minty fresh death Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 I was wondering what the most popular bass is at the moment? My friend is having trouble selling a couple of guitars and won't stick them on ebay, so I suggested to him that he should trade them in at the local music store and get a bass that will sell easily. I recommended him the US made Fenders... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odub Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Well, Everyone in my music scene plays Telecasters and Jazz's, pretty much without exception. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 [quote name='minty fresh death' post='66937' date='Sep 28 2007, 02:49 PM']I was wondering what the most popular bass is at the moment? My friend is having trouble selling a couple of guitars and won't stick them on ebay, so I suggested to him that he should trade them in at the local music store and get a bass that will sell easily. I recommended him the US made Fenders...[/quote] Not worth it, he'd lose more money than he could possibly get for a quality bass. Shops have staff, overheads, taxes etc to pay so are notorious for giving sh*te trade-in values especially if he's after something used to then try and sell on. What are these guitars that they are so unsaleable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odub Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 [quote name='warwickhunt' post='66973' date='Sep 28 2007, 03:46 PM']Not worth it, he'd lose more money than he could possibly get for a quality bass. Shops have staff, overheads, taxes etc to pay so are notorious for giving sh*te trade-in values especially if he's after something used to then try and sell on. What are these guitars that they are so unsaleable?[/quote] Actually, I agree with this. Worse came to it, he could let the guitars go for way under value to a private buyer and be better of, then going through a dealer. What are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minty fresh death Posted September 28, 2007 Author Share Posted September 28, 2007 Spectors, you check out their resale it's teh suck. Met him in town today and we went into the music shop and they offered him about the same as he paid for the basses second hand (£600, although he would never tell me if he was loosing out lol). Their policy is you have to pay a certain percentage of the final sale (no straight swaps), and their prices are typically allot higher than online. He is just sick trying to sell them I think, if I was of lower moral fiber I might offer him £200 for his Rebop So would a USA Jazz bass be the best option, in black do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Tell him to give here a try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minty fresh death Posted September 28, 2007 Author Share Posted September 28, 2007 Already done that, he's considering it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilmour Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Is he sure he wants to sell them? If he;s afraid to post here, or on E bay... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 I don't think looking at resale value is a very positive thing to have in mind when purchasing a bass. If a bass is of good quality and deserved reputation, then it should sell itself. If resale value is a lingering issue, just make sure he buys used and in good condition. Fender jazzes are generally popular on merit. However, there will always be a lot of competition and a few fakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 [quote name='paul, the' post='67690' date='Sep 30 2007, 03:20 PM']I don't think looking at resale value is a very positive thing to have in mind when purchasing a bass. If a bass is of good quality and deserved reputation, then it should sell itself.[/quote] If resale value was everything we'd all have Stingrays! Good quality and [i]deserved[/i] reputation plus the magic "it's fashionable" or "it's timeless" usually mean good residuals. I would definitely think twice about buying a bass I liked if I knew it was going to be worth a quarter of what I paid a year later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 [quote name='Sean' post='67749' date='Sep 30 2007, 05:13 PM']If resale value was everything we'd all have Stingrays![/quote] Haven't you seen the 'why I"ll never sell on ebay thread'? --- If it's a less well known make, good Harmony Central reviews will make a difference. And styling, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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