Machines Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 In the last 4 years or so i've done nothing but trades (bar the 2nd hand ABM head for £160), so i've spent absolutely nothing but string money pretty much. If I were to buy now though... Bacchus Venus = £1500 MIM Jazz + pickups = £500 Yamaha RBX = £400 Ashdown ABM300 = £250 Ashdown MAG210 = £180 = £2830 If I factor in all the old stuff I bought that wasn't traded for the above... Squier Bronco = £110 Stagg MB300 = £130 Stagg BC305 = £120 Vintage V940FL = £200 Spector Q6 Pro = £350 = £910 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 [quote name='tino' post='934062' date='Aug 23 2010, 07:25 PM']I base my findings thus Gretsch G 6072 £1 Fender USA P £1 Fender Jaz £1 Fender Jag £1 Ibanez 74 RC £0.50p obviously the other 20+ must have been less than 50p each................DEAR! Oh and the amps were courtesy of the fairies[/quote] hang on mate!? That can't be right! Nah there is no way a Fender USA P bass is THAT steep! (okay is she gone now?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 If I take into consideration all the wheeling and dealing I've done this year and considering I bought my GK amp brand new and everything else second hand, I've spent about £300 net for all the gear in my sig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Spent too much, but nowhere near as much as my friends who are car fanatics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johnzgerman Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 could you all provide your full addresses and postcodes and also times when you will be out of the house, and i'll see about getting a van and a crowbar:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 9K on basses, 4K on backline, maybe 800 on effects and perhaps about 3-4K on studio/other gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 (edited) I'm looking at about 1k on basses, £500 for the amp, £300 or so on studio gear (then £150 on my guitar setup, cheap and cheerful yet very decent for the money) I buy used 99% of the time, so my rig is pretty cheap, but packs a massive punch and sounds great IMO. I've not really changed anything for a while with the exception of the addition of a fretless. However, it did take me a while to get here, and i would estimate i've spent in the region of 3k or so before i got where i am Edited August 26, 2010 by budget bassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 I must have about 2K worth of gear, I've been fortunate though and have traded and sold on many basses so I've had plenty to play with without having to spend loads of cash after the initial outlay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 I must have about 2K worth of gear, I've been fortunate though and have traded and sold on many basses so I've had plenty to play with without having to spend loads of cash after the initial outlay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megallica Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Schecter Stiletto Custom five string £320 Trace Elliot 7215 combo £250 £570 in total Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 (edited) Custom Eagle "Wonky" - £600 Lakland DJ4 Jazz - £600 NJ Eagle "Pinky" - £110 NJ ST - £50 Platinum ST - £30 Gold Ironbird - £90 Thunderbird 5 - £200 Thunderbird 4 - £100 1960 Ibanez 1250 - free! [b]£1,780[/b] More than I thought; less than I might Didn't include amps/effects - I don't want to upset myself Edited August 26, 2010 by Gust0o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdy Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 At the moment I have three basses which are worth..... Alleva LG4 £2800 Fender Jazz 1977 £2000 CIJ Jazz £300 So around the £5k mark. What I have spent and lost over the years is very depressing but I have enjoyed it :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Including to 6 string acoustics about £5.3k. The real trick would be to try and add up the cost af all the basses and guitars (if applicable) you've ever owned, that would be frightening for me at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorne Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Wow,Gust0o,you got Wonky that cheap!!!,I paid over double that for her As for my stuff,wouldn't have a clue on some of them here is what I can remember 1994 Widow bass £432 + £20 shipping and currently having over £500 of work done to her 1985 Ironbird bass $1700 + shipping (Known to be broken before purchase) 2007 Widow bass $2400 (I think) 1985 Bich Supreme $3200 1987 ST bass $600 1979 Bich bass - swapped 1978 Mock bass - free 1981 Mock bass - free Blue Yamaha RBX 6JM - swapped for a BCR guitar I paid less than £300 for Red Yamaha RBX 6JM - swapped for a BCR bass I was given Ibanez RG 570 G**tar - free 1990's BCR Warlock NJ II - probably around £300 So £6,000 odd,but actual value would be hard to judge as some were given to me,some I got amazing deals on,some I swapped Replacement value would also be hard to judge,for example the retail cost of the 2007 Widow bass in the USA is $5,895,roughly £3,800,but Rosetti have a habit of removing the $ sign and replacing it woth a £ sign without any adjustment in the actual figures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 What can I say, Shaggy really, [i]really[/i] wanted his Wal. You can't put a price on that, really. I love your swap-shop antics on the Biches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatEric Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 I used to be into Classic Cars - I'm almost cured! When I started to build up my original collection, I thought it would be cheaper pastime than the cars - buying them, maintenance, tax, insurance, trips to loads of shows, and misc expenses. . . . . . . It isn't!! Total value £12 10/ 6d Hope Mrs Eric doesn't read this, the housekeeping will rocket to Twelve Bob a week!