Wanted to see what kind of deals you've gotten in the past... For me, getting a 78 Toyota Celica GT Liftback for $100. Drove it for two years! More recently, this- http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...MEWN:IT&viewitem=&item=150124217072&rd=1&rd=1 I got a Fullerton Cutlass from Music123 for $99, shipped. Played that one for the last two gigs. So what kind of deals have you gotten? Doesn't have to be music-related...
That's a sweet Schroeder cab! What are you going to play through it? If you can post some clips, I'd really appreciate it. In 1988-89, I got my first real rig which consisted of an Ampeg SVT head, 2 4x10 cabs an ART Nightbass prosessor and a Jackson Concert bass for just under $1800. I think that would qualify as a pretty sweet deal.
Hopefully this doesn't turn into a spam thread... Anyhow, I just got some Fila Punto Tennis shoes for 49.95$ US off the internet, from Tennis Warehouse. And they fit
I've gotten several free vehicles. 84 Chevy pickup, drove for 5 years and sold for $500. 85 Monte Carlo, fixed rotten brake lines and sold for $500. 95 Jeep Cherokee, drove for 2 years and then sold for $1200. 89 Grand Marquis, sold engine and trans for $500. 94 Lumina, fixed brake lines and sold for $1000. 86 Chrysler New Yorker, fixed front brakes and sold for $600.
-A '92-'94 Stingray for about $450, shipped w/ HSC -A Ovation Magnum IV for $50 w/ OHSC -We had a neighbor give us about 300+ books for free. Which is actually pretty decent, considering any used book store would charge at least $2 per, more than likely right around $5 per. This is worth mentioning because they were almost all worth reading. -My grandmother gave me a box of vintage vinyl records. I still haven't gone through them, but they're all no later than the 50s, so there's a good chance I've got a couple smackeroos in that box. Unfortunately, they're in Oregon right now, and will probably remain there for another year or so. That's about it for me.
My Peavey Millennium BXP 5 string, used once, like new, for $136 (ebay). My newly acquired Yamaha O1V digital mixer for $315 shipped including optic cables and optional ADAT card. There's tons more; I'm a deal finder.
I was given 2 non working amps. A Fender blues deluxe. fixed it myself and sold on ebay for $300 w/ full disclosure of the repairs. Needed about $10 in parts. And also a Mesa Boogie 50 caliber (22watts) combo that I determined to have a bad output transformer (about $150) so I chose not to repair it and it sold for just over $300 on the bay , again w/ full disclosure of my assesment.
Scored this Micheal Kelly Dragonfly "Lefthanded" bass off of eBay for $110! ($400 to $500 retail value....) From East Coast to Hawaii, landed for and additional $52, so my total was $162! Now I don't have to fire up an amp late at night when an idea, or the urge to practice hits. Sometimes it's good to be a Lefty....
1985 Ibanez Musician, Some sort of Aria Bass, A 10 watt traynor amp, hard shell case for the Ibanez and 5 sets of strings for $162. That Ibanez is now my main insturment.
What is it about Luminas and brake lines? I know four people who have, or had, Luminas, all have had bad problems with brake lines! Design "feature", perhaps?
I'll be running the Schroeder with my LMII head, and a plethora of basses. I have 7 to choose from at the moment. This past weekend I used my newest "El Cheapo", my $99 Fullerton. That thing ROCKED! Aside from a new set of strings for the setup, it's bone stock. My camera is down right now, I'll see if I can get it running after work today and get a couple pics up.
Oh, forgot about my best deal ever. While going to college, I got married and we lived in a mobile home. For both of us, it cost us $1050 per semester, with free summers. We got divorced, and I was going to pay the $1050 myself to stay there... it was due at the end of the semester. I was approaced in November by the landlords, who said they had depreciated out the trailer and I could either buy it or move out... for $1500. I'd be in for $1050 for rent anyways if I moved out, so I bought it, and it only really cost me $450! I sold it myself a few years later for $3500.
Brake lines in the northeast tend to rot out from road salt. Can't really say Luminas are the worst, though.
My wife won me a level one Rally Course in a Subaru WRX for Fathers Day. It was awesome! I'm certified Level 1 now. $20 a lap and any mate could do a hot lap with the driver on the day I drove too!! Deal of a lifetime I reckon. I've heard of a guy that went to a Harvey Norman to buy a stick of RAM, and got handed a BOX of sticks of RAM!! That's a lot of RAM
Just got a great deal on an Ibanez Gary Willis original GWB1 5 string fretless bass at a local pawn shop. They had it marked as the new low end GWB35 and listed for $450. I checked all the hardware and the serial # and confirmed it was indeed a GWB1 (Swamp Ash, Bartolini PUP, Active/Passive switch, and Ebony Fretboard. I talked them down to $350 plus the inclusion of a Hardshell Case. Needless to say a superb bass for very little cash.
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