Amazing bass for only $2500…

[commonplayer]

… in shipping costs alone. Amazing they can’t spring for free shipping on a $120k bass.

Bob Dylan custom shop made & OWNED 1993 Fender '60 Jazz Bass guitar | Abalone Vintage | Reverb

 

[boing]

…formally owned by Bob Dylan…

I’m sold.

 

[JRA]

hilarious!

 

[Picton]

Wait.

You guys are saying I should NOT have hit Buy It Now on this thing?

 

[BargeOn]

If that had 5 strings, a maple neck, hipshot tuners, no ashtray, and was sea foam green with matching head stock, I'd be all over it.

 

[ClusterFlux]

… in shipping costs alone. Amazing they can’t spring for free shipping on a $120k bass.

Bob Dylan custom shop made & OWNED 1993 Fender '60 Jazz Bass guitar | Abalone Vintage | Reverb

Meaning what, you expect them to send a $120,000 instrument to you via UPS Ground? No.

They're not using your typical commercial shipping, they're obviously using a specialized service with a huge amount of insurance.

And they're obviously targeting people who have no qualms dropping $2500 just for shipping.

 

[two fingers]

Meaning what, you expect them to send a $120,000 instrument to you via UPS Ground? No.

They're not using your typical commercial shipping, they're obviously using a specialized service with a huge amount of insurance.

And they're obviously targeting people who have no qualms dropping $2500 just for shipping.

It's just bad optics. Round up the prices to 122,500 and throw in "free shipping". It just "tastes" better.

 

[kjp360]

Why anyone would want a bass that Dylan owned is beyond me. I have never seen as much as a photo of Bob playing bass. No mojo there in my opinion.
Don't get me wrong, I like me some Bob, but I'd be more interested in a lyric sheet if I was looking for Bob mojo.
That said, to each their own.

 

[john_g]

Weight?

 

[40Hz]

Why anyone would want a bass that Dylan owned is beyond me. I have never seen as much as a photo of Bob playing bass. No mojo there in my opinion.

Here ya go! He did in fact track some basslines in the studio. He’s also been photographed on more than one occasion playing a Fender Bass VI.

 

[roller]

Sooooooooo that's Fender's MSRP?

 

[kjp360]

Here ya go! He did in fact track some basslines in the studio. He’s also been photographed on more than one occasion playing a Fender Bass VI.

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I stand corrected. Nice photos in fact.

 

[Michedelic]

Why anyone would want a bass that Dylan owned is beyond me. I have never seen as much as a photo of Bob playing bass. No mojo there in my opinion.
Don't get me wrong, I like me some Bob, but I'd be more interested in a lyric sheet if I was looking for Bob mojo.
That said, to each their own.

Well, you learned about his bass noodling, but here’s the guitar you would want(or not)…

 

[got_the_bug]

I’d be happy to sell you mine for $100K less…

even has a roasted neck!

Oh…and I’ll throw in the shipping!

 

[40Hz]

I stand corrected. Nice photos in fact.

Surprised me when I first learned about it too, although there’s no real reason why it should have.

If you can play guitar you should be able to handle a basic bassline, just like if you play bass you should be able to handle basic chords and lay down a simple rhythm guitar track.

 

[kjp360]

Well, you learned about his bass noodling, but here’s the guitar you would want(or not)…

I've seen Dylan's guitar playing live a few times. One particular time he was doing a...cough.... Hendrix impression most of the night.
I still say a lyric sheet has more "mojo"...cough...than the guitar or the bass.

 

[gorneyg]

What nonsense.

 

[kjp360]

Surprised me when I first learned about it too, although there’s no real reason why it should have.

If you can play guitar you should be able to handle a basic bassline, just like if you play bass you should be able to handle basic chords and lay down a simple rhythm guitar track.

Agreed, and I enjoy doing all of those things often.

Now I have been going down a Dylan rabbit hole...

 

[marchone]

I guess Bob liked stacked knobs.

 

[commonplayer]

Meaning what, you expect them to send a $120,000 instrument to you via UPS Ground? No.

They're not using your typical commercial shipping, they're obviously using a specialized service with a huge amount of insurance.

And they're obviously targeting people who have no qualms dropping $2500 just for shipping.

Obviously they’d use white glove shipping/courier service. Just seems tacky to slap on such a ludicrous fee to an already insanely priced instrument.