flyingguitar Posted July 2, 2012 Posted July 2, 2012 (edited) [size=7]SOLD!![/size] Selling my Musicman Cutlass I for £2,000 Collection Only, as I don't want the risk of it arriving damaged to someone. Located in Berkshire. 3 bolt neck, strings through the body. Full range of photos and contact info here: [url="http://www.flyingguitar.net"]http://www.flyingguitar.net[/url] Edited April 11, 2013 by flyingguitar
pierreganseman Posted July 2, 2012 Posted July 2, 2012 had a similar one. Not my thing. but stunning sounding bass!
flyingguitar Posted July 3, 2012 Author Posted July 3, 2012 [quote name='pierreganseman' timestamp='1341236595' post='1715506'] had a similar one. Not my thing. but stunning sounding bass! [/quote] It does have a great sound! I hate parting with it.
flyingguitar Posted July 3, 2012 Author Posted July 3, 2012 Forgot to mention this comes with a hard case
RachAllenBand Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 Good luck selling this as the price market keeps fluctuating
pierreganseman Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 No man, sold mine for £2000 too. I did not ship it the buyer picked it up. Lets be honnest, In the uk a pre ernie ball Stingray goes for about £2000 anyways. So a cuttlass, 450 EVER produced. 2k is a very fair price I think. Alex at the gallery quoted me "easely £2200/£2500" depending on the condition! I don't think at all that any of this is negative towards the seller, but feel free to PM me if any one wishes to, i'll erase
lapolpora Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 (edited) And I bought piereeganseman's Cutlass...... It's absolutely awesome. Or should that be +++AWESOME+++ ...and this one looks to be in nicer cosmetic condition. If I had another £2000 I would buy this as well. Just so that no one else could have it The same week there was another Cutlass that also sold quickly. That had an asking price of £2000. Edited July 4, 2012 by lapolpora
flyingguitar Posted July 4, 2012 Author Posted July 4, 2012 [quote name='pierreganseman' timestamp='1341402321' post='1718314'] No man, sold mine for £2000 too. I did not ship it the buyer picked it up. Lets be honnest, In the uk a pre ernie ball Stingray goes for about £2000 anyways. So a cuttlass, 450 EVER produced. 2k is a very fair price I think. Alex at the gallery quoted me "easely £2200/£2500" depending on the condition! [/quote] Hey, that's great to hear! Thanks for posting about it. I have to admit, after MysticGuitar mentioned it might be harder to sell due to being Collection Only, I was a bit concerned. From the looks of the For Sale threads here, many basses on the market to get sold and that means more of a chance of my post falling down to the bottom or on another page. I put the wrong tag up too, using the word "Cutlass I" instead of Musicman as a tag and I can't find where to change that.
flyingguitar Posted July 4, 2012 Author Posted July 4, 2012 [quote name='lapolpora' timestamp='1341408162' post='1718473'] And I bought piereeganseman's Cutlass...... It's absolutely awesome. Or should that be +++AWESOME+++ ...and this one looks to be in nicer cosmetic condition. If I had another £2000 I would buy this as well. Just so that no one else could have it The same week there was another Cutlass that also sold quickly. That had an asking price of £2000. [/quote] Brilliant! Glad you were able to get his bass. Thanks for the encouragement. Cheers
RachAllenBand Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 [quote name='flyingguitar' timestamp='1341411499' post='1718554'] . I put the wrong tag up too, using the word "Cutlass I" instead of Musicman as a tag and I can't find where to change that. [/quote] Sorry, I don't know how to change a tag either on here, 'cause I know the "tag" option appears when you first start a new topic? It's wonderful everyone is so friendly and helpful on here; I'm sure their words are a big relief to you, FlyingGuitar. Just hang in there and someone will be along to buy it
Bass-Thing Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 Oh dear I desperately want this bass and I don't have £2000. I have even suggested to your good lady offering one of my children in part exchange. I'm curious as to why you want to sell as it is utterly gorgeous. Regarding price I think that you are spot on, though I would say being a seller on ebay and here that nobody seems to have any money at the moment. If you were to post a picture of it with a mirror scratchplate, I would probably be driven to going and robbing a bank (or robbing a bank back I think it's called these days!).
