Mr. Foxen Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/bass_W0QQitemZ120544386337QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item1c11015d21"]Stripey.[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 The same seller previously sold the same bass for £87, plus £17 p&p. Now it's up for £175 or best offer. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/exotic-wood-bass_W0QQitemZ120540776088QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxq20100310?IMSfp=TL100310131001r12267http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/exotic-wood-bass_W0QQitemZ120540776088QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxq20100310?IMSfp=TL100310131001r12267"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/exotic-wood-bass_W0Q...310131001r12267[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throwoff Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 [quote name='eBay seller']Decent pickups, not the ceramic ones found on most sub £400 guitars and basses[/quote] Correct me if I'm wrong but is he saying ceramic magnets are inferior? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassJase Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 He's had this for sale on Gumtree for the past few weeks for around £190, how comes he hasn't flogged it yet?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 [quote name='BassJase' post='777483' date='Mar 17 2010, 02:56 PM']He's had this for sale on Gumtree for the past few weeks for around £190, how comes he hasn't flogged it yet?![/quote] Possibly because, as in the previous time it was auctioned, nobody wants to pay more than £87 for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted March 17, 2010 Author Share Posted March 17, 2010 [quote name='throwoff' post='776918' date='Mar 17 2010, 07:18 AM']Correct me if I'm wrong but is he saying ceramic magnets are inferior?[/quote] Think it is the same generalisation as valve vs. solid state etc. where the cheapest examples of one are used vs. the other that usually appears only in midrange and above. You get ceramic pickups that are a magnet hot glued to the back of a coil with steel slugs. This guy also makes the mistake of thinking the 'worth' of something is related to what you spent on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moos3h Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 The neck/body joint is flawed too - take a look at the pics from the original auction listing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throwoff Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 [quote name='Moos3h' post='777569' date='Mar 17 2010, 04:53 PM']The neck/body joint is flawed too - take a look at the pics from the original auction listing.[/quote] Good spot! That gives home builders a bad name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throwoff Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I think to technically describe this bass it can only be done one way - Its f****d. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 It's a badly put-together bitsa - I'd expect a cheap & nasty neck & hardware - including the pups. Looks to me like the pocket/heel area's been roughly reshaped - I think that fancy grain's probably hiding a multitude of horrors! £87 was probably about right... Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Is this a Katie Price bass? On first glance, the body looks very impressive. But, the more you find out about it, the more you realise that it's just horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 christ i so nearly clicked to buy that monstrosity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazza1 Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 (edited) [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='776803' date='Mar 16 2010, 11:19 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/bass_W0QQitemZ120544386337QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item1c11015d21"]Stripey.[/url][/quote] [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/jazz-bass_W0QQitemZ120546156029QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item1c111c5dfd"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/jazz-bass_W0QQitemZ1...=item1c111c5dfd[/url] It's back again - will he regret not selling for £87? Edited March 21, 2010 by tazza1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarPig Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 [quote name='gafbass02' post='781136' date='Mar 20 2010, 08:29 PM']christ i so nearly clicked to buy that monstrosity![/quote] +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 [quote name='tazza1' post='781295' date='Mar 21 2010, 12:39 AM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/jazz-bass_W0QQitemZ120546156029QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item1c111c5dfd"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/jazz-bass_W0QQitemZ1...=item1c111c5dfd[/url] It's back again - we he regret not selling for £87?[/quote] My suspicion, for what it is worth, is that he'll get a bite before his dropping price gets down that far. With his new, specially selected, photos that don't show the problems so much, IMHO someone will think it worth a punt well before the price gets down to £100. How outraged the buyer may feel when they receive their bass is of course another question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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