Recent pawn shop treasure

[Blues Bass 2]

Beautiful bass .

 

[Lava]

Good get!!! That Ibanez rocks!

 

[wmhill]

Congrats! AWSOME score. Pawn shop?
I wonder if Chum Lee got hollered at, when Rick found out how cheap he sold it?!

 

[spaz21387]

Nice id love one of those old ibanezes

 

[s2bs2]

Now THAT's an Ibby!

 

[jwr]

Man I gotta hit the pawn shops! Nice score!

 

[bassdesiresEADG]

Thanks, guys! I'm still looking for info on the Trace Elliot, if anyone knows anything about them. Also, if anyone knows where to find an Aria Pro II Avante AVB-40 (4 string) in transparent green, I'm awful on the hunt. I have a couple in natural and black, but I want to replace one that was stolen years back.

 

[bassdesiresEADG]

Beautiful bass which you got for a steal my friend.

Serial number dates it as 1985. This is Ibanez' "second run" of the series. The construction is the same as the older ones but for these later ones they put a more modern bridge, "covered" pickups (i.e. no exposed pole pieces) and streamlined the electronics controls.


To see the A/B of these changes here is an old listing of an older MC924. Notice all the control knobs!

1983 Ibanez MC924 Musician Bass | TalkBass.com

RBM

Thanks for the info, I'm glad I got the newer version, honestly. I heard this is the model and body style that all soundgears are based on. I have no idea where to look for info on that kind of stuff (save Google). What're your opinions on my Trace Elliot amp?

 

[SheaNC]

AAUUGGHH!! I love these old Ibanez Musician basses! They sold for around $800 new and they still get that much used today. They are great basses. Very lucky score!

 

[yakmastermax]

The wood looks real good!

If it sounds and plays anywhere near as good as the grain looks then I'd say you got a steal.

 

[maaraksattack]

Good job and good score...rare oiece of history.enjoy!!lucky find.

 

[mb94952]

I hate you

 

[Glazenn]

1986 Ibanez catalogue featuring Mark Egan:

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Finish options: Amber, Black, Pearl, Walnut.

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This one in Amber had been on ebay for months. Unsold.
Ibanez Musician MC2924AM Vintage Mark Egan Bass | eBay

 

[Jim Nazium]

Wow, nice find! That would have been a bargain at twice the price.

 

[rogerbmiller]

Thanks for the info, I'm glad I got the newer version, honestly. I heard this is the model and body style that all soundgears are based on. I have no idea where to look for info on that kind of stuff (save Google). What're your opinions on my Trace Elliot amp?

I love Trace Elliot amps. Fantastic stuff!

 

[Dan Bass]

Forgot the pics! And the serial number is L850880. If anyone can give me some info about it (history, original price, current value, etc.), I'd be extremely grateful.

You found that beautiful brown wood Bass with that nice of gold quality hardware on it for $200.00 NICE JOB!! I'm going to start checking out all the dozens of pawn shops in my area right now.

 

[spectorfreak]

 

[Eilif]

Great find. The grain is lovely on that one.

 

[bassdesiresEADG]

You found that beautiful brown wood Bass with that nice of gold quality hardware on it for $200.00 NICE JOB!! I'm going to start checking out all the dozens of pawn shops in my area right now.

Thanks. I'm just broke, that's why I rake the pawn shops so much. Just something I learned to do and have been doing since I was a kid. Maybe I'm just lucky. My first bad was a Kawai FIIB that my mother bought for $75 out of a pawn shop. Fool that I was, I sold it for $75 (don't judge, I was 18, and didn't know a damn thing). I got nostalgic a while back and after researching them some, realized what I'd done. To this day, I kick myself for that!

 

[bassdesiresEADG]

Thanks for the info! I love knowing where my gear has been. Cool name, btw. I just scored a Spector Legend 4 in holoflash black for $50. Generally, the gear I buy has been there forever, and they're willing to discount it just to get rid of it.