LukeFRC Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 A couple of years ago I built a bitsa bass, kinda an expanded stingray in design - and made the body myself from a bit of ash Jon Shuker sold me. It currently sits under the bed. Not because it’s a bad bass - it’s not it’s really good... but because my Sadowsky and G&L are just better instruments... so im emotionally invested in it as I built part of it, but it doesn’t get used... but am I right in thinking that selling a bitsa like this is all but impossible and I would have to split it into its constituant parts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikki_Sixx Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 I think it would sell - I see loads of that sort of thing on eBay. Valuing it could be difficult, unless you went the auction route. Maybe stick a number (that you'd be happy with) on it as 'Buy It Now' and see if it sells - if it doesn't then you're destined to keep it forever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 (edited) Depends what parts are on it, if it's got lots of expensive components and is going to be a few hundred then I'd part it out. If it's just a nice looking cheapy then it would probably sell better as is. Oh and put some pics up!!! Edited June 13, 2019 by lemmywinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 7 hours ago, lemmywinks said: Depends what parts are on it, if it's got lots of expensive components and is going to be a few hundred then I'd part it out. If it's just a nice looking cheapy then it would probably sell better as is. Oh and put some pics up!!! Go on then! switches are parallel/SC/series for each pickup then volume- 5position switch - bass - treble using a copy of a pre EB stingray preamp I built. 5 position switch is 100 neck/100 Neck 80 bridge / 100 both / 80 neck 100 bridge / 100 both idea being in bridge pickup in parallel it’s 100% a stingray in terms of pickup position and how the circuit works. Neck pickup is more or less a precision sound and close to my G&L L1000. Both single coils and you know it’s not an awful jazz sound. Sounds good, though preamp needs a fair bit of balancing between settings as (like a stingray) there’s nothing in between the pups and the preamp input. oddly it comes into its own tonally through a compressor. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 Maybe I should refinish it in silver glitter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickA Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 I've a bass like that, spent a fortune on it over the years ... market value = ziltch. Think we just have to keep them and get them out now and then for a bit of reminiscence .. finally handing them over to a grandson or nephew ... who will go " yeh, whatever" and stick it under a bed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted June 14, 2019 Author Share Posted June 14, 2019 On 13/06/2019 at 22:33, NickA said: I've a bass like that, spent a fortune on it over the years ... market value = ziltch. Think we just have to keep them and get them out now and then for a bit of reminiscence .. finally handing them over to a grandson or nephew ... who will go " yeh, whatever" and stick it under a bed. Yeah that’s what I figure. I think the mistake I made was the finish went a bit dark too so it doesn’t catch my eye. Should have gone silver glitter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 The answer is ALWAYS silver glitter. Even better is metalflake silver https://images.app.goo.gl/8qynVKLkSXArJvFz6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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