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Double Bass Your take on this Ebay Engel.

Nightsblood

Nightsblood

Jul 15, 2005
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#1
Im looking for one of these Engelhardts and this one is a great price and near me but....read the description where he says the bag appears to have melted into the basses finish. I am pretty new to the DB world but I cant think this environment could have been good. I mean, if its hot enough to melt a bag, what kind of other damage could it have caused the bass?

I posted the question to the seller but I want to hear from the pros here. Whats your take? Am I competely wrong here in thinking the bass is probably not good?

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#8
If it was truly in a situation hot enough to melt plastic onto the bass, I'd be concerned about the integrity of the glue joints. The area he's pointing to is a common place for a bass to pick up "belt buckle rash". I agree that it sounds like the seller came across this bass and doesn't know too much about it so who knows what's really on the bass?

If I were close enough to get a look before buying, I'd consider it but not if it was my first bass. Unless you can get him to go cheaper.

New ones are $1100 +shipping at Fretwells. Plus you get a choice of models, some choice of strings and a setup. I know financial situations are different but at the beginning price you are $500 away from a brand new from a reputable seller -with some of the extras you're probably going to pay for anyway.

I cheaped out on my first bass - and learned some lessons. I'd have been better served with a new Engel or Strunal. Of course I now have the fascinating hobby of buying and fiddling with cheap basses.

"Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement".
 
#9
No offense to Englehardt owners but I had one for years (b/c it's all I could afford) but I really dislike them. The necks are too thin and it doesn't help with playing it. I think the price is too high for it. Especially, if the bag "melted" into the finish. There must be some issue with the glue joints if it was subjected to that much heat (unless Englehardt uses permanent glue). There are a lot more low cost options nowadays. Save a little more and get a much better quality instrument.
 
#10
Freddels said:
No offense to Englehardt owners but I had one for years (b/c it's all I could afford) but I really dislike them. The necks are too thin and it doesn't help with playing it. I think the price is too high for it. Especially, if the bag "melted" into the finish. There must be some issue with the glue joints if it was subjected to that much heat (unless Englehardt uses permanent glue). There are a lot more low cost options nowadays. Save a little more and get a much better quality instrument.
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+1!
 
#14
Anyone know if Engelhardts are finished with nitrocellulose lacquer? Nitro is chemically very sensitive, and will melt, discolor, and turn gummy when exposed to some rubbers and plastics. It's a well-known fact among guitarists. If you put a nitro-finished guitar on a stand with cushioned pads of the wrong kind of rubber, it will melt the finish.

Don't know if that's the problem here, but it's a possibility.
 

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