'81 Washburn MIJ (wide spaced P-J) in Dayton, Ohio $250

christw · #1 04-21-2010, 01:34 PM

http://dayton.craigslist.org/msg/1702778682.html

Spotted this. Never seen one like it before. Someone might want it!

James Hart · #2 04-21-2010, 01:45 PM

very cool looking bass... are you local to it?

**baba** · #3 04-21-2010, 01:51 PM

I'd buy it in a heartbeat if I was local.

**iriegnome** · #4 04-21-2010, 01:58 PM

This is the bass I was looking for! Wrong color, but it is the SB-40! Damn it..

MEKer · #5 04-25-2010, 10:48 PM

ahhh crud------pic was taken down before I could see it

! I have two SB-40's------my fav basses of all time and RARE RARE RARE.

Dang------someone SCORED! What was the price? Oh I see-250-----OMG!!!!!!!!!!

MEKer · #6 04-25-2010, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iriegnome

This is the bass I was looking for! Wrong color, but it is the SB-40! Damn it..

DO you already have one? Very few bassists know about these basses. And thus they are always WAY low priced. And thats the miracle of it.

**iriegnome** · #7 04-26-2010, 07:45 AM

Had it and sold it 25 years ago.. Been looking for one for the last 5 off and on.

MEKer · #8 04-26-2010, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by iriegnome

Had it and sold it 25 years ago.. Been looking for one for the last 5 off and on.

It took me about 25 fricking years to find a second one. I bought my first one, the 1st yr they came out---the 1980 model--- in LA sometime in the winter of 1979. I still have it of course and both are showroom condition despite heavy playing. Wonderful finishes--I wish they still used from what I have seen.

BTW, I'll have'em at the Columbus, OH GTG.

You might also look for a Force 40 (1982-85). Exactly same bass as the SB-40 except for 2 changes (why they made the changes I'll never know): the Force has a plastic nut instead of brass nut and the tuners are 4-in-a-row instead of 2x2. I also have a Force 40.

**iriegnome** · #9 04-27-2010, 07:13 AM

No, at my age, I have to stick with the one I want. The SB-40 or nothing at all.. Since I had one, I would like to find it to keep it this time..

MEKer · #10 04-27-2010, 11:59 AM

Good luck to you. Just keep looking every day on ebay, CL, pawns-----------I hope you find one for yourself. The SB-40 itch is impossible to get rid of. I'm still looking for a third one, and a 4th, and a 5th--ad infinitum.

KNUGE · #11 06-05-2010, 12:41 PM

I'm the lucky devil that scored the red SB-40. Great bass for a mere $250.

The seller had ridiculously high gauge strings on it (130 E) and tuned in standard.

I have no idea what he thinking, but I got her playing fabulous now.

Let me know how bad you want it...

robbiewest · #12 06-08-2010, 11:43 PM