You sure mate? £8500?

[alembic1989]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KD-Picasso-5-string-Unique-Boutique-Handmade-Rare-/282486859475?hash=item41c58766d3:g:R-8AAOSwY3BZIHq2

[alyctes]

Too loud, man.

[andytoad]

You gonna make an offer then??

[TheGreek]

It is a bespoke instrument with celebrity endorsement and show history plus being a one off direct from the luthier. If this was, say, a Wal or a Ritter, I don't think you'd be questioning the price tag. Personally I've never heard of KD Basses so don't know any more about these other than what's in the ad.

I quite like it, fortunately (for me anyway) I don't have £8.5K to spend on a new bass.

[markstuk]

http://kdbasses.com/?act=basses

Seems a little self involved :-)

Sort of Jerzy Droid light..

Edited May 22, 2017 by markstuk

[Hellzero]

I also think he knows nothing about Picasso as it's more Bauhaus minded, but I quite like it too... Fortunately for me, it's missing one string. ;-)

[BigRedX]

I quite like it, but for £8500 second hand I'd expect the decorative top/back to carry on around the sides in order to hide the bland core body wood.

And do something about the horrible stripy neck too!

[W1_Pro]

It looks to be nicely made, if you are in to that sort of thing. Maybe if you got the 'amazing technicolour dreamcoat' gig and it was due to run for 240,000,000 years...?

[Happy Jack]

[quote name='Hellzero' timestamp='1495535431' post='3304479']
I also think he knows nothing about Picasso as it's more Bauhaus minded, but I quite like it too... Fortunately for me, it's missing one string. ;-)
[/quote]

Picasso? Bauhaus?

That's pure Piet Mondrian ...

[Happy Jack]

And it needs a p/g in tort ...

[dyerseve]

I really love the look of it and it certainly seems to have had plenty of time and effort put in to the build as well as qualty materials, hardware etc. When you look at the price some of the exotic/boutique bases change hands for these days I dont think the price is too unrealistic except that it is missing the name like Fodera or Ritter.

[timhiggins]

A friend of mine was sick on his Warwick after eating a mass of skittles...it achieved similar results !

[jazzyvee]

I too love the look of it but even if i could afford it I would want to hear it first.

[Roger2611]

I imagine the market for that will be somewhat limited! Are there many blind bassists out there with £8500 going spare!

[Rocker]

I think it looks awful. Reminds me of a Scully painting I saw somewhere......

[Hellzero]

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1495548822' post='3304666']


Picasso? Bauhaus?

That's pure Piet Mondrian ...
[/quote]

It's not sufficiently precise and methodical to be Piet Mondrian, it's between Victor Vasarelly and Paul Klee, so definitely Bauhaus especially the fact that the object has a form dictated by its function, so it can be integrated in its environment as an object for use that meets art by the function.

So pure Bauhaus and doctor Caligari is crazy, not Francis.