Ever had that one bass that you can't find a good reason to sell?

[Chris2112]

1 hour ago, AndyTravis said:

These two...

While working for a shop which acted as their uk distributor, I found the Farida basses to be really playable and great sounding basses (they make the classic vibe squier stuff amongst others)

I spoke to them about options for a Fretless.

They were really up for it and I sent a spec sheet and didn’t realise they would make two to try out - I specified a satin finish and then sent an email saying “finish might wear quickly” - they just made another one in gloss.

Anyhow, they arrived and the final costs came back at £749 ish, which was too much (think a USA standard jazz was about £899 at the time) 

Seymour Duncan classic stack pickups, ash body, ebony fingerboards...it was costly.

The only 2 in existence, but effectively not worth that much. I’d never sell them, and I’d never get anything I’d been involved in again. The fretted one has a neck from a white FJB-6 which had a lovely flame to the maple (there is a white Farida Fretless with Duncan 1/4lb pickups...somewhere)

Added into this is the fact I was gifted one for being top sales person over the Christmas of 2010, and the other one I was invoiced for the shipping from China which wasn’t much...nice story, and they’re insured for what it’d cost to replace them...

The Fretless sees little use but sounds great, the fretted one is an animal, more Marcus Miller than a Marcus Miller Jazz 😂

 

Reminds me of an old Basschat/Talkbass user, Bassybill, who had two really cool Warmoth jazz basses, blue one and a green one IIRC. They looked mint and he loved them but admitted their monetary worth was far below their value to him. I haven't seen him post in a while. I hope he is well. 

The name on the hesdstock counts for a lot these days. Anything with a parts catalogue history takes a massive hit. Warmoth and Carvin were prime examples of this. Those Farida basses look brilliant. If they are as good as you say, hang on to them.