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Who buys all the new basses?

#61
cnltb said:
how do you do that??
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Im young and in college , i dont have responsibilities. I am in class and I was blessed with some smarts so while in class i pay zero attention and watch talkbass for great deals.

Also my girlfriend is a gigging electric guitarist , my whole life is souly based on music and I am always reading about , playing or buying musical instruments.

I do have my number 1 bass that never will be sold , 90% of basses i buy I never buy to even play just to sell or trade up.


Keep an eye on talk bass. I bought a ATK new for 130$ , a new rick 4003 for 1100$ , 2 highway 1 p basses for 441$ all from TB deals posted the last 9 months , also i have bought used basses here super cheap.
 
#62
bassgod76 said:
This guy and a few others change basses like socks. Makes me jealous.
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Changing basses need not always be a loss making exercise, as asteptoward is saying. It is about knowing the prices of stuff new and used, knowing a bargain when you see it, and knowing how much you can sell it for.

Often, buyers buy with the thought that they would keep the bass forever, so their internal rationale is that they do not mind paying a little extra because they will keep it for a long time.

While I do not actually do much flipping, I always buy with an eye on being able to sell it at the price I bought it at. Sometimes, that price is being offered new by retailers blowing out stock. I accept that basses, like all things, can come and go, so hopefully I can either make a small profit, or not take that big a loss when they do go one day.
 
#63
arsie said:
Changing basses need not always be a loss making exercise, as asteptoward is saying. It is about knowing the prices of stuff new and used, knowing a bargain when you see it, and knowing how much you can sell it for.

Often, buyers buy with the thought that they would keep the bass forever, so their internal rationale is that they do not mind paying a little extra because they will keep it for a long time.

While I do not actually do much flipping, I always buy with an eye on being able to sell it at the price I bought it at. Sometimes, that price is being offered new by retailers blowing out stock. I accept that basses, like all things, can come and go, so hopefully I can either make a small profit, or not take that big a loss when they do go one day.
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Exactly and losing a few bucks on a bass isnt a big deal if you play it alot , say you play it 200 hours and lose 200$ , 1$ an hour thats alot cheaper then most forms of entertainment.

I do buy basses at a price I can always break even at , but i make sure its a bass i will keep around a long time.


If you really wanna see whats out there bass wise , then only buy at a price you can make money off.
 
#65
A-Step-Towards said:
Im young and in college , i dont have responsibilities. I am in class and I was blessed with some smarts so while in class i pay zero attention and watch talkbass for great deals.

Also my girlfriend is a gigging electric guitarist , my whole life is souly based on music and I am always reading about , playing or buying musical instruments.

I do have my number 1 bass that never will be sold , 90% of basses i buy I never buy to even play just to sell or trade up.


Keep an eye on talk bass. I bought a ATK new for 130$ , a new rick 4003 for 1100$ , 2 highway 1 p basses for 441$ all from TB deals posted the last 9 months , also i have bought used basses here super cheap.
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Ah...You're one of the lucky ones!
Good on you!:)
 
#66
I used to buy new and use the no interest financing. I now buy used on guitars and basses because I feel more comfortable and knowledgeabe about what I'm looking at.
I DO still only buy my amps new, because I think the electronics are more delicate and I want something that nobody has wanked around on, AND I want the warranty. Sorry to get a little off topic on this part.

S
 
#68
Lets see, in the past 10 years or so I bought new:

(11) Fenders
(3) Carvins
(1) Dean
(2) Steinbergers
(2) The Bass Company
(1) Lakland
(2) Sadowsky

Well that is 22 new basses there!

Currently I only have one "new" bass which is my fretless Sadowsky. The rest are old as you can see in my signature.
 
#69
A-Step-Towards said:
haha i have lost my ass before i knew what to do and not what to do.


But i stopped buying as many and got more involved in my band.
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It's cool that you buy and sell. It keeps the used section on TB fresh, and keeps instrument builders in business. Plus, I know who to go to when considering a bass... You've played them all! :D
 
#70
Being part of a family that are luthiers I get my new basses through them. I had one made and any other new basses I want I get at a discount through their ability to get them at cost for doing repairs for guitar shops.
I can see both sides, it's expensive to have a new one but it is new so you have a guarantee to the quality of it. Getting a used one loses this guarantee but it's also cheaper and you can end up with a pretty good looking bass from it.
I feel if it's a shop bass then go second hand but if you have the money go custom and new, that way you get exactly what you want.
 
#71
JayBassD said:
Being part of a family that are luthiers I get my new basses through them. I had one made and any other new basses I want I get at a discount through their ability to get them at cost for doing repairs for guitar shops.
I can see both sides, it's expensive to have a new one but it is new so you have a guarantee to the quality of it. Getting a used one loses this guarantee but it's also cheaper and you can end up with a pretty good looking bass from it.
I feel if it's a shop bass then go second hand but if you have the money go custom and new, that way you get exactly what you want.
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if I was in your family, I would want them all to come through the family line...(as a matter of fact, I just created a thread as the official club of your family's basses!)
 
#72
I've owned about eight electric basses and only bought one new- the used ones I bought were either local buys(where I could check the bass out and meet the owner) or bought here on TB(some great people selling basses here), the new one was a MIM jazz bass- I was able to go into the music store and play a bunch of them, and pick the one I want. Not expensive-it was fun to have the "new bass" smell and feel- that being said, I play the used basses a lot more than the Fender. I also take guitar lessons- a buddy of mine owns a music store- and he tells me that he's able to keep his doors open by doing a lot of instrument rentals for school kids. There isn't a lot of margin in the sale of low-end instruments-his hope is that the kids will want to take lessons at his store, and continue to buy from him as they move up. My teacher tells me that a lot of his students are my age (I'm in my 50s), and a lot of these guys are very well off- they seem to be the people buying the super high-end stuff(over $4k), for the most part-that way they can show the instrument to their friends...
 
#73
I think it all comes down to sound as well as looks. There's also no point in having a really expensive bass if you can't play it. Say you had £600 and a new model of the bass you liked was £600 but the pickups weren't top notch then look for a used model and buy some better pickups. If you have enough to buy it new and swap the pickups to how you want then go for it, it all comes down to personal preference, it also helps the environment if you buy used. I do love new basses though, they have that nice way about them before they start to get a bit smudgey (black ones love to do this).
 

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