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The one that got away.

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funny this thread showed up that same day 2 people like my NBD post from Jan 2018...I bought a Gretsch Junior Jet, tobacco burst with a single TV Jones pickup, was brand new, but old stock at the time, still had the plastic on pup...gorgeous, with perfect matched grain.
I got it and took it to the next jam with very little playing time on it. It was my 1st short scale and I just couldn't seem to keep up/adjust with the band on the fly. I returned the bass, wish I had given it more of the ol' college try :crying::crying:

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edencab said:
funny this thread showed up that same day 2 people like my NBD post from Jan 2018...I bought a Gretsch Junior Jet, tobacco burst with a single TV Jones pickup, was brand new, but old stock at the time, still had the plastic on pup...gorgeous, with perfect matched grain.
I got it and took it to the next jam with very little playing time on it. It was my 1st short scale and I just couldn't seem to keep up/adjust with the band on the fly. I returned the bass, wish I had given it more of the ol' college try :crying::crying:

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I remember that, because of the band I was in from 2001-2013, I traded basses just for style I thought would better suit the band. Now I know it didn't serve me. BTW I have always loved two tone or tobacco burst.
 
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freemont said:
:crying: Same here. White Rick, except 4003 I think, probably was an '86-or-so model. Blue fur case. I was still playing keys then (~ 1988 when traded) and decided that a Midiverb would be more useful to me.
Yeah, I traded a white Rickenbacker for a Midiverb.
At least I still have and use the Midiverb and play my Rhodes through it.
But that one hurts to think about.
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The White ones just seem rare. I think Hall said they don't like making White guitars.
 
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I oddly don't regret selling my 1986 Silver Ric 4003, despite it being a fairly rare color. I played it a lot, and had fun with it the many years I had it. I do regret selling my early 1970's red Epi EA260 hollowbody, which I sold to help pay for the Ric. Despite that it wasn't in the best shape and it fed back so much on stage it became unusable.
There's an identical one in near mint condition on FB marketplace (different brand, but exact same Matsumoko factory bass). It's a reasonable price, but I don't think I'm going to buy it. I'd like a more modern semi-hollow.
 
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There are two that I really, really regret not buying though.
Back in 1997, a local vintage guitar shop had a Chris Squire model Ric. Perfect condition. I believe they were asking $900. I chose to buy my American Standard Jazz instead. I still have it.

A few years later, probably around 2001 or so, the same shop had a Ric 4004. They were asking around $600. I waffled, but eventually called a friend who was huge into Ric's (his regular bass was an 8-string) and told him he should buy it. He later offered it back to me for $1200 and I declined because I was angry he was trying to double his money off me when I was the one who found it for him. In hindsight, it was a fair price and I should have just jumped on it then.
 
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This has been a fun read. Sadly, I have one to add to the list of stories.

I bought this Spector NS-2C serial number NS1146 at a used guitar shop in 1995, still have the receipt. First nice bass I ever owned. Nothing terribly special or valuable, but it just suited me somehow and was my #1 bass for 15 years. I gradually switched over to an acoustic duo (playing mandolin, guitar, and upright) and really never used it. It sat for years, until about 3-4 years ago I decided to move it along. The active EMGs meant it would need a fresh battery every time I might want to use it, and I didn't figure I'd be in a full band again. So it was sold off so that it would be played by someone.

Today in 2023 I find myself back in a full band and do wish, just a little, that I had it back. I hope it's off on a stage somewhere making someone happy.

Picture from 20 years and 40 pounds ago.
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Giff said:
1987 G&L L2500 White which had aged ever so slightly to a beautiful ivory. Maple fretboard black dots. What a bass!
Early 2000-something G&L SB-2 in Lake Placid Blue. I have yet to play another 4-string bass that felt as solid and played as effortlessly. And that pickup combination was gorgeous soloed or blended!
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I am looking at an 87 L2000 in the same color I belive that is for sale in Portland and am considering trading for an Ibanez EHB1505MS that I just got brand new. Trying to do some research on the bass and it's value which isn't easy to do. Maybe it's the same bass you're describing LOL
 

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