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02-16-2011, 01:32 PM
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Hello all,
Today I saw this bass for sale for only 999.00 Canadian. The owner does not know much about it, but talkbass might.
It has a label that is made in Western Germany, plywood ebonised rosewood fingerboard and maple tail piece.
Here is a couple of pics that he did post.
Thanks for your help
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02-16-2011, 01:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Winnipeg, Canada | | | And one more photo. |
02-16-2011, 01:40 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | | Circa 1950s German shop bass. I have one that is very similar with nicer veneers. Upton Bass in Connecticut recently sold a bass similar to mine for $3500.
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02-16-2011, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by KUNGfuSHERIFF  Circa 1950s German shop bass. I have one that is very similar with nicer veneers. Upton Bass in Connecticut recently sold a bass similar to mine for $3500. | Ply for $3500? Would really have to be something special.
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02-16-2011, 02:26 PM
| | Registered User | | | | | That's what they were asking. I have no idea what was actually paid. Bill Merchant told me mine was worth $3500 on the NYC market, so take from that what you will.
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02-16-2011, 02:32 PM
| | Oracle, Ancient Order of Rass Hattur | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Connecticut | | Quote:
Originally Posted by KUNGfuSHERIFF That's what they were asking. I have no idea what was actually paid. Bill Merchant told me mine was worth $3500 on the NYC market, so take from that what you will. | Sounds like it's something special. 
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02-16-2011, 03:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Brooklyn, NY | | | Looks like a Laurel or something similar. I wouldn't spend more than 2K on that unless it sounded amazing. For 3.5k you can get a nice old Amercan Standard that will sound great or even a new American Standard that sounds great and plays perfectly. Or you could get a lovely new or used Shen. Unless it's carved, that doesn't represent a good value. |
02-16-2011, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by drurb Sounds like it's something special. | Pizz tone sucks but for $250 I can't complain. 
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02-16-2011, 04:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Brooklyn, NY | | | I'm sorry, I missed the actual price (999.00). Sure, it's probably worth that. I would still look at a Shen before one of those German shop plys. |
02-16-2011, 04:32 PM
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02-16-2011, 04:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Brooklyn, NY | | | I've never played a German
Ply that sounded like much. They all seem kind of dead. On the other hand I've played quite a few Shens that sounded pretty lively. |
02-16-2011, 07:20 PM
|  | I love the gear, but really, it's my name | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Jose CA | | | Looks just like my bass. I'm sure quality levels vary, but my bass, strung w/ Spirocore Weichs, really projects and has a really nice tone. Great for a ply, no doubt. |
02-16-2011, 07:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Devil's Garden, FL (swfl) | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason Sypher Looks like a Laurel or something similar. I wouldn't spend more than 2K on that unless it sounded amazing. For 3.5k you can get a nice old Amercan Standard that will sound great or even a new American Standard that sounds great and plays perfectly. Or you could get a lovely new or used Shen. Unless it's carved, that doesn't represent a good value. | New American Standard? |
02-16-2011, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Jason Sypher I've never played a German
Ply that sounded like much. They all seem kind of dead. | If you find yourself near Albany with some time to kill, please let me know, as you should play my bottom of the barrel Wilfer ply. It's a funky little student bass that has no right to sound as good as it does.
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02-16-2011, 07:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Brooklyn, NY | | | Cool. I would love that. |
02-17-2011, 06:15 AM
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Originally Posted by antkiller New American Standard? | He meant AES' New Standard Cleveland. |
02-17-2011, 11:21 AM
|  | Best Upright Guitarrón (UG) player in my house. | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Idyllwild, California | | | As far as dating it is concerned, best remember that "Western Germany" is not the same thing as "West Germany." There was a Western Germany long before WWII and there still is.
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