Basses you regret flogging

[Veils]

This thread is for those of us who are still mourning over basses we stupidly offloaded.

Me personally - I miss my Sandberg. In fact I miss it so much I think I might actually cry. Or I might just buy a new one :D

[stingrayfan]

Good thread idea - mine's an OLP Stingray 4. Didn't like the passive but should have modded it rather than flogged it at a loss. Doh!

[Old Horse Murphy]

I really regret selling my US Precision (went to marthebass so I know it will be well looked after). It was the best playing bass I've ever owned. It was just too thuddy for gigging in the 3 piece. It had to go (to fund my latest purchase) and I'm happy with what I got.

I've sold some beauties in my time (an 80's Status, Fender Jazz, Ric 4003) but the P-Bass was my fave.

Anyone know the way to the closest Foreign Legion Recruiting office?

[P-T-P]

Only two major ones...

A '73 jazz, vintage white, black guard, maple bound neck and pearly inlays, had all the ashtrays etc. and was in 9.5/10 condition. It sang like a bird and played like a dream. And I, being still very wet behind the ears and not really thinking about what sounds good ahead of what looks good, part-ex'd it for a Status Energy 5 string.

Part of the reason the Jazz got let go was because I had bought a bass by a company called Lag (who are still around making guitars, though seem to be mass produced). This was a hand-crafted job which came with nothing but a phone number for a little workshop in France somewhere. It was a jazz-ish type bass, though more modern. It had a stunning American black walnut body with Bartolini j-type p-ups and eq. Hardware was all black (with a Warwick alike bridge) and the birds-eye maple neck was capped with about a quarter of an inch of never-seen-before-or-since highly figured rosewood, all marked out with abalone inlays. As amazing as it looked, it sounded even better. Thick bottom end with sizzling everything else.

The Lag met it's demise because the Status convinced me it was all gonna be about 5 strings and, well, because I was stupid so a few months after the Jazz went, so too did the Lag, depressingly for a drum machine, a chorus pedal and a second hand four track.

[niceguyhomer]

My 75 Reissue Limited Edition Jazz - which I sold to Pete above (PTP) not least because it was a great bass but Pete sold it to someone else and that guy (not PTP!!) then sold it on EBAY for £200 more than I sold it for

Black Bongo HH - big mistake.

Edited August 20, 2007 by niceguyhomer

[ped]

[quote name='P-T-P' post='47648' date='Aug 20 2007, 12:05 PM']Only two major ones...

A '73 jazz, vintage white, black guard, maple bound neck and pearly inlays, had all the ashtrays etc. and was in 9.5/10 condition. It sang like a bird and played like a dream. And I, being still very wet behind the ears and not really thinking about what sounds good ahead of what looks good, part-ex'd it for a Status Energy 5 string.

Part of the reason the Jazz got let go was because I had bought a bass by a company called Lag (who are still around making guitars, though seem to be mass produced). This was a hand-crafted job which came with nothing but a phone number for a little workshop in France somewhere. It was a jazz-ish type bass, though more modern. It had a stunning American black walnut body with Bartolini j-type p-ups and eq. Hardware was all black (with a Warwick alike bridge) and the birds-eye maple neck was capped with about a quarter of an inch of never-seen-before-or-since highly figured rosewood, all marked out with abalone inlays. As amazing as it looked, it sounded even better. Thick bottom end with sizzling everything else.

The Lag met it's demise because the Status convinced me it was all gonna be about 5 strings and, well, because I was stupid so a few months after the Jazz went, so too did the Lag, depressingly for a drum machine, a chorus pedal and a second hand four track.[/quote]


Hi mate,

Do you have any pics of sound clips of the Lag bass? There is a very 80's red P bass Lag in the PMT near me, and some of my fave fusion players have played Lag basses in the past. And, of course - I like French basses ;0)

[Geddys nose]

My 2 G&L SB2's one was in black with maple neck I traded them for a Ric 4003 what was I thinking, Hey Homer if you fancy a trade for your old Bongo I might be interested in your Sterling .

