Peter Cook Axis bass... one of 8 built...

Started by Highlander, May 29, 2020, 02:34:37 PM

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Highlander

May 29, 2020, 02:34:37 PM
Now this is a rarity and no idea of a true value...
No connection to seller...
I know Flat Eric has one... but without going through his page I'm not sure if it was 8 built...

Axis bass on UK Ebay

The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...

Chris P.

#1
May 30, 2020, 08:48:27 AM
very nice!

ilan

#2
May 30, 2020, 01:31:09 PM
I bet it's very heavy and with the strap button over the 16th fret, noticeable neck-dive.

Highlander

#3
May 30, 2020, 06:21:45 PM
I don't remember Flat Eric saying anything about excessive weight... but...
He "gifted" or "supplied" Peter Cook with a Axis guitar as he did not even own one of his own builds...
Eric's bass is different, as shown...
The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...

ilan

#4
May 31, 2020, 06:46:48 AM
Quote from: Highlander on May 30, 2020, 06:21:45 PM
I don't remember Flat Eric saying anything about excessive weight...
The body is a thick slab of rosewood. Unless it's chambered, this will be a boat anchor. OTOH this may reduce the neck-dive.

Highlander

#5
June 01, 2020, 03:13:17 AM
I've asked the seller about the weight...
The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...

Highlander

#6
June 04, 2020, 04:20:38 AM
In answer to the "boat-anchor" question...
"It's weight is one reason why I haven't lugged it to a gig, mind you it's not as heavy as my Gibson RD Artist now that's a real pain in the neck to play, but the Axis is heavy enough..."
Relisted... has a few other basses for sale... hard reality for a variety of musos and other lockdown folks... needs the money...
The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...

Dave W

#7
June 04, 2020, 06:14:15 PM
Quote from: Highlander on June 04, 2020, 04:20:38 AM
In answer to the "boat-anchor" question...
"It's weight is one reason why I haven't lugged it to a gig, mind you it's not as heavy as my Gibson RD Artist now that's a real pain in the neck to play, but the Axis is heavy enough..."
Relisted... has a few other basses for sale... hard reality for a variety of musos and other lockdown folks... needs the money...

Nice way to avoid telling you the actual weight. Easy enough to get close using the  bathroom scale method.

Highlander

#8
June 05, 2020, 12:32:09 AM
I found it funny that we both owned a PC and an RD, Dave... not many folks like that... at least my PC is NOT a boat-anchor, and my RD has been "trimmed" a wee bit...  :mrgreen:
In contact with the seller at the other place... I think he mostly plays Fenders... has a couple of other out of the ordinary basses he's selling too... a '67 Coronado 1 and a '67 Hopf Saturn... there's also a Precision Cabronita, which is not that common over this way...
The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...

Highlander

#9
February 24, 2021, 01:41:24 AM
The beastie's back again, forever on the wish list but beyond anything I could afford... same seller... he's saying one of seven built...

Peter Cook Axis Bass - £1650
The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...

gearHed289

#10
February 24, 2021, 08:33:01 AM
That's a cool bass. Price seems reasonable?

Highlander

#11
February 25, 2021, 09:50:34 AM
There's a well known photo of one with JAE... Flat Eric's is the reverse colours to this one... if there was the capital I'd be on that beastie in a flash, boat-anchor or not... lol
The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...

Highlander

#12
February 28, 2021, 02:05:50 AM
Didn't sell and now reduced to 1490GBP
I just don't think he's going to find a buyer and not being a "classic" shape it is just an oddball to anyone but an instrument collector... sad reality...
The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...

Dave W

#13
February 28, 2021, 11:39:03 PM
Quote from: Highlander on February 28, 2021, 02:05:50 AM
Didn't sell and now reduced to 1490GBP
I just don't think he's going to find a buyer and not being a "classic" shape it is just an oddball to anyone but an instrument collector... sad reality...

There's a right price for everything.

Alanko

#14
March 03, 2021, 06:56:08 AM
Quote from: Dave W on February 28, 2021, 11:39:03 PM
There's a right price for everything.

The problem might be that you could count all the interested parties on one hand? I know there is one guy who buys a lot of John Birch guitars and basses when they come up for sale. There's a chance that if you are bidding on a John Birch instrument you are up against this guy, so that will drive up the market. I'm not sure a Peter Cook instrument even generates the sort of ripples that a Birch instrument does. We know who he is, we know that he built things for John Entwistle, but is there more of note beyond that?
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