I have always wanted one of these and I have a shot a project SD, how high should I go for this ? Any ideas ? I have never seen this shape before.It has been painted yellow, no big deal just strip and refine needs pickups and controls.(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v102/godofthunder59/103_3836.jpg)
Are you sure that's a real SD Curlee body? looks like a Curlee neck on a homemade body to me.
Dave, that's what I thought, the seller says it is original but I doubt it. Still kinda cool if I can get it cheap. I like the LP Jr looking double cutaway body better.
I would offer whatever you think the neck is worth.
that's an orginal SD curlee body indeed. See them ones or twive on ebay. One time pretty funny they had a picture of a bass with the same body style an besides that a picture of an japanese sumowrestler perfectly the same.
Ah so it is original ! Cool these came through the store back in the day but I never saw this model. The owner is going to shot me a price and I'll take it from there. Thanks guys.
There were some Japanese-made Curlees toward the end of the company's existence. Could this be one of those then?
The seller wants 150 shipped in a HSC sounds pretty good to me.
Quote from: Dave W on April 05, 2009, 10:17:24 AM
There were some Japanese-made Curlees toward the end of the company's existence. Could this be one of those then?
Thats what I was wondering. I just emailed him lets wait and see.
yep it's a Intl. made in Japan :( might go for it anywho
Cool! I always like twin P pick ups, like on some active 80s Precisions and on the Buzzard and Stryker.
Find some pictures in my personal archive.
(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd144/snarenkunst/SDCurlee.jpg)
(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd144/snarenkunst/SDCurleeBass.jpg)
I think it's but ugly but because of that I like it. I have an simple standart one bass from SD Curlee.
(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd144/snarenkunst/bassen/SDCurleeStandardOne2008001.jpg)
I think the bass in de topic starters post is an USA made bass the japanese bassen (made by hondo) have an other heastock decal most of the times.
Your standard is the one I want ! ( any chance you'd like to sell ?) I just might go for this Intl. one, 150 shipped sounds good I think.
You could always use the neck and make a new body. Weren't those half neck thru anyway?
Scott, if you buy it, you'll just have to repaint it in a Sumo theme. :)
Well, I gotta say, $150 isn't bad for the bass and case. But man, it is kinda....well...weird looking!?! Maybe it would grow on me if I saw it in person in a different color. That yellow really sucks!
Quote from: Dave W on April 05, 2009, 05:08:00 PM
Scott, if you buy it, you'll just have to repaint it in a Sumo theme. :)
That would work great for vintage sound, especially with the loincloth serving as a mute. :o
So Scott, did you go for it?
Bill, I passed on it it was a great deal but I really want SD Curlee with the double cutaway body, I don't think I could ever grow to love that Sumo body !
Only Uwe could have looked good with it. I just can't see you rocking on a Sumo!
Scott...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-1978-S-D-Curlee-Standard-1-Bass-Guitar-w-OHSC_W0QQitemZ200327269977QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item200327269977&_trksid=p3286.m63.l1177 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-1978-S-D-Curlee-Standard-1-Bass-Guitar-w-OHSC_W0QQitemZ200327269977QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item200327269977&_trksid=p3286.m63.l1177)
... with 9 bids as I look now... and 4 days to run...
I always remember their "butcher block" basses way bacxk when.
The sumo wrestler in the picture is actually American! It's Musashimaru (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musashimaru_K%C5%8Dy%C5%8D) who was from Hawai'i and attained the highest rank of yokozuna.
That is the bass I want !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am going to watch it but the added cost of shipping from the UK may make it less of a deal..............................well you know us Scotts.
Quote from: T' BaRD '59 on April 07, 2009, 01:58:10 PM
Scott...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-1978-S-D-Curlee-Standard-1-Bass-Guitar-w-OHSC_W0QQitemZ200327269977QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item200327269977&_trksid=p3286.m63.l1177 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-1978-S-D-Curlee-Standard-1-Bass-Guitar-w-OHSC_W0QQitemZ200327269977QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item200327269977&_trksid=p3286.m63.l1177)
... with 9 bids as I look now... and 4 days to run...
Och aye... but look at the small print, Scott...
Yep, it's Manchester... but not Cheshire, England... it's New Hampshire USofA...!
That could even be called "reasonable driving distance" from you, right...?
LOL What a dumbass I am ! It is in NH USA ! I will watch that keenly ! Thanks for pointing it out !
Dum Bass...? 8)
Glad to have been of assistance, dear boy... ;)
i had one of those double cutaway single split P version . great little bass 32" scale. i shoulda never sold it.
(http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x120/yrofrat/SDCURLEE001.jpg)
Which came first, these or Hamers, or do we go for an earlier Gibson body shape...?
Ken I bid on it but lost while chatting with my wife in the last seconds about upping my bid. Went for 5 bucks over my last bid, man I hate that.
Quote from: godofthunder on April 14, 2009, 02:56:07 PM
Ken I bid on it but lost while chatting with my wife in the last seconds about upping my bid. Went for 5 bucks over my last bid, man I hate that.
But you didn't necessarily lose it by only $5. The winner's already-entered maximum bid could have been $100 above yours. You never know.
Keep searching, Scott, Keep searching... It's that positive thinking thing... ;D
I remember bidding on a CDROM of all the census's from 1841 to 1891, for the Outer Hebrides in Scotland, (which was not Kosher) and got into a bidding war which took it over £100 (about $200 at the time) when I had set myself a limit of £35, and won it - first time it went up and I did not expect to see it again... but I saw it up a few more times and the person I bid against got it for under £50, but it also failed to sell for £10 - the seller did give me access to a whole lot of other genealogical debris, for free (?) though and was also quite helpful with my research...
eBay is a minefield - if you come up against 2 people wanting the same item... I sold a Zep autograph on a roadies party ticket for £368 ($700 approx at the time) because it DID NOT have Bonham, but DID have Cozy Powell and Grant, with supporting gibberish - it was a piece of card 5x3", for gawds sake - I could have sold it for much more but I closed out bids from outside the UK - turned out the buyer lived locally and I hand delivered... phew... never expected it to go for much... biggest sale I ever had...