AndyTravis Posted January 21, 2018 Posted January 21, 2018 https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F323016841779 this has just come up. i had a similar Washburn about 2 years ago, was a beautiful thing. this is a factory fretless and has the more fender style headstock. bet it sounds great - Graceland’s swooping fretless bass parts were recorded with an earlier version of this bass. Quote
TheGreek Posted January 21, 2018 Posted January 21, 2018 I had a Washburn Force ABT years ago - great bass for the money - I don't understand why they've fallen out of favour... Quote
AndyTravis Posted January 21, 2018 Author Posted January 21, 2018 I think a few poor choices with models etc. i often thought if they got Bakithi Khumalo to sign up and do a signature range based around that old SB-40 he used, they’d have an inroad. I’m not the head of Washburn guitars though, so... Quote
fiatcoupe432 Posted January 21, 2018 Posted January 21, 2018 This a great instrument for the money Quote
AndyTravis Posted January 21, 2018 Author Posted January 21, 2018 6 minutes ago, fiatcoupe432 said: This a great instrument for the money Yeah, they’re very well made too. collect only...anyone near? Quote
TheGreek Posted January 21, 2018 Posted January 21, 2018 Tonbridge, Kent - still 8 days to go - unlikely that it'll stay at £125. Quote
AndyTravis Posted January 21, 2018 Author Posted January 21, 2018 17 minutes ago, TheGreek said: Tonbridge, Kent - still 8 days to go - unlikely that it'll stay at £125. I dunno...I’ve seen similar go for less... Quote
Bassassin Posted January 22, 2018 Posted January 22, 2018 That's lovely, and a rarity too. Factory fretless is about as Bathiki as it gets, and aside from the fingerboard, this is my SB40 with a different headstock. Interesting that it's a got v/v/t/t & selector setup, presumably passive - the other Force 40s I've seen have an active pre with a different control layout. Watching this - only through curiosity though, it's too far away & I'm hopeless with an unlined board! Quote
Bassassin Posted January 30, 2018 Posted January 30, 2018 Went for £501. Didn't expect that, looks like it was a last-minute frenzy since it was still at £125 at midday. A realistic price for a scarce, high-end vintage bass, but still surprising. Makes me wonder how much my "rare" SB-40 would fetch. Not that I'm selling. 1 Quote
AndyTravis Posted January 30, 2018 Author Posted January 30, 2018 7 minutes ago, fiatcoupe432 said: i know ....... Was it you? Quote
BreadBin Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 I was watching that too, although it was too far from me really. I certainly didn't expect it to get that price and wouldn't be at all surprised to see it relisted. Quote
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