bremen Posted January 24 Posted January 24 ...apart from the price, the appearance, the pure embarrassment of having to be seen in public with it... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175896467993?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=VLVxzDI0Swq&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=hNc7PDPYRJi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Quote
Happy Jack Posted January 24 Posted January 24 Checking out who Kenneth Lawrence is led to me to this very strange site: https://salefuet.best/product_tag/37018278_.html I have absolutely no idea what is going on there. Quote
Woodinblack Posted January 24 Posted January 24 Looks fine to me, would rather be seen with that then a fender. But I wouldn't pay that money for it! 2 Quote
bremen Posted January 24 Author Posted January 24 2 hours ago, Woodinblack said: Looks fine to me, would rather be seen with that then a fender. But I wouldn't pay that money for it! I'd rather be seen with a giant p... oh, sorry, wrong thread 😅 Quote
Woodinblack Posted January 24 Posted January 24 2 hours ago, Happy Jack said: Checking out who Kenneth Lawrence is led to me to this very strange site: https://salefuet.best/product_tag/37018278_.html I have absolutely no idea what is going on there. They really want £42 is what Quote
Max Normal Posted January 24 Posted January 24 1 hour ago, Woodinblack said: They really want £42 is what Deffo a scam website. This luthier is from California and makes expensive one-off guitars and basses. He has a facebook feed. Quote
binky_bass Posted January 24 Posted January 24 Ken Lawrence builds absolutely fantastic instruments. I've played a few and they are of the absolute highest quality. Personally I love the look, totally get that some won't! I played the below some years ago... an incredible beast. 2 1 Quote
Happy Jack Posted January 24 Posted January 24 1 hour ago, binky_bass said: Ken Lawrence builds absolutely fantastic instruments. I've played a few and they are of the absolute highest quality. Personally I love the look, totally get that some won't! I played the below some years ago... an incredible beast. Actually, that's several beasts sharing one instrument. 1 Quote
tauzero Posted January 26 Posted January 26 He also builds high quality bass-shaped teapots. I rather like some of the ones on that scam site. I don't like them £3k+ much though. 1 2 Quote
Dan Dare Posted January 26 Posted January 26 On 24/01/2025 at 15:24, Max Normal said: This luthier is from California and makes expensive one-off guitars and basses for wealthy Californians who value style over substance. Fixed that. 1 Quote
bassbloke Posted January 27 Posted January 27 On 24/01/2025 at 15:24, Max Normal said: Deffo a scam website. This luthier is from California and makes expensive one-off guitars and basses. He has a facebook feed. Nothing that screams scam to me. Ken Lawrence basses were much more prevalent back in the late 90s/early 00s. The other instruments are exactly what I'd expect from a Japanese guitar store. I just got back from 10 days in Japan for work and most guitar shops have a section for expensive/over priced US instruments. Saw plenty of eye wateringly expensive Alembics. There's a market for it. Quote
Woodinblack Posted January 27 Posted January 27 51 minutes ago, bassbloke said: Nothing that screams scam to me. Really? If you believe they will really send you one of those basses for £42 I have a bridge I could sell to you Quote
bassbloke Posted January 27 Posted January 27 15 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: Really? If you believe they will really send you one of those basses for £42 I have a bridge I could sell to you They aren't asking for £42. They're asking for £18K Quote
Woodinblack Posted January 27 Posted January 27 2 hours ago, bassbloke said: They aren't asking for £42. They're asking for £18K You commented on the 'Deffo not a scam website' - which is the website I commented on which is selling everything for £42, I don't know what site you are reffering to Quote
Hellzero Posted January 27 Posted January 27 This is not a scam shop as you'll get what you paid for: an expensive postcard or an A4 poster if you are lucky. There are many websites like this one. Quote
Woodinblack Posted January 27 Posted January 27 True, I often get an advert for a shop clearing out Gibson Les Pauls for £200.. but I never fell for it, I mean, what happens if I gave them £200 and I ended up with a Gibson Les Paul!! 1 Quote
Hellzero Posted January 27 Posted January 27 About Kenneth Lawrence: First he's a great bass player too. Second he's a talented luthier up to the level of Ken Smith, Carl Thompson or Vinny Fodera and the likes, if you decide to stay in the USA. He also made a lot of guitars for James Hetfield, who is certainly a reference for great talent, but that's another story. https://www.facebook.com/KennethLawrenceInstruments/ Quote
shoulderpet Posted February 14 Posted February 14 On 24/01/2025 at 09:22, bremen said: ...apart from the price, the appearance, the pure embarrassment of having to be seen in public with it... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175896467993?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=VLVxzDI0Swq&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=hNc7PDPYRJi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY I quite like the look of that Quote
SICbass Posted February 15 Posted February 15 On 24/01/2025 at 10:22, bremen said: ...apart from the price, the appearance, the pure embarrassment of having to be seen in public with it... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175896467993?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=VLVxzDI0Swq&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=hNc7PDPYRJi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Onstage with Prince you might have gotten away with it. Playing Mustang Sally at the Dock and Duck, less so. Quote
mikebass456 Posted February 20 Posted February 20 On 24/01/2025 at 09:22, bremen said: ...apart from the price, the appearance, the pure embarrassment of having to be seen in public with it... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175896467993?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=VLVxzDI0Swq&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=hNc7PDPYRJi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Looks like one of those Airwick air fresheners that used to stand on the top of our bog at home in the 80's..... Quote
bremen Posted February 20 Author Posted February 20 8 minutes ago, mikebass456 said: Looks like one of those Airwick air fresheners that used to stand on the top of our bog at home in the 80's..... It really does! I had a landlady at one time, kept a hyper-clean kitchen. You could have done open-heart surgery on the table. She only ever ate protein smoothies. Anyway. She didn't much care for the smell of the garlic I kept in my cupboard, so she put one of those Airwick air fresheners in with it. I'd like to say it added a lovely citrus zest to my cooking. But I'd be lying. 1 Quote
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