why are no name bodies worth more than a no name bass

[iconic]

...I keep seeing no name cheap bass bodies making more money than a complete bass, often more than a playable budget Squier P bass.

...necks sometimes seem to attract generous bids too...

...maybe the smart money is in buying up cheap old chinese tat and simply breaking them out in pieces?

this is an example with days to go.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/P-BASS-PROJECT-BODY-/270728738189?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3f08b0b58d"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/P-BASS-PROJECT-BODY-...=item3f08b0b58d[/url]

[chriswilliams666]

People are lazy???

I have a bitza bass i made of pieces. Fender Body, Seymour Duncan Pickups, BadAss Bridge, CTS, Switchcraft, Gotoh Tuners and Squier Classic Vibe Neck. To think what i'd get for my "Fender Copy" against the parts cost i would probably cry. I could probably get most of it back just selling the (Sought after) Lake Placid Blue Body!





[quote name='iconic' post='1187402' date='Apr 4 2011, 09:05 AM']...I keep seeing no name cheap bass bodies making more money than a complete bass, often more than a playable budget Squier P bass.

...necks sometimes seem to attract generous bids too...

...maybe the smart money is in buying up cheap old chinese tat and simply breaking them out in pieces?

this is an example with days to go.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/P-BASS-PROJECT-BODY-/270728738189?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3f08b0b58d"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/P-BASS-PROJECT-BODY-...=item3f08b0b58d[/url][/quote]

[Dave Vader]

Answer is to buy whole basses, build what you want from them, then sell the leftovers, should end up in profit

[wotnwhy]

50 quid for a plywood body?? Wish I'd kept my Encore now... o,0

[Mr. Foxen]

I do a bit of that, people find satisfaction in assembling bitsas. Course some are basically not very good at it and they kind of suck, i've bought a few badly made of ok parts basses and parted them out, hang on to the nice bits till I have enough for a bass. Means I can indulge in some experimentation with the effcts of various construction things, like tight neck pockets and funny pickup placement.

[Bassassin]

[quote name='iconic' post='1187402' date='Apr 4 2011, 09:05 AM']...I keep seeing no name cheap bass bodies making more money than a complete bass, often more than a playable budget Squier P bass.

...necks sometimes seem to attract generous bids too...

...maybe the smart money is in buying up cheap old chinese tat and simply breaking them out in pieces?

this is an example with days to go.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/P-BASS-PROJECT-BODY-/270728738189?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3f08b0b58d"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/P-BASS-PROJECT-BODY-...=item3f08b0b58d[/url][/quote]
The magic words with this one are "1970s Japanese". Most Ebay buyers are gullible idiots, that helps.

And no - it's not me selling it, you can always spot my ads from the absence of txt-tard spelling.

Jon.

[GarethFlatlands]

[quote name='chriswilliams666' post='1187423' date='Apr 4 2011, 09:31 AM']To think what i'd get for my "Fender Copy" against the parts cost i would probably cry.[/quote]

Exactly why I decided against doing up my tele knock-off. Maybe I should dismantle it for parts and sell it off?