The Last Bass Outpost
Gear Discussion Forums => Other Bass Brands => Topic started by: ilan on April 14, 2024, 10:51:22 AM
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1976 H.S. Anderson Bask Bass HS-B1 on Reverb (https://reverb.com/en-nl/item/81537110). 11lbs., $2,200 BIN
(https://rvb-img.reverb.com/image/upload/s--cAQ_t_-p--/f_auto,t_supersize/v1713093870/khkbt9bbdyboloe0fskf.jpg)
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Everything I've seen from that shop is way overpriced.
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Way too much scratch for a copy. A 1976 Fender Jazz should cost about that!
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Yeah I don't get it. If you wanted a nicely made 70s japanese J copy, a quick search shows there's a couple of 1970s Greco jazz on reverb right now for $600 to $900 US. I don't suspect this one is much better or different than those. If you wanted the "prince" look, there's even a blond one with maple neck and black inlays that you could drop a custom pickguard on for a fraction of the price.
(https://rvb-img.reverb.com/image/upload/s--tn0_v4FS--/a_0/f_auto,t_large/v1701410232/zobb9td9nhf7xgy5juis.jpg)
Or heck, just buy a brand new Squier classic vibe 70s for even less!
(https://www.fmicassets.com/Damroot/ZoomJpg/10001/0374540521_gtr_frt_001_rr.jpg)
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Pinning a value on this bass because of the Prince angle seems especially weak. This bass must have some merits beyond bring a visual facsimile of a guitar a famous guy once used!
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Prince could also buy a Greco or a Squier or even a 70's Fender, and still he stuck to his H.S. Anderson Tele. I really have no idea, having never played one. I just thought it was cool that this H.S. Anderson guy built basses with the same signature look.
Even if this was a Sadowsky grade bass and I liked the look, 11lbs. would be a deal breaker for me.