Killer deals thread...

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

 

My speakers, £150 from £850! Mission 704A's I got a few years ago.

 

$300



You can all die now.

 

*kills himself*

 

-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.

 

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.

 

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.