Chris2112

It's up to you what you do with the bass Dave, but I'd rather sell it on for £600 if I didn't like it and maintain my reputation as a decent and honest bloke to do business with via the forum. Like I say, a return of good fortune and all that!

[quote name='bubinga5' post='1082704' date='Jan 8 2011, 11:00 PM']over the last few years yes Chris... but there is always some saucy basses just around the corner.... damn this Bass Chat.. i just get seduced by so many lovely basses.... never see you with the GAS mate?[/quote] Well, I do have the occasional attack! I'd never let my Kubicki go. The word is that Phil Kubicki has moved from California to New Hampshire to "semi retire" and was finishing his order book before retiring properly. So that means no new Kubicki basses, and that brings me back to reality thinking "when would I ever find another one?". My ACG as well, it's just too good to let go. I got it for £950, which is outrageous value. The quality of it is as good as any bass I've ever played, even at 4 times the price! Between them, I've got nearly £2000 tied up in instruments alone and given that bass is fairly low down on my list of hobbies I don't want to spend more than that on it at the moment, especially because my real passion is cars!

Don't you mean how would you make money?

[quote name='davydisco' post='1082677' date='Jan 8 2011, 10:37 PM']so chris just say u bought a bass for £600 and someone offered u £750 would u accept it, now be honest mate,but even at £750 its still worth that or i wouldnt put it up for that now thats disrespectful if it wasnt worth the money but it is cheers anyway[/quote] Dave, when I was selling my Alembic I received an offer for £750 collected and my asking price was £600 (which I had paid for it about 5 months previously on the boards). £750 is a good price for a Bongo but £600 is an outrageous price and you've been very fortunate; however Slaptone would have liked more as I doubt the £600 he got for it covered his outgoing expenses. As has been said, this is very much a community-centric forum here where sales are based on trust and mutual respect. I think it's generally considered good form amoung the majority of users to "pay forward" your good fortune here by not making a blatant attempt at flipping a bass for considerably more than you paid for it. As someone said in another thread, prices here are very cheap, generally well below Ebay and high street used prices. We've achieved this by selling our gear at reasonable prices on to other forum members. There have been raised eyebrows in the past about people selling gear on for more than they paid for it, and given long term fluctuations in value this is probably seen as more acceptable than this quick flip. At the moment Dave, this looks like you've bought a bass with no interest in it as an instrument, just an investment for a quick profit. You and Slaptone live relatively close, south of the Tyne. It looks as though you've swooped in when you saw another forum user in need and now you're taking advantage of that by trying to turn a profit on a bass you're not interested in. From the chats we've had both on the forum and via PM you seem like a decent bloke Dave, but don't be surprised that a few users here are finding this all a bit "bad taste".

Yeah, I think they're floating somewhere in the mid £800 mark at the moment. It seems a bit pricey for a 5 string bolt on, although you could snatch a 4 string neck thru at that price. Still, if thats the going rate now it's the going rate!

You don't half get through some gear Bubinga!

There will always be Thumbs around to be had. They're looking a bit pricier here than they have in a while, I picked up a 1999 bolt on model here last year for £590, and it looked brand new. It also had the more diserable wenge neck, which is generally a lot slimmer than the later ovangkol necks. The K5 is a great bass, so I wouldn't trade it away if you're happy with it. When you start working and get a bit of cash behind you you'll find you can grab those dream basses. You'll also find yourself feeling less inclined to buy basses, funny how that works!

Dave, I don't think anyone is disputing that someone may have gotten an alright deal on a B-Quad (another one sold here for the same price a few months ago when the market was a bit better IIRC). I think it's the way that you're going about this profiteering you're doing here, and it does seem a tad distasteful especially since you got a very good deal from another forum user and a local lad who was in a bit of a jam.

And if you need to hear how good these sound listen to 'Outbound' by Stuart Hamm or "Astral Traveler" by the Gambale Hamm Smith trio! The latter is probably my favourite fusion tune of all time and features a jaw dropping bass solo near the end! It's also very hummable! if I didn't have a Kubicki I'd be after one of these, being a big Stu Hamm fan!

Cameron, there are three Thumbs for sale here at the moment, all 5 strings I believe! You need to get that cash together quick, one of them will be just the trick if you're wanting to do a good Mudvayne cover!

I have to say I do find the idea of flipping it for £150 here so soon after buying it uncool. After all, Slaptone was selling it because he needed cash for a sax, he could have held out for more but he gave Dave a fantastic deal. Dave then saying that he's selling it because it's a cracking bass doesn't entirely wash here because if it's so fantastic, you'd want to keep it! It's something that had been mentioned before here, about the morally dubious practice of flipping kit for a quick buck. When I bought my Alembic fretless here, I got it for £600. I sold it for the same, despite the fact I could have sold it for considerably more through the Gallery or Ebay or even here. When I was arranging the sale, I was happy to be able to sell it to a bloke who was really passionate about it and would really dig the bass. I had offers for more cash when I was arranging the sale with him, but I had a community spirited moment and looked back on the bargains I've had here previously. We have a good pool of gear here and we can keep down prices between friends, so surely we can manage that? Failing that, I might buy the Wal MIDI bass off here and advertise it for sale the next day with an extra £1000 on top of what I pay for it! After all, it's a cracking bass so you should accept having to pay more than I did for it 48 hrs previously!

Nice looking piece of kit!