NBD and a great Craigslist story.

[WackoStu]

I had placed an ad on my local Craigslist asking if someone had a beat up, non working bass, that I would take it off their hands and give them a couple of bucks for it. I just wanted a bass to take apart and rebuild as a project.

I reveived a response from a guy who had a bunch of bases, and he had one that he never played anymore. He said the finish had cracks in it, and he would rather it went to someone who wanted it. He sent me a cell phone pic of it. It was of a Washburn CB14. I said I would love to have it. How much. Nothing he said, just come and get it, and it's yours.

So I meet the guy in a parking lot, and he gives me the bass in it's gig bag. I said thanks and shook his hand and he leaves. I place the bass in the back seat, and almost crap my pants. This is the bass I just got for free because someone who had a ton of bases didnt want it anymore:

I think I used up alot of luck today.

 

[eastcoasteddie]

Holy Crap! That is probably the 'deal of the century'!!!!!

Problem now is....you're going to have to put that ad up on CL again....that AIN'T no beat up bass that warrants a take-apart and rebuild.

 

[ilovenofrets]

WOW!!! Sweet deal wackostu!

 

[BadJazz]

Day-yum! Well played, good sir.

 

[j.kernodle]

very cool now you gotta pay the good deed forward somehow. gotta keep the karma train going.

 

[WackoStu]

Holy Crap! That is probably the 'deal of the century'!!!!!

Problem now is....you're going to have to put that ad up on CL again....that AIN'T no beat up bass that warrants a take-apart and rebuild.

I know!! I still would like one to take apart and frankenbass.

 

[WackoStu]

very cool now you gotta pay the good deed forward somehow. gotta keep the karma train going.

And that, sir I will.

 

[AciDBatH666]

Damn, that's quite the steal! Last week I dug into the last few pages of some Craigslist ads to find something similar. A guy had a neck thru Charvel body with a P/J pup combination....Absolutely nothing else on it.

I spent today working on it and doing some regluing to the neck and some sanding and polishing. Mine cost me $30 (talked down from $50). I could only wish to have gotten such a hookup like you!

 

[Plays_For_Dog]

Are you sure you got the right bass? He may have grabbed the wrong gig bag when he headed for the door. he may come asking for his bass back with a pile of firewood in his arms.

 

[WackoStu]

Are you sure you got the right bass? He may have grabbed the wrong gig bag when he headed for the door. he may come asking for his bass back with a pile of firewood in his arms.

I asked him are you sure about this. He said play the hell out of it, and shook my hand.

The Low End Gods smiled on me today.

 

[DERECOLA]

wow that rocks....

 

[the byronic man]

niiiiiiiice!

 

[avvie]

And with a Hipshot and everything?? DAAAAAAYUM!!

 

[AltGrendel]

Wow.

 

[The Thinker]

*writes Craigslist ad*

 

[chadhargis]

Humm...I need to run a craigslist ad.

 

[pasta4lnch]

cool story!! If you're ever done w/ that bass you gotta give it away . . .

 

[yellofury]

wow cool it has that whole ZON/Warwick ting going on with a Hipshot to boot
nice find and I hope that guy gets his just awards

 

[Klopp18]

and exactly how bad are these "cracks" on the finish? congrats man! great score! hows it sound?

 

[WackoStu]

and exactly how bad are these "cracks" on the finish? congrats man! great score! hows it sound?

I didnt find anything that I would deem unacceptable about the finish. In fact it's downright beautiful. She sounds better then she looks. Im still trying to dial everything in, as this is my first active bass, and I think she needs a new set of strings, but the tone blows my Fernandes LEB Jazz out of the water.