hellothere Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 What are really good basses that can be bought for really cheap? Oddities especially. Also what are good places to find bargains? Car-boot sales? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mart Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Sue Ryder Charity Shops, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I usually find the FS section here or eBay the best bets for bargains. On here recently there was a Tanglewood Warrior (Warwick-style) for £80, not so long ago there was a Vox for about £70. EBay turns up some silly bargains too, just a case of persevering and wading through the inevitable mire of junk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 [quote name='Johnston' post='1155126' date='Mar 9 2011, 11:54 AM']collection only Auctions somewhere handy.[/quote] This too. Set up a search for anything with the word "bass" in it and specify "nearest first". That way you'll get all wrongly listed auctions, along with a ton of fishing stuff and car/DJ sound systems! Also worth having the occaisional look for "base". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Yamaha RBX270 is virtually unbeatable for the money, easy to hotrod too. I bought one for £70 off Gumtree last year and did it up. have a look [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=121667&hl=best+%A3200+bass+ever"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...A3200+bass+ever[/url]? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 [quote name='TRBboy' post='1155214' date='Mar 9 2011, 12:56 PM']Yamaha RBX270 is virtually unbeatable for the money, easy to hotrod too. I bought one for £70 off Gumtree last year and did it up.[/quote] +1 to that. I paid a clearly over the top £90 on evilbay for a fretless (now also modified) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blademan_98 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I got my Yamaha 5 string fretless off here for £80. Bargain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I think a lot of stuff from China & Indonesia is really good these days. Some players will turn their noses up because it's not USA made leaving great bargains for the rest of us. I played a great Aria Mosrite copy recently and I am also thinking of the cheap Hofner stuff that comes from China Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 [quote name='BurritoBass' post='1156020' date='Mar 9 2011, 10:53 PM']I think a lot of stuff from China & Indonesia is really good these days. Some players will turn their noses up because it's not USA made leaving great bargains for the rest of us. I played a great Aria Mosrite copy recently and I am also thinking of the cheap Hofner stuff that comes from China[/quote] Hey BB, Was the Aria you tried the [url="http://www.ariausa.com/basses/dmb380.html"]DMB[/url]? I really like the look of it, and for £185, looks a bargain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Yes it was & it's an absolute steal at that price. My mate had one in his shop & I was sorely tempted but have enough basses. His was set up really well so you just couldn't fault it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megallica Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Some of the 90's Bass Collection basses will find their way onto ebay from time to time, IMO they're well worth a look. As they're not exactly a household name, they don't command a great deal of interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HADGE Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 HI I BOUGHT A YAMAHA RBX 270 FOR £70 FANTASTIC VALUE FOR MONEY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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