The Last Bass Outpost
Gear Discussion Forums => Other Bass Brands => Topic started by: ilan on March 18, 2022, 11:18:33 AM
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I'm not even talking about asking prices - look at SOLD items on Reverb and eBay. These basses have gone from $200-300 boat anchors you couldn't give away, into $900-1,200 basses, one even sold at $1,761! and it was a natural/maple specimen, the most common finish.
What happened? Is there a new generation of buyers that don't mind the weight?
Those are good basses with a genius passive wiring that can mimic a wide range of "name" basses, from EB-0 to Ric-ish tones, but the 11-12lbs. weight killed them in the market. Has gravity changed recently?
Here's a 1981 NOS, complete with protective film on the pickguard, for $2,500:
https://reverb.com/item/47093665
(https://images.reverb.com/image/upload/s--PWBUkbc1--/f_auto,t_supersize/v1637601139/yfmhbkvjxvto9xrrztnd.jpg)
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Those are lovely basses.
And the weight separates creaky old men from muscular boys with still bouncy intervertebral discs. :rimshot:
(https://i0.wp.com/b-reddy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/animated-spinal-compression-disc.gif?fit=257%2C349&ssl=1)
Not recommended by POSNA.
https://posna.org/