05' Les Paul Bass on the bay

[Granny Gremlin]

To be honest, I thought the slant was to give the fatter strings a bit of a helping hand in the intonation department, as the saddle travel is limited.

That's a secondary/fringe benefit.... and as Uwe said, still not quite enough.

[4stringer77]

"Honey" went for $1,675  and a couple others in this thread went for $1,500. So at least a few people think they're worth as much as the new oversizes.

[Dave W]

At those prices they might be Christmas presents where cost isn't as big a concern. I don't think they would go for that much at other times.

[ramone57]

That's a secondary/fringe benefit.... and as Uwe said, still not quite enough.

I doubt it's merely a fringe benefit.  I always took the slant of the bridge as part of the design and intended to aid intonation.  perhaps poorly executed, but it never struck me as anything other than intentional.

[4stringer77]

I hate to admit that I played a part in driving up the price of the honey burst. I mean c'mon, that thing was pristine and the figuring on the maple top was radiant. Thankfully my stubborn determination gave way to common sense and I let someone else absorb the cost. Dave, I hope your right about prices coming down in the future.