Please help date this P-bass (w/ pics)

[stingray56funk]

Stone Soup...give it a 1, 2, 3 and REST.

[Stone Soup]

Originally Posted by sbpark

I'm guessing you are the type of Christian that other real Christians cringe at and give the religion a bad name. You come across as being unbelievably judgmental, pretentious and ignorant. You spew about ethics and moral compass, when in reality you seem to not understand the concept, given that you have compared stealing (which is morally wrong) to a business transaction, a MUTUAL agreement between two people. He got what he wanted (the asking price in cash) and I got what I wanted (the bass and amp). Done deal. Instead of preaching, accusing and talking down to the rest of us here about how superior and better you are than all of us, maybe it's you who should take some time to understand what ethics and moral compass really are. You obviously are a very confused, sad, angry, lonely and bitter guy. I sort of feel sorry for you, but then again, I also think you are a douchebag.

Wrong on all counts. I'm not Christian. I'm not religious at all. I never said anything about stealing. I posed a hypothetical question about something that was left behind and it was "finders keepers". your post count has absolutely nothing to do with how often you READ these forums. You can justify your feelings any way you choose. You can call me names if you want. I only told the truth about how I feel about the situation. Tough if you don't like it. You think I'm a douchbag. I think you took advantage of an ignorant person. I'd rather be a douchebag.

Enjoy your bass.

[bassistjoe93]

Dude, nice! Don't pay any attention to the guys who wanna piss on your parade. You didn't know the value, seller didn't take time to look up the value. Asking price was paid and agreed upon, all is well in my book. Anyone who tries to make you feel you have some "moral or ethical obligation" is either jealous or trolling. Don't pay them any attention, they're not worth your time. Now rock that bass!

[Stone Soup]

Let's turn it around a bit. What if you went to a mom and pop music store and you were charged double list for something? When you found out, how would you feel? They just ripped you off! Would you go back and demand some of your money back or would it be okay because you were ignorant? Would you be posting all over TalkBass telling people never go to that store because the ripped you off? Would the store be morally right, for taking you to the cleaners just because you didn't know any better?

Whatever. The point seems to be lost, anyway.

All I was trying to say, to start with, was I (ME, my mother's child and the father of MY children) would feel an obligation to inform this ignorant person of their mistake and give them the option to do refund the cash. Call me stupid, but I would feel better about myself.

Last time I'll say it.

[sbpark]

Originally Posted by Stone Soup

Let's turn it around a bit. What if you went to a mom and pop music store and you were charged double list for something? When you found out, how would you feel? They just ripped you off! Would you go back and demand some of your money back or would it be okay because you were ignorant? Would you be posting all over TalkBass telling people never go to that store because the ripped you off? Would the store be morally right, for taking you to the cleaners just because you didn't know any better?

Whatever. The point seems to be lost, anyway.

All I was trying to say, to start with, was I (ME, my mother's child and the father of MY children) would feel an obligation to inform this ignorant person of their mistake and give them the option to do refund the cash. Call me stupid, but I would feel better about myself.

Last time I'll say it.

Yawn.

[Stone Soup]

Originally Posted by sbpark

Yawn.

[jobo4]

Sbpark - Superior nice score! If it were me, I'd have left the grime on it :-) I love a dirty funk machine. I have to say that I have grown fond of the Dimarzios too. Great find- enjoy it!

[SeaBassTheFish]

Originally Posted by hibachiduck

if you want to date that P-bass you could start off by telling it how pretty it looks. Maybe crack some jokes to show that you have a sense of humor. Make sure you get her phone number and wait about 3 days before calling.

Beat me to it!

[Dluxe]

I see guys on TB buy basses on Ebay or Guitar Center (used) and turn them for a good profit on TB all the time! Do you think these guys should feel guilty too?

