TSanders
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is this worth it???
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4713&item=3731471987&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4713&item=3731471987&rd=1
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Disquieter
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ebmuscmanlvr83 said:
id say so, since i paid 1300 shipped for mine...
joel.
Eh... Way too pricey, I think. MM basses usually go for 700-800 on eBay. I understand this thing is one of them pre-EB basses, but I still think it's way too pricey. In US coins, that thing is just over 2500. You could buy yourself quite a few ruvery EB MM basses on eBay with that kind of money, y'know?
johans
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midopa said:
+1
yeap
and for 2500 US
i might get a stingray 4 and a bongo 5 altogether
rather than a '77 ol piece
armybass
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It is for a US price but not too bad I think for an over seas price from what I gather.
Disquieter
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Pre-EB's have a much different "vibe" than the current EB basses.
they just feel more solid to me.
I can't comment on the transitional basses because i've never owned one. But i can say for sure that I think the Pre-EB's are a notch ahead.
a 77 isn't worth 2500 bucks though. maybe if it was a 76 with the radio knobs. but oh well.
joel D.
they just feel more solid to me.
I can't comment on the transitional basses because i've never owned one. But i can say for sure that I think the Pre-EB's are a notch ahead.
a 77 isn't worth 2500 bucks though. maybe if it was a 76 with the radio knobs. but oh well.
joel D.
Jean-Frédéric
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Well as a collector nerd .... for a Pre EB ..a '77 SR ...frig I d pay
armybass said:
£1400 is way underpriced for a pre-EB in the UK
Add to that, it's apparently owned (or was owned) by John Deacon from Queen. Might well be the one that he recorded Another One Bites the Dust on. (Yeah, right)
bovinehost
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That price is way up there, but yeah, I think they're hoping to capitalize on the celebrity factor.
And one vote the other way. I've owned three or four pre-EB Rays, including way back when giant lizards ruled the earth. There were good ones, there were mediocre ones, there were a few dogs. Addressing JUST the good ones, yes, they are very, very good basses.
I had two very, very good ones amongst the ones I had. In terms of tone, ergonomics, looks, and especially reliability, I would STILL take my current Stingray (or my ex-black sparkle Stingray) over any of them, hands down.
In fact, those pre-EB Stingrays are gone, sold off, but I sure have a gaggle of modern-era EB basses. I might be dumb....or I might not be.
But hey, I know what Joel's saying and to each his own, right?
And one vote the other way. I've owned three or four pre-EB Rays, including way back when giant lizards ruled the earth. There were good ones, there were mediocre ones, there were a few dogs. Addressing JUST the good ones, yes, they are very, very good basses.
I had two very, very good ones amongst the ones I had. In terms of tone, ergonomics, looks, and especially reliability, I would STILL take my current Stingray (or my ex-black sparkle Stingray) over any of them, hands down.
In fact, those pre-EB Stingrays are gone, sold off, but I sure have a gaggle of modern-era EB basses. I might be dumb....or I might not be.
But hey, I know what Joel's saying and to each his own, right?
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It is too pricey if it does not sale, if it sales it is not to pricey.ebmuscmanlvr83 said:
Things are worth what some one is willing to pay.
Mantaray
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dlloyd said:
C'mon mate! I've seen pre-EBs on the Loot quite a few times and rarely they crossed the £1200 line. Half a year ago I found a '76 for £950 but I had just bought some other gear so I was out of money.
As for John Deacon's Bass, you should know that his(one and only) SR was tobacco sunburst, not natural.
