1962 Jazz $20K on the bay

[johnk_10]

not only was the bass the genuine article, i know the person that bought it, and it couldn't have gone to a better home.

 

[THORRR]

For those of you too young to remember The Honeymooners
starring Jackie Gleason as bus driver Ralph Kramden,
He used to go, "Hamina-Hamina-Hamina" when he was
dumbstruck and lost for words.

 

[-=DanAtkinson=-]

not only was the bass the genuine article, i know the person that bought it, and it couldn't have gone to a better home.

Is there more of a story behind the bass than "hamana hamana hamana"?

 

[michael_atw]

you guys are trippin'. theres nothing wrong with the bass and he has to deal with yahoo's and guys who think they know what theyre talking about on a daily basis with the gear he's sold over the years. seriously, if youre asking if this bass is refinished, than its not for you.

+1

This thread is like Jekyll and Hyde.

 

[michael_atw]

For those of you too young to remember The Honeymooners
starring Jackie Gleason as bus driver Ralph Kramden,
He used to go, "Hamina-Hamina-Hamina" when he was
dumbstruck and lost for words.

heh, I'm 25, probably haven't even seen an episode, and I can even hear him saying it in my head. Weird.

 

[Rickles]

i know the person that bought it, and it couldn't have gone to a better home.

Hmmmm. Could it have been JohnK's home?

 

[Darnell Jones]

Ive figured it out- this guy has a time machine and he goes to the early 60s and buys these brand new for $250.00. I can see it now..."im a brilliant mad scientist but Cal Tech stopped my funding. MUST KEEP TIME MACHINE FUNDED! Igor, set a course for 1960, we will pawn old jewelry for the gold value to acquire paper money from that era..."

I'll bet the true source is simpler than that.

 

[Darnell Jones]

I think you got something there, because I heard a rumor that's he's putting the funk machine up for auction next week.

And each one will be certified authentic.

 

[Mastermold]

Hmmmm. Could it have been JohnK's home?

Perhaps.... I know I didn't buy it.

 

[Darnell Jones]

Just gotta chime in here and say I believe that those basses ("world's cleanest jazz and worlds cleanest precision") are counterfeit.

I don't know for sure but I also strongly suspect they are fake. The too good to be true part coupled with the venomous defense of criticism and the very weasely ad description sets off to many warning signs. The sellers previous attacks on other people would also make me not want to buy from him.

 

[johnk_10]

I don't know for sure but I also strongly suspect they are fake. The too good to be true part coupled with the venomous defense of criticism and the very weasely ad description sets off to many warning signs. The sellers previous attacks on other people would also make me not want to buy from him.

IMO, that means that you either can't identify the real thing when you see one, and you've never met or dealt with the seller. and of course, no one is forcing you to buy anthything from him either.

 

[Darnell Jones]

Seriously, someone is selling what are in all probability counterfeit basses on Ebay for thousands of dollars and you all would rather derail this thread?

I'm interested in the counterfeit discussion.

 

[Darnell Jones]

actually just looked at etchbass' profile.. HA

tb-full of the youngest, least experienced vintage experts anywhere!

Really? A straight up personal attack, good argument He's 7 years younger than you. Are you being sarcastic?

Post after post of logical fallacies will actually convince the "science" crowd that something is wrong. But then again the "science" crowd are not the target of this sale.

 

[Darnell Jones]

IMO, that means that you either can't identify the real thing when you see one

Sigh, I'll never be a cool kid...

 

[-=DanAtkinson=-]

IMO, that means that you either can't identify the real thing when you see one, and you've never met or dealt with the seller. and of course, no one is forcing you to buy anthything from him either.

After seeing what the seller did a couple years ago to TB members who dared question him, he's the last guy on the planet I'd want to deal with. He may have great instruments, but he clearly lacks common decency, proper respect, and professionalism.

 

[joe5cent]

Who know's if it's the real deal, it's out of my league. But I do know an acquantance that sold a very nicely re-fin Les Paul 59, only to see it resurface as an original on Ebay.

Sound perception is a slippery deal. Sound is real (to correct an original post) our human perception of loudness, pitch, warmth etc is a perception of the physical stimulus. That is why if you play a note at a low volume then turn it up really loud it will 'go sharp', but the frequency didn't change, our perception did.

I recently read about a study of choclolate. They used every day and gourmet chocolates, what they found out was that many times the last chocolate tasted was rated as best, It often didn't matter if it was a gourmet choclate or not.

Like beer, is the first or the last the best?

 

[gigslut]

 

[Darnell Jones]

I recently read about a study of choclolate. They used every day and gourmet chocolates, what they found out was that many times the last chocolate tasted was rated as best, It often didn't matter if it was a gourmet choclate or not.

Like beer, is the first or the last the best?

The most recent sampling usually does best in comparisons of any kind where the judgement is made after all the sampling and not after each sample.

 

[Rockbobmel]

I gotta get out.

 

[GreenWithEnvy]

John K., did you buy the bass? Did that winky thing mean something?