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cybersnyder 01-07-2013 10:03 PM

FS: >>> FrankenJazz, USA Fender neck - Price Drops $5 per Day Until It Sells!!
 
I had this listed earlier and thought I'd try some Marketing 101. Let's have some fun. Price goes down $5 each day until it sells or I give up. You can wait for a lower price or maybe you'll wait too long. At the initial price, it's a lot of bass.

The skinny: Built on a MIM body, Fender '98 USA Jazz neck, Hipshot D-Tuner, EMG pickups, EMG electronics (2 band), BAII bridge this bass is a tone monster. Picked it up at GC, cleaned it up, swapped out the ugly pick guard, matched the knobs, shielded the cavities, etc and it turned out great. Sadly, it gets no play at all because I usually play my 5 string Jazzes.

It's not in brand new condition, there are some dings with the most prominent on the headstock about an inch long at the top front in between the E and A string. The D string tuner is very slightly bent, nothing that affects function. Most of the weight is in the body. I should have weighed just the body alone when I had it apart, but if you have another lighter body you could easily shave off two pounds. But the color is really cool, so I wouldn't.

Weight: 10lbs 4oz


For sale only, $495 PayPal'ed and shipped CONUS, no International shipping.

If you have any questions, please ask!!





bassman10096 01-07-2013 10:33 PM

Hmmm. Any dings or damage to the body itself?

cybersnyder 01-07-2013 11:01 PM

There are a couple dings on the body. Looks like a total of 5-6 mini dings that are in the clear coat about the size that would happen if the guitar cord hit it. There is a quarter inch crack in the finish at the neck pocket. I pulled the neck off and verified that the crack is just in the finish, the body is unaffected. Also, when I pulled the neck off it's stamped Jan 14 1999. So I don't know if you go with the serial number or the neck stamp to date the neck. It's either '98 or '99 depending on which you go with.

The dings aren't major, I just don't want anyone to get this expecting a mint condition body. It's the type of stuff that you'll get from a bass body that is 10 years old and has been played. It definitely has not been abused.

cybersnyder 01-08-2013 04:39 PM

Tonight's drop.

ahollowhd 01-08-2013 04:47 PM

Very nice. Sorry, but I'm all set for jazz basses. Good deal here.

Mojo-Man 01-08-2013 05:20 PM

:cool:

Price drop $5 a day,until it sells.
See you in two weeks. :D

cybersnyder 01-08-2013 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mojo-Man (Post 13689449)
:cool:

Price drop $5 a day,until it sells.
See you in two weeks. :D

Maybe. I'm doing an experiment. Will it generate more interest or will it encourage people to hold off? ;)

matti777 01-08-2013 05:49 PM

Great idea. A local music store did that up here. They called it a Dutch auction.

punisher911 01-08-2013 05:54 PM

What's that color called? I love it... If I didn't order a powder blue Jag bodied J pup'd SX, I'd be allover this.. Still tempting anyway just based on the color.. What are the controls? You say a 2 band, but I don't see a concentric knob..

cybersnyder 01-08-2013 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by punisher911 (Post 13689625)
What's that color called? I love it... If I didn't order a powder blue Jag bodied J pup'd SX, I'd be allover this.. Still tempting anyway just based on the color.. What are the controls? You say a 2 band, but I don't see a concentric knob..

It's hard to tell in the picture due to the angle, but it's V / Blend / Stacked Bass - Treble. I'm not sure what the color is called. I think they said is was some kind of green mist. Let me research.

EDIT: I believe it is sage green metallic.

cybersnyder 01-09-2013 08:54 PM

Price goes down, listing goes up.

BillyIVbass 01-09-2013 10:33 PM

Yeah that's Sage Green and ahhhh that is a tough bass to say no to!

cybersnyder 01-10-2013 05:34 PM

Supply and demand dictates a $5 drop.

punisher911 01-10-2013 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillyIVbass (Post 13696378)
Yeah that's Sage Green and ahhhh that is a tough bass to say no to!

I agree... Wish it were a P in that color...

cybersnyder 01-14-2013 08:03 AM



Tick tock, tick tock, Clarice.

cybersnyder 01-15-2013 08:35 AM

Bump. We're getting very close to the point where this simply becomes my backup bass.

BobWestbrook 01-15-2013 10:00 AM

What happened to "until it sells"?

cybersnyder 01-15-2013 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobWestbrook (Post 13723201)
What happened to "until it sells"?

I guess I can buy it from myself if you want to get technical.

Ed_in_NE_Ohio 01-15-2013 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cybersnyder (Post 13723363)
I guess I can buy it from myself if you want to get technical.

...well played, well played.

cybersnyder 01-16-2013 09:05 AM

Dropped for today.


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