TDM Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 The only deal I've had was my old Spector Euro for £500. Although a few months back I managed to trade £300 for £500 Quote
Thatguy59 Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 Hartke 410XL + cover, one small mark on it, £50 Quote
Protium Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 Just been helping out one of my friends with a 1963 Hofner 500/1 "Beatles" bass, all original with case that her mother-in-law was throwing on the tip... Quote
Dodge Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 My SGC Nanyo Bass Collection SB310 - £80 from Ebay: My Washburn XB500 - £45 from a fellow Basschatter: Quote
marcus bell Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 my dad gave me my 1981 jaydee roadie 2 active....bargain? x Quote
OutToPlayJazz Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 Just bought one today - Barely used Epiphone EB3 £140 in the classifieds Quote
martthebass Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 Nice score Rich. Let me know what the balance is like, I'm on the look out for a Jam Night 'beater' EBO or EB3 (that's if I don't have to change my LM250 to a LM2 to compete with the new drummer!). Quote
OutToPlayJazz Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 (edited) No problem, Mart - I'll be picking this one up at the weekend so I'll send you a full report when I've restrung/set it up. I have a line on a mint EB0 at the moment as well. If it's a nice one I'll hold it for you. It'll be cheap as chips, anyway. Edited March 24, 2010 by OutToPlayJazz Quote
OutToPlayJazz Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 [quote name='ped' post='785242' date='Mar 24 2010, 10:16 PM']I got my fretted Vigier for £500 :0)[/quote] That was a serious bargain, Ped! Quote
ped Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 Yeah, and I haven't looked back since! Best money I ever spent! Good times. Quote
ped Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 Lorne - you FOUND those double necks?? Literally FOUND them??? Sweet! Quote
basshead56 Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 I've had some serious bargains over the last while Got a Mark Hoppus sig in Pink for a song, A cheap SUB-in perfect nick An American Deluxe Precision-very cheap! best of all was a multi-trade with no money involved at all and a monster of a result: Traded a backup Fender BXR combo I bought for 150euros, for a Fender 400 PRO head Had it for two years, then traded it for Marshall TSL 100 guitar half-stack (had it for 6 weeks, never used) Traded that for a fully cased Marshall VBA400 and VBC412 Best 150 investment ever, never happier! Quote
Lorne Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 [quote name='ped' post='785248' date='Mar 24 2010, 10:19 PM']Lorne - you FOUND those double necks?? Literally FOUND them??? Sweet![/quote] Found them,as in Found them for sale My friend said to me "I've always wanted a doubleneck Bich bass,but I've never even seen one,let alone for sale" So,I said "Do you want one $xxxx" and sent him in the direction of the Koa one Then a year later I got him the pink one,which came with a very nice quilted 4 string version and both together were cheaper than the Koa one Quote
martthebass Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='785239' date='Mar 24 2010, 10:14 PM']No problem, Mart - I'll be picking this one up at the weekend so I'll send you a full report when I've restrung/set it up. I have a line on a mint EB0 at the moment as well. If it's a nice one I'll hold it for you. It'll be cheap as chips, anyway. [/quote] Cheers Mate, that would help keep the Ray and Status dink free! Quote
Bay Splayer Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 found this on gumtree.....£150 [url="http://img185.imageshack.us/i/image0501.jpg/"][/url] 2x15 800watts EV loaded Quote
Stag Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 (edited) [quote name='Bay Splayer' post='786179' date='Mar 25 2010, 06:58 PM']found this on gumtree.....£150 [url="http://img185.imageshack.us/i/image0501.jpg/"][/url] 2x15 800watts EV loaded [/quote] Mesa? For £150?? Bloody hell I picked up a tatty old '76 Fender Musicmaster for £200. I suppose thats the only real "deal" ive had, its a lovely little thing and is on these forums somewhere as I got it refin'd. Edited March 25, 2010 by Stag Quote
Bay Splayer Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 [quote name='Stag' post='786202' date='Mar 25 2010, 07:22 PM']Mesa? For £150?? Do it!!![/quote] i did! Quote
Toddy Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 Just paid 50 quid for a lovely double bass (Golden Strad) Awesome. Quote
theosd Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 (edited) [quote name='Bassassin' post='594454' date='Sep 10 2009, 12:19 AM']Current squeeze Westbury Track 2 - £61 delivered from Fleabay, replaced the bridge & switch & it's a stunner.[/quote] First time I've heard anyone mention those on here! My mum handed me down one as my first bass in black with a tort pickguard. I still have it, though I had to change to bridge too though, weird curved thing it was! I haphazardly stuck a badass imitation on it (had to fit a shim in the hole) and it's still awesome. The stock pickups are great (EMG??) - really high output! I'm not using it for gigs at the moment because of an earthing issue I can't be arsed to get sorted. Probably should though... Great little instrument it is! Couple of months back I grabbed a Schecter Stiletto Custom 5 (the natural finish ones with gold hardware) + Warwick Rockbag + a Tuner for £175 delivered from eBay. This I have strung with Rotosound Tru Bass strings and use for all my gigs at the moment. It's an absolute steal and why I can gladly part ways with my Stingray 5! Edited March 25, 2010 by theosd Quote
silentbob Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 [quote name='theosd' post='786492' date='Mar 25 2010, 11:42 PM']First time I've heard anyone mention those on here! My mum handed me down one as my first bass in black with a tort pickguard. I still have it - the pickups are great! Had to change to bridge too though, weird curved thing it was! I haphazardly stuck a badass imitation on it (had to fit a shim in the hole) and it's still awesome. The stock pickups are great (EMG??) - really high output! I'm not using it for gigs at the moment because of an earthing issue I can't be arsed to get sorted. Probably should though... Great little instrument it is! Couple of months back I grabbed a Schecter Stiletto Custom 5 (the natural finish ones with gold hardware) + Warwick Rockbag + a Tuner for £175 delivered from eBay. This I have strung with Rotosound Tru Bass strings and use for all my gigs at the moment. It's an absolute steal and why I can gladly part ways with my Stingray 5![/quote] Pickups on the Westbury are Di Marzio's, old Model P's i think. Awesome sounding basses. I had one as my first bass about fifteen years ago and regreted getting rid of it so much, i finally bought another one a couple of weeks ago. Any chance of some pics of your bridge conversion? Quote
Randy_Marsh Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 got my Aria SB1000 for £100 with the hard case and everything Quote
Bassassin Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 [quote name='theosd' post='786492' date='Mar 25 2010, 11:42 PM']I had to change to bridge too though, weird curved thing it was![/quote] That'll be because the originals seem to be made from chewing gum & bend under string tension. This was mine when I got it: [attachment=45688:trackbridge.jpg] I've seen quite a few which have done this, seems to be a rare quality oversight from Matsumoku. I managed to find an older, more solid base/body fro mine, from Howard Bass Doc. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=56477"]Anyway read all about it here.[/url]. J. Quote
matski Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 I got my 'big Fender small Squier logo' JV P-Bass for £50 from a 'bloke down the pub' back in 1984... Quote
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