URGENT; how much extra would you pay for piezo

[tiffles]

there is 52 min left on an ebay auction im bidding on for a des gold bongo 5HHP and ive worked out that in comparison to a 5HH i will be paying about 400 to 500 bucks extra for the piezo.....what would you do...is that too much extra to pay. ps. both basses are used and seem to be equivalent

THANKS!!

 

[Psycho Ward]

Sounds like a good deal to me, the boys at the factory told me it would cost me (a lefty) $25,000.00 for a piezo!















... I've started saving but...

 

[bovinehost]

Tiffs, the piezos up the retail price in the US by about 350-400 bucks.

Down where you are, I just don't know.

 

[tiffles]

I WON THE AUCTION I OWN MY FIRST EBMM. im stoked, sh*ting my pants aswell at the dosh i just forked out. i am so poor now.
well i paid about an extra 500 for the piezo so i hope i wasnt ripped. the rrp in aust for this bass is $4400 and i paid $2325 i wasnt going to pay that much...bloody auctions getting you excited bloody ebay. the shipping is disgusting though...$135. it all happened 2 min before i had to go to work...if anyones photos turn out wrong its the bongos fault.
i just hope it as as perfect as i think it will be. and the damn piezo better be worth it.

 

[Rhys]

Mate, thats a pretty good price for a Bongo HHP in Australia.

I payed about 2,600, for my HHP when they first came out, but i ordered i from Bass Central in the U.S and got it shipped. And yeah, the shipping is a bitch.

I'm sure you will be glad you got the Piezo. At the moment, i don't really use it for what i am playing, but i like knowing that if i wanted to use it i could

 

[bovinehost]

bloody auctions getting you excited bloody ebay.

I just saw the news in the other thread.....but congrats again! Where's the link to the auction so we can see this beast?

Also, remember the first rule of internet bass whores - without photos, it isn't real.

 

[tiffles]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7355159532&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWN:IT&rd=1

ill just have to wait and find out how much a real ebmm case is and order one later. you cant own a bass like this and not have it advertised all over your case.

so what do you think....?

 

[bovinehost]

Well, I'd be the last person to quibble about the color! I love it.

I hope it does everything you want it to and more (and I suspect it will).

 

[tiffles]

when he arrives ill post some better pics. and a garunteed frilly sock featurette.

its only 1:30pm here, you'll have to have some celebratory drinks for me.

 

[Big Poppa]

tiffles this is when you find out who your friends are at ebmm!

 

[bovinehost]

you'll have to have some celebratory drinks for me.

When do you expect delivery? Now THAT is when we raise the Ketel 1!

 

[tiffles]

i dont think any of my best friends have ever designed and made me a bass before...and if they could it would probably be out of toilet rolls and paper mache.
yay for BP...ill go tell all my friends that i hate them, they arent as great as BP and if they were REAL friends they would have made me a bass...or at least a recorder.

 

[tiffles]

When do you expect delivery? Now THAT is when we raise the Ketel 1!

true true. in about 7 days...dont worry, you'll all know when it happens

 

[AnthonyD]

Congratulations on the winning bid. IMHO the piezo is worth every penny - enjoy!

 

[strummer]

Real sweet, congratulations!

 

[Oldtoe]

Nice score!