skankdelvar Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 (edited) Well, he's only had 3 sales in Oct under that seller name. Looking over the last few months, seems he mostly ships VOS Les Paul's abroad, and some overpriced 70's tat. Suspect he's not doing quite as well as he makes out, which might explain his protestations to the contrary. Given most of his insults are to do with being poor and living in a dump, suspect that's the thing that frightens [i]him[/i] most, however rich he is. Perhaps we should just pity him. OTOH he's still a t8sser. So let's go tw*t him and rob him, the big baby. Edited October 24, 2008 by skankdelvar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 [quote name='skankdelvar' post='313488' date='Oct 24 2008, 01:50 AM']Given most of his insults are to do with being poor and living in a dump, suspect that's the thing that frightens [i]him[/i] most, however rich he is.[/quote] If I was one of those awful people who mis-applies cod psychology to complete strangers on the basis of completely inadequate evidence, which of course I would never do :brow: , then I'd guess that he's already poor and living in a dump ("[i]living in a cardboard dump[/i]"). His postings have all the signs of someone living in fantasy land, and not a particularly bright someone at that. I suspect that he's treating eBay as a VR world where he's rich and successful, knows more than all the other guitar dealers, and can be aggressive and macho without getting sand kicked in his face. Sad, irritating and amusing all at the same time. And let's face it, he's hardly the only one out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='313538' date='Oct 24 2008, 08:59 AM']If I was one of those awful people who mis-applies cod psychology to complete strangers on the basis of completely inadequate evidence[/quote] I never said he was a cod. But, in the absence of any specific leverage, people [i]always[/i] insult or threaten you with the thing they fear most. Logical, innit. Anyhow, I don't care 'cos my attorney can prove I've made more in the last 5 seconds than everyone in the history of the planet while you're all rotting there with your welfare line parents, naked in a septic tank in a filthy basement in the middle of a toxic lake while I glide around Sherman Oaks in my $350,000 Lamborghini Twatinello and you couldn't afford the bit of thread hanging from the lapel of my Mr Nudie suit, even if you sold your family to Homie pimps [i]and[/i] all your pathetic possessions [i]and[/i] the piece of rotting plywood you call an Alembic, you loser morons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stag Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 (edited) I like the fact that living in Bel Air makes him more knowledgeable about vintage guitars, apparently. If I lived in Bel Air with a ridiculous car I would still know as much as I do now about vintage Fenders ie. not a lot. Dont see what difference the location makes, people giving him loads of money for guitars does not necessarily make them the real deal. However, he doesnt appear to have many auctions pulled, and he has got A LOT of positive feedback... ...the comments below that P-bass are just genius... lol - needed a laugh Edited November 4, 2008 by Stag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trace_n_bass Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Typical American response really - If you don't agree with with me I'll respond with aggression. Who bet's this guy is no bigger than two inches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stag Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Now, I dont know much about this Tone_O-Matic person but i'd far rather buy this - one year younger - for less than half the price. This also would fit well in the "whats special about old basses" thread on the general forum. Lovely piece with proper wear and tear... [url="http://www.vintageandrareguitars.com/web/our-catalogue/Fender/Electric-Basses/item/3966"]http://www.vintageandrareguitars.com/web/o...asses/item/3966[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 The 1-59 on the Precision and 2-59 on the Jazzmaster example given in the Q & A look to be in the same handwriting: And the pencil looks very fresh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stag Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 And on the subject of '53 Fenders... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1953-Fender-Precision-Bass-vintage_W0QQitemZ270387429954QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item270387429954&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1688|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1953-Fender-Precisio...93%3A1|294%3A50[/url] hmmm. 0 feedback? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh3184 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 looks a bit minty fresh too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 [quote name='josh3184' post='486527' date='May 13 2009, 12:15 AM']looks a bit minty fresh too [/quote] Extraordinarily so (apart from the bridge). Someone's bid on it though. A friend? Or someone who knows his '53s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 ....and the screw holes for the covers and the finger rest seem to be missing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 There are odd round marks either side of the bridge that could be where the holes were but have been filled and lacquered over.... ... (or they are the pencil markings for where they will go once the fake has been fully assembled ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 (edited) That one's been on there before. It looks very clean except for the bridge which does look old. The older ones had compressed fibre saddles which this one looks to have. He says that it has been looked after but basses at that time would've had bakelite scratchplates which all disintegrated after a while. I would have to say that this also looks like a refin with the original screw holes for the bridge cover filled prior to this. There may be variations but normally the ones I have seen have the string retainer a lot closer to the F of the Fender logo. I'm not trying to say that this is not original but for the kind of money this would be worth if original, I would be going into a lot more detail about the bass or trying to find someone who could tell me more about it as most people, even non-musicians, know that old Fenders are worth a fortune. Much as I hate to see it done, the best way to accurately date this bass would be to see the date on the heel of the neck and any other markings. The stackpole pots didn't come stamped with dates until late 1958 so we can't date it from those. The scratchplate doesn't have any holes for the tugbar. I'm pretty sure that a 1953 would still have only 1 screw hole for the wooden rest. I'm also pretty sure that the string ferrules on the back sat proud of the body and the later reissues from the late 60s such as the Telecaster had flush fitted ones. Yes, I do need to get out more Edited May 13, 2009 by Delberthot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Looks like a refin to me, too. And.. why are the string ferrules on the back buried so deep? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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