anzoid Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 (edited) Another bass guitar auction coming up in Wiltshire, with a bunch of stuff from Mark Griffiths - including a very tasty looking Kubicki Factor. Start planning your bidding: [url="http://guitar-auctions.co.uk/catalogue-preview-thursday-15th-june-2017/"]http://guitar-auctio...15th-june-2017/[/url] Edited April 29, 2017 by anzoid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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anzoid Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1493457907' post='3288439'] [/quote] It's the Big Al before there was a Big Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 There's a few potential bargains in there, assuming the estimates are accurate. The Japanese Yamaha BB and the Hartke amp with 2 cabs are particularly tempting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 (edited) [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1493457907' post='3288439'] [/quote] I'm back here again as I don't feel the smiley quite conveyed my astonishment that an instrument this unattractive actually exists... Somebody designed this... with its beautiful lines and ergonomic aesthetic... the way the scratch plate seemlessly flows with the body shape... the headstock complimenting the body in perfectly harmony. Could this perhaps have been the first single cut? Weren't Burns a respectable brand at the time? I've seen basses from this era that were manufactured behind the iron curtain from old tank parts that are easier on the eye. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that but this truly is a shocker... I wish I hadn't looked at it again right before bed. Edited April 30, 2017 by CamdenRob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Some of those estimates seem very low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Bear in mind there's a 24% buyer's premium to add to the final hammer price. But even so, yes, some of those estimates are very (deliberately?) low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1493506115' post='3288882'] I'm back here again as I don't feel the smiley quite conveyed my astonishment that an instrument this unattractive actually exists... Somebody designed this... with its beautiful lines and ergonomic aesthetic... the way the scratch plate seemlessly flows with the body shape... the headstock complimenting the body in perfectly harmony. Could this perhaps have been the first single cut? Weren't Burns a respectable brand at the time? I've seen basses from this era that were manufactured behind the iron curtain from old tank parts that are easier on the eye. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that but this truly is a shocker... I wish I hadn't looked at it again right before bed. [/quote] If you check out early pictures of the late Jet Harris you'll fine he had one of these. There's one of him with this bass on "BassID- Jet Harris" on this forum. Edited May 2, 2017 by Grahambythesea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 I like the Sue Ryder 335. I wonder what it plays like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essexbasscat Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 At last, someone with a bigger collection than many of us that will help with the guilt.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 [quote name='Rich' timestamp='1493537588' post='3288935'] Bear in mind there's a 24% buyer's premium to add to the final hammer price. But even so, yes, some of those estimates are very (deliberately?) low. [/quote] apart from the status groove which won't make that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 [quote name='anzoid' timestamp='1493460186' post='3288466'] It's the Big Al before there was a Big Al [/quote] That is infinitely cooler than a Big Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1493561524' post='3289105'] That is infinitely cooler than a Big Al. [/quote] It's certainly infinitely older..... and more quirky - but don't knock the Big Al unless you've actually tried one - they're pretty damn good basses. There's some very interesting old 60s basses in that listing like Vox and even some lefty versions of wierd 1960s creations - the Burns is interesting as well - presumably he used the Stingray 5 for recording. Mark Griffiths is an excellent bass player - check out his bass solo on Nivram on the Shadows final tour - excellent. Edited April 30, 2017 by drTStingray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 [quote name='Rich' timestamp='1493537588' post='3288935'] Bear in mind there's a 24% buyer's premium to add to the final hammer price. But even so, yes, some of those estimates are very (deliberately?) low. [/quote] I think that things have generally gone above estimate on previous auctions. Unlikely to get a bargain, IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bay Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Always worth putting a cheeky bid in as long as you can leave it on the book and don't have to pay for a catalogue but as said above the chances of it being successful are pretty small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1493506115' post='3288882'] I'm back here again as I don't feel the smiley quite conveyed my astonishment that an instrument this unattractive actually exists... Somebody designed this... with its beautiful lines and ergonomic aesthetic... the way the scratch plate seemlessly flows with the body shape... the headstock complimenting the body in perfectly harmony. Could this perhaps have been the first single cut? Weren't Burns a respectable brand at the time? I've seen basses from this era that were manufactured behind the iron curtain from old tank parts that are easier on the eye. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that but this truly is a shocker... I wish I hadn't looked at it again right before bed. [/quote] Except that's not a Burns. It's a Burns-Weill, and pre-dates the Burns London brand by a year or so. The Burns guitars of the 60s were a major step up in design, construction and finish from this Burns-Weill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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