Basses you hardly ever see for sale

[itu]

Lane Poor Minima

Stambaugh

[Hellzero]

You can also add Acacia (I owned one) and David King (I owned two) basses.

[HeadlessBassist]

On 14/05/2025 at 14:22, oldslapper said:

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. 😂

 

There seem to be a few around at the moment. Here's one at the Gallery which isn't massively overpriced.

 

https://thebassgallery.com/products/status-the-groove-iv?variant=46633760096489&country=GB&currency=GBP&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&srsltid=AfmBOopiVE_OhOYCJI10FBQKQCVp94KLIt_xYO2A1eqkpV2Q84UAe-LKR94

[Hellzero]

A funny anecdote:

 

As, back then, nobody wanted a Wal anymore, I traded my MkI fretless for a fretted Trace Elliot T-Bass (excellent bass) and I should have kept it, I mean the Trace Elliot, not the Wal even if they are highly overpriced these days.

[HeadlessBassist]

Those cheap "Flea Bass" models in lurid colours that were truly awful to play. Hopefully they all ended up in a skip [trans. dumpster].

 

Big Block Precision - always wanted one and recently missed one on the 'Bay.

 

90's Dean basses. I had a couple of pupils who had them and they always seemed like pretty nice things.

 

 

Edited 8 hours ago by HeadlessBassist

[HeadlessBassist]

3 hours ago, Hellzero said:

A funny anecdote:

 

As, back then, nobody wanted a Wal anymore, I traded my MkI fretless for a fretted Trace Elliot T-Bass (excellent bass) and I should have kept it, I mean the Trace Elliot, not the Wal even if they are highly overpriced these days.

 

I can understand that completely. The T-Bass was always a fantastic instrument. If you know, you know.

 

As for WAL, huge respect and huge values, but rather meh to play. 

Edited 5 hours ago by HeadlessBassist

[W1_Pro]

Greco GOB 700 and 900 (I think single and twin pick up models)? Headstock redolent of an eighties Ibanez. Excellent build quality. Mostly a Japanese domestic thing I think as they are like hens teeth in UK/Europe...

[prowla]

45 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

A funny anecdote:

 

As, back then, nobody wanted a Wal anymore, I traded my MkI fretless for a fretted Trace Elliot T-Bass (excellent bass) and I should have kept it, I mean the Trace Elliot, not the Wal even if they are highly overpriced these days.

TBH, I never much connected with Wals.

But now I'd have one because they are desirable.

Ain't that a thing...

[Terry M.]

There's so many basses mentioned on this thread that I've literally never even heard of much less seen 😂 

[prowla]

11 minutes ago, Terry M. said:

There's so many basses mentioned on this thread that I've literally never even heard of much less seen 😂 

Hence why you hardly ever see them for sale! 🙂

[HeadlessBassist]

1 minute ago, prowla said:

Hence why you hardly ever see them for sale! 🙂

 

Possibly a good thing for us lot - Out of sight, out of mind (and hopefully less out of pocket!)

[Jonesy]

You don't see much MIJ G&L gear, unfortunately. I saw an ASAT last year and was gutted to miss out on it. 

 

 

[Ruarl]

8 hours ago, HeadlessBassist said:

Those cheap "Flea Bass" models in lurid colours that were truly awful to play. Hopefully they all ended up in a skip [trans. dumpster].

 

 

I spotted on of these in a local music shop the other day. Sadly, it was the only notable bass in the shop. 

[Boodang]

9 hours ago, HeadlessBassist said:

As for WAL, huge respect and huge values, but rather meh to play. 

Of all the Wal basses I could have bought back in the day, it’s a green single pickup fretless that I wish I’d bought. It was in a small music shop in Hanwell, very west London, and £500. I’m a fan of Wal basses when they’re at that price, but a penny more and they’re not worth it.