mildmanofrock Posted February 3, 2010 Posted February 3, 2010 (edited) Hi folks, I'm selling my Musicman Sterling. It has a lovely sound and plays like a dream, but I've realised active basses aren't for me. It comes with: * A Hipshot D-Tuner - I've kept the original peg and can refit this if you like. * Bronze strap locks - again, I've kept the originals. * Musicman hard case. About six months ago, I made the mistake of leaning the bass on a chair and running for the phone. It slid onto the floor - and now there's a crack running below the bridge to the backplate - as you can see in the pictures. There's also a bit of a ding. I've never had this happen to a bass before, so I don't know whether it can be fixed or improved. Maybe some of you with experience of repairs might know? So, in view of the condition, I'd like to sell this for [b]£500[/b]. If you want me to deliver, I think it will be around £25 extra. Cheers, Steve Some pics - [url="http://s825.photobucket.com/albums/zz176/mildmanofrock/"][b]and some more here.[/b][/url] [attachment=41766:IMG_1979.JPG] [attachment=41767:IMG_1984.JPG] [attachment=41768:IMG_1991.JPG] [attachment=41769:IMG_2004.JPG] [attachment=41770:IMG_2005.JPG] [attachment=41772:IMG_1962.JPG] Edited February 7, 2010 by mildmanofrock
mildmanofrock Posted February 3, 2010 Author Posted February 3, 2010 Replied. Thanks for the trade offers, folks - unfortunately, I need to sell. Cheers, Steve
mildmanofrock Posted February 3, 2010 Author Posted February 3, 2010 Had a couple of offers. I know this bass is damaged but I think £500 is a fair price, seeing as good used Sterlings go for £650 to £700. I'm prepared to go down to £450 but no more than that.
riff raff Posted February 3, 2010 Posted February 3, 2010 looks really good value to me.i've had one of these...cracking bass.real shame im skint.
peteb Posted February 3, 2010 Posted February 3, 2010 I had one of these, not for me but a very nice bass. I sold it for £600, which I thought was a touch on the cheap side! That looks a very cool bass and really good value - I'm sure that it won't stick around for long at that price!
ezbass Posted February 4, 2010 Posted February 4, 2010 (edited) I'm a Ray man myself, but if I was into slimmer necks I'd have your arm off at that price. She's a beaut' you won't have to wait long for a customer I reckon. Have a bump. EDIT If anyone is worried by that small chip (hey that's road wear mojo!), a few coats of black nail poilsh and bit of elbow grease with some fine wet & dry and T Cut should fix that up nicely. I've done similar repairs in the past and you really can't tell it was ever damaged. Edited February 4, 2010 by ezbass
mildmanofrock Posted February 4, 2010 Author Posted February 4, 2010 (edited) Cheers fellas, I reckon it's a fair price, bearing in mind I bought the bugger two years ago for £850. As PMs have pointed out to me, it's not in the best of nick. But if I sold it for any less, I'd lose a couple of happy sacks. I like to be honest about these things. so I wanted to do a nice deal with fellow bass players. Not here to rip anyone off - which is why I posted pics that show the crack in all it's glory (although I do think they show it up in scary microscopic detail - it doesn't look that bad in the flesh). Edited February 4, 2010 by mildmanofrock
ialma Posted February 4, 2010 Posted February 4, 2010 I did the same thing to one of my basses. Same kind of crack, exactly. I sold mine two weeks later since I felt so friggin' guilty and I could not see it anymore.
mildmanofrock Posted February 7, 2010 Author Posted February 7, 2010 [quote name='hagguy' post='737294' date='Feb 6 2010, 03:16 PM']did you get it sold ?[/quote] Hi, yes - sold now. Cheers.
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