Should I, or shouldn't I?

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:25 am

If selling is what your asking, I'd keep them. You cant find them anywhere, and in the future, they will be even more scarce. And there's always the possibility of the day you decide to sell your bass, I'm sure you'll want it as original as possible.

markbass99 · Post by **markbass99** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:29 am

I think there was a C.S. on ebay recently with missing shoes and it hurt the sellers auction potential because of it.

basshawk · Post by **basshawk** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:22 am

I would hang on to them. You won't regret doing that.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:56 pm

David - you already went through this same issue when you took them off. Save yourself the grief and just send them to me. That will decide it once and for all!

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:12 pm

David, the ones you have are non-magnetic and are for cosmetic purposes only. They do not cause the pickup to work.

The ones from the lap steel were actually magnetic, and made of a different type of metal that was more crystalline. If you tried to take them off the pickup, the pickup would stop working.

So, the eBay auction was apples versus your oranges, so to speak.

Still, definitely keep them, no matter what else you do. Do NOT sell them, because as so many others here have said, you will regret it later.

Of course, it is easy to fabricate replacements, just bend some soft flat stock aluminum, and optionally get it plated. Easy, just ask Dale, who has made them himself

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:17 pm

When I had my V63 I finally got the courage to take the shoes off for a while.

To me it made it a much better bass do to my playing style, as I pick directly above the bridge pickup, and I really didnt notice a change in tone.

But,,I just could'nt get beyond the look of the bass without the shoes...just didnt seem right, crazy huh????

So, I put them back on,, and decided to sell the bass.

Now forumite Sam Davis is enjoying it.

Thats the bad thing about being a player first, collector last. All my basses have to be top notch players.

The V was,,,except for the shoes.

Musicians are supposed to be nuts right?

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:14 pm

"Of course, it is easy to fabricate replacements, just bend some soft flat stock aluminum, and optionally get it plated..."

If you do-don't post it here!

relayer4u · Post by **relayer4u** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:41 pm

Keep them forever!

They are made of unobtainium.

I'll give you $250 for them though!

jps · Post by **jps** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 6:08 pm

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 6:43 pm

That metal isn't very precious, now is it! There are boatloads of it here!!