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Denis

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Martin electric bass
« on: December 03, 2009, 06:15:01 AM »
Anyone know anything about them? I was thinking about going to check it out.

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Re: Martin electric bass
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2009, 06:21:30 AM »
Ok, that headstock gives new definition to fugly.  :mrgreen:

Probably sounds great though.
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Re: Martin electric bass
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2009, 06:31:25 AM »
The headstock reminds me of an elf hat!
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Re: Martin electric bass
« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2009, 07:20:15 AM »
I used to hang out with a guy that owned one of those. I don't remember what it sounded like but I remember him really liking it. Is that pickup a Dimarzio? FWIW I have seen those in pawn shops with $1000 price tags, but they hung there for a looong time.
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Re: Martin electric bass
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2009, 10:07:53 AM »
$375 is a great price, these are ultra rare........................though not in demand. That is a Dimarzio Model G, I bet that bass is a wolf in sheep's clothing. I'd snag it.
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Re: Martin electric bass
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2009, 10:11:42 AM »
That headstock reminds me of the Smurfs.

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Re: Martin electric bass
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2009, 10:15:24 AM »
Buy that bass and you'll enter a time warp and return to the eighties.
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Re: Martin electric bass
« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2009, 10:33:07 AM »
That doesn't sound so bad, you know.
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Re: Martin electric bass
« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2009, 03:56:22 PM »
If you get it and don't like it I'll buy it from you!  ;D
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Re: Martin electric bass
« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2009, 06:52:56 PM »
i played one in a pawnshop a few years ago and the sound was quite unremarkable. still it's a good price if you want a novelty. ;)
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Re: Martin electric bass
« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2009, 07:29:37 PM »
i would buy that bass at that price.
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Re: Martin electric bass
« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2009, 01:33:28 PM »
Quote from: Dave W on December 03, 2009, 10:15:24 AM
Buy that bass and you'll enter a time warp and return to the eighties.

Ha ha! Yeah, I remember those from the early 80s when the hippie sandwich was all the rage. (OK, I still have my alumi-Kramer. Actually just used it for two songs on a session yesterday in it's current fretless form.  ;D)
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Re: Martin electric bass
« Reply #12 on: December 04, 2009, 05:10:23 PM »
Mmmmmm, Hippie Sandwich!



I sold a few of my basses and got this in the other week.  It is from 1976.  I told my wife, "Honey, if I sell 3 basses and buy an Alembic Series 1 with the money and we'll have $1,000 left over would that be ok with you?"  And of course she said yes!  ;D
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Re: Martin electric bass
« Reply #13 on: December 04, 2009, 05:15:30 PM »
Robert... OMG... what a beauty... maple burl top...?

Where's Harry when you need an opinion... ?  ;D
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Re: Martin electric bass
« Reply #14 on: December 04, 2009, 05:21:06 PM »
It has a birds eye maple top and a koa core with a peroba rosa back. I had one about 10 years ago and have been wanting one since I played John Files '77 at Bass Emporium last week.  I got the fever after that.

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