Celinder Basses. My homage...

[Kiwi]

On 19/10/2024 at 02:04, bubinga5 said:

I've always loved these 6 string Celinders. . 

Chris built them to emulate a Smith bass but I found the response very uneven.

[BassAgent]

5 hours ago, Kiwi said:

I owned too, sold it, dont miss it.  I found it a bit brittle. I think the neck was too stiff.

Yeah I sold you that bass  I do miss the feel. It was so tight, so snappy. I've never heard that "zing" after.

[potato bass]

This one is for sale from Ireland

[Treb]

3 hours ago, potato bass said:

This one is for sale from Ireland

Link to the ad? Oh never mind. Asking price of €6200...  Nice looking bass, but I find that a bit too steep. 

Edited December 22, 2024 by Treb
Did my own search...

[potato bass]

11 hours ago, Treb said:

Link to the ad? Oh never mind. Asking price of €6200...  Nice looking bass, but I find that a bit too steep. 

It will not sell at that price, there's bin loads of Celinder's either asking a crazy high price or buying Celinder for a fair price then trying to sell it for the double, the market price on a bass is what the basses are sold for and they go for very reasonable prices most of the Celinder*s that are actually sold. Do any one have any idea why this "gold mining" and secret buying prices is especially going on with Celinder basses ? 

Edited December 23, 2024 by potato bass

[LukeFRC]

22 minutes ago, potato bass said:

It will not sell at that price, there's bin loads of Celinder's either asking a crazy high price or buying Celinder for a fair price then trying to sell it for the double, the market price on a bass is what the basses are sold for and they go for very reasonable prices most of the Celinder*s that are actually sold. Do any one have any idea why this "gold mining" and secret buying prices is especially going on with Celinder basses ? 

Its not just Celinder 

[Treb]

That's basic supply and demand at work. Currently supply is nil and likely to stay that way. I do know why that is, but let's not get into the sordid details. There's a snot green (beauty is in the eye of the beholder, eh) Celinder J  over at the Bass Gallery in Camden with a similar asking price. I do know that Marcus tribute bass is probably not gonna sell at that price but I'm only prepared to fork out half of that. Besides my Marcus-tone quest has come to an end (for now) with the arrival of my Xotic XJ-1T in ash & maple...

[potato bass]

On 23/12/2024 at 09:59, LukeFRC said:

Its not just Celinder 

On 23/12/2024 at 11:26, Treb said:

That's basic supply and demand at work. Currently supply is nil and likely to stay that way. I do know why that is, but let's not get into the sordid details. There's a snot green (beauty is in the eye of the beholder, eh) Celinder J  over at the Bass Gallery in Camden with a similar asking price. I do know that Marcus tribute bass is probably not gonna sell at that price but I'm only prepared to fork out half of that. Besides my Marcus-tone quest has come to an end (for now) with the arrival of my Xotic XJ-1T in ash & maple...

     For the 70s steroids nothing beats CELINDER, never tried Xotic/ it got many knobs ?

 

Edited December 29, 2024 by potato bass

[Treb]

Or even a '77 Jazz bass in the right hands...

[Kiwi]

12 hours ago, Treb said:

Or even a '77 Jazz bass in the right hands...

The right 77 Jazz Bass in the right hands.  I've found they can be a bit of a gamble in terms of timbre.  I sold my 78, it was  boring.  

[Chris2112]

On 23/12/2024 at 10:26, Treb said:

That's basic supply and demand at work. Currently supply is nil and likely to stay that way. I do know why that is, but let's not get into the sordid details. There's a snot green (beauty is in the eye of the beholder, eh) Celinder J  over at the Bass Gallery in Camden with a similar asking price. I do know that Marcus tribute bass is probably not gonna sell at that price but I'm only prepared to fork out half of that. Besides my Marcus-tone quest has come to an end (for now) with the arrival of my Xotic XJ-1T in ash & maple...

 

No, share the sordid details! I've always wondered about the status of whether or not there would be more Celinder basses made.

[potato bass]

On 29/12/2024 at 09:54, Chris2112 said:

 

No, share the sordid details! I've always wondered about the status of whether or not there would be more Celinder basses made.

There's still being Celinder's made, Cristian Celinder had a time moving he's workshop around, in that time no basses was produced but thats some years ago now, but to say if Celinder's ever again will be pumped out in a more steady manner as were in the past is hard to tell but, the man is active (all ways busy) so who knows ? 

Edited January 1 by potato bass