bh2 Posted November 4, 2009 Posted November 4, 2009 (edited) This looks ver nice... [url="http://www.oxfordguitargallery.com/Specials/Default.aspx"]http://www.oxfordguitargallery.com/Specials/Default.aspx[/url] £594...! Edited June 10, 2010 by bh2
Randy_Marsh Posted November 5, 2009 Posted November 5, 2009 £700?! is that what they go for? i bought my SB1000 the exact same as this but lined fretless for £100!
MoonBassAlpha Posted November 5, 2009 Posted November 5, 2009 [quote name='Randy_Marsh' post='646057' date='Nov 5 2009, 10:37 AM']£700?! is that what they go for? i bought my SB1000 the exact same as this but lined fretless for £100![/quote] Well you got a bloody BARGAIN then!
Bassassin Posted November 5, 2009 Posted November 5, 2009 Bargain? That's aggravated assault & robbery!!! Since I'm vaguely in the market for a lined fretless, I'll give you twice what you paid for it. Jon.
bassatnight Posted November 5, 2009 Posted November 5, 2009 The SB1000 is the top of the range and they retail for well over a grand new. If you paid £100 for one you got the deal decade! [quote name='Randy_Marsh' post='646057' date='Nov 5 2009, 10:37 AM']£700?! is that what they go for? i bought my SB1000 the exact same as this but lined fretless for £100![/quote]
Randy_Marsh Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 wahey! i bought it off my old science teacher with my christmas money when i was about 15! he was selling it because he was more into the double bass. anyone trade for a stingray lol
bh2 Posted November 15, 2009 Author Posted November 15, 2009 I'd hang on to that Randy... mine has to go however.
Randy_Marsh Posted November 15, 2009 Posted November 15, 2009 i will, i dont think il ever let it go as its such a good reminder of some of the better times in my life
Bassassin Posted November 21, 2009 Posted November 21, 2009 [quote name='bh2' post='660851' date='Nov 21 2009, 10:47 AM']No one wantee? [/quote] No-one affordee. J.
noelk27 Posted November 21, 2009 Posted November 21, 2009 [quote name='bh2' post='660851' date='Nov 21 2009, 10:47 AM']No one wantee? [/quote] It's over-priced-ee ...
ped Posted November 21, 2009 Posted November 21, 2009 I saw the bass today, I popped into the Gallery for a browse. Looked pretty nice - no idea about the price though. Good luck ped
bh2 Posted November 22, 2009 Author Posted November 22, 2009 [quote name='ped' post='661450' date='Nov 22 2009, 12:57 AM']I saw the bass today, I popped into the Gallery for a browse. Looked pretty nice - no idea about the price though. Good luck ped[/quote] Ahh... you're local to me then...? It's going for £700.
bh2 Posted February 11, 2010 Author Posted February 11, 2010 [quote name='noelk27' post='661444' date='Nov 21 2009, 11:50 PM']It's over-priced-ee ...[/quote] Is it? Saw a new SB1000 RI fiver going for £1700 recently!!
Bloodaxe Posted February 11, 2010 Posted February 11, 2010 (edited) [quote name='bh2' post='742338' date='Feb 11 2010, 06:09 PM']Is it? Saw a new SB1000 RI fiver going for [b]£1700 [/b]recently!![/quote] Where was that? Music Ground in Denmark Street? (They're not strictly "reissues" either, there are some differences to the originals & there never was a production 5-string SB) OK, The Oxford one is advertised at £795 & it's: 1 - A rather nice 1980 Series-1 in Natural Oak (the most common finish). It has all its original knobs & appears to be in very tidy condition. The ash body is quite nice, but it's not what I'd class as having a particularly attractive grain pattern. 2 - Between £200 and £300 overpriced (IMO). To get me to part with anything like that kind of money I'd be wanting it to be Mint, Factory Stock, Interesting Ash, Padauk Red, with Original [i]Branded[/i] Hard Case, the clear plastic overlay that tells you what all the knobs do [i]and[/i] the dinky little spanner for the locking tuners [i]with[/i] its instruction leaflet. Even then I reckon it'd be £100 over my top whack. ([b]EDIT![/b] Just noticed that this is a zombie thread! It's been in the shop since the beginning of November - that's a clue right there!) [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aria-pro-II-super-bass-amp-and-effects-pedal_W0QQitemZ190370865092QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item2c52fcdfc4"]I'm watching this[/url] to see where it ends up. That's a Series 1 SB-900 in Walnut, Branded Case, a Trace Commando 12 Combo and a Zoom B2. Be interesting to see where that finishes up. (The SB-900 is the twin humbucker passive version of the SB-1000, it's a fantastic bit of kit!) I paid about £375 for my SB-900 about 2 1/2 years ago - slightly foxed, Oak, boring grain, re-wired (as per original) & just a gigbag. I considered that a pretty fair deal for an absolute tone monster. Pete. Edited February 11, 2010 by Bloodaxe
Bloodaxe Posted February 11, 2010 Posted February 11, 2010 [quote name='bh2' post='742555' date='Feb 11 2010, 09:26 PM']Okay Pete... I hear what you're saying.[/quote] Ah. 2+2= Doh? I infer that you're the hopeful seller then. I stand by everything in my post, but wish you the very best of luck! Arias are still very undervalued these days. Is it a Factory Fretless, or a de-fret? Pete.
bh2 Posted February 11, 2010 Author Posted February 11, 2010 Cheers Pete... yes... I'm the hapless seller. It's a factory fretless... I bought it new from Taphouses in Oxford in 1980, a super bass but it has to go for financial reasons. I've lost all those bits and pieces you described over the years, I'll drop the price and see what happens next. Bob.
Born 2B Mild Posted March 11, 2010 Posted March 11, 2010 [quote name='bh2' post='742643' date='Feb 11 2010, 11:18 PM']... I bought it new from Taphouses in Oxford in 1980, a super bass but it has to go for financial reasons.[/quote] Taphouses? That's a blast from the past. I worked in Oxford in 1974/75 and bought a japcrap bass from them, new. Are they still going?
bh2 Posted April 2, 2010 Author Posted April 2, 2010 Bumping this again... comon folks... its a goodie!
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