AndyTravis

Nope

£300 is top dollar - and it’s been messed with.

Can’t mate. It got close...some other things won.

It’s red

That is cool. Chronos from Venom had a Jazz Bass like this in about 1997. That little riff with the high note is a real ear worm.

Happy Jack Day x

Wow. They weren’t even that much new.

Got a 414 haven’t i 😂

A nice red 424x came up locally on Facebook. £300. Undoubtedly worth £300 but I’d be happier at £250 (or less). Messaged the seller “any wiggle room on price?” - “no, that’s the price - it’s been dropped massively...” No deal. 🙄

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gibson-Thunderbird-Bass-guitar-/143891176745?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292

I enjoyed that project, used it for 3 gigs with a soul singer. It was a gear4music jobbie. Had a mate who worked in their stockroom. it had a faulty machine head and was returned: I paid £60 for it, £10 for the wood and glue, a machine head was in my parts draw. I sold it for £150, with a clean conscience - was a great bass, plugged in was warm and clear - and the volume was acceptable for unplugged practice.

I heard that, Luther Vandross did the same for his albums. I have to admit I stole the batteries out of Marcus’ alarm clock that time...

Yes he did ”that my cocker is f*ckin bangin - nice one lad!” the next day, Zawinul calls him - the rest is history...

@Al Krow

You’ve never played a bass I’ve defretted... Also. Jaco Pastorius... Ahem...

Bah humbug, don’t believe the hype. Defret and enjoy... 😉

I did a defret was great fun

I really like that super light...still miss that double bass option. I had an old Zeller which was killed by a clumsy singer.

So. I said I’d only seen one other for sale - in Russia too. I haven’t - it’s the same bass. See the wood grain... This is the slightly “grr” bit. The ‘first’ one I saw had a bit of a chip. Not a bother to me - I’m a bit handy with this kind of thing. Well, the place I’ve got it from have Infilled the chip...looks like a crappy job. Anyhow, if it plays and sounds right, I’ll sort the damage properly. I’ve included my “proper” job on a Washburn. I can probably salvage this one.

The 66 slabs were known for it

I think some are and some aren’t. Easy to see why people struggle to identify fakes.

Most fulfilling is this one...been a really long journey. Hope it lives up to a 20 year wait. Best has been the Sadowsky HPJ. Just feels better than any other bass I’ve owned - and can cover everything. Worst...gawd, erm. I’ve wasted swathes of money this year on gear - boredom has had a huge part to play in it.