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08-06-2007, 07:12 AM
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I'm going to sell this in the UK.
its not that great to play...but it looks nice.
I'm an electric bassist so hard to know how much to price it.
I'm thinking 500 pounds max.?
I don't know much about the make or anything.it laminated. last time I played it when I was over in the UK I disliked playing it & the action seems too high. so I decided to sell it.
thanks.
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08-06-2007, 07:16 AM
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08-06-2007, 07:19 AM
| | | | I know it's hard for you guys to price this without playing it and closely looking at it, but rough price idea would help alot.
p.s I can't find out anything about the sticker -someone here on TB tried to identify this,but no luck. |
08-06-2007, 07:24 AM
| | | | more info - there's a label inside which says "Jules Dubois Saint Vernon Ano 1962"
someone here looked in their ref books and no mention of this maker. |
08-06-2007, 09:47 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Madison, WI/Indianapolis, IN | | | well a 45 year old bass would probably go for more that 500 pounds, and for that age to me it seems to be in good condition, though it looks like its had work done on the neck. |
08-06-2007, 12:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Toledo, Ohio | | | 500 pounds = how many dollars??
1000?
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08-06-2007, 01:48 PM
| | | | yeah 500 pounds is just over $1000 US |
08-06-2007, 03:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: No. Virginia near Wash, DC | |  Just to be exact . . .
500.00 GBP = 1,015.77 USD
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08-06-2007, 03:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ireland | | | Just remember what you get in england for £500 most likely wont be as good as what you get in america for $1000
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08-06-2007, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by theshadow2001  Just remember what you get in england for £500 most likely wont be as good as what you get in america for $1000 | so...I should price for less? |
08-06-2007, 07:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Rutherford, NJ | | | This is a guessing game that the worst possible out come would be you let this bass go for a song and dance. I'm not able to appraise this instrument. You need a professional appraisal. Maybe it needs a good setup and worth twice or three times what you guess it's worth. Maybe it plays beautifully, being an electric player, you are not likely to know if it plays well or not. I began playing upright and have come to learn that a great sound does not come from low action on a double bass.
Drop a few quid on a professional appraisal and find out exactly what you have. Then decide if you want to sell it and for how much. Seek out a qualified appraiser in your neck of the woods. I'm sure some on TB can give you some names.
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08-07-2007, 04:47 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Denver, Co. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Dbassmon This is a guessing game that the worst possible out come would be you let this bass go for a song and dance. I'm not able to appraise this instrument. You need a professional appraisal. Maybe it needs a good setup and worth twice or three times what you guess it's worth. Maybe it plays beautifully, being an electric player, you are not likely to know if it plays well or not. I began playing upright and have come to learn that a great sound does not come from low action on a double bass.
Drop a few quid on a professional appraisal and find out exactly what you have. Then decide if you want to sell it and for how much. Seek out a qualified appraiser in your neck of the woods. I'm sure some on TB can give you some names.
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You don't sell a bass because of the bridge adjustment. Give it a chance cut down the nut and bridge, maybe have a luthier check the sound post and adjusters might help. It might just need a tweak here and there.
Have the luthier check the neck....looks like some dowels in there.
Check www.bobgollihur.com for a luthier in your area.
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08-08-2007, 06:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: London, England , U.K. | |
I'll start off by saying that I'm no expert, but I 've seen a lot of basses, and it looks similair to a German plywood that Bridgewood and Neitzert sold for £1000-£1200 a few years ago. They are in Stoke Newington ,church st, London. Why not give them a ring and get an appraisal, they are experts. |  | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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