Life is never boring, is it? On top of everything else, the gaskets in the engine of my wife's Monte Carlo are rotting away. I could use some cash toward another car. $1200, anyone? Talk to me.
My wife is enrolling in grad school so this and several other basses are on the block.
It is one of the original MVB-1s, not the later collapsible model. 41" scale and an Eb neck. The electronics include an Underwood piezo and Bartolini magnetic pickups feeding into a Merchant Mixer, which is an active blend module mounted with Velcro to the bass' body under the fingerboard. The controls are rotary volume, rotary blend, rotary midrange boost/cut, treble cut switch and active/defeat switch.
The bass appears nearly unplayed. There are several nicks and knocks in the finish, but that's the only visible damage. The original owner told me he bought it in Merchant's shop, practiced on it for a while and put it away after one gig. Includes the false bout which attaches to the body with a brass door hinge and Mooradian bag also in near-new condition.
It's hard to ascribe a value considering how few of these are floating around. The last one I am aware of that sold through talkbass.com went for $1500 several years ago, and it had been messed with and repaired. How about $1500 plus shipping or picked up in Albany, NY. I will deliver it within a reasonable distance but that might cost a little extra.
