Oh dear, what have I done? (warning: sparkle content!)

[r goldsmith]

Evilbay temptation was too much. Glam rock band, perhaps? Anyway, me like:

Ernie Ball Stingray Musicman Bass Guitar - eBay Bass, Guitars, Instruments, Musical Instruments. (end time 03-Apr-09 21:11:10 AEDST)

 

[Aussie Mark]

Good price Richard. I can see you playing that in GT, not sure about your other band down at the Seaton hotel though

 

[r goldsmith]

Not really discrete though. I'm still trying to think of ways to get this past the head of the house - I mean really, silver sparkle? Hardly blends in with the collection!

 

[koogie2k]

Nice one...

Good luck getting it into the house though...lol.

 

[GWDavis28]

Silver Sparkle is excellent man, congrats!!!! Looks to be in great shape!!!

Glenn |B)

 

[Psycho Ward]

If that were a lefty I'd buy it so fast some of the sparkles would fly off!

 

[patobrujo]

hey congrats that's a great looking bass (and of course it sounds great since it's an EBMM), for the "entering the house" problem i suggest to cover it with flowers and chocolates, of course a little praying doesn't cause any harm

 

[Kirby]

That is a great looking bass! Wish it would have been in the US. I would have gone after it. I have always been a sucker for sparkles.

 

[bizmarckie]

You could always walk in the door of your home, cradling the new bass in your arms like a puppy, and just say, "Honey, it followed me home... I couldn't leave it out on the streets!" And then make this face

 

[Basspro]

Same here...I really thought of buying that one but the AUD VS USD conversion was to much....Great bass, im glad someone on here snagged it.

 

[gafman]

I was watching this auction and was very tempted myself. What a great price. Congrats and great to see it go to a forum member.

 

[Aussie Mark]

Richard, use my technique - bass stays in the car until head of the household is in the shower or in bed - then you can sneak it in and hide in amongst the other gear. Good luck!

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

Richard, use my technique - bass stays in the car until head of the household is in the shower or in bed - then you can sneak it in and hide in amongst the other gear. Good luck!

+1

pretend you've had it for years. If x-examined, keep a straight face and act dumb

 

[Aussie Mark]

+1

pretend you've had it for years. If x-examined, keep a straight face and act dumb

"Oh, that one? It's been in the case under the bed for a few years. I took it out recently to put new strings on it and give it a general once-over. While doing that I realised it's a pretty good one, so I might play it a bit more now"

 

[SquidLizard]

"Don't you remember when I got that? Remember you said it was a bad idea because it didn't match any of my clothes? I can't believe you don't remember that."

Or, the other line that's really good is, "How can you not remember this? I have TWO of them! You had to have seen at least one of them when I first got it." (When pinned down, the other one is in the shop.)

Congratulations. That's a gorgeous and seriously flashy beast.

 

[r goldsmith]

Mark, Gav... I've successfully used that sort of angle before, but seriously, with silver sparkle..... ???

NO WAY are any of those lame lines going to cut it. I was considering saying "it's a refinish, it used to be sunburst" given there's already a range of 'bursts in the closet. That somehow lacks plausibility, given no sane middle aged man would purport to have such a crazy refinish job performed. Oops, I said sane....obviously this purchase negates any such notion anyway.

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

Plan 2...say you swapped it with another one

 

[r goldsmith]

Plan 2 - funny you should say that Gav. In the interim the same thought came to me, in fact I will be offloading a 7ender soon, so that's my angle!

 

[five7]

Who wears the pants? They may be sparkly pants. Buy her something that costs twice as much!

 

[Basspro]

Yeah maybe some vintage 70's silver sparkle pants that match the bass..How cool would that be!