Dear [bass seller]...

[Element Zero]

What a shame that something so cool was owned by someone so clueless.

Ha! Same can be said about Super/Hyper car owners. I know a few.

 

[J33]

I want a full sized wall poster of O.P. standing on a mountaintop with his bass in the air and a lightning bolt hitting the headstock. That's how good this post is.

 

[nmiller]

I want a full sized wall poster of O.P. standing on a mountaintop with his bass in the air and a lightning bolt hitting the headstock. That's how good this post is.

Me, breathing heavily after the exhausing ski lift ride to the top of the mountain, my paunch glinting in the starlight, my remaining hairs flapping in the breeze, and a Kramer held aloft like a gift to the heavens...

 

[J33]

Me, breathing heavily after the exhausing ski lift ride to the top of the mountain, my paunch glinting in the starlight, my remaining hairs flapping in the breeze, and a Kramer held aloft like a gift to the heavens...

Exactly this.

 

[Alex Bass]

WAIT, that bass is short scale??????

 

[nmiller]

Indeed, 30.75". Same as the XL-8, the Stagemaster 8, and the Duke models. All the other aluminum-necked basses were 33.75".

 

[Alex Bass]

Indeed, 30.75". Same as the XL-8, the Stagemaster 8, and the Duke models. All the other aluminum-necked basses were 33.75".

Can you please tell me the model name of the exact bass in the post?

 

[nmiller]

Can you please tell me the model name?

XL-24.

 

[Alex Bass]

XL-24.

Kramer XL-24 to be exact?

 

[nmiller]

Yes sir.

 

[Alex Bass]

Yes sir.

Thank you!

 

[EdwardofHuncote]

I’ve seen some band van packing jobs where a UPS or FedX ship would be much safer.

Amen. Preach it bro.

 

[SemiDriven]

Just wow.

Nice looking bass!

 

[CallMeAl]

Dear bass seller,

it’s not ok to send me a bass in a gig bag, wrapped in wrapping paper.

(This is an actual bass I received )

 

[gln1955]

Dear bass seller,

it’s not ok to send me a bass in a gig bag, wrapped in wrapping paper.
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(This is an actual bass I received )

No bow? That inexcusable.

 

[220_Hz]

Indeed, 30.75". Same as the XL-8, the Stagemaster 8, and the Duke models. All the other aluminum-necked basses were 33.75".

I love my old kramers, they're top shelf basses
1978 Kramer 450b
1978 Kramer DMZ4000
It's hard to date them, the pots are the best way IMO

 

[john_g]

So, my Wal bass came shipped like that (just in a taped up case)...from Australia to the US. Thank god nothing happened, ugh.

 

[GretschWretch]

The good news is that the bass really is OK. These early Kramers are quite tough - just try cracking that aluminum neck! Given the conversations I've had with the seller, I don't think they'll be selling any more instruments online, so I don't think there's anything to be gained by naming them. I really do think they're clueless in this matter, not delibrately deceptive. This thread was supposed to be my passive-aggressive way of venting.

I was going to wait until the sun came out tomorrow to take pics for the Kramer Club thread, but since a few folks have asked...

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This is so eighties!

 

[GretschWretch]

Me, breathing heavily after the exhausing ski lift ride to the top of the mountain, my paunch glinting in the starlight, my remaining hairs flapping in the breeze, and a Kramer held aloft like a gift to the heavens...

No matter how desperately I might want to, I will never be able to unsee this.

 

[Michael Stanley 2112]

Someone shipped a Bass to me like that one time. It actually arrived intact.
The ones that really get me riled up are the ones who sell something as mint and it is actually very poor. I like doing some repairs and modifications, but stripped or broken truss rods are way beyond my skills and usually go right into the dumpster. Some sellers really have no clue as to why something is wrong. Some fully know that something is wrong and sell it anyway, then want to debate it. Then the bottom feeders who know something is wrong or broken and try to make a profit on it to buy themselves something that is new or actually is in mint condition. I now check feedback and troll sellers feedback to see if an item was recently purchased and being flipped. This to me is a red flag because if something is really good, no one would just turn right around and sell it again.

I could re-tell my two (rhymes with beverb) stories, but it's almost painful.

In fairness to the aforementioned site, they made good on the purchases (one: "perfect condition" with missing fret inlays and checks of fingerboard and one with the neck pocket sanded out [I guess they were trying to replace the neck and it didn't work] and the neck not properly centered), but I will NEVER buy a used instrument online EVER again.