Yeah, collectors hit me up until they realize all the flippy stuff that's gone on with mine (I bought it that way, and enjoy its lefty flavor).
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Yeah, collectors hit me up until they realize all the flippy stuff that's gone on with mine (I bought it that way, and enjoy its lefty flavor).
^ Nice. Will be even more so when I put in some EMG 35HZ pickups I just bought....
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The Japanese sellers prices are presumably based on the restored Babicz listing prices. They are far removed from the reality of the completed listings. Typically they are double the price of what they should be asking.
Jeff Babicz was a Steinberger employee and has experience working with the materials. I've seen videos of his restore process but don't recall where. He actually introduces new material in liquid form to scratched or chipped basses. It looks a lot like patching a wall. And the results are basses that are as good as new. I guesstimate it's about a $1000-ish process in some cases, but there's really no other way to make a used Steinberger truly as good as new. He also cleans up all the hardware and does fretwork if needed.
Repairing gel coat or broken composite materials is something that may be part of a custom repair job, but this is the exception and not the rule. Such a repair job is usually not the reason for 95% of the high prices you may encounter on the purple pillow line of instruments
I don't pretend to know the percentage of what kinds of work goes into these restorations. I simply was postulating that the Japanese sellers are pricing too high due to an apples to oranges comparison between their used Steinbergers (particularly the XL-2) and the refurbished/restored ones.Repairing gel coat or broken composite materials is something that may be part of a custom repair job, but this is the exception and not the rule. Such a repair job is usually not the reason for 95% of the high prices you may encounter on the purple pillow line of instruments
Hey guys!
I have a good friend that has this amazing rare Steinberger bass Q5 model but for some reason we can't find a lot of information about it - how much it's worth, year of production and how rare it is really..
Any help and information would be greatly appreciated !
We know it's a very rare bird but still can't find any information about it - and it has an original Bartolini pickups, not the EMG all models have.
Thanks!
I have a good friend that has this amazing rare Steinberger bass Q5 model but for some reason we can't find a lot of information about it - how much it's worth, year of production and how rare it is really..
Any help and information would be greatly appreciated !
We know it's a very rare bird but still can't find any information about it - and it has an original Bartolini pickups, not the EMG all models have.
Thanks!
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Cannot comment on "rarity", there were quite a number of XQ basses out there, but probably not many with that finish and Bartolini PUs. So this combination of course makes it somewhat rare. The bass was manufactured (respectively: invoiced) on July 29, 1994. The serial (and the date) say it was manufactured in Nashville (Gibson plant).
XQ basses usually sell in the same price range as the XM-2 bass, which means around $1,500. Here is a current example on Reverb. Don't even think about taking some other dealer prices as a "value", they aren't. They are just prices for something not yet sold, and sometimes (and especially nowadays) simply crazy. The quite rare finish on that bass may raise the price a little bit, but the damaged parts of the finish do the opposite. And the missing original HazLabs knob as well, however, you might be able to buy a replacement from Henry at HazLabs.com. Don't send an e-mail (never works), but give him a call.
Bernd
I don't have the money for it, but at the music go round in Louisville, there is a very Nice white one that has the truss rod, 18v pre amp. I'm assuming haz lab and EMG pickups.
Congratulations. Yes, it has a HazLabs board, which makes it an XQ2A.
Around $1500 is for a 4-stringer. 5-string XQs are somewhat rarer and pricier. The final price should also depend on how good the bridge condition is. In particular, on some (not all) XQ5s the tuners are made of some crappy soft alloy and may have the internal threads worn off. I had to replace at least 2 of them on my XQ5 v.2, while on my XQ5 v.1 they are all in an excellent shape.
So my estimate is up to $1700 for a fiver in a not-so-perfect condition, and around $2000 for a fiver in a very good condition
Anyone have a Steiney strap hook/strap extender they wanna sell? I've had two on order from Gibson for about 5 months now (the poor customer service bastards), can't seem to get them to ship one. I'm just about to the point of taking the one I have to a machine shop to see if I can get a few copies made.
Andy Yakubic over at the Steiny forum rattles them up from time to time. I still need one after missing out on the last batch!
