Hi all! I posted this question in the Warwick club thread and tried searching, both with no luck. There is a TL/DR at the bottom for those not interested in the back story ; )
I am (not so)patiently waiting for an '08 German $$ to get off hold and shipped to me. Long story short, I found this bass on CL, contacted the seller and arranged to see it, but when he took it in to GC to get strings put on it he sold it to them instead! He was asking $700 but sold it to them for $450! I called them the next day and ended up paying $750 with tax. He loses, I lose, GC must be very happy!
The only good thing is that I get that 30 day right to return it. The seller said it had been sitting unused for a few years, though well cared for and in its case. He had some concerns about the neck bowing, but in the pictures he sent me the bass was unstrung and neck was bowed back- wouldn't this be normal for an unstrung bass? He said this is why he sold it to GC- said he was afraid I wouldn't buy it. I wanted to ask him if thought GC wouldn't buy it if I looked at it first?
I'm guessing there wasn't a problem with the neck or GC wouldn't have bought it, but I may be giving them too much credit. I'd love to hear opinions on this and how to make sure it doesn't have a problem- if it comes and has a good set-up, does that prove the neck is ok? What else should I be checking or looking for when the bass arrives? Does this model or this date of manufacture have any particular issues?
It may not sound like it, but I am immensely excited about this. I've only ever seen/played the Rock Bass version of this and liked it enough that I decided to bite the bullet on the price (this will be my most expensive bass) and get it. The only problem was that when I went back to the store it was sold. Decided to check for a used one before ordering one and found this. Everything I've read says how much better the German ones are, so I can't wait to get my hands on this!
Sorry for the book, and thanks for any help!
TL/DR- Any issues to look out for on a 2008 German Corvette $$?
I am (not so)patiently waiting for an '08 German $$ to get off hold and shipped to me. Long story short, I found this bass on CL, contacted the seller and arranged to see it, but when he took it in to GC to get strings put on it he sold it to them instead! He was asking $700 but sold it to them for $450! I called them the next day and ended up paying $750 with tax. He loses, I lose, GC must be very happy!
The only good thing is that I get that 30 day right to return it. The seller said it had been sitting unused for a few years, though well cared for and in its case. He had some concerns about the neck bowing, but in the pictures he sent me the bass was unstrung and neck was bowed back- wouldn't this be normal for an unstrung bass? He said this is why he sold it to GC- said he was afraid I wouldn't buy it. I wanted to ask him if thought GC wouldn't buy it if I looked at it first?
I'm guessing there wasn't a problem with the neck or GC wouldn't have bought it, but I may be giving them too much credit. I'd love to hear opinions on this and how to make sure it doesn't have a problem- if it comes and has a good set-up, does that prove the neck is ok? What else should I be checking or looking for when the bass arrives? Does this model or this date of manufacture have any particular issues?
It may not sound like it, but I am immensely excited about this. I've only ever seen/played the Rock Bass version of this and liked it enough that I decided to bite the bullet on the price (this will be my most expensive bass) and get it. The only problem was that when I went back to the store it was sold. Decided to check for a used one before ordering one and found this. Everything I've read says how much better the German ones are, so I can't wait to get my hands on this!
Sorry for the book, and thanks for any help!
TL/DR- Any issues to look out for on a 2008 German Corvette $$?
