Someone got a deal on a NR Thunderbird

godofthunder · March 17, 2008, 05:38:37 AM

Looks like a deal to me http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170200687985&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=007

uwe · March 17, 2008, 05:47:02 AM

Depends a bit on how nasty the headstock break really looks and how good the repair was.

godofthunder · March 17, 2008, 06:21:22 AM

I have seen this bass a number of times for sale over the years a few months ago it was at a well known dealers for over 2k more than where the auction ended.

Barklessdog · March 17, 2008, 06:22:46 AM

The hard part will be replacing the pickguard.

godofthunder · March 17, 2008, 06:29:03 AM

Barklessdog · March 17, 2008, 06:48:55 AM

With the identical pickguard material!!!

OldManC · March 17, 2008, 07:27:02 AM

Man, it was soooo hard not bidding on that bass. Based on the final price, I probably would have won it, too. I'm working again but it'll take a while before I have that kind of disposable income.

Oh well, at least we have the Bach bass to look forward to!

drbassman · March 17, 2008, 07:47:21 AM

Same here. I thought about it, but I've got 4 projects in the works now and I need to conserve some cash for those! If it had been basket case, I probably would have jumped on it.

eb2 · March 17, 2008, 09:43:25 AM

You have to figure there is something less than inspiring about that bass in that it keeps floating around. Or maybe it keeps getting snapped up by one of the baseball card guys. Either way, time has proven there will always be another up for sale. And if a decent copy can be made, either a Gibson reissue or something crafted by Bohemian artisans, it will take the craziness out of broken/altered/repaired originals.

Barklessdog · March 18, 2008, 05:22:30 AM

You would think with their rarity and the fever which we have for them, they would go for a lot more money. They sometimes go for the same price 70's birds go for.

Dave W · March 18, 2008, 09:11:44 AM

Quote from: eb2 on March 17, 2008, 09:43:25 AM
You have to figure there is something less than inspiring about that bass in that it keeps floating around.

Ditto that. Prices have been uneven, but there's no shortage of demand. So why does this keep popping up?

Johnny Crab · March 22, 2008, 03:45:29 PM

Quote from: OldManC on March 17, 2008, 07:27:02 AM
Man, it was soooo hard not bidding on that bass. Based on the final price, I probably would have won it, too. I'm working again but it'll take a while before I have that kind of disposable income. Oh well, at least we have the Bach bass to look forward to!

+1
It was REAL hard as the saved up $2900 I get fleeced out of on April 15th is sitting in the bank along with another $1k saved up to refill part of my home's escrow account(shortage last year thanks to the local tax gestapo). Just said no. $:-\$
Come on Bach.