warwickhunt

Now I love these basses but... It was purchased new in 86... yet it was manufactured TWO years LATER in 88 It's got 24 frets... though he's pasted in info that it has 26 frets (how long has he owned the bass not to spot that) It's a Streamer... yet he refers you to a TBers comments about the value of a Thumb bass A zebra fretboard... it's wenge Nice bass though! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RARE-Warwick-4-String-Streamer-Fretless-Vintage-88_W0QQitemZ250342225219QQihZ015QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RARE-Warwick-4-Strin...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

Nah... automatic decline of my offer of $11.99.

[quote name='acidbass' post='353184' date='Dec 12 2008, 09:57 PM']Sounds almost chorused, with a 5th above added in parts - [b]any idea how he achieved this[/b]?[/quote] Fame and/or wealth.

[quote name='beerdragon' post='352938' date='Dec 12 2008, 05:42 PM']Nice Porsche 911 though.[/quote] Ah but looking at the pics he's selling that because the daft s*d has only just realised that a 911 turbo isn't the greatest mode of transport when you live up a mountain and it snows!

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='352026' date='Dec 11 2008, 06:38 PM']Yep she has been pointed in this direction. Haha if it gets relisted I might start 2 new accounts and bid it right up so he gets huge fees.[/quote] Unfortunately he won't get huge fees unless you complete the sale! Now that would be dedication to the cause.

[quote name='kevbass' post='351924' date='Dec 11 2008, 04:46 PM']The fact this fella, even after being caught out and admitting to selling a fake, would still offer it to the current highest bidder at nearly 400 quid knowing full well its a fake just shows the guy is a slimey tosser trying to get what he can even after being exposed as a fraudster.[/quote] I'm not sure that the seller has tried to sell it to the next highest bidder yet... has he?

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='351416' date='Dec 11 2008, 03:34 AM']You might get £400-£450 for it, but with it being an unlined fretless it might be more difficult to find a buyer. Warwick values are pretty depressed at the moment. Neck-through Thumbs and Streamers are changing hands for £6-800.[/quote] Like the man said ^ That's pretty much bang on. There has been an LX4 up for sale on the forum for a while @ £400 which has recently sold but I've no idea if the seller got his asking price or had to drop that price! There's a guy on the Warwick forum looking for an LX4. He may not want a fretless but you never know! [url="http://www.warwick.de/forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=8712"]http://www.warwick.de/forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=8712[/url]

[quote name='Born 2B Mild' post='349404' date='Dec 9 2008, 09:36 AM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Spector-Euro-4-LX-Amber_W0QQitemZ320321124129QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item320321124129&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A16%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318"]I expect you have seen this one then[/url][/quote] I have indeed and I've spoken to Darren @ The Bass Merchant about it but it isn't ex-SC/Reverb stock so prices aren't what they were a short while back.

[quote name='Born 2B Mild' post='349334' date='Dec 9 2008, 08:04 AM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Spector-Legend-5-string-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ260313836721QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item260313836721&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A16%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318"]This any good?[/url][/quote] Cheers mate. Nice looker but I'm strictly a 4 string and I'm after NT basses rather than BO. Thanks for taking the time though.

[quote name='noisedude' post='348886' date='Dec 8 2008, 06:08 PM']Fair enough. That's weird because Reverb are Arbiter, so they were already giving themselves preferential prices on Spector. There's no announcement been made to the trade press, which is usually where this sort of rumour ends up first.[/quote] [quote name='Sean' post='348893' date='Dec 8 2008, 06:13 PM']Interesting. Maybe it's BS to try and and shift some stock by creating some panic buying. No chance of that from me at the moment. Other (less interesting) fish to fry.[/quote] Oddly enough I 'am' in the market for a Spector and I've heard of a couple of ex-Soundcontrol/REVERB Spectors available but none in a finish that makes me want to part with my money. I have been communicating with Darren at the Bass Merchant re. an amber model that he has in but the thought of further clear outs/price cuts on Spector basses (added to the couple of very cheap ex SC basses and the perceived second hand value of the Spectors after the last sell off) means that I'm not prepared to throw anywhere near retail price money at a 'new' model! So if anyone sees a purdy amber/orange number let me know and there'll be a nice Christmas bonus in it for ya!

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='348833' date='Dec 8 2008, 05:09 PM']Value and worth are different things to resale price. I know I can't get nearly as much as I spent on it for my franken P bass, but I play it over basses that cost more than it did.[/quote] I think we are agreeing on the same things. However all things do have a monetary 'value' or 'worth' and what the owner of a modded instrument values their bass at isn't strictly always what a buyer thinks it is worth! I do agree that sometimes a bass is worth far more than it's monetary value. What I was trying to point out to the OP was that IMHO you can often end up spending a lot of money on something that should it not turn out what you wanted then you'd probably find that you'd never recoup the money spent on said instrument, sometimes better to just find the instrument that you want that has already been modded or meets your needs as it is.

The thing to consider when going down the route of modding (the voice of experience... from someone who doesn't always take notice of his own experience ) is that the costs of the mods do not/rarely increase the value of the original instrument; they may make it easier to sell but the price won't reflect the money spent. Added to which you have to consider what would you pay to just buy a better model of bass than pay to buy a cheapie and then add the cost of the mods? e.g. Cheapie bass + cost of mods = decent instrument; worth cost of original bass (minus depreciation... often high on low end basses) + small percentage of mods 'V' Mid priced bass + NO mod costs = decent instrument; worth cost of original bass (minus depreciation... often not as high as on low end basses) There are no hard and fast rules and you may well end up with a better instrument if you go the modding route [u]but[/u] 'You pays your money...'

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='347483' date='Dec 6 2008, 08:12 PM']A very [s]sly[/s] clever seller. More fool the sucker who gets drawn in by his response to the questions asked.[/quote] I still stand by the first half of my comment, he may well be very clever in that he may get a decent price for what amounts to a 70's Fender neck and a junk body and electrics that would struggle to make £50 without a neck. [quote name='warwickhunt' post='347868' date='Dec 7 2008, 02:11 PM']A truthful and succinct summary of his listing... bet he doesn't appreciate it though. [/quote] Yep I take my hat off to him, he's had the bottle to put up questions that he could have kept hidden.

[quote name='M4L666' post='347977' date='Dec 7 2008, 05:08 PM']Get a multi?[/quote] Contentious... Let's just stick to the fact that the OP wanted opinions on interconnect cables!

[quote name='Bassassin' post='347572' date='Dec 6 2008, 10:55 PM']Being the generally helpful fellow that I am, I've sent him this message: Ain't I nice? J.[/quote] A truthful and succinct summary of his listing... bet he doesn't appreciate it though.

Well it's back sans the pic of the offending back of the bass! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Precision-Bass_W0QQitemZ250338937430QQihZ015QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Precision-Bas...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]