Bass Central Has Sr5 Bfr #5 Of 10!

[Beaver Felton]

BASS CENTRAL HAS SR5 BFR #5 OF 10! JUST ARRIVED, WAS PHOTO'D, THEN RETURNED TO THE BOX!

10 produced for the World:

2 kept by EB/MM.

****4 for the USA (2 H with Quilt Top, 2 HH Flame Top),

4 for the rest of the planet.

To be clear, This is one of only 4 total and
one of only 2 with H pickup and Quilt Top to be sold in the USA !

Translation: Super-Collectable!

Interested parties should contact us.

 

[asianjeff]

come on!... you know the drill... no pics no bass... and we need pics here!

ps. did a bongo 5 LE HH arrive too?

 

[Beaver Felton]

Pix coming soon.......

come on!... you know the drill... no pics no bass... and we need pics here!

ps. did a bongo 5 LE HH arrive too?

Jeff, Bass Central Asst. Mang., Mike Amico, is in the process of posting pix! Then, I guess we can actually claim to have the bass, right?

***Still waiting on your Bongo, but should be soon.....Thanx for the patience.
Thanx,
BF

 

[Michael777]

SR 5 BFR Pictures

SR5 BFR 20th Tahitian Quilt, Ebony Board, Orignal Ernie Ball Bridge,Matching Headstock, Case, 1 of Only 4 Available In the USA, and 1 of only 10 Available Worldwide!!!

 

[ashiin]

oh my dear sweet ernieball i wish that was mine

 

[MingusBASS]

Ask daddy to buy it for you.

 

[ashiin]

Too much money, and plus i save money for all my own basses.

 

[robobass13]

WOW!! I can't believe how beautiful that bass is, I don't know if I could take that out and gig it.

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

With only 10 being made and 8 to market, I would be afraid to play it! Very nice, but where's the pickguard?

 

[Alz®]

Oh my word....if only you delivered worldwide!

 

[Sonnyonbass]

Ohhhh that's a very pretty bass! Wow.... That top in combination is really stunning. I keep looking at it.
Maybe Im going to sell a few of my ohther basses en buy this 1 instead

 

[adouglas]

Ohhhh that's a very pretty bass! Wow.... That top in combination is really stunning. I keep looking at it.
Maybe Im going to sell a few of my ohther basses en buy this 1 instead

It will take more than a few...I'm not afraid to spend money on special basses, but this is way, WAY up there.

Looking at these and considering how few of them there are, I find myself approaching the "do not play this" line. An LE, sure, I'll gig it 'til I drop and apply all kinds of mojo to it. Even a BFR, assuming it's a BFR like the guitars we've seen (not ultra-rare).

But there are ten of these. Ten. That's it. And there are only four available to us.

You're getting into serious territory there.

Tony Levin said last night that the unique blackburst BFR that was made for him is now his number-one bass. "It's the only one that comes close to the Barbie Flesh bass" or words to that effect was the quote. But that's a special case...a custom instrument made for a specific artist. Its a one-of-a-kind, for Tony to do what he wants with it.

These are different, somehow. They're available to anyone with the means to afford them. Since the buyers aren't likely to be celebs in their own right, that means the instruments themselves become more important.

Generally speaking, I don't place much value on collectibilty. To me, an instrument is made to be played, cars are made to be driven, etc. But when there are only a handful of examples....well, there's something to be said for hanging onto an object for its own sake. If I bought one of these, I'd hold it in trust for a museum instead of playing it.

 

[Big Poppa]

AD the BFR is a place for us to be able to make what we want and offer to you the chance to have what normally what artists and fimily only usually see.

THere will be a BFR stingray 5 just like tonys made available I just dont know when

 

[Kirby]

Ma, these are killing me. I keep thinking of how many non-BFR's I could buy with that money, but I am not sure if I am winning the argument with myself! Simply awesome!

 

[MrMusashi]

THere will be a BFR stingray 5 just like tonys made available I just dont know when

aight.. my 20th sr5 is up for sale.. and i still havent received it
i wept when i saw the one auctioned away on ebay.. perhaps i wont have to cry so much now?

MrM

 

[scottbass71]

Totally Stunning Great that I don't have the Cash or you don't send O/S

so I am safe at the moment
Thanks for posting it Beaver

 

[adouglas]

THere will be a BFR stingray 5 just like tonys made available I just dont know when