RachAllenBand Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 LOL I'll have to show him your post. He's not online right now. I wish you were able to buy it, too! We kept hoping my car would sell fast so no guitars would need to be sold, but the car has been sitting for two years now and I've even lowered the price on it. Just a difficult economy, even back in the states. Cheers
Bass-Thing Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 [quote name='MysticGuitar' timestamp='1341415355' post='1718642'] LOL I'll have to show him your post. He's not online right now. I wish you were able to buy it, too! We kept hoping my car would sell fast so no guitars would need to be sold, but the car has been sitting for two years now and I've even lowered the price on it. Just a difficult economy, even back in the states. Cheers [/quote] Hi, I'm still lusting after this bass but bearing in mind your predicament, can I suggest you put it on Ebay too? I think you could easily get £2500 at least for it.
RachAllenBand Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 [quote name='Bass-Thing' timestamp='1341940564' post='1726661'] Hi, I'm still lusting after this bass but bearing in mind your predicament, can I suggest you put it on Ebay too? I think you could easily get £2500 at least for it. [/quote] Thanks for the advice I will tell Tom you suggested that. He isn't too fond of eBay, as the last time he sold a bass on there he was inundated with responses which asked him to ship it to another country. He hates shipping his basses because it risks getting damaged (based on our prior experience with other items that became damaged upon arrival, despite being packed extra well). I do think he'll go that route, though, if there are no takers here. He hates losing the bass, so he isn't in much of a rush yet. I can't blame him.
Bass-Thing Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 [quote name='MysticGuitar' timestamp='1341996914' post='1727520'] Thanks for the advice I will tell Tom you suggested that. He isn't too fond of eBay, as the last time he sold a bass on there he was inundated with responses which asked him to ship it to another country. He hates shipping his basses because it risks getting damaged (based on our prior experience with other items that became damaged upon arrival, despite being packed extra well). I do think he'll go that route, though, if there are no takers here. He hates losing the bass, so he isn't in much of a rush yet. I can't blame him. [/quote] He can make it UK only, for collection only and do a buy it now or best offer price. Having done a bit of research, I think he should put it on for £3000 and see what offers come in. The trouble is generally that nobody has any money at the moment.
RachAllenBand Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 [quote name='Bass-Thing' timestamp='1341999225' post='1727583'] He can make it UK only, for collection only and do a buy it now or best offer price. Having done a bit of research, I think he should put it on for £3000 and see what offers come in. The trouble is generally that nobody has any money at the moment. [/quote] He listed his last one as Collection Only and still people ignored those words and were only interested in it getting shipped. I hear you about the money situation Thanks for doing the research, though, that was very thoughtful of you! He'll be happy to know you recommended £3000 Worth a try, eh? I'm still hoping my car sells soon in the USA so he won't have to lose the Musicman. There's someone who wants the vehicle but has to sell their own truck first. I'd secretly buy Tom's bass to hold it for him, but I think he'd notice the money missing from our bank account.
RachAllenBand Posted July 16, 2012 Posted July 16, 2012 Save the bass, buy my car. lol If anyone has friends on the eastcoast of America who are into classic muscle cars and considering buying one as a project, please let me know. Then Tom won't sell his bass.
RachAllenBand Posted August 22, 2012 Posted August 22, 2012 Well, the bass didn't sell on eBay. Will have to try again another time, I guess.
Bass-Thing Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 [quote name='MysticGuitar' timestamp='1345645060' post='1779936'] Well, the bass didn't sell on eBay. Will have to try again another time, I guess. [/quote] So sorry to hear that. I have an idea I'm going to PM you about at the weekend.
pierreganseman Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 surprising this is not sold... sold mine in 24 hours... :s
RachAllenBand Posted August 24, 2012 Posted August 24, 2012 [quote name='Bass-Thing' timestamp='1345735867' post='1781084'] So sorry to hear that. I have an idea I'm going to PM you about at the weekend. [/quote] Okay, thank you very much. We didn't list it for £3,000 like was discussed in this thread. It was listed for less. I keep telling my Tom that he probably should offer to ship it instead of saying Collection Only, but he is afraid it will somehow arrive damaged. I still have the link to BC where they discuss how to ship basses.
RachAllenBand Posted August 24, 2012 Posted August 24, 2012 [quote name='pierreganseman' timestamp='1345743812' post='1781191'] surprising this is not sold... sold mine in 24 hours... :s [/quote] Well, I suppose the buying market fluctuates a lot. With the bad economy, people are purchasing less expensive basses. Cheers.
molan Posted August 24, 2012 Posted August 24, 2012 Looking at the link it seems to be saying its a 79 body but an 83 neck - is that correct?
pierreganseman Posted August 24, 2012 Posted August 24, 2012 yes barrie it is... mine was the same, it was assumed ernie ball took standard 'ray bodies, and fitted neck made later on.... great sounding bass !! and veyr rare! grab it!
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