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Conklin on Ebay

Discussion in 'Basses [BG]' started by tufnuts, Jul 16, 2001.


  1. Jul 16, 2001 #1
    tufnuts

    tufnuts

    Sep 14, 2000
    Wichita Kansas - Smell the Whe
  5. Jul 16, 2001 #2
    BigJH

    BigJH

    Jan 20, 2001
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Thanks!!! Now I need to wipe the drool from the side of my mouth and shirt ;) Beautiful bass!
     
  10. Jul 17, 2001 #3
    I.'.I.'.Nakoa

    I.'.I.'.Nakoa Guest

    Aug 10, 2000
    Fort Worth.
    wheres jt?!
     
  14. Jul 17, 2001 #4
    steamboat

    steamboat

    Mar 22, 2000
    Madison, WI, USA
    My guess is that JT would say that it's missing a few strings. ;)

    It's quite nice looking.
     
  18. Jul 17, 2001 #5
    john turner

    john turner You don't want to do that. Trust me. Staff Member

    Mar 14, 2000
    atlanta ga
    yeah, actually, that's exactly what i would say :D
     
  22. Jul 17, 2001 #6
    Yvon

    Yvon Supporting Member

    Nov 2, 2000
    Montreal, Canada
    Very beautiful bass, but I never like their melted top (sorry JT). I would like it better with only one wood on the top, but it's still a very good looking bass!
     
  26. Jul 17, 2001 #7
    tresdirnt

    tresdirnt

    May 12, 2001
    Isle of Wight (U.K.)
    I also like it.
     
  31. Jul 17, 2001 #8
    xush

    xush

    Jul 4, 2001
    mobile AL
    Guess I'm with you , Yvon...It's pretty, but not quite my cup of beverage o' choice.

    Thanks for the welcome elsewhere, BTW.
    this is a great forum. Easy to waste the day away.
    I should be recording!

    mark
     
  35. Jul 17, 2001 #9
    tufnuts

    tufnuts

    Sep 14, 2000
    Wichita Kansas - Smell the Whe
    I think the Melted top is what makes that bass. Being a neck-thru Conklin is enough, but that look it has is truely stunning. A lot of people can paint, not everyone can be to such a tolerance with woodworking to get such incredible results.

    On a side note....Hey ya JT, a while back I got a conklin catalog / promotion package in the mail. One bass that really stuck out was a doubleneck/melted top/melted fingerboard bad boy. I'm guessin that's yours, and Bill conklin is using it for promotion? (Who wouldn't? It's amazing BTW)
     
  39. Jul 17, 2001 #10
    john turner

    john turner You don't want to do that. Trust me. Staff Member

    Mar 14, 2000
    atlanta ga
    yeah, actually, a few of my basses are in there. :D
     
  43. Jul 17, 2001 #11
    DarkMazda

    DarkMazda

    Jun 3, 2000
    NJ
    awww its not good enuff for JT... it only has 5 strings... :D

    DM
     
  47. Jul 17, 2001 #12
    tufnuts

    tufnuts

    Sep 14, 2000
    Wichita Kansas - Smell the Whe
    Yeah, thought I saw more than one. I haven't compared the book to your website, but it's hard to mistake that 2 headed beast.
     
  51. Jul 17, 2001 #13
    CamMcIntyre

    CamMcIntyre

    Jun 6, 2000
    USA
    JT-heres a quicker question-which basses in the conklin catalog aren't yours? :D

    I think the 5 looks sweet & probably plays even better. Bigger Amp-next, truck or custom bass-reall tough decision [not joking]. thats all
     
  55. Jul 17, 2001 #14
    john turner

    john turner You don't want to do that. Trust me. Staff Member

    Mar 14, 2000
    atlanta ga
    there's a couple in there that i wish were mine. (sigh) . i've told bill repeatedly, though, that i want him to let me know if he finds out about someone trying to sell their bass.
     
  59. Jul 17, 2001 #15
    Tuomas

    Tuomas

    Mar 14, 2000
    Helsinki, Finland
    What about that conklin7 in basscentral? It has one of those monster-tops too and 1999$ seems like a fair price..
     
  64. Jul 18, 2001 #16
    ZuluFunk

    ZuluFunk Supporting Member

    Apr 14, 2001
    Pennsylvania
    I assume this is put up for auction by a pawn shop (note the name CHIPAWN). Also, they've got it sitting on some computer boxes and there's afew cases of soda in the background. I really get to wondering what truck all this stuff "fell off".