At that price, it had better be...

[alyctes]

Never seen one of these before.  I have to say, I'm not that sorry...

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256782077282?itmmeta=01JHJSPNXNFSVX2V66W7X4WEF5&hash=item3bc9678d62:g:mscAAOSw2VtnhT4E&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4CodCO1vSDjg2xNOt8By6oCYFSMWSBY4OSKR%2FCmJiMn7iQ67Xt%2FaB5%2FjjvFXYlYGfXL60oK427nNElFSGv5Ft%2BqlYdHRbBVSkj1mmlqce4USsH9Cr%2FPnBq3kYkmy2bQLPL6Vp7IhmwWRXcW0oH5QinJHjLQDcCwFBStNeAsX6NMnreBHIUjaeNH0aWu3%2Bveq3nmNuk5qpKUMNagzNXcrRAhlb9trGyoRmUrPKn%2BT9vuhZpfKrAnA9PWA9tuBFhPp8zTIeTxi7PqkT%2B6rse57mx7thgGDy7ihKX5w2l%2ByQ9Ic|tkp%3ABk9SR_re2tmMZQ

[BigRedX]

Tasty and rare. 

 

If I had that kind of money, and wanted a fretless 4-string bass I'd be seriously interested.

[tauzero]

You could get a new one for less than a tenth the price (OK, it's not exactly the same...) - https://zemaitisguitarcompany.com/products/a22mf-bass

[BigRedX]

8 hours ago, tauzero said:

You could get a new one for less than a tenth the price (OK, it's not exactly the same...) - https://zemaitisguitarcompany.com/products/a22mf-bass

 

Except that about the only thing it has in common with the bass in the OP is the name on the scratch plate. It's not been hand made by Tony Zemaitis and the metal work hasn't been engraved by Danny O'Brien - in fact the metalwork is all acid etched rather than hand-engraved. It's essentially a parts-bin bass with a Les Paul body shape and Jazz Bass pickups and electrics and a fancy bit of metal slapped on the front. I've played a modern MiJ "Zemaitis" guitar and while it's nice sounding and playing instrument, apart from the metal front there's nothing to set it aside from any other half-way decent Les Paul shaped guitar and certainly not worth the £2k+ price tag.

 

Of course that doesn't mean the bass in the OP is worth £14k unless it actually sells for that price, but anyone owning it will have a completely unique instrument unlike the modern copies.

[Bassassin]

On 14/01/2025 at 18:12, BigRedX said:

Tasty and rare. 

 

If I had that kind of money, and wanted a fretless 4-string bass I'd be seriously interested.

Arguably for that kind of money you could buy a time machine back to 1982 & get Tony Z to build you one for £500.