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 (edited) err warwick stage one 400 JV p bass 650 £1050 for the two amazing basses, not bad eh! i have sold 3 basses... and took a wee loss on compared to waht i spent on two and a profit on another so in that sense i am +£100 on trading.... tempted to sell the fretless... Edited October 20, 2010 by LukeFRC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Rockbass Streamer Standard: £115 Shine 6-string: £60 Cimar Rickenfaker: £239 Total: £414 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 (edited) I started counting up the value of all my gear (at new-for-old prices) a while back for an insurance quote and stopped when I beat the £10k mark! But I don't smoke, only drink occasionally and don't have a swinging social calender so the money has to go somewhere! Bass-wise it looks a bit like this: Fender Precision - £600 Lakland Joe Osborne - £730 Lakland 55-01 - £400 (*Editor's Bargain Buy Award*) Shuker Custom 6 - £1800(!) EB MM Bongo - £700 (actually the 5 string version cost £700 and I straight traded that for this 4 string) Warwick Corvette - £400 No-name acoustic bass - £50 Aria Pro II 5 - £170 Ibanez RD300 - £60 (going permanently to my brother when he brings my Warwick back) Westfield P copy - £20 (now given it away) So that's £4930 then. I'd hate to think how much I've [i]actually[/i] spent in the last 17 years... but this is what I have knocking about to show for it! ...worrying thing is I could happily live with just one... but don't make me choose! ...this total is probably enough to buy more than 1, possibly more than 2 of my dream basses - take note children! Edited August 26, 2010 by Bigwan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorne Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 [quote name='Gust0o' post='936977' date='Aug 26 2010, 11:32 AM']I love your swap-shop antics on the Biches.[/quote] Funnily enough,this is the second time I've owned this 1979 Bich 8,I sold it in 1992/3 First time I got it,I swapped a brand new G & L Asat for it The other 1979 Bich 8 i used to own cost me a mint Washburn Status and £100,I sold that in 1993,I know where it is today,but the guy is out of his mind for how much £££'s he wants for it,considdering the damage he has done to it,I offered him £500 knowing I would have to spend around £600 to get it right again,but he refused,shame,he'll be keeping it then LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I remember seeing a Wal on sale at the gallery for £1200 a few years ago. It had some mojo but I recall a year later it would likely have appreciated probably 70% in value. It's a funny old game we're in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 [quote name='Musicman20' post='936488' date='Aug 25 2010, 09:59 PM']Spent too much, but nowhere near as much as my friends who are car fanatics.[/quote] Too true. If the value of my stack is less than or equal to the cost of my car, then I bought too expensive a car! Besides which, in the 12 years I've owned my stack, I'm on my sixth car. Collection? Oh dear! Quick maths makes it £9.5k!!! Basses only, at prices paid. But over 18-odd years, that ain't so bad. Doesn't include a broken s/h Ibanez. 2 s/h basses dismantled for spares. Last time I undertake that exercise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 CIJ jazz £450 CIJ P £500 Gibson Grabber £500 Trace Elliot T-Bass £450 Aria SB II Elite £240 Franken P £800 Epi T-Bird £340 And that's just the basses, and I'm only 23 and I have GAS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_skezz Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Ibanez GSR180 - think it was about £135... Fender 50s Precision - £450, dicounted from five hundred... Squier Vintage Modified Jazz - think about £235... So, if memory serves on the Ibanez and Jazz, about £820.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 (edited) [quote name='Chris2112' post='937724' date='Aug 27 2010, 01:18 AM']I remember seeing a Wal on sale at the gallery for £1200 a few years ago. It had some mojo but I recall a year later it would likely have appreciated probably 70% in value. It's a funny old game we're in![/quote] I bought a Wal for £500, kept it for 4 years and played it pretty solidly then sold it on here for £1450 as I wanted a BCer to get it (knew I could get more for it elsewhere).... Imagine how pi$$ed I was when the same punter sold it on the 'bay the week after for £700 more than I was asking... git... at least I got the credit card cleared, eh... Edited August 31, 2010 by Bigwan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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