Used bass condition disclosure

[ElectricBass72]

Last used bass I bought was a Dean Edge 5-string. Damn good bass for what I paid for it... but I was able to play it before purchase. I would never buy used unless I could test it out. New basses can be returned to SW, MF and AMS, if they are crappy.

 

[chriscrob]

There is definitely a heightened sense of excitement to buying new, but most of what I've had has been used.

idk---for me, I get most excited about that weird thing I could never find again. Custom basses seem exciting (I probably would have ordered one from Fender's you-can-swap-the-colors-now!!! "mod" shop if I could get inlays on a maple fretboard, but it's closer to a Build-A-Bear than a custom built instrument.) because they're also unique. But buying a new mass-produced instrument isn't much more exciting to me than finding the thing you want used and adopting it, history included.

Being the only owner **is** kind of cool though---knowing you're responsible for the bass' entire history is nice. I got this Precision Deluxe as a graduation gift and it was my favorite bass I've ever played.

Would still be playing it if it hadn't been stolen by an ******* who kicked the door of my house in.
(if anyone sees this bass with Bill Lawrence pickups and witch hat knobs for sale, please, please HMU.)

 

[cxc]

5 basses: 2 new, 3 used.

 

[PhatBottomBass1]

My most recent acquisition started as a new parts project to have a 2TEK bridge that was just *sick* according to at least seven players I know saw it. A hat trick of unfortunate events involving "techs" led to a retailer offering to replace the Bass. I selected a new top of the line custom color 5 string that was very nice, including the neck joint I slide my business card into. It went back and the retailer cut me a check for my costs.

I was shopping on the TB Classifieds and found the '11 Warwick SSI Broadneck 5, 20 miles away, mint and for the extract amount of my original investment.

*I've now changed hardware from Gold to Chrome, replaced the bridge with a solid Brass Masterbuilt bridge, a custom set of Hipshot tuners, replaced the preamp with a Darkglass Tone Capsule and have the horizontal fret Dingwall FD-3n pickups that Nordstrand makes installed. Sold all the original pristine parts to help offset the additional costs.

This Bass is 10 years old and Used, but NEW in most regards and unobtainable anywhere.

My last new Bass was probably around '91 or there abouts...my first real Bass, a Gibson Grabber was new In '76.

I didn't know better then!