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I saw some great deals at the Commack, NY store for the right person (not me). There was a Bacchus Bass, one of the older ones that say "Beginning of the new tradition" on the headstock and mention of Headway Guitars in the neck plate. It had a jazz body, with a sparkle red finish and two musicman-style pickups. Nice ebony board on the neck. Very heavy (must be some heavy ash) and electronics seemed like they were monkeyed with, but it played and sounded good for $450. Definitely a unique instrument with a cool vibe. The other cool bass (IMO) was a USA Kramer Duke (in black of course) for $199. Since I like Steinbergers, and my first bass was a Kramer, I had to check it out...but really, I prefer 5 strings and occasionally six. I'm guessing they'll be on the website soon. There was also a nice looking Sadowsky USA 5 string P-Bass, but at $3500 I didn't want to check it out even for fun.
 
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smperry said:
I saw some great deals at the Commack, NY store for the right person (not me). There was a Bacchus Bass, one of the older ones that say "Beginning of the new tradition" on the headstock and mention of Headway Guitars in the neck plate. It had a jazz body, with a sparkle red finish and two musicman-style pickups. Nice ebony board on the neck. Very heavy (must be some heavy ash) and electronics seemed like they were monkeyed with, but it played and sounded good for $450. Definitely a unique instrument with a cool vibe. The other cool bass (IMO) was a USA Kramer Duke (in black of course) for $199. Since I like Steinbergers, and my first bass was a Kramer, I had to check it out...but really, I prefer 5 strings and occasionally six. I'm guessing they'll be on the website soon. There was also a nice looking Sadowsky USA 5 string P-Bass, but at $3500 I didn't want to check it out even for fun.
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I called about The Duke, it's been returned multiple times with neck issues. The store's "luthier" is supposed to call me back.
 
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It's not listed yet but GC New Orleans has s use LEJ 6 for $899. It has a few dings. I would pay at least $1800 for it. Something is wrong with the output wiring. Bass plays fine in passive mode but I can't get any sound in active mode. I would replace all pots and do a new output jack. You would still be under $1000. This is a stupid deal.
 

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Tewest86 said:
It's not listed yet but GC New Orleans has s use LEJ 6 for $899. It has a few dings. I would pay at least $1800 for it. Something is wrong with the output wiring. Bass plays fine in passive mode but I can't get any sound in active mode. I would replace all pots and do a new output jack. You would still be under $1000. This is a stupid deal.
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Any guess on how much it weighed?
 
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I just noticed that was posted here, I got this one guys. I think with tax and shipping it was like $565, good deal they usually go $700-$800. Wasnt told if it had a case and I will hold my breath on condition. I bought one of these exact basses in blue from GC and it was a mess and so was the last bass I got from them over 6 months ago. I wont hold my breath but I hope its decent.
 
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