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Post by 1rr3l3v4n7 »

Oooh... sorry then... Image

By the way Christian (welcome), I looked closely on the pics on ebay... Is this the original color?

Also, if you have the serial number, it would be nice to know when it was made...
Yes, I played one... and I know!
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Post by jps »

"uhhhhh, didnt Blackstars have checkerd binding?"

If you came to the Confluence, you could have compared a Blackstar and a Shadow (actually three Shadows!!!) side by side. Not to mention it's negative, the Tuxedo! Image
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Post by christian11700 »

was made in June of 89' and by the condition, yes, 99.9% sure original color.
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Post by ilan »

"... I am not the one that tortured this poor thing (...) somebody really abused it"

Hey Christian, welcome! It doesn't look like torture or abuse: someone actually played it and loved it - a lot.

Have you seen Jaco's Jazz bass? Image or Clapton's "Blackie"? Image Would you call that torture? or perhaps "mojo"...

I wish I could afford right now to buy your bass. I really like it. I hope it goes to a good home, where some lucky guy will continue to love it.
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Post by bassduke49 »

Emperor snagged it for $1,188.45. I suppose with a $500 restoration it will be worth it.
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Post by rictified »

Jacos basses were tortured, he threw one into the ocean once and someone else rescued it, he broke another into a million pieces (his most famous one I believe, the first one he pulled the frets out of) and someone put it back together again. He was a manic-depressive I believe along with being a cocaine addict and had mucho problemos.
To turn a limited ed. Blackstar into a 5 string would be heresy. I can see a ROM jetglo 4003 but not a Blackstar which are pretty rare and very cool. I like them much better than Shadows, the black neck does it for me. I also like the Redstar and Whitestars. I would like to see some color coordinated necks from Ric as they paint them anyway.
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Post by nattiep »

Look what he did to this P bass!

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Post by rictified »

haha! At least it's in one piece, well mostly anyway, poor bass. Nice Gretsch in the background.
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