[P-T-P]

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='47649' date='Aug 20 2007, 12:10 PM']My 75 Reissue Limited Edition Jazz - which I sold to Pete above (PTP) not least because it was a great bass but Pete sold it to someone else and that guy (not PTP!!) then sold it on EBAY for £200 more than I sold it for [/quote]

Yeah, I'd noticed that too, was a bit miffed about it as well. I thought it might go down well on eBay but figured I'd spread the love and sell it on here for what I paid for it. More fool us I suppose.


[quote name='ped' post='47652' date='Aug 20 2007, 12:14 PM']Hi mate,

Do you have any pics of sound clips of the Lag bass? There is a very 80's red P bass Lag in the PMT near me, and some of my fave fusion players have played Lag basses in the past. And, of course - I like French basses ;0)[/quote]

Hi Ped, I have no pics of my actual bass but I just did a search after writing my post to see if I'd find any and I actually did, sort of. [url="http://fr.audiofanzine.com/produits/index,idproduit,106181,mao,lag_collection__4_cordes_1990.html"]http://fr.audiofanzine.com/produits/index,...ordes_1990.html[/url] It's not a very well kept bass in the pic (and given the not very good matching of the body wings, it night even have been one of the models that was sprayed a solid colour.

There's a few pics and info on different Lag basses on that site's home page here [url="http://lag.audiofanzine.com/"]http://lag.audiofanzine.com/[/url]

[warwickhunt]

Where to start!

The three that immediately spring to mind are:

Very early sunburst JV Squier - fitted with a series/parallel switch on the bell plate
Warwick Streamer Stage I - belonged to Dave Wilson (ex-Overwater and general bass wizard) who re-finished it see through red
Warwick Streamer Stage I - Late 80's model with beautiful AAAA flame Maple body but not the tacky looking flame you get now, this was really deep / 3D

The first 2 may well still be in the NE so if anyone knows of their whereabouts...

Oh and a certain Zon Sonus that still remains within the BC family!

[Machines]

Spector Q6 Pro. I sold it because I wasn't advanced enough to make use of the higher strings, I feel now I would.

Only thing that doesn't maks me feel better is that I got what I paid for it when I sold it.

[stingrayfan]

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='47649' date='Aug 20 2007, 12:10 PM']My 75 Reissue Limited Edition Jazz[/quote]
Was that the shiny red one? That was a beaut...

[BigRedX]

I've only ever sold one bass - A Hagstrom Futurama that I bought as a backup for my Burns Sonic Bass, after breaking a string at an important gig and having to use the support band's horrible violin bass. Of course I never broke another string on the Burns at a gig after that, and unfortunately the Futrama wasn't half the bass from either a sound or playing perspective that the Burns was despite being in almost pristine condition (the Burns was much modified when I bought it - only the wood, frets and pickups were original). I ended up selling it for what I paid for it to the owner of the affore-mentioned violin bass for him to use as a backup and put the money towards a semi-acoustic 12 string. I wouldn't mind having it back mostly because it is the the only one I've ever sold and also because if it's still in the condition it was in when I let it go it would be worth a fair ammount money now (or at least compared with what I originally paid for it!)

[paul, the]

None so far.

[Muppet]

My blue Stingray I think - mainly because it had sentimental value. However, knowing that it has a much better home now with Homer makes me happy.

[ped]

Thanks Pete. That brings back some memories. All the basses in those pictures look played to death - perhaps that shows how good they sound?!

[silverfoxnik]

[quote name='presoulnation' post='47608' date='Aug 20 2007, 11:04 AM']This thread is for those of us who are still mourning over basses we stupidly offloaded.

Me personally - I miss my Sandberg. In fact I miss it so much I think I might actually cry. Or I might just buy a new one :D[/quote]
There's been too many I regret selling, and I few I regret having been forced to part company with, having had them visciously stolen from me by some of the lowlife that are out there!

