doctor_of_the_bass Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 This looks very dodgy - Washburn Status being touted as a real one... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Status-Fretless-4-String-bass_W0QQitemZ190236776454QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item190236776454"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Status-Fretless-4-St...tem190236776454[/url] Giveaway features are the truss rod cover and the logo on the bridge plate. Hmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 That is a bit naughty. You do have to wonder if he genuinely thinks that it is a Status! I remember these models and I'm trying to recall if it had Washburn marked on the bass somewhere... the pups were Status hyperactives IIRC and as you say the bridge cover has the legend Status but did it have the Washburn logo somewhere that he is genuinely hiding/not declaring? Not an unreasonable price @ £200 (at the minute) for a Status licensed product but unwary buyers could be suckered into higher bids if they think it is a full blown Status. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnt Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 [quote name='warwickhunt' post='240558' date='Jul 16 2008, 07:27 AM']That is a bit naughty. You do have to wonder if he genuinely thinks that it is a Status! I remember these models and I'm trying to recall if it had Washburn marked on the bass somewhere... the pups were Status hyperactives IIRC and as you say the bridge cover has the legend Status but did it have the Washburn logo somewhere that he is genuinely hiding/not declaring?[/quote] They had a huge logo right above the pickups, as in the pic below. The image on the eBay ad is poor quality, so it's hard to tell it it's been doctored, but after zooming in I don't think it has been. Refinished? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golchen Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 It amazes me that people try to sell instruments with such crap pictures - unless they are hiding something of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 And would it of killed him to take a damp cloth over it first too. Yuck! He/she seems to have a few guitars knocking around his/her room there so I'd guess they're not a novice so presumably knows if it's a copy or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 MB1. BE AFRAID!.....BE VERY AFRAID! In Washburn Space!....No one can hear you SCREAM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6stringbassist Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 He also says the neck is graphite, if it's a Washburn, which it obviously is, then it's made from wood, were the necks painted ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor_of_the_bass Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 (edited) It looks like the body has been either resprayed or rubbed down; its hard to tell. Yuck! The necks were made from maple (and were indeed painted black) but did have an `ebonite' (phenolic) fingerboard. Edited July 16, 2008 by doctor_of_the_bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Looks like the seller has pulled the listing, or sold it outside the auction. Hamster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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