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1976 Thunderbird id immaculate condition. Sold it in the 80s. The guy that bought it, still taunts me with it! 
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Which Bass do you most regret selling?
- Thread starter Biffa
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I had two back in the day that probably should have held on to, just from a collector's perspective. One was a late-70's Kramer 650B, just like this one:
And the very first bass I owned was a slotted headstock Gibson EB-0, much like this one:
Neither one of them did much for me in the tone department, but both would be kind of fun to have around at this point as wall candy.
And the very first bass I owned was a slotted headstock Gibson EB-0, much like this one:
Neither one of them did much for me in the tone department, but both would be kind of fun to have around at this point as wall candy.
the only axes i've ever sold were fretted --- i don't miss any of them. i had a custom made fretted which was stolen years ago --- i didn't like that fact, but i don't really miss it.
so: i guess i'm good!
so: i guess i'm good!
My XL2 too. The only one i really miss. I made a bunch of money on it but still, I want another...feel like Obi Wan when I say that.
1990, I was on the road with a band on the hotel circuit. I was wore out and ready to bail. Took my late 70's 4001 to a music store in Madison, Illinois IIRC. The truss rods hadn't been adjusted in so long the ends at the headstock had pivoted down to where you couldn't get a wrench on them.
The guy there told me the bass was a lost cause and the only fix was to remove the fretboard and replace the rods.
He gave me a hundred dollars for it and that was bus fare.
Don't think I've ever been screwed over that bad.
So yeah, I'd take a do-over on that little transaction.
The guy there told me the bass was a lost cause and the only fix was to remove the fretboard and replace the rods.
He gave me a hundred dollars for it and that was bus fare.
Don't think I've ever been screwed over that bad.
So yeah, I'd take a do-over on that little transaction.
I don't have any big regrets. The only one I can think of that I kind of regret selling was a 1962 American Vintage P-Bass in Inca Silver.
I have greater regrets about basses I didn't buy. For example, years ago, I had a chance to get a mint Midnight Blue 4003 for $800!
I have greater regrets about basses I didn't buy. For example, years ago, I had a chance to get a mint Midnight Blue 4003 for $800!
Kawai F2b, I still look for them used but prices have doubled at least, and they have show up less often now.
An early Fender bullet bass. Walked into a store and laughed at it. Previous owner had done the worst paint job I'd ever seen. Looked like old school scrollwork done with white out. I goofed around with the store owner that he'd never sell it. He said not only would he sell it, but he'd sell it to me. He dropped the price until I had to buy it, or he'd nearly be paying me to take it home.
I took it home, (540 miles away), stripped it, refinished it with what had to be 15 coats of clear over a metallic silver, (stunk up the basement of my house in the process) spent numerous hours getting a glass finish.
Played it twice and sold it to a pawn shop for 200 bucks. I thought they were junk at the time, not so sure now.
I took it home, (540 miles away), stripped it, refinished it with what had to be 15 coats of clear over a metallic silver, (stunk up the basement of my house in the process) spent numerous hours getting a glass finish.
Played it twice and sold it to a pawn shop for 200 bucks. I thought they were junk at the time, not so sure now.
I do ragret selling a few of those thin-stringed style treble guitars though.
My 2005 Elrick Gold Series e-volution fretted fiver (7.2 lbs). We had hit a rough patch and fell behind on our house payment. This was the bass among the ones I owned that figured to bring the highest price. The sale of that bass kicked the can down the road just far enough so that we recovered. I still miss the bass and the numerous great memories that went with it. Thankfully, it went to a fellow TBer. Interestingly, it was the only Elrick I saw in Memphis the year I was there. And I did a lot of searching (with plastic beer cup in hand). 
I didn't admit the real reason I was selling the bass in the ad (as I recall) due to embarrassment, but now y'all know the truth. The reason I gave was partially true, but catching up on my house payment was the underlying issue.
M. M.
I didn't admit the real reason I was selling the bass in the ad (as I recall) due to embarrassment, but now y'all know the truth. The reason I gave was partially true, but catching up on my house payment was the underlying issue.
M. M.
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