Sold a beautiful Tobias Classic 5 way, way back in the early 90s - it was beautiful with a purple heart & maple body. I had a beautiful BC Rich Eagle stolen which had a Bill Lawrence pick up on it that was just amazing. But the one I regret selling most was my Wal Pro with the leather scratchplate, serial JG1123, one of only 24 made!! Stupid, stupid, stupid.

Only consolation was that I sold it to a good friend who uses it constantly on tour in the States, so I know it's doing the job it was built for..I'll post some pictures later if anyone's interested?

Nik

[cetera]

[quote name='P-T-P' post='47648' date='Aug 20 2007, 12:05 PM']A '73 jazz, vintage white, black guard, maple bound neck and pearly inlays, had all the ashtrays etc. and was in 9.5/10 condition. It sang like a bird and played like a dream. And I, being still very wet behind the ears and not really thinking about what sounds good ahead of what looks good, part-ex'd it for a Status Energy 5 string.[/quote]

Awwww man..... I'd be gutted too if I'd let that go!

[TheRev]

[quote name='silverfoxnik' post='47730' date='Aug 20 2007, 02:20 PM']But the one I regret selling most was my Wal Pro with the leather scratchplate, serial JG1123, one of only 24 made!! Stupid, stupid, stupid. [/quote]

You numpty


All of the ones I've sold were 'starter' type cheapo basses so I don't miss them. I do wish that I still had my first fretless though. (Yamaha RBX) I suspect that with a decent pickup and bridge it'd have a better sound than my current fretless...

[Phaedrus]

My Hohner B2A. I got a Westbury Track 4 to replace it and I still have that.

Old Horse Murphy - great avatar. The Incredibles is my fave modern kids movie.

Mark

[Johngh]

Alembic Mark King, I bought it new for a very reasonable price, and then it sat in its case forever. It was very fiddly to set up but sounded great. Should never have sold it !

[Aussiephoenix]

Only a couple do I regret selling...

I had an old Padauk topped 5 str basscollection that was a beaut, and if Only I'd swapped the electronics on it, It would have made a kickass bass.

Also sold off my Oakland Fretless... oh boy, that was THE biggest mistake EVER. I've played and heard MUCH more expensive fretlesses out there that didnt even come close to the sound of this beaut.

[chardbass]

I sold a bolt-on 5 string Ken Smith BS something-or-other which I bought new from the Bass Centre in Wapping.
(Never knew exactly what it was as I got the wrong documentation with it)
It was under my bed for a year-ish after I bought my Lakland several years later so I let it go for about a grand.
It's since turned up in the Gallery for well over that.
Too expensive to keep for that odd Ken-Smith-sound moment but nice to have owned one all the same.
Not enough of an all-rounder for my work but would like it back all the same (just to have- but the grand came in handy!)

[Veils]

Heres a pic of the Sandberg.....I miss you baby *sniff sniff*



And here we are on the deck for some reason :S I really like this pic!!

Edited August 20, 2007 by presoulnation

[ahpook]

my 70's fender precision...what was i thinking ?

[NancyJohnson]

I had a Travis Bean 2000 series (#222).

I paid £375 for it from a shop in Lewisham during summer of 1981. A short time after I got it I passed it to a luthier near Kingston who specialised in making these beautiful baroque instruments - he fitted a BadAss bridge, took the old fingerboard off it and attached a fantastic piece of ebony and I used it fretless for a while. Later on, I joined a real rocking outfit and had it refretted by Dick Knight who lived somewhere near Ottershaw/Weybridge, Surrey.

It lost favour with me two or three years later and I part-exchanged it (yes, part-exchanged...that really hurts), for a f2cking nasty Ibanez Roadster at ABC Music in Addlestone. To add insult to injury, I destroyed the Ibanez at the end of a gig before the year was out. I was a terrible bass.

I still wonder where that Travis Bean went. Hopefully it's still about and giving someone some pleasure.

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