Is this fugly or is it just me...

Started by Highlander, March 24, 2014, 05:31:28 PM

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Highlander

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 ...
The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
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gweimer

I never cared for the looks of the original clear, either.  At least that one is smoked black.
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66Atlas

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.

chromium

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)

Dave W


rahock

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.
Rick

FrankieTbird


slinkp

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,.
Basses: Gibson lpb-1, Gibson dc jr tribute, Greco thunderbird, Danelectro dc, Ibanez blazer.  Amps: genz benz shuttle 6.0, EA CXL110, EA CXL112, Spark 40.  Guitars: Danelectro 59XT, rebuilt cheap LP copy

Highlander

The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...

dadagoboi

Any pictures of one that hasn't melted?

saltymonkey

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.

66Atlas

He seems to add an extra zero to all his prices  :rolleyes:

luve2fli

"I think it's only proper that I play until the last note of a set, then fall over and die. The band won't have to play an encore and they'll still get paid for the gig" (Dr. John)