jjojjas Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 in around 1987/88 I dragged my mother along to a guitar shop in Washington in NE England (Vamps if anyone lives that way on). I left with an Ibanez CT1. A budget 4 string with a skinny as hell neck. I learned to play (badly) on that bass and for years it moved around with me as I wandered in and out of playing bass as life passed by. Other basses and guitars came and went and the Ibanez just hung around, sometimes in a gigbag under the bed, sometimes on a stand in the corner of the room. Now I play a Fender Jazz and the Ibanez is shot. The frets were refinished a few times over the years and now they need changing....the neck has twisted and has a hairline crack in the knot in the back of the neck (yes...i bought a bass with a knot in the neck)...the body is made up of about four pieces of plywood and half a stone of filler and the pickups were replaced a decade ago when the others died. It just sits in the guitar stand taking up space. What would you do with it? I'm not usually one for sentimental attachment to a lump of cracked wood... but I'm not sure if I should throw it or not.... Jas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 (edited) If you are not sentimentally attached to it and it's of no real use to you then move it on. If you sell it on or put it on ebay you should really present an accurate description, warts n all so don't expect to get much money from it. It doesn't sound worth keeping as a backup to me. Edited December 17, 2014 by KevB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Might be one for the skip... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I sold my first bass. It's just stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjojjas Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 yeah, I guess it's not even good for firewood now. Could never sell it...its practically unplayable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I dont get attached to basses, they are just bits of wood and metal. Tools for the job. I have had many over the years. I can remember my first 3, but after that its a bit of a blur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFry Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Sounds like a perfect candidate for a home defret to me . If you try the superglue method just wick some in the crack . I have done 3 now at a cost of 70 pence each in superglue . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I wish I'd never sold my first bass. Hang it on the wall or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Likewise, I wish I'd never sold my first bass Truckstop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1418829881' post='2633786'] Might be one for the skip... [/quote] [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1418830234' post='2633791'] I sold my first bass. It's just stuff [/quote] [quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1418831677' post='2633830'] I dont get attached to basses, they are just bits of wood and metal. Tools for the job. [/quote] [quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1418834399' post='2633878'] I wish I'd never sold my first bass. Hang it on the wall or something [/quote] [quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1418834571' post='2633883'] Likewise, I wish I'd never sold my first bass [/quote] The usual Basschat concensus of opinion! Only the OP can judge how much the bass means to him, and whether it is worth keeping. But once it's gone - it's gone. Stick it in the loft. Ideal compromise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 [quote name='Conan' timestamp='1418834842' post='2633887'] Stick it in the loft... [/quote] or even better, in your Uncle's loft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I gave mine away to someone starting out. Somehow I've squared this as being more worthwhile than getting £50 for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sausage Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Mod/refin. Make it new but different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 ....... please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 [quote name='Donnyboy' timestamp='1418839434' post='2633973'] ....... please [/quote] What he said. I'm unfamiliar with the model & surprised that any 80s Ibby turned out to be a bit crap! Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Nada Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 (edited) Don't get rid of it. I gave away my first bass recently (i got it in 1989) and have regretted it ever since. I'm sentimental though. Do you have fretless? If not, why don't you defret the old bass? Giving it a unique purpose could give you a good reason to keep it. Edited December 17, 2014 by James Nada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taunton-hobbit Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Give it to someone who needs a start (or a charity who will be sensible with it). Good things come to those that give of themselves.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planer Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Now you've got a nice bass and if the Ibanez really is as bad as you describe, stick it on eBay as a project and it's done. I had an old bass for years too, didn't play it and moved it around etc etc. I decided to 'treat myself' and the old one just went, because I knew I'd never play it again. Do it miss it? Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number6 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 So are you ruling out a ritualistic funeral pyre whereby you could launch this war torn veteran to bass Valhalla? 👿 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimryan Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I know the feeling. Thanks to basschat my first bass is touring the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvo66 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 (edited) If it unplayable make it into some form of art,or just keep by the bed for undesirables and zombies,old basses are real good for your own self preservation. imho Edited December 17, 2014 by kevvo66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I've still got by first bass. there is nothing left on the frets and the last time I loosened the strings the nut fell out. I keep it in the wardrobe if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 [quote name='darren' timestamp='1418847657' post='2634101'] I've still got by first bass. there is nothing left on the frets and the last time I loosened the strings the nut fell out. I keep it in the wardrobe if that helps. [/quote] When old basses get interesting - that's a Shaftesbury rebranded Eko, not too many of those about. Collectable, if not exactly worth a fortune! J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 [quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1418847950' post='2634103'] When old basses get interesting - that's a Shaftesbury rebranded Eko, not too many of those about. Collectable, if not exactly worth a fortune! J. [/quote] This one has a burns tri-sonic pick up in ( mono-sonic?) so probably not that collectible. In its favour it's a shorty so it doesn't take up too much wardrobe space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3below Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Auction site - collectible, vintage, rare, unique, worn and played in, relic, mojo etc. Or fit strange pickups and adjust action with suitable description about height and gnat's appendage. Must be £500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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