but the blades are by some distance the best passive humbucker I've ever used.

Edited 1 hour ago by W1_Pro

[tauzero]

5 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said:

And you don't often see a Wishbass for sale either...

 

The owners love them so much that they hang on to them for ever.

[tauzero]

Antoniotsais. I'd like another 5-string Ritter Roya influenced one to defret.

 

[Woodinblack]

4 hours ago, prowla said:

I'd quite like a Gus; I had a go on @Happy Jack's some time ago - I think he said he acquired it from @BigRedX ?

 

Yeh, would love one of those.