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[Minirehak 212]

This bass is one big bargain made up of bargains.
The Bass:
This is a '01 Warwick Corvette Proline. I got this for free from a friend in High school. It was in a basement for a couple years and he found out I played bass and gifted it to me. It isn't perfect but I love it
Electonics:
I got a set of Seyour Duncan AJJ-1 Active EQ jazz pickups. These were discontinued and I got the set for 45 bucks off of my friend. Each pickup has 3 little switches that change the EQ of the pickups. Very versatile and we'll worth the cash.
The preamp is an EMG BTS and I got this from a bass I received in a trade. The Bass I originally traded was free so the preamp was also
The Tuners:
These are a set of 70's Grover Wavy Titans. The same ones B.C Rich used back in the day. I got these for 25 bucks.
So this bass is made from stuff I got either dirt cheap, or free, and it is my #1. It is my first real bass (2nd I've owned) and I traded it once and got it back after I regretted it. It's my Mutt and I love her

 

[alaskaleftybass]

i'm game...
USA Peavey Fury $80
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Peavey Foundation S with an amp for $150
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MTD Kingston $60
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1980's Japanese made Squier Precision $80
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Ibanez SRFF805 with ibby hard case $250
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Ummmmm I'm going to ask you-- the next time you go shopping for a bass, please give me a call!!

 

[Killed_by_Death]

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Did the tuner somehow get glued on there?

 

[Minirehak 212]

Did the tuner somehow get glued on there?

Dude I wish I was that crafty!
It's a low profile clip on from D'Addario. I got one on all my basses. I hate how bulky Snarks are, and I just haven't gone out and gotten a pedal tuner yet

 

[ghostinthemach]

This bass is one big bargain made up of bargains.
The Bass:
This is a '01 Warwick Corvette Proline. I got this for free from a friend in High school. It was in a basement for a couple years and he found out I played bass and gifted it to me. It isn't perfect but I love it
Electonics:
I got a set of Seyour Duncan AJJ-1 Active EQ jazz pickups. These were discontinued and I got the set for 45 bucks off of my friend. Each pickup has 3 little switches that change the EQ of the pickups. Very versatile and we'll worth the cash.
The preamp is an EMG BTS and I got this from a bass I received in a trade. The Bass I originally traded was free so the preamp was also
The Tuners:
These are a set of 70's Grover Wavy Titans. The same ones B.C Rich used back in the day. I got these for 25 bucks.
So this bass is made from stuff I got either dirt cheap, or free, and it is my #1. It is my first real bass (2nd I've owned) and I traded it once and got it back after I regretted it. It's my Mutt and I love her View attachment 2796956 View attachment 2796955

Love it!

 

[BioWeapon]

There's some really good buys in here... but I wonder if anyone can top this? A 1983 Fender Precision Elite I with EMG pups, a Schaller roller bridge, aftermarket tuners, pickguard was not original so I laminated it with figured maple. Price? 125$ CAD, so just under 100USD on that day. Buddy wanted less but I would have felt bad...
(Apologies for old cell phone pic!)

 

[ghostinthemach]

There's some really good buys in here... but I wonder if anyone can top this? A 1983 Fender Precision Elite I with EMG pups, a Schaller roller bridge, aftermarket tuners, pickguard was not original so I laminated it with figured maple. Price? 125$ CAD, so just under 100USD on that day. Buddy wanted less but I would have felt bad...
(Apologies for old cell phone pic!)
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Yikes! He really needed to get rid of that beautiful P bass...were there any police sirens going in the area during your transaction?

 

[BioWeapon]

Yikes! He really needed to get rid of that beautiful P bass...were there any police sirens going in the area during your transaction?

No, but you'd be right to call it figurative theft

 

[5StringBlues]

My '88 Squier II bass. 75 dollars with brand new tuners. Being played by TB's own @RHFusillo

 

[Berniez40]

Not an extravagantly great deal - but for $125 (used in VGC) this cool MII De Armond P version of the Guild Jet Star bass is really a good quality nice playing bass.

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Some of those De Armond necks are unbelievably good.

 

[Ric5]

My 1968 4001 ... bought for $150 in 1973 and sold for $6800 in 2005

 

[JIO]

Some of those De Armond necks are unbelievably good.

Honestly, I'd put this bass up against the best! It's truly a nice playing instrument regardless of price/perceived worth.

 

[JIO]

My 1968 4001 ... bought for $150 in 1973 and sold for $6800 in 2005

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It's a particularly nice example in VGC

 

[jaybones]

@Ghostinthemach Thanks, she looks nice in that pic. Bright sunny day helped.

She looks really great in person too!!

 

[oren]

I bought this 1968 Jazz in the early 90s for $100. I was told it had a broken truss rod. I put an inexpensive ESP neck on it and played it that way for about a dozen years. Then I took it to Mike Lull and he said the original neck had a ski jump on the end but the truss rod was fine. I spent several times the original price to have Mike fix it, but boy was it worth it!

 

[fhm555]

A parts bass special. Fender FSR Ash body, deluxe J neck, bakelite guard, model j’s, vintage bridge.

Ibanez Jet King. I got this one really right.
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Almost After

 

[Dadagoboi]

1960 Gibson EBO. $40 in 1965. I added the '68 Tele pickup, 3 way switch, and refinned it in 1974. Freshened it up a few years ago.

!966 Epiphone Embassy. $250 off CL in 2013.

 

[andawun]

Peavey Milestone bought here on TB for $125. Everything is stock and has become my main thang.

 

[EdwardofHuncote]

Late 90's DeArmond Starfire II, $340. Like new, with hardshell case, and a sunburst model to boot.

 

[LinusKarlsson]

My old Japanese built Ibanez SR800. The previous owner didn't like the original finish, so he repainted it white. He then traded it for a couple of stompboxes I had lying around, worth perhaps 50 bucks.

I don't have this bass anymore, but sometimes I really miss it. To me it's the benchmark of a good Ibanez SR bass.