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Old 05-25-2010, 11:07 AM
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Help finding old Rhodes (and possibly old jazz/p bass) in LA area..(and NY/Nashville)

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Hey Guys,

I'm an Aussie bassist, heading on a big three month trip to UK/US/South America pretty soon.

I'm spending some time (about 3 weeks) in LA and surrounding areas, and in that time i'm hoping to find a good deal on an old Fender Rhodes, preferably a "stage" model. Also interested in any good deals you see come up on older (prob 70's-ish) Jazz and P-basses. We're hiring a car for this time, so travel shouldn't be too much of a problem.

I won't be in US til early august (heading to UK first), but thought i'd put the feelers out and ask my TB friends if anyone could recommend places to look? I've been scouring the LA craigslist and seen a few rhodes come up for good prices ($600-ish), but it's starting to drive me crazy only seeing things i can't have!

Any stores you can recommend? classifieds? any other ideas? Ebay prob isn't an option as these things are ridiculously heavy, and also i prob wont be in a permanent residence for long enough to make it a viable option.

Cheers!

PS. will also be in NY for a few weeks, and nashville area for a bit - so basses could be bought from there as well. The reason i say the rhodes in LA only is it's much more expensive to ship heavy items to Australia from the East coast... So any places you could recommend i look for basses in NY/Nashville would also be appreciated!
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Old 05-25-2010, 01:35 PM
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I would definitely check out the vintage room at the Guitar Center on Sunset in Hollywood. You'll definitely have a few P and J bases to choose from, and I would be surprised if they didn't have one or two Rhodes in there. GC in general gets a bad rap, but the vintage room in Hollywood is amazing.

As for New York, don't miss Rudy's- http://www.rudysmusic.com/bass-guitars/vintage/.

Hope that helps!
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Awesome mate thanks for your help!! Will definitely check out those places when I'm there!

Anybody else got any other suggestions?
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.... anyone? Are there any alternatives to craigslist that i've missed? Would it be better to go to retail stores?
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