Sean.Robinson Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Hi, just wondered if anyone could give me some help selling my infinity. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=23155"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=23155[/url] Its been in the for sale section for over a month now and there dosnt seem to be any interest. Im guessing the issue is the price what ive put, £1500 and i guess im going to have to drop it. I dont want to let it go for nothing though so what do people think its worth please and can they give any tips please. Thanks Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 More info would be good - dont assume that everybody knows all about them. Does it have a case? Are you prepared to ship? And yes - I guess you will have to drop the price. Its a buyers market at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean.Robinson Posted August 9, 2008 Author Share Posted August 9, 2008 ok great thanks, ill do that tomorrow, also i have a flight case for the bass so wit that included do you feel 1500 is a fair price? any more tips would be great aswell thanks again Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Funk Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Most people won't pay any extra for the included flight case. You might get more money if you split the two and sell them separately. I'd say you're unlikely to get more than £1000 for it at the moment. It's a real shame as they're fantastic basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean.Robinson Posted August 9, 2008 Author Share Posted August 9, 2008 Ok in that case how much do you think the flightcase would be worth on its own along with the previous subject of the infinity please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Funk Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Without knowing what flightcase and whether it's specific to any particular instrument, I'd say between £50 and £100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggydolphinboy Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 lovely bass, If i could sell my 4 string jazz, id have it then id have all warwicks, you should keep it mate rather than loose alot of dough, its frustrating just hang in there. ziggy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 It's difficult to sell something like that - not a lot of buyers for them. Personally I love Warwicks but even I wouldn't want an Infinity, they just don't do it for me. As earlier respondents have said right now's not a great time to be selling anything, but with something like that you'd need to reach a wider market to get a good price for it at any time, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 There are a couple of Infinitys for sale on classified sites, doesn't look like your price is out of line. [url="http://www.guitarmart.co.uk/index.cfm/fuseaction/Pages.getModel/Id/4/category/5/brand/154/model/1039"]Guitar Mart[/url] [url="http://www.preloved.co.uk/fuseaction-adverts.showadvert/index-1031417418/150b7f3b.html"]Preloved[/url] [url="http://www.mansons.co.uk/shopping/brands/warwick-bass-guitars/warwick/used-infinity-tn-birdseye/"]Mansons[/url] If it were mine I'd put it on eBay with a slightly higher BIN and use Best Offer to see if you get anything acceptable. But there's a lot of Warwicks at various price levels in the Completed Auctions list and not many sold, so it's a slow market. Also I agree with Bass Ferret, you need more in the description about why it's a really exceptional bass and - this is just my opinion for what its worth - nothing about what you're going to buy with the money. The reason for that is, if someone's going to hand over that sort of money for a bass they want to think it's the best thing ever, and knowing you're off to buy something else kind of takes away from that - like, he's after a custom Shuker, why aren't I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 i dont think any warwick would sell for £1500, be it a stock model like this or the highest spec custom shop model, people just arn't prepared to pay that amount for a warwick at the moment. its a shame coz i bet its worth every penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 There's a prisitine Jack Bruce Cream Reunion Warwick on Ebay at the moment (which is the only Warwick I've ever played and liked). These were over £4000 new and right now it's not even selling at £1500... Draw your own conclusions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simondee Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 I'd love one of these. But I agree with all that's been said. Warwick market is a buyer's market right now. If you can then I'd hang onto it. Either that or keep bumping it in the Warwick forums - those guys are more likely to buy it than anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 everyone has probably seen the SSII that's for sale at 700 quid on here, so over twice as much for an infinity is probably not going to look too attractive for a lot of buyers. A couple of weeks ago you could have bought a brand new SSII from Reverb for a grand, so 50% more for a used infinity? It's definitely a buyers market at the moment, but if i were you I'd try ebay before i give it to The Gallery to sell it for me on commission. Unfortunately, 1000 pounds might be a realistic price in today’s market. Fantastic bass though and it deserves to sell for a reasonable price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean.Robinson Posted August 10, 2008 Author Share Posted August 10, 2008 Hi, thanks for all the replys, i've been thinking a lot about this, i love the bass, love the way it plays, nothing does so nicer in my opinion. I was going to sell it for a shuker but it doesnt look like ill have the money for that seen as im going to be living without student loan for a month. The only thing that lacks in the bass for me is the tone, don't get me wrong its a great tone just id like something a little different especially for its value. This said i still have some money so while i may be having to leave the shuker i may ask him to change the pickups in this to a delano JC4 HE/M2 and a Delano DJC4 HE/M2 and install and ACG filter pre amp, as ive read great reviews on these pickups, though has anyone had any expierience with the DJC4 HE/M2 and what do you think to the proposition of the mods? Thanks Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Not sure that mod'ing wont devalue the bass even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 i think you certainly wont get over a grand if you modify it, unless you do it so you can put it back to original spec when you sell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MythSte Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Agree about the mods, but they sound reversable. If you happen to sell it on ebay in a few years time whack the original electronics and pickups back in and no one has to know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean.Robinson Posted August 10, 2008 Author Share Posted August 10, 2008 Hi, the mods would be reversible, though im not thinking towards there impact price, was steering more towards how you would think they would impact on the tone along with opinions on the components, the pickups and acg preamp please Thanks Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peted Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 I wouldn't worry about not having any interest for a month. Trying to sell anything at the moment is very slow. It took me 7 months to find a buyer for my Ibanez SR900 and that was up for £300. People still have disposable income, but they don't seem to keep it in £500 - £1000 lumps (hence why everyone seems to have every new release of iPod/iPhone/etc). Personally I'm on the look out to buy a Warwick Thumb 6 in the next couple of years, but I'm in no rush and will definitely not be paying more than £1000. It's a buyers market and you just have to keep your sale advertised until a buyer comes along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simondee Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 unless this is your bass Sean, it might be worth watching this auction to see what it goes for. Bet it gets nowhere near the reserve! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Warwick-Infinity-bass-guitar_W0QQitemZ250281467829QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNameZRSS:B:SRCH:GB:101"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Warwick-Infinity-bas...S:B:SRCH:GB:101[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Before you lash out a wedge on new pups and pre be aware that sometimes these mods may well not have any impact on the tone and if they do it may well just be a 'different' tone, not better/not worse! You can debate till the cows come home to what degree the constituent parts of a bass make the tone of that instrument but ultimately the woods and construction must have a bearing so your bass may well just sound like 'your bass' regardless of electrics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Funk Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 [quote name='Sean.Robinson' post='259324' date='Aug 10 2008, 02:55 PM']Hi, the mods would be reversible, though im not thinking towards there impact price, was steering more towards how you would think they would impact on the tone along with opinions on the components, the pickups and acg preamp please Thanks Sean[/quote] If the mods are reversible, then you can put it back to original spec and sell on the preamp and pick-ups separately. The only thing about the MEC Twin-J bridge pick-up on the Infinity is that it's not quite a standard shape or size - so you might not be able to find a simple replacement. As for the tone, I definitely think the MEC J/Twin-J pick-ups (and the preamp) are the weak links on the Infinity basses. I prefer the look of the Infinity range but prefer the tone of the Jazzman pick-up combination. I don't know why there isn't an Infinity Jazzman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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