fretmeister Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 3 basses at the mo and some other stuff too https://www.julienslive.com/auctions/catalog/id/505 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Meh, meh and meh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Ooh! That Butterscotch P! Would need a fairly decent sized lottery win tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 "Early in ZZ Top's career, Billy [Gibbons] and I drove up from Houston to Dallas - this is one of those stories you always hear, but this really happened, and we went to a pawn shop called Rocky's Pawn shop and on the wall was a Fender bass guitar and this guy truly had no idea what he had, and I get Billy to make the deal because he's better at that than I am. Anyway, he worked him and worked him and I got the bass for $70. We're leaving and Billy goes 'Nope, wait a minute, no deal. You have to throw in the case.' So he actually threw the case in, and it was close to an original case, for $70" For an all original 1953 P, serial 970. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted November 3, 2023 Author Share Posted November 3, 2023 15 hours ago, NancyJohnson said: Meh, meh and meh. But the blue jacket.....!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHM Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 15 hours ago, Munurmunuh said: "Early in ZZ Top's career, Billy [Gibbons] and I drove up from Houston to Dallas - this is one of those stories you always hear, but this really happened, and we went to a pawn shop called Rocky's Pawn shop and on the wall was a Fender bass guitar and this guy truly had no idea what he had, and I get Billy to make the deal because he's better at that than I am. Anyway, he worked him and worked him and I got the bass for $70. We're leaving and Billy goes 'Nope, wait a minute, no deal. You have to throw in the case.' So he actually threw the case in, and it was close to an original case, for $70" For an all original 1953 P, serial 970. why is it deemed impressive when the privileged rip off ordinary folk? Tw*ts, both of them. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted November 3, 2023 Author Share Posted November 3, 2023 47 minutes ago, NHM said: why is it deemed impressive when the privileged rip off ordinary folk? Tw*ts, both of them. What about the Pawn Shop? If they were selling it for $70 then they gave some poor sod under half that. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 53 minutes ago, NHM said: why is it deemed impressive when the privileged rip off ordinary folk? Tw*ts, both of them. It was early on, maybe they were not that privileged at that point? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 Interesting that none of the items of clothing appeared give any size information. What's the point of bidding on them if you're not going to wear them? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 1 minute ago, BigRedX said: Interesting that none of the items of clothing appeared give any size information. What's the point of bidding on them if you're not going to wear them? The boots are size 10 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 I don't want to wear no dead mans boots! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHM Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 26 minutes ago, Geek99 said: It was early on, maybe they were not that privileged at that point? privileged information 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted November 3, 2023 Author Share Posted November 3, 2023 1 minute ago, NHM said: privileged information Nonsense. The Pawn Shop owner could have looked it up himself. It's not like the info is hidden. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHM Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 3 minutes ago, fretmeister said: Nonsense. The Pawn Shop owner could have looked it up himself. It's not like the info is hidden. so why did the pawn shop owner let it go so cheap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, NHM said: so why did the pawn shop owner let it go so cheap? Because at that time old P basses weren't very valuable. Edited November 3, 2023 by BreadBin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokl Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 What year did he buy it? Can't imagine the value then would compare with contemporary pricing, although $70 is cheap by any measure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted November 3, 2023 Author Share Posted November 3, 2023 6 minutes ago, NHM said: so why did the pawn shop owner let it go so cheap? 1: Laziness 2: Because he was already making over 100% profit on whatever he took the bass in for. Just like every other pawnshop. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegs07 Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 4 minutes ago, fretmeister said: 1: Laziness 2: Because he was already making over 100% profit on whatever he took the bass in for. Just like every other pawnshop. I would think it was gathering dust on a wall and generating little interest. There is no context to this story. Maybe it was 60 years ago in an agricultural one horse town where $70 was acceptable for an item nobody had much use for? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 "Early in ZZ Top's career" = 1969 to 1975 or thereabouts. Before Reverb and even before eBay and even before ludicrous Fender fetishisation. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 List price for a new Fender in 1970 was $295. Not sure many would have paid $70 for a 10 year old bass. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, TimR said: List price for a new Fender in 1970 was $295. Not sure many would have paid $70 for a 10 year old bass. Especially one that wasn't the latest version of the design... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 Wearing a belt like lot 2 on stage, you end up with the damage to the rear of the Bolin Precision ☹️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 5 minutes ago, steantval said: Wearing a belt like lot 2 on stage, you end up with the damage to the rear of the Bolin Precision ☹️ S'mojo, innit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 3 hours ago, BigRedX said: I don't want to wear no dead mans boots! "This here's Boot Hill. Many men are buried here - some 'cos they were good, some 'cos they were bad, but all 'cos they were dead". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gasman Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 I fancy Lot 23, the Wings double deck tour bus... in Essex, fully restored with a drop down stage upstairs, currently just $70k! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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