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250$ SX body deal!!!!

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What a crock. I pity the fool that wins those auctions.

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#9
I'm not sure where you guys are pulling the $20 of replacement parts from. The straplocks would be $20, the pots and things would be $25, copper shielding about $10 maybe. Then another $25 for the bridge upgrade, $10 for the string retainer.

That's at least $90 in parts. I imagine most people here would just assume do those types of mods themselves. But for those that don't, the labor charge on such upgrades isn't much different than you'd pay at a shop.

As for the neck, having a full fret leveling/crowning/polishing job is going to run you $100 almost anywhere. And then you also get your choice of nuts, board radius, etc with it too. I've had 3 of my bass necks worked on by Brian and it's well worth it.

I don't think $430 is that unreasonable for a bass that probably plays damn near perfect. Considering people shell out $600 for MIM Fenders that play like crapola all the time. Perhaps selling a bass that's been upgraded and including labor costs isn't ideal for eBay, but I don't doubt that thing plays nice.

Being a repeat customer though, I paid less than the cost of that body to get all this done, including the initial bass cost :D
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dave120 said:
I'm not sure where you guys are pulling the $20 of replacement parts from. The straplocks would be $20, the pots and things would be $25, copper shielding about $10 maybe. Then another $25 for the bridge upgrade, $10 for the string retainer.

That's at least $90 in parts. I imagine most people here would just assume do those types of mods themselves. But for those that don't, the labor charge on such upgrades isn't much different than you'd pay at a shop.

As for the neck, having a full fret leveling/crowning/polishing job is going to run you $100 almost anywhere. And then you also get your choice of nuts, board radius, etc with it too. I've had 3 of my bass necks worked on by Brian and it's well worth it.

I don't think $430 is that unreasonable for a bass that probably plays damn near perfect. Considering people shell out $600 for MIM Fenders that play like crapola all the time. Perhaps selling a bass that's been upgraded and including labor costs isn't ideal for eBay, but I don't doubt that thing plays nice.

Being a repeat customer though, I paid less than the cost of that body to get all this done, including the initial bass cost :D
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Where do you buy strap locks for 20$ (HUGE rip off), our local music shop has them going (dunlops) for $4.99 :confused:
 
#14
He's not putting strap locks on, only the buttons.

dave120 said:
I'm not sure where you guys are pulling the $20 of replacement parts from. The straplocks would be $20, the pots and things would be $25, copper shielding about $10 maybe. Then another $25 for the bridge upgrade, $10 for the string retainer.

That's at least $90 in parts.
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SX SJB Alder Body $0.00
Copper Foil Shielding About $3.00 worth will do a Jazz
Two SX Jazz Pickups $0.00 Stock parts
Pots $2.20 each at the local electonics supply
Orange cap $0.90 at the same place if you buy only one.
OEM Deluxe High Mass Chrome Bridge He sells them for $22, probably pays half that or less.
Straplock buttons Buttons only, which he sells for $5, so half that.

So, roughly $20 to $30. Nowhere near $90. But whatever.
 
#15
I've rebuilt and modded a LOT of guitars over the years, truth be told. they are NEVER worth the work. PERIOD

To quote an identical situation... a buddy buys a $99 squire guitar. it sucks, has terrible frets, noisy wiring. body wise, Buzzard has added $30 worth of electrical components. but taken the time to wire it. Neck wise, the SX, much like the squire from the same factory has a few bad frets, needs some reseating and a full dress.

THe work is NEVER cheap to get done, Someone paying a tech would pay a SH!tload of labour... but when all is said and done, they trade in the guitar a year later, and the store offers them based on what that model sells for... the same goes privately. It's damn hard to convince someone that the work you did exceeds the cost of the instrument. even though it does a lot of the time. WHen i do work for people, idon't like to exceed the "value" of the instrument, otherwise cash up front.

How many warmoth guitars have i built for customers for $1200+ in parts an labour, and a few years later they have a hard time getting $400 for it.
 
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rustynuts said:
He's not putting strap locks on, only the buttons.



SX SJB Alder Body $0.00
Copper Foil Shielding About $3.00 worth will do a Jazz
Two SX Jazz Pickups $0.00 Stock parts
Pots $2.20 each at the local electonics supply
Orange cap $0.90 at the same place if you buy only one.
OEM Deluxe High Mass Chrome Bridge He sells them for $22, probably pays half that or less.
Straplock buttons Buttons only, which he sells for $5, so half that.

So, roughly $20 to $30. Nowhere near $90. But whatever.
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Where can you buy copper shielding for $3.00? I would love to buy a lot for that price. A Jazz wiring kit the cheapest I've seen for all the pots and everything is about $18 at basspartresource.

The straplock buttons, you're right it's not $20 if it's just the buttons.

The bridge is over $20 by itself, it doesn't matter what he gets them for, it matters what YOU can get it for as a consumer, not a retailer.

If you were to purchase all said parts, you'd pay a lot more than $30 for them. That's what I'm pricing, not what he paid, since I don't actually know. Seeing as he's running a business, I'm sure it would be worthwhile for him to do all that and charge you cost on all of it. Sounds like a great way to make a living.

If you think it's a ripoff, don't buy it. But his pricing isn't quite as far out there as some make it to be, that's all I'm saying. I think the body is more than anyone would pay for it, but the neck isn't so far off considering what's done to it.
 

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