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10-24-2011, 12:19 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN | | | Wan Bernadel **price drop**
For sale: a Wan Bernadel double bass made in 2005. This is a fully carved bass with spruce top, and maple back and sides. Back, sides and neck have nice flamed wood.
The bass is in excellent condition and has a warm, deep and focused sound with very clear highs and very good volume. It would be an excellent instrument for jazz or classical.
Recent professional setup including soundpost adjustment, bridge and fingerboard shaping and fresh strings. A Mooradian deluxe bag is included.
Photo album: Wan-Bernadel bass
Asking price: $5500 $4900
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Please PM with questions or to arrange to try the bass! 
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Last edited by crowsmengegus : 11-27-2011 at 01:28 PM.
Reason: price drop
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10-26-2011, 11:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN | | You can also email me at robcth@gmail.com instead of pm. Come check it out! |
11-07-2011, 06:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN | | | I put up some better pictures. Played this bass in rehearsal today and it sounds and plays really great. Very even, lots of volume, good tone and no obvious wolfs! |
11-25-2011, 08:22 AM
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11-25-2011, 04:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Louisville, KY | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Kevin Hailey  | It's fairly common for a played in bass to sell for slightly more than a new bass. The OP mentions having recent work done to the bass as well as installation of new strings.
At any rate, talking about the price in public is generally frowned upon on this forum. |
11-25-2011, 05:20 PM
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Maybe if it was played-in by a famous musician.....Occasionally one does see a used bass with an asking price of more than retail, but used basses of recent vinatge these days sell for about 50-75% of what they go for new (if they sell at all).
Now if you're talking a 50+year old bass, then yes, they do sell for more than the initial retail price, largely due to inflation and the superior quality of the wood and the construction methods used in the distant past.
My guess is that this bass will not sell until it's priced accordingly. I may be wrong, but good luck either way. |
11-25-2011, 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by ole Jason It's fairly common for a played in bass to sell for slightly more than a new bass. The OP mentions having recent work done to the bass as well as installation of new strings.
At any rate, talking about the price in public is generally frowned upon on this forum. | Apologies if my previous comment will cause frowning in the community, I am fairly new here and not fully versed in the etiquette.. |
11-25-2011, 08:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN | | | Hi folks, feel free to PM me your opinions. I'm listing the bass for a friend, and I'm sure he'd prefer it that way.
Kevin, the bass has value added: a higher quality fingerboard was installed (forgot to mention this before) and the bass comes with a Mooradian deluxe bag. It's also well played in and plays and sounds great. Shipping is also not included in the retail price you are referring to.
That said, I'm sure the seller is open to offers so come take a look if you're in the market! |
11-25-2011, 10:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chicago | | Quote:
Originally Posted by slabhappy Occasionally one does see a used bass with an asking price of more than retail, but used basses of recent vinatge these days sell for about 50-75% of what they go for new (if they sell at all). | All things being equal, I would pay a premium for a bass that had been played in for a few years and had acclimated to a climate similar to mine. |
11-27-2011, 09:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NYC | | | I generally refrain from expressing opinions on instruments I have neither seen nor played. |
12-05-2011, 09:35 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN | | Anybody need a bass for Christmas?  |
12-05-2011, 09:49 AM
|  | UK Double Bassist | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Leeds, UK | | | That would be a serious Christmas present! :-) |
12-05-2011, 08:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN | | Quote:
Originally Posted by geoffbassist That would be a serious Christmas present! :-) | Who said anything about a present?  |
01-14-2012, 12:49 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN | | Bumpin' with a glamour shot.  |
01-15-2012, 07:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN | | Like it or not, here I am with some arco samples. This bass sounds freakin' great (with not much help from me). A fine Wan, ready to go! Remember, offers will gladly be entertained. Sound samples: Wan Bernadel sound samples by crowsmen on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free
Even if you don't want the bass, feel free to critique my playing.
Last edited by crowsmengegus : 01-15-2012 at 09:21 PM.
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01-15-2012, 09:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Montreal, Quebec | | | A bit nasal, but that's probably mostly from the bow, tight strings, and bow placement.
You're pretty close to my home town in Ontario.. if I manage to sell my bass this semester, I might travel down to see ya.
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01-15-2012, 09:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Herbie 80's A bit nasal, but that's probably mostly from the bow, tight strings, and bow placement.
You're pretty close to my home town in Ontario.. if I manage to sell my bass this semester, I might travel down to see ya. | Yeah, the recording makes it sound more midrangey than it sounds in real life. I'll probably make another sample or two when I have time and actually place the recorder in a flattering place rather than just right in front of the thing on autogain setting.
You're welcome any time, I've got a comfy foldout futon and I'm happy to serve as a traveling bass player hotel. |
01-15-2012, 09:52 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Burlington VT | | | Soundcloud
That bass does sound pretty good! What are you using to record it? The Problem with Minnesota is that it is not close to Vermont... |
01-15-2012, 10:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN | | Hi Paddydukes, I'm using a Sony PCM-M10, though not very well I don't think. |
01-19-2012, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ole Jason ...
At any rate, talking about the price in public is generally frowned upon on this forum. | A late comment:
Imho the issue is in a grey zone.
I've seen plenty of classified threads where the seller is way out of whack -- either in his price, or in description/claims about his item.
In those cases there's often a clamour of semi-sarcastic replies, serving to highlight the generally perceived unreasonableness of the deal offered.
Those kinds of "bubble-popping" responses don't get frowned upon, because they may keep newbies/innocents from getting mislead or taken to the cleaners.
When the deal offered is not wildly out of line, then yes, etiquette dictates giving the benefit of the doubt to the seller.
I call this a grey zone, because the guy who questioned the price (one Kevin. H.) probably thought he was doing a service by underlining what appeared to him to be an unreasonable asking price.
Anyway, he was gracious when cautioned, and now knows to back off when the offer is not blatantly outrageous. |  | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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