richardrickenbacker Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 (edited) SOLD PLEASE DELETE Edited May 30, 2011 by richardrickenbacker
loweringthetone Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 [quote name='richardrickenbacker' post='520841' date='Jun 22 2009, 03:47 PM']Hi Guys (and Girls) Have got a good condition left handed 1978/9 (ish) Kramer 650B bass with Aluminum neck and bad ass bridge. Plays good, looks good. Would keep it myself but I am not left handed and would be looking to off load it to a good home so it could actually be played. Will consider any trade for right handed bass, guitars, bass amps or electric drum kit. Will post pictures this week. Rich[/quote] The 650B is a beautiful bass - aluminium and exotic woods - and a delight to play. A left handed one cant be common. You should classify it under bass porn ! Cant wait to see the pics.
giblett123 Posted June 24, 2009 Posted June 24, 2009 Wow! where did you get this? you can't find these things anywhere! shame I'm not a lefty or this would be a bargain!
deksawyer Posted June 24, 2009 Posted June 24, 2009 It's very nice, but that bridge has completely the wrong string spacing for this bass. It just looks wrong even if it is strung upside down! D.
Shaggy Posted June 24, 2009 Posted June 24, 2009 (edited) Lovely bass. The only guy I remember playing one was the bassist in the Boomtown rats circa 1979, and the only other one I've seen for sale within the last couple of years was on t'bay (France), modded with Alembic p/ups and active EQ, BIN of £400 - still kicking myself..... Bump for a cool lefty Edit: Lovin' the avatar, loweringthetone! Edited June 24, 2009 by Shaggy
steve-soar Posted June 24, 2009 Posted June 24, 2009 Hi Rich, whereabouts are you? Does it have a case? What kind of bass amps are you looking for? Steve.
Dread Bass Posted June 24, 2009 Posted June 24, 2009 [quote name='steve-soar' post='522785' date='Jun 24 2009, 06:00 PM']Hi Rich, whereabouts are you? Does it have a case? What kind of bass amps are you looking for? Steve.[/quote] +1 i have an ampeg svp preamp+a 500 watt power amp in a rack that i would be up for moving on.
haruki Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 Nice to see this - I had a right handed one for years as my main bass. In the days before active basses were common the Kramer gave a good twang - as well as being eyecatching with alu neck.
synaesthesia Posted June 27, 2009 Posted June 27, 2009 (edited) [quote name='deksawyer' post='522385' date='Jun 24 2009, 10:17 AM']It's very nice, but that bridge has completely the wrong string spacing for this bass. It just looks wrong even if it is strung upside down! D.[/quote] It looks like someone modified this with a Fender spaced Badass tailpiece. It's not the original bridge/tailpiece, which was more like a trad. fender bent metal design, but had slots for quick string changing. Sorry but the fact of the matter is that the string spacing is too close to the edge of the fingerboard and the modification is a negative aspect. Edited June 27, 2009 by synaesthesia
giblett123 Posted July 7, 2009 Posted July 7, 2009 [quote name='richardrickenbacker' post='534429' date='Jul 7 2009, 09:37 AM']SOLD PENDING[/quote] Noooooooooooo! its a really nice old bass & if it hung around for another month I Could have raided my piggy bank! Damn!!
giblett123 Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 [quote name='richardrickenbacker' post='538075' date='Jul 11 2009, 06:48 PM']Attention Lefties, back for sale.[/quote] What happened? did they not pay up?
v8bass Posted September 2, 2009 Posted September 2, 2009 At times like this i wish i was sinistre One of my all time favourite basses ! lovely short scale fantastically playable , im nearly dewey eyed .. My old one had a plain F style bridge and i had rosewood surrounds made up by the bristol guitar workshop ( cos they all split ) moons ago but still rue the day i sold it or traded it to buy beer or something equally ludicrous . Thats a steal of a deal too ! £ 320 or ono ???? u sure ? lol wonders about becoming ambidextrous .....but i have trouble tying my shoelaces sometimes .. Nearly tempted to just stick it on my wall too !! Someone give this some lefty love you might be surprised how good this is ! Have a Krameresque bump
Dread Bass Posted September 2, 2009 Posted September 2, 2009 Id love this but no job = no Kramer for me.
giblett123 Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 [quote name='richardrickenbacker' post='589116' date='Sep 3 2009, 09:07 PM']Bad times dude [/quote] Still here? blimey, did you lend it to that fat dude who's doing the hairspray pit at the Shaftsbury? it looked a lot like it! great noise.
giblett123 Posted September 12, 2009 Posted September 12, 2009 [quote name='richardrickenbacker' post='591510' date='Sep 6 2009, 05:14 PM']Nah, he must have the only other one that's around!![/quote] Aaahhhh, that & he was right handed! are you taking trades on this? I've 3 x alba's sitting in a cupboard at work that are gathering dust.....
Dread Bass Posted September 13, 2009 Posted September 13, 2009 Can I see a photo of the back of the neck? out of curiosity as much as GAS.
Chasbass Posted September 28, 2009 Posted September 28, 2009 Hi, is the Kramer still for sale? if it is I am very interested in it. Thanks, Karl.
Chasbass Posted September 29, 2009 Posted September 29, 2009 Hi Rich, You'll have to bear with me I'm new to this internet game, I dont understand the lingo. I googled lefty Kramer and got you at basschat so I regestered and here we are. Could I see the bass, I'm in Middx near Heathrow, and how would you like payment. Email me through basschat and maybe we could talk. I dont know the protocol on these matters. Get back to me, Karl
Chasbass Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 Hi Rich Sorry I hav'nt been in touch for a while, I'm still interested in the Kramer, could you let me have your number so we can talk, or would you prefer to have my number, if so how can I get it to you privately, Cheers, Karl.
whynot Posted November 12, 2009 Posted November 12, 2009 Thank god for that. I've been trying to think of a good reason not to buy it myself.
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