[sbpark]

Because this thread has gone a little off the rails and off-topic, I thought it might be good for me to give my impressions of this bass after having two days to play it. Remember, I am not a bass player, but for some reason I can't play with a pic and have to use my fingers (probably from the fact that I prefer to finger pick guitar and play banjo) but have a lot of bassists that I admire (Daryyl Jennifer, John Stirratt, Carlos Dengler, Paul Simonon, Colin Greenwood, Mike Rutheford).

So as I mentioned earlier, I took the bass to the repair shop that sets up all my instruments. They took one look at it, played it, looked it over real quick and said it needed absolutely nothing. Neck was perfect, action perfect, I intonated it yesterday, and was good to go. Now all I have to play it through is a crummy BX40, but after messing around with it for a little while it sounds half decent. Actually, this bass sounds huge, even through the 40watt practice amp. I can already tell that it will sound amazing through the SVT tomorrow, and it just has this growl. I'm not sure if that's mostly due to the Dimarzio pickup, or if that's just the way these older P-basses sound, but it's pretty darn sweet!

[Texsunburst59]

Great. You sound like a proud dad gushing over his newly adopted child.

[mellowinman]

Originally Posted by Stone Soup

You think I'm jealous? That's funny. Not jealous at all. Honest is the word you're looking for.

I came up with "overly judgmental."

[Diddler]

enjoy that bass its all good
i just sold a bass and was told by a few that i was way too low, but ya know what... i got what i wanted in a matter of hours, so what, everyone wins
so as i say in your case everyone's happy so be happy

[Mojo-Man]

Originally Posted by Stone Soup

So taking advantage of someone's ignorance is all fine and good.

Both parties were happy in this deal.
Who are you to judge.
Get a life.

[hibachiduck]

Originally Posted by Stone Soup

Let's turn it around a bit. What if you went to a mom and pop music store and you were charged double list for something? When you found out, how would you feel? They just ripped you off! Would you go back and demand some of your money back or would it be okay because you were ignorant? Would you be posting all over TalkBass telling people never go to that store because the ripped you off? Would the store be morally right, for taking you to the cleaners just because you didn't know any better?

Whatever. The point seems to be lost, anyway.

All I was trying to say, to start with, was I (ME, my mother's child and the father of MY children) would feel an obligation to inform this ignorant person of their mistake and give them the option to do refund the cash. Call me stupid, but I would feel better about myself.

Last time I'll say it.

I would feel bad about it for a minute or two and then move on. They were upfront about how much it costs and I agreed to it. I'd learn from the experience and do more research the next time. That's called being an adult. Only a child would expect what you're preaching. Caveat emptor.

[joebar]

just yesterday a good friend of mine bought a bass for a price that almost made me fall over. seller was fully aware it was a good deal-sellers reason was that he had made enough money with that bass over the years.
last week i made a deal on a bass that was beyond unbelieveable; seller agreed to the price i offered.
we do not know the circumstances of the seller-for all we know god could have told him that today he would bless someone...who knows? maybe he didnt need the money
a deal was made and that is it.

perhaps a situation happened like this one to stone and it is an unpleasant reminder. we don't know...

[Caca de Kick]

Great score!
It's a 1976 with those details. The pots date to March '76.

[denton57]

Nice score!

I am a full blown Christian man...100%. I do not see anything wrong with giving someone their asking price for a musical instrument. Not sure of your motive for all of this, Stone.

I once picked up a 74 Jazz off Craigslist for $700. I couldn't believe the fact that I responded to the add first! Drove 100 miles that day to get it. I sold it for almost triple that, and have been waiting for another deal like that for 5 years now!

I also remember my early 20's when down on my luck, I "sold" a 73 Tele, 77 Rick, early Svt 8x10 for basically nothing to a music store. No one held a gun to my head. I needed the money, and the buyer had the money.

[Robert B]

Very nice! I applaud your good fortune.

[bassvid75]

Right time and place,just luck i gess,and we get a new bass player!
Enjoy it,it has been shut down for too long.