Where do all the beat up basses go?

[LukeFRC]

I don't like well kept basses. I've traded a few and am afraid to play them. My JV and Warwick are both in good condition but have been played in a bit.
My T40 is up for trade and to be honest I would love to see some beat up, sticker covered, badly modded thing to get offered in a trade.... but have you noticed that hardly any beat up basses float around bass chat? Where are they all?

[skankdelvar]

Ebay. Search 'Vintage' and your efforts will be rewarded.


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Edited December 8, 2011 by skankdelvar

[LukeFRC]

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Ebay. Search 'Vintage' and you'll be rewarded.
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with squiers!

[BigRedX]

For a refin.

[icastle]

The other side of this of course is that, with the current 'roadworn' trend, in 15 years time people will be asking 'Where are all the tidy basses gone?"

[Lozz196]

Must agree, I prefer "done-in" instruments, but legit wear. My `77 has some wear, though not much for a 34 year old instrument. It kindof makes me think it`s "hardy" and will take punishment well, if that`s all that has happened to it in all that time.

[Stacker]

They end up in that German shop, Music_Outlet_Shop. There are some real beat-up and hatchet-jobs on that site!!

[LukeFRC]

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They end up in that German shop, Music_Outlet_Shop. There are some real beat-up and hatchet-jobs on that site!!
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I was looking for traces of my old status shark bass the otherday. They still have the same overpriced one as when i started playing bass almost 10 years ago!

[mckendrick]

It's odd.... I often wonder how many beat up basses are [b][i]really[/i][/b] beat up after all.

I've been playing a 69 Jazz with regularity since about 1979. Use it all the time. It gets knocked, it falls over, it get's left in the sun, under hot lights, rarley gets put away, I wear a belt, I wear the cuff-zip of a leather jacket over the top contour. All this has been going on for thirty odd years....

....and apart from the odd minor ding, there isn't a worn out bit on the thing.

Go figure, chaps.

Edited December 8, 2011 by mckendrick

[Mr. Foxen]

I've destickered quite a lot of basses.

[chris_b]

[size=4]My first bass was a Framus Star bass and it gradually fell apart as it was being gigged! It went to the dump in the end. Best place for it![/size]

[neepheid]

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1323367868' post='1462618']
I don't like well kept basses. I've traded a few and am afraid to play them. My JV and Warwick are both in good condition but have been played in a bit.
My T40 is up for trade and to be honest I would love to see some beat up, sticker covered, badly modded thing to get offered in a trade.... but have you noticed that hardly any beat up basses float around bass chat? Where are they all?
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All the beat up basses get put up in lofts/under beds where some magic happens over the next 20 years and they become desirable once more.

Allegedly.

[Monckyman]

They get "modded" by the good citizens of bass chat,who never knowingly let a bargain pass them by...

[Donnyboy]

[i]Some good points here about old/wellused basses not actually being completly knackered . I suppose you need to try really hard / be really careless /not give a sh*t to get a real beater![/i]

[Cat Burrito]

Being played... they are keepers so players don't worry about the condition for resale value

[LukeFRC]

[quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1323428059' post='1463185']
They get "modded" by the good citizens of bass chat,who never knowingly let a bargain pass them by...
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there was a dismantled, stripped (badly) status groove bass in the for sale bit a while back- I wish I had jumped on that- wonder where it went

Edited December 9, 2011 by LukeFRC