Ebay's done it again!!

[Reverend G-Money]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4713&item=3781742992&rd=1

where did the guy find this one... i hardly belive it's "vintage" or "circa 1960's" as the listing says. Not only that, i think this might be the ugliest thing i've ever seen.


this is worse than that $10,000 Westone with the snake carved in it by the "Master Luthier Dana"......

 

[spyingcracker]

Well, it's got "amazing" written on the body, so it's gotta be...uh... amazing! I "wish" I could "bid" on that "amazing" "bass".

 

[Kelly Coyle]

There's a lot of distance between $170 and $10K!

Actually, looking at it, I believe that could be a 60s bass. I was, more or less, there at the time. Like an Eko or Framus or something.

 

[Reverend G-Money]

There's a lot of distance between $170 and $10K!

Actually, looking at it, I believe that could be a 60s bass. I was, more or less, there at the time. Like an Eko or Framus or something.

more or less... that's great.. .

i've seen some funky things too, but the photo of closeup of the tuners themselves looks more like an early 80's design.. i could be WAAAAAAAY off however.

 

[Kelly Coyle]

Quick follow up:

Amazing was out of Toronto, not Germany. Now defunct. I don't have any idea whether they were building in the 60s or not.

 

[Kelly Coyle]

Actually, I don't really remember any 5 strings from that era, either. Not that it's impossible.

I think I've now spent too much time on this!

 

[rojo412]

If that isn't from the 80's, I'll eat my hat!
The color, features, style are totally mid-late 80's and no one can tell me otherwise.

But hey, read ebay rules: "Caveat Emptor: Buyer beware!"

I'd totally rock that bass too! Dude, it's AMAZING!!!

 

[Reverend G-Money]

if nothin else, if you are up s**t creek at a bad gig, at least you remembered to bring a paddle!!!

 

[eots]

if nothin else, if you are up s**t creek at a bad gig, at least you remembered to bring a paddle!!!

 

[iriegnome]

That has got to be a 80's guitar!! AAAHHH is that a night mare fo a bass!!

 

[12stringbassist]

I severely doubt it.... !!!

 

[hippiesandwich]

"excellent" condition? :scowl:

 

[jenderfazz]

Gotta be 80's. 5 strings, bright red (pink?) finish, headless? Come on! Of course, the price is right (under 200$ so far) so who's to complain. Although I have no intention of buying it since it's not exactly my favorite body style (or color or anything else really).

 

[pilotjones]

What gives me nightmares are the tapered-end strings going over the nut. In order to not buzz, you'd have to cut a new nut each time you changed string brands, since the diameter passing over the nut would vary.

It also looks like the G string is awfully close to the edge of the FB, but it could just be the picture.

The neck is black, front and back-- I wonder whether it's graphite.

I like the allen-head bolts for the neck. Another could-be-graphite indication.

I kind of like the design, for an 80s geometry bass.

 

[lowrez]

Almost tempted to bid on it just to examine it closely.... But, I dig boat paddle basses....

 

[PilbaraBass]

It's definitely 1980's the bridge is way too high tech to be 60's, as are the tuners.

Did you check out the strings? They're TAPERED...between the nut and first fret!!!...there's NO WAY this thing "plays great". The intonation would be WAY OFF!


YUK! YUK! YUK!

 

[CBRStingray]

It's wierd. I kinda think it's ungly, but I kinda want to buy it too...

 

[burk48237]

Not only is it AMAZING, I heard from an informed scource that this is a product of the famed luther "DANA" (you know the guy who makes 10K
Westones) from one of his earlier jobs when he did all the active pre amp work on Paul McCarthys Hofners. For an extra 5K he'll come to your house and set it up!!!

 

[fraublugher]

definitely an 80's canadian bacon lettuce and tomato there.
mostly tomato.

 

[Lewis7789]

Did you check out the strings? They're TAPERED...between the nut and first fret!!!...there's NO WAY this thing "plays great". The intonation would be WAY OFF!

Wow, good eyes!