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If you think the bass is playable and it sounds good to you, I would go for it.

 

if you play it and really like it then sure. with the list of stuff you said it has it sounds like that is about what he paid to make it so he is offering you a fair deal.

 

...I am fairly sure that it cost a bit more than $700

 

How can it have an 'original' bridge, if it is just made up from parts?

It's impossible to say whether it's a good deal without trying the bass - it could have huge faults in construction and be a write-off!

 

I think he means a BadAss I, the big bulky bridge as opposed to the slimmer BA II. But I could be wrong.

 

Have you played it? Do you like how it sounds/feels etc? Do you like it more than having $700 to kick around? Is there another bass for the same price or less that you would like at least as much?

Answer these questions and you'll know what to do...

 

If it was me, I'd depend on... How it looks like, how it was built, how it sounds like etc. etc.

 

250.00$$ down,then 4 paychecks.sounds a bit out of your means.no disrespect to you or your field of work,it just seems alot to spend on a bass.i dont mean this bass per-say,i mean on any bass.it sounds like you will put yourself out of some important money is all i mean.if i spent a months income on a bass,well lets say i would be missing a couple of "my friends" (if you get my point)via my girlfriend.but then again i WOULD'NT spend 4000.00$ on a bass.to be honest i dont think i would spend more than 600.00-700.00$ no matter what on a bass .my teacher gave me a rule of thumb on buying a bass,"1 weeks pay if your just a weekend jammer type or begginer,2 weeks pay if your really into it(advanced).its not etched in stone,but i like the rule.(it keeps my old lady off my back)

 

so very true...

I'm looking at a custom bass around $1300 of which I'll split with my father(600/700).
A weeks pay depends on who you're talking to.
a weeks pay for me is like $200 dollars. Now if I went by the "rule of thumb" I wouldn't even have my 'ol Cort Action...
Enjoy yourself, try out the bass, and buy it if you like.

 

a house and a bass are'nt even in the same ballfield.i gave my opinion,you gave your 2 cents about my opinion,and then your opinion about the question in hand.i'd hate to see your house,your basses case is probably nicer PRIORITIES MY FICKLE FRIEND. at 16 i did alot of things i wish i did'nt have,wasting money is numero uno.

 

heres what i dont get, your friend is spending all this money to make this bass...but hes selling it before he gets it??~?? whatt...this doesent make since...is he just..buying it for fun...then selling it to you??~?? lol



- w00t