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Reverend Mercalli 4 with cool flame top - $699.99 - GC has 10% off used through rest of today! Seems like a good deal

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filler83 said:
Reverend Mercalli 4 with cool flame top - $699.99 - GC has 10% off used through rest of today! Seems like a good deal

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That's a 20th anniversary model (you can see the inlay on the fretboard)

Pricing was the same but they have some unique features - flame top, inlay, plate on back of headstock, alum pick guard:
www.notreble.com

Reverend Guitars Unveils 20th Anniversary Mercalli Basses

Reverend Guitars is celebrating 20 years in the business with a special 20th Anniversary Mercalli Bass. Available in four and five-string versions, the bass carries many of the same features as the standard Mercalli with several special features. Most notable is the eye-catching sky blue flame maple
www.notreble.com www.notreble.com
 
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rizzo9247 said:
I couldnt find the other GC thread, so here goes a new one.

Two bass deals:

Carvin SB4000 - $499.99
Options from what I can see: black hardware, no inlays, tort guard
708-563-0529

Fender Sting sig. - $469
upgraded SD pickup (don't know model) and hipshot bridge
404-320-7253
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I’ve bought and traded a fair amount of used gear over the years from GC and have saved probably over $10,000 instead of buying new at full retail. Further, it was all top line professional gear that comes with a 30 day money back satisfaction guarantee. Extended warranties are available for a modest cost.

It’s also a good place to dispose of gear you are finished with. Don’t expect retail prices on your stuff, but just a fair 70% of what price they think they can sell it. Keep in mind there is no waiting for someone interested to turn up, no chance of fraud theft or receiving stolen merchandise, no shipping costs, no bounced payments and the best part, no returns.

I’m sure you all have read the horror stories about deals gone bad here on TB that pop up way too often. This is an extremely safe market place to transact business with little to no risk and I can’t recommend it enough.
 
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GC is a dangerous place. On my second visit ever, a used (but only barely, it still had the factory 9v in it!) Ibanez SR370EF followed me home.

Our GC has at least one employee who plays bass, & seems to know what he's doing with respect to setup. He personally sets up all the basses in the showroom, if I understood correctly. He set up the mentioned Ibanez, and I haven't had to do a thing to it but keep it tuned.
 
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GC is a dangerous place. On my second visit ever, a used (but only barely, it still had the factory 9v in it!) Ibanez SR370EF followed me home.

Our GC has at least one employee who plays bass, & seems to know what he's doing with respect to setup. He personally sets up all the basses in the showroom, if I understood correctly. He set up the mentioned Ibanez, and I haven't had to do a thing to it but keep it tuned.
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A good place to avoid when the rent money is in your wallet….LOL
 
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Deleted member 409896 said:
GC is a dangerous place. On my second visit ever, a used (but only barely, it still had the factory 9v in it!) Ibanez SR370EF followed me home.

Our GC has at least one employee who plays bass, & seems to know what he's doing with respect to setup. He personally sets up all the basses in the showroom, if I understood correctly. He set up the mentioned Ibanez, and I haven't had to do a thing to it but keep it tuned.
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If any of our local GCs bothered to setup their basses it would be very dangerous. Every time I go to check out an instrument it's in such poor shape setup wise I'm not even tempted. I went last weekend and there were 2 Spectors, a Sadowsky, an 80s Rick, and quite a few new Fender Ultras. All in barely playable condition.

I have bought a number of things off the GC used site. I always call to ask specific questions, sometimes ask for additional pictures, and I'm never worried when I pull the trigger because the returns are so easy.

Recently with the addition of the gear adivsors you can always get free shipping and sometimes a nice discount or at least a pack of strings thrown in. Worth the phone call.
 
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Free shipping would be quite nice. A while back I looked at buying a used Fender Rumble 40 combo amp through GC. They often have several in stock nationwide, but the shipping charge would have eaten up 90% of the "Used" discount.
 
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BGroovy said:
If any of our local GCs bothered to setup their basses it would be very dangerous. Every time I go to check out an instrument it's in such poor shape setup wise I'm not even tempted. I went last weekend and there were 2 Spectors, a Sadowsky, an 80s Rick, and quite a few new Fender Ultras. All in barely playable condition.

I have bought a number of things off the GC used site. I always call to ask specific questions, sometimes ask for additional pictures, and I'm never worried when I pull the trigger because the returns are so easy.

Recently with the addition of the gear adivsors you can always get free shipping and sometimes a nice discount or at least a pack of strings thrown in. Worth the phone call.
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The local GC here has an on staff guitar tech with 30 year of experience setting up instruments. Obviously he doesn’t have a workshop on site for major repairs or restorations, but, was able to do 3 custom set ups for me on basses I was considering to buy or or not, and didn’t. The charge? $0.00.
 
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