steve-soar Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 (edited) In fairness, you do get to meet him. [url="http://www.genesimmonsaxebass.com/"]http://www.genesimmonsaxebass.com/[/url] [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=588582"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=588582[/url] Edited October 14, 2009 by steve-soar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Clayton Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 [quote name='steve-soar' post='626121' date='Oct 14 2009, 03:55 PM']In fairness, you do get to meet him. [url="http://www.genesimmonsaxebass.com/"]http://www.genesimmonsaxebass.com/[/url] [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=588582"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=588582[/url][/quote] I do actually want one of those. Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 [quote name='Stuart Clayton' post='626539' date='Oct 14 2009, 11:13 PM']I do actually want one of those. Stu[/quote]I want to ask Gene how he gets his hair looking so great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Love him or loathe him he's got it sorted. Design something, copyright it and have it made by a high quality manufacturer to a high standard. Add some desirable extras (custom case.... meeting him.... photo.... signed/numbered... etc) and then sell it to your target market at an inflated price, keeping most of the profits. I have one of these from about 10 years ago when they were being made for him by Fernandes. Great bass..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 (edited) In fairness, this can't really be something that's targeted at the typical bass playing market can it? I mean five grand for a Cort!? And as far as investment value is concerned; there are plenty of other better quality vintage guitars & basses around at the moment at good prices that will have a higher appreciation. Good luck to him, if someone's daft enough to pay that sort of money for what basically seems a pretty average weird shaped bass.... Edited October 15, 2009 by nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgordonfreeman Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I have a white Bongo 5 that Gene played on his Family Jewels show. Can I have 5 grand for it? :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adee Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 [quote name='cgordonfreeman' post='627118' date='Oct 15 2009, 05:20 PM']I have a white Bongo 5 that Gene played on his Family Jewels show. Can I have 5 grand for it? :-)[/quote] . . . . NO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgordonfreeman Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 [quote name='Adee' post='627152' date='Oct 15 2009, 05:46 PM']. . . . NO[/quote] 2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Id love one of these id turn up to jazz gigs with it!!!!!! looks like the ken smiths going up for sale (disclaimer I DONT MEAN IT!!!!) i think they look great, i used to keep rewinding and watching his bass solo on the animalize tour video when he used his axe bass it was cool, i wonder if his bus is going to Bolton Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Man Alive, what a piece of cak! How does the Elvis song go again??? 'Wise men say....', then there's something about fools and rushing?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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