Kalamazoo Bass

jumbodbassman · October 14, 2011, 02:20:12 PM

buyer beware as seller is in Mexico but seems like a good deal at 200 just for the pickup by itself...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-1960s-KALAMAZOO-BASS-GIBSON-EBO-PIICKUP-ULTRA-COOL-LOOK-/250910543998?pt=Guitar&hash=item3a6b6f107e

Dave W · October 14, 2011, 02:38:10 PM

I wouldn't be worried about the seller, it's just not worth the opening bid. It's a refin and $285 shipped for a refin is too much. IMHO $250 is about tops for an all original Kalamazoo.

OTOH if you crave a body made from wood chips and urea formaldehyde glue, go for it.

$125-150 is top range for a pickup.

uwe · October 14, 2011, 02:52:56 PM

Even a Freemasoner would hardly describe this as a case of free masonite.

eb2 · October 14, 2011, 03:06:45 PM

Seller is wrong - that bridge is not original. So that makes it worth even less.

Good for the pup, but I think if you pay close to $300 (or even $200) for a mudbucker you have rocks in your head.

uwe · October 14, 2011, 03:46:54 PM

Because it is too wide?

Dave W · October 14, 2011, 09:51:18 PM

Because it's aftermarket or from a Japanese copy.

uwe · October 15, 2011, 07:53:08 AM

Looked weird but I wasn't sure about the camera angle.