GAS will not kill this one

[shnapper]

It’s in California, that dollar amount will not go far there. Seller must be thinking ahead to their next mortgage payment.

 

[BarfanyShart]

I actually genuinely like it, but the price is quite a bit too high.

 

[jd56hawk]

Are you making me a deal?

If it was local and I could play it and determine how it played and sounded…. I’m not sure I’d rule it out!

Wow, I think even $1,200 is a joke.
I wouldn't buy it for half of that.
When it comes to funny basses, I can think of several better.

 

[chriscarcinogen]

Those are OG EMGS, and the bridge looks Alembic-like.

I bet the maker had a stint with Alembic. Too bad their aesthetic did not catch on though...Even $1250 is too high for me.

 

[vvvmmm]

Gotta wonder who "Corwin" is/was.

Also, "... in unplayed as-new condition" is not particularly surprising.

 

[DJ Bebop]

But it has an Alembic bridge. :Ol

 

[Gearhead17]

Made 1978, in unplayed as-new condition. No case.

I feel many people tried to play it and quickly abandoned that idea. Therefore, barely anyone has touched it since 1978.....

 

[HubbardsFate]

Made 1978, in unplayed as-new condition. No case.

And that's where the seller made their fatal mistake...they shoulda been playing the crap out of it since '78, because by now it'd be a serious, genuine roadworn relic, and people would be shoving each other outta the way to fork over the twelve-five for it...

 

[DJ Bebop]

Is this, this?
PTERODACTYL SCULPTURAL HANDMADE KOA ELECTRIC BASS on Ebay... For ,500.

The maker of it:
PTERODACTYL SCULPTURAL HANDMADE KOA ELECTRIC BASS on Ebay... For ,500.

PTERODACTYL SCULPTURAL HANDMADE KOA ELECTRIC BASS on Ebay... For ,500.

 

[GManfromOz]

It looks like a high school woodwork project. The seller must need the money for college.

 

[DJ Bebop]

Is this, this?
PTERODACTYL SCULPTURAL HANDMADE KOA ELECTRIC BASS on Ebay... For ,500.

The maker of it:
PTERODACTYL SCULPTURAL HANDMADE KOA ELECTRIC BASS on Ebay... For ,500.

PTERODACTYL SCULPTURAL HANDMADE KOA ELECTRIC BASS on Ebay... For ,500.

Stuart Corwin - Designer - Craftsman

 

[west*coast*bass]

Ridiculous in every way.

 

[L Anthony]

Pterodactyls went extinct for a reason. And after looking at this bass (which I now can't unsee), I don't think that those people trying to bring back the wooly mammoth will consider extending their efforts to pterodactyls.

 

[Hillcapper]

That thing is so ugly it’s almost cool but $12K?

 

[Gsnorgathon]

Made 1978, in unplayed as-new condition. No case.

I feel many people tried to play it and quickly abandoned that idea. Therefore, barely anyone has touched it since 1978.....

No case? Well, that's a deal-breaker right there.

Also, do we know what species of pterosaur we're dealing with here? That might make a difference.

 

[Leigh Semmens]

He forgot the decimal point, it should read $120.00, at that price I might buy it for the pickups and control plate (that is, at least, cool).

 

[TonyP-]

AND it's in Petaluma ! I could go look at it. It appears that Alembic made this bass, or someone who had Alembic bridge, etc. Since Alembic is right here, I wouldn't be surprised if the control plate was milled there, too.

It also has the what I call Lee Sklar EMG's. The older ones had the logo on them and are impossible to find. EMG is also local, so I'm sure it was made here.

Just a side note, the Leland Sklar Charvel bass that has the EMG's is a Charvel body, also from California, and is the most recorded bass in history ; on over 2000 albums.
Lee is the reason I want to downsize. He only owns 4 basses.

Interesting..I heard some Spector folks talking about these older pickups.
A lot of people think once you cannot find something anymore there is magic to it.

I know these pickups and to be honest there is nothing special to them. EMGx have great response for an active pickup.

I'm not doging them, just stating IMHO really nothing specials to them.

 

[mb94952]

Interesting..I heard some Spector folks talking about these older pickups.
A lot of people think once you cannot find something anymore there is magic to it.

I know these pickups and to be honest there is nothing special to them. EMGx have great response for an active pickup.

I'm not doging them, just stating IMHO really nothing specials to them.

Yes, I agree, but somehow I seem to get caught up in the same hoopla as everyone else.
The YUGO STILL SUCKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Flaked Beans]

Yeehow, I smell GAS!

 

[Gizmot]

Even if I won the lottery, I wouldn’t buy this or any $12K bass. I would probably own 2 or 3 $3 - 4K basses. I find very little qualitative or sonic differences between really nice basses and ones that offer little more than exclusivity.