My Most Expensive Bass Ever..

[waseok]

What was/is your most expensive bass ever owned?
Do u still keep it? Did u sell it? Why? What was it market price when u bought it and now? Pictures are welcome!
P.S. if u can, write the prices, just curious about how much $ ppl are willing to pay for their favorite or dream instruments

 

[Herrlster]

My current bass, Peavey NTB 6 string...$600 CA

 

[southshoreconor]

MIA fender jazz. $900, which was 300 less than the tag but i talked GC down. sweet bass, probably keep forever.

 

[waseok]

southshoreconor
what year? got pictures?

 

[11Bravo]

my MTD or my Roscoes

 

[Kenny Allyn]

Hmmm this can be approached two ways ...

06 RIC 4001 C64 McCartney cost me a cool 2k ... with flats on it one of the best recording basses ever.

My LeCompte VB-4 was a custom build with Dark Star pickup at just over 1.8k worth every $$$

The Lakland Bob Glaub USA one of a kind Bass in Gold metallic custom "Adam Clayton" Jazz taper black block neck and factory installed Dark Star pickup, a total keeper at 1.8k used (as new)



And now for the ones I bought CHEAP! ... that may be worth more than I paid?



1968 Fender Precision all original bought some 10 years ago for $500.00

1975 Fender Jazz Bass all original I aquired only about 2 months ago for $600.00

1976 Fender Jazz (not original) with dual Dark Star pickups pickups $600.00 including pickups

Best of the season to all ...


... Ya see a Dark Star trend here?

 

[Kobaia]

right now its half a fodera lol

but one that i can actualy play is my Fbass AC6, its priced at 7,900. although i ordered it and payed less than 3g's for it new, with a custom color

 

[damianerskine]

Well, the most expensive bass I bought without any kind of deal or artist pricing was a Fodera that I sold to pay for a cross-country move. Beautiful bass, tho. My Zons are the most expensive (and best) basses I own, but I have an artist deal with them..

 

[waseok]

a '75 J bass for 600$? wow what a deal!

 

[Steve]

My Sad PJ5 set me back 3k. It would cost a little over 4k to replace.

My Tobias Classic 5 was eighteen hundred used. The list on that thing was something stupid like fortyseven hundred back in '97.

As far as a waste of money goes, they've been deducted, depreciated and everything else I could think of to the IRS and earned me far more than they cost.

They're both still with me.

 

[Rhythm5]

What was/is your most expensive bass ever owned?
Do u still keep it? Did u sell it? Why? What was it market price when u bought it and now? Pictures are welcome!
P.S. if u can, write the prices, just curious about how much $ ppl waste on their favorite or dream instruments

Waste? My Ken Lawrence 5 string was very expensive and worth every penny. How many things can you spend a few grand on that will give you so many years of enjoyment?

 

[BDR]

My Fender MIA chrome red jazz, paid $916.00 for it 2 weeks ago. I can't see myself selling it.

 

[Nighttrain1127]

Peavey Ciurrus V Redwood Top Great neck list was 2300.00 paid 1200.00 . Sold it for 1600 Just can't get used to a 5'er.

 

[ibanezcollector]

Ibanez SR506 dont even remember how much I paid

 

[Tony G]

Waste? My Ken Lawrence 5 string was very expensive and worth every penny. How many things can you spend a few grand on that will give you so many years of enjoyment?

Big +1. I would never say I "wasted" any of my money on gear. What a ridiculous thing to say...:scowl:

 

[waseok]

Ok, edited.
Sry i don't know english good enough to know that "wasting money" differs from "spending"
My bad.

 

[gweimer]

In the past 20+ years, the most I ever spent on a bass was $750 - for a new '76 Thunderbird.
I just pulled the trigger on a Johnson Monster Scroll Bass - $3400. I'll probably never have the chance to do it again, so I went for it.

 

[Tony G]

Ok, edited.
Sry i don't know english good enough to know that "wasting money" differs from "spending"
My bad.

It's no problem, but saying that somebody "wasted money" buying something suggests that what they bought wasn't worth the money they spent on it....

 

[JaySeeDoubleYou]

My 2007 MIM Fender Deluxe Active Jazz V. It was supposed to be $629.00 before tax, but I cut a deal with Trent at Professional Music Center in Urbandale, IA and got him to give me the bass, and a Gator Bass Case ($85 value) for a flat $700 after tax. As far as I'm concerned, I got the bass at full price and the discount on the case. If you include the $80 mod to active/passive, then I paid $790, basically for the bass and case. That's the most I have spent on a bass, and it's the most I will spend on a bass until I get a Rickenbacker. And then, I'll probably go for the cheapest 4003 I can find. Still, I know it's gonna be at least $1200. And even that feels like I'm spending waaaay too much money. I know it's worth it, but it's about $500 more than I ever planned on spending on a bass.

 

[waseok]

I know it's worth it, but it's about $500 more than I ever planned on spending on a bass.

Man the "x more than i planned spending" really makes me laugh sometimes, not in a bad way, its just, planning to spend a "limited" amount of money on basses is hmm nonsense Come on, u will spend more, ull see. Just wait for Gas.