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Is this fugly or is it just me...
« on: March 24, 2014, 04:31:28 PM »
1978 Renaissance Lucite bass

This may be rare (never heard of the brand before) and it's not in Wish territory, but...

Pricey (imho) too ...
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Re: Is this fugly or is it just me...
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2014, 05:04:17 PM »
I never cared for the looks of the original clear, either.  At least that one is smoked black.
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Re: Is this fugly or is it just me...
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2014, 03:36:18 AM »
I think I've seen the clear ones sell listed for 5-700 US.  Unless something has changed in the last couple years to make them suddenly more valuable the price is a wee-bit high :o  Sometimes rare does not equal valuable.

And it's kinda ugly IMHO.

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Re: Is this fugly or is it just me...
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2014, 09:33:53 AM »
I bid on a black/smoked one years ago, and think I maxed out somewhere in the $600-range.  It sold for $700-something.

Not a fan of the clear bodies, but I like the black and the quirky shape- hints of the Ovation Magnum-1/2 (had one of those as well).

My GAS for this is gone, but I will say that I LOVE the sound of those pickups.  I'd rather have 'em in a BC Rich, though... (or something else made of wood)

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Re: Is this fugly or is it just me...
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2014, 12:02:36 PM »
Doubleplusfugly.

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Re: Is this fugly or is it just me...
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2014, 02:36:13 PM »
It has a kind of a blob thing going on. Like it's searching to find its' shape, but unlike Dave, I will be a bit more kind and give it a fugly.5 , maybe a fugly .6.
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Re: Is this fugly or is it just me...
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2014, 02:40:34 PM »

It's SMF ugly.

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Re: Is this fugly or is it just me...
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2014, 03:14:56 PM »
I actually quite like the body shape.  But it looks like the strings and pickups go a mile above the surface of the body, which I would hate.

Also, I've never liked the look of creme-colored pickups, nor dual P pickups,.
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Re: Is this fugly or is it just me...
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2014, 04:25:37 PM »
Doubleplusfugly.

... with bells on... :mrgreen:
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Re: Is this fugly or is it just me...
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2014, 06:21:20 PM »
Any pictures of one that hasn't melted?

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Re: Is this fugly or is it just me...
« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2014, 07:50:49 PM »
This is the same seller that has the $19,000 Ampeg Devil Bass and had the crazy overpriced white Tbird IV that was discussed here last year. All of his prices are insane.

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Re: Is this fugly or is it just me...
« Reply #11 on: March 25, 2014, 07:58:23 PM »
He seems to add an extra zero to all his prices  :rolleyes:

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Re: Is this fugly or is it just me...
« Reply #12 on: March 26, 2014, 07:40:25 AM »
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