cetera Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Some interesting pieces... https://www.julienslive.com/auctions/catalog/id/443?page=1&catm=any&order=order_num&xclosed=no&featured=no&key=bass 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Bet those Alembic’s go for a lot more than the estimates. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 I want to see people's faces when I wheel that rack with the four Terror Basses and a pair of SVT4's ininto The Old Dog & Botfly. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asingardenof Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Only a band as big as Fleetwood Mac would think of putting a practice amp in a full-on road case... https://www.julienslive.com/lot-details/index/catalog/443/lot/196249?url=%2Fauctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F443%3Fpage%3D1%26catm%3Dany%26order%3Dorder_num%26xclosed%3Dno%26featured%3Dno%26key%3Dbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 The ‘The Chain’ fretless Alembic is in there… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asingardenof Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 1 minute ago, wateroftyne said: The ‘The Chain’ fretless Alembic is in there… OMG 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassatnight Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Love the Tobias basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 35 minutes ago, asingardenof said: Only a band as big as Fleetwood Mac would think of putting a practice amp in a full-on road case... Of course you would. This amp was probably used back stage to warm up. Charlie Watts flight cased his teapot and tea cups. If you didn't it would be smashed to pieces by the end of the first week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterMute Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 8 hours ago, wateroftyne said: The ‘The Chain’ fretless Alembic is in there… A piece of bass history right there, I had absolutely no idea that was a fretless bass till I saw that listing... John McVie was, quietly, some bassist. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 I do find gear with provenance to be a bit of a weird thing. The sadness is that many fans will not have deep enough pockets for (most of) this stuff and inevitably they'll end up in the hands of the Hard Rock Cafe or as vanity purchases by people who have little or no intention of ever playing them. I'd put my hat on most of this stuff never seeing a live stage again. Shame. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim2291 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 1 hour ago, NancyJohnson said: I do find gear with provenance to be a bit of a weird thing. The sadness is that many fans will not have deep enough pockets for (most of) this stuff and inevitably they'll end up in the hands of the Hard Rock Cafe or as vanity purchases by people who have little or no intention of ever playing them. I'd put my hat on most of this stuff never seeing a live stage again. Shame. Tbf, most of the time I would agree with you, although recently Scott Devine did buy the band aid Wal from Rhinos collection at the bass gallery! I can't see that not being played to be honest, although potentially not in a live setting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 On 20/11/2022 at 02:50, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: Bet those Alembic’s go for a lot more than the estimates. His graphite necked Alembic was the first one they ever made. I suspect retired Alembic owners will be all over that one. It's a piece of bass design history. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf1e Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, WinterMute said: A piece of bass history right there, I had absolutely no idea that was a fretless bass till I saw that listing... John McVie was, quietly, some bassist. Got to see him for the first time at Blues scene Thames hotel in Windsor with John Mayal's blues Breakers when I was about 14-15 I think. Not sure of the year. Jeremy Spencer unbelievable on slide and Mick Taylor on lead and I think D. Heckstall-Smith on sax. Great intro to blues at the time Loved it. Edited November 21, 2022 by Ralf1e 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 I wonder why John McVie is selling this gear at this stage? It's not as if he needs the cash. I suppose he's got to the age where he realises that all he really needs is a Harley Benton Precision and a secondhand Fender Rumble 500. As we all do eventually 2 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 20 minutes ago, gjones said: I wonder why John McVie is selling this gear at this stage? It's not as if he needs the cash. I suppose he's got to the age where he realises that all he really needs is a Harley Benton Precision and a secondhand Fender Rumble 500. As we all do eventually He probably needs to pay for a flight case for ‘em, though. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzmanb Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 28 minutes ago, gjones said: I wonder why John McVie is selling this gear at this stage? It's not as if he needs the cash. I suppose he's got to the age where he realises that all he really needs is a Harley Benton Precision and a secondhand Fender Rumble 500. As we all do eventually Its probably nicer to oversee their sale alive than somebody do it on your behalf after you've gone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 The Interweb says he's worth £50million. I saw him many times with John Mayall and Fleetwood Mac. Everything I play on bass grew from those evenings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asingardenof Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 8 minutes ago, chris_b said: The Interweb says he's worth £50million. I saw him many times with John Mayall and Fleetwood Mac. Everything I play on bass grew from those evenings. Don't he and Mick Fleetwood own neighbouring islands somewhere tropical? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 If they get the prices suggested for most of them, he’ll have a very tidy pension fund. Should mean he can afford his increased energy costs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 55 minutes ago, asingardenof said: Don't he and Mick Fleetwood own neighbouring islands somewhere tropical? They dont own islands but both owned properties in Hawaii https://observer.com/2018/04/fleetwood-mac-john-mcvie-hawaii-home-honolulu-sold/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairobill Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 I like the look of those Hofner Clubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 (edited) Just took a quick look. The two things I would have been vaguely interested in if they didn't have an over-inflated price based on who owned them both appear to be incomplete. In particular the Hagstrom Patch 2000 bass appears to be missing the custom multi-way lead and foot-pedal interface unit, without which it is just another medium scale Les Paul-style bass guitar. Edited November 21, 2022 by BigRedX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 1 hour ago, asingardenof said: Don't he and Mick Fleetwood own neighbouring islands somewhere tropical? Fleetwood Macaronesia? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 29 minutes ago, BigRedX said: Just took a quick look. The two things I would have been vaguely interested in if they didn't have an over-inflated price based on who owned them both appear to be incomplete. In particular the Hagstrom Patch 2000 bass appears to be missing the custom multi-way lead and foot-pedal interface unit, without which it is just another medium scale Les Paul-style bass guitar. Ping them an email and make them a daft offer. You never know. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 1 hour ago, BigRedX said: Just took a quick look. The two things I would have been vaguely interested in if they didn't have an over-inflated price based on who owned them both appear to be incomplete. In particular the Hagstrom Patch 2000 bass appears to be missing the custom multi-way lead and foot-pedal interface unit, without which it is just another medium scale Les Paul-style bass guitar. In the 70s/80s I used to dream of owning a Hagstrom Patch 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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