Torture Tuesday.... DuBaldo style

[PeteDuBaldo]

First off - you can't have this one, it's a customer's bass that's in for repair.

This bass is GORGEOUS!


Serial is B001690 which makes it frikkin old as far as I'm concerned. Gavin, any info?

Obligatory pics

 

[fogman]

Nice!
It needs a little cleaning.

 

[Dr Stankface]

Hark! For you have found the Holy Grain!

 

[Big Poppa]

That is a very early piece and fantastic....Pete do they want to sell it to us? we would make this guy a great instrument (one off) in exchange

 

[Dr Stankface]

Please post pics after you get her cleaned up.

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

That is a very early piece and fantastic....Pete do they want to sell it to us? we would make this guy a great instrument (one off) in exchange

He did mention an interest in getting a new bass - I was going to offer him the natural HH SR4 that we just got in, but if you want it for the wall.... I will be talking to him in the morning. Please shoot me an email if ya'd like my home number. The bass is here at home and she's stunning.

[email protected]

 

[tkarter]

If I had the reigns it would be two single H bongos in exchange. I am not fond of 4 strings but that one I would have if within my powers.

tk

 

[TheDirtyMoocher]

is it a two piece or three piece body?

 

[skabassist13]

Looks two piece to me.

 

[Dr Stankface]

Looks 2 on this side too.

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

It's a 2 piece body, and the chrome harware wiped to a fine shine with a terry cloth towel Looks like it was just in smoker's heaven for the past 30 years.

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

Radio knobs

THanks for the serial Pete.

 

[Steve Dude Barr]

I dig it...missing knob and grunge and all...

 

[bovinehost]

Yep, radio knobs - I don' t even have to check Gav's database.

 

[adouglas]

That is a very early piece and fantastic....Pete do they want to sell it to us? we would make this guy a great instrument (one off) in exchange

How cool is that?

You bring your crusty old bass in for some work and the shop tells you "Oh, by the way, the president of Ernie Ball called...he wants to trade you a brand-new bass for yours."

If the guy's smart he'll jump at that, knowing that it couldn't go to a better place...plus he'll have a cool story to tell.

If he's not he might get greedy and try to hawk it on ebay for a ridiculous price as a collector's item.

Let us know how it turns out!

 

[fogman]

BP & Pete,

You'll have to let us know if this trade happens, and what the owner is looking for in exchange!

 

[Joshua]

If the guy's smart he'll jump at that, knowing that it couldn't go to a better place...plus he'll have a cool story to tell.

If he's not he might get greedy and try to hawk it on ebay for a ridiculous price as a collector's item.

That's not entirely fair, he might just like the bass and want to keep it.

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

It's got 1976 build date...

 

[bassmonkeee]

That's not entirely fair, he might just like the bass and want to keep it.

A big ol' +1. He's not required to do anything. And, if he does decide to sell it on eBay, that's his prerogative, too. Hell-if he decides to route out a PBass pickup at the neck and paint the bass purple, it's his to do with as he pleases.

Any character or intelligence judgements based on what he decides to do are uncalled for, and rude.

 

[adouglas]

Any character or intelligence judgements based on what he decides to do are uncalled for, and rude.

My bad. Apologies.

If it were me, though, and I heard that Sterling wanted it for the collection, I'd immediately say "YES!"

Just because I'd have the satisfaction of knowing that my bass was that important.