MuseMatt Posted May 15, 2009 Posted May 15, 2009 (edited) The unfortunate time has come that this one's gotta go battered as seen on the pics but still a great rockbass! Approximately 15 years old, in my posession for 2 years now. As I'm buying some Ibanez's I GAS for, I can't keep this one. inside may look a mess, but that's the Aguilar OBP-1 pre-amp. It's fitted with Seymour Duncan antiquities. Can ship to UK, packed and wrapped for about 25 pounds. Hoping to get about £250-300 for this bass, but open for offers. Edited April 12, 2010 by MuseMatt
mathewsanchez Posted May 15, 2009 Posted May 15, 2009 How much do you want for it? I take it £25 isn't the selling price.
MuseMatt Posted May 22, 2009 Author Posted May 22, 2009 Hey people bump, and for those reading: should I go lower with the price, since there has been no real interest in this so far... or would I be better of selling the electronics and 'get rid of' the body?
thisnameistaken Posted May 22, 2009 Posted May 22, 2009 [quote name='MuseMatt' post='495155' date='May 22 2009, 01:39 PM']bump, and for those reading: should I go lower with the price, since there has been no real interest in this so far... or would I be better of selling the electronics and 'get rid of' the body?[/quote] I don't think splitting them would make much sense. There's only one in the completed listings on eBay, went for £285, but that one didn't have any obvious damage. IIRC they were about £350 new but that was in the early '90s. Like anything else it's worth what someone's willing to pay for it. Maybe let it run a bit longer and see what sort of offers you get.
MuseMatt Posted May 22, 2009 Author Posted May 22, 2009 well, the 285 was for the versions without battering ofcourse, but also with inferior (at least in my opinion) pickups... I'll just keep it online I guess. If anyone knows someone who needs a decent rockbass with enough battering for not having to worry about gig damage...
neepheid Posted May 22, 2009 Posted May 22, 2009 [quote name='MuseMatt' post='495259' date='May 22 2009, 03:29 PM']well, the 285 was for the versions without battering ofcourse, but also with inferior (at least in my opinion) pickups... I'll just keep it online I guess. If anyone knows someone who needs a decent rockbass with enough battering for not having to worry about gig damage... [/quote] And here concludes the lesson: aftermarket addons add virtually nothing to resale value. You're usually better off restoring the bass to stock configuration and selling the upgrade parts separately (or using them in something else!)
Dubs Posted May 22, 2009 Posted May 22, 2009 [quote name='MuseMatt' post='495155' date='May 22 2009, 01:39 PM']Hey people bump, and for those reading: should I go lower with the price, since there has been no real interest in this so far... or would I be better of selling the electronics and 'get rid of' the body?[/quote] Personally I think the damage is too substantial to not knock more off.
geoffbyrne Posted May 22, 2009 Posted May 22, 2009 I'll trade you my Ibanez RD605+cash to value of £260. G.
MuseMatt Posted May 22, 2009 Author Posted May 22, 2009 Pity that I'm not looking for a 5-stringer those RD605's are great basses, owning a RD600 myself. Thanks for your advice people
thisnameistaken Posted May 22, 2009 Posted May 22, 2009 FWIW one of my old students had one of these back in 1995-ish, his had those weird SD pickups with the three little dip switches on them. I always thought they were good basses for the money and they are indeed very light.
MoonBassAlpha Posted May 22, 2009 Posted May 22, 2009 the bass player in my old band had one in natural finish and it sounded fantastic recorded. I don't normally get on with precisions, but this was fantastic! Good luck with the sale. MBA
MuseMatt Posted May 23, 2009 Author Posted May 23, 2009 The sound coming out of this thing is huge. I didn't have an amp present to record properly so I did a straight line-in rec... turned out 'okay'ish Mind... I've only been playing for 5 years
budget bassist Posted May 24, 2009 Posted May 24, 2009 [quote name='MuseMatt' post='496560' date='May 24 2009, 12:26 PM']Mm.. that is a bit tempting... any pics?[/quote] Sorry, just used it for band practice today, i can't bring myself to do it! good luck with the sale
MuseMatt Posted May 25, 2009 Author Posted May 25, 2009 I'd be losing a hell lot of money if I went below 300 pounds, so I don't really want to go any below that :$ I'd even consider a swap then
MuseMatt Posted June 10, 2009 Author Posted June 10, 2009 Bump with final price reduction... I can't and won't go any lower I'm afraid
LukeFRC Posted June 11, 2009 Posted June 11, 2009 being as you are in the eurozone you may find you get more for it selling there cos the pound is quite weak at the mo. Lovely though!
El_Capitain Posted April 12, 2010 Posted April 12, 2010 (edited) [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='495180' date='May 22 2009, 02:04 PM']There's only one in the completed listings on eBay, went for £285, but that one didn't have any obvious damage. IIRC they were about £350 new but that was in the early '90s.[/quote] Actually, they were more like £500 new, that's what I paid for mine in 1993 Cracking and versitile bass, and won't cause a prolapsed disc after a couple of hours! EDIT: Oops, just seen this thread was bumped from like 9 months ago! Edited April 12, 2010 by El_Capitain
MuseMatt Posted April 12, 2010 Author Posted April 12, 2010 Sorry to disappoint any hoping people: it's been sold already!
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