Epiphone Newport - going cheap?

[gweimer]

This should be interesting.  Too bad I'm tapped out.  It's right downtown from me - I can go look it over, and then pick it up if I had the winning bid

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370234690792&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:1123

[Basvarken]

Wow it went for 680 USD

[Barklessdog]

I would of have to added a p pickup
 

[Freuds_Cat]

That looks very cool. I have never come across one to try but I like the simple body lines and the Muddy. Gary, are they as bad with the neck dive as ppl say? The dont look it from pics. I would have thought the long top horn would give it the balance it needs.

P.S. you are an evil man John 

[gweimer]

The Embassy had the neck dive.  The Newport is a short-scale bass.  The Epi version of the EB-0.

[Freuds_Cat]

Thanks, as I said, they are not a bass I've seen up close. Wouldn't be too many over here I would expect.

[Barklessdog]

Not as Muddy as one would think.

One of my bass heroes Colin Molding


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKBgbS53Pyk&feature=related

[Dave W]

Not what I would call well balanced but not a big neck diver either.

Seller might have gotten more if he had put a definite "no neck breaks" statement and a better closeup of the neck/headstock transition. Or maybe not. Maybe it's just the economy.

[gweimer]

Seller is a local pawn shop chain.  They probably put their standard pricing on everything, and let things take their course.  I had a feeling that with over 700 hits on the listing, it might go up.  It was at $400 until the last 15 min. or so.

[clankenstein]

thanks for the xtc clips.i mixed their support band(the mockers)in wellington in 1980.i was greatly impressed with the tone of his bass and his urei parametric equaliser too.good gig.

[Barklessdog]

Funny how for all the talk of Andy Partridge having stage fright, for how many clips of them playing live there are.

What huge influential band they were. Colin Molding claiming he has given up music.

[Dave W]

They did tour quite a bit before Andy's nervous breakdown.

[steveonbass]

Wow it went for 680 USD

Sounds about right to me. I really don't think they are worth more than that.

[gweimer]

A year ago, they were sitting at about $1200 or so.  Funny how Newports have tanked while Embassies have skyrocketed.

[Dave W]

About 1995 you could find them in EX condition for 400-500. About 2005 they took a jump from the 700 range up to about 1200. Couldn't figure that out. Now it's beginning to look about right again.