95 4003 White w/Black Trim: Value?

[heinpete]

Brian, does it come with knobs? A set of pre-'70 knobs would look nice on it.

[brianeharmonjr]

No knobs with it. I might have to try those.

[brianeharmonjr]

I just checked the tracking number and the bass is supposed to arrive tomorrow, and I ordered some new knobs from Mike Parks. I'll try to get some pictures up tomorrow. I can't wait!

[brianeharmonjr]

It's here. I will post pictures tonight or tomorrow.

[brianeharmonjr]

The last picture is pretty fuzzy, but my batteries died, so its the best I can do for now. Anyways, I think I'm going to keep this one. I like the neck profile much better than my '07, and the color is just way cool. There is some discoloration, notably on the back of the neck, and when I took the pickguard off to check it out, you could see just a little bit of yellowing compared to under the guard, but not much. The case has a foot missing and has some dings, so I might replace it eventually, but maybe not. Now I just need a black treble pickup cover. Anybody have one?

[brianeharmonjr]

Also, should a bass like this with black hardware have a black jack plate? This one has a chrome one placing it as being built in May of '95. Also, I guess I can tell everybody that I got it for $750 + $20 shipping. Not bad. Not bad at all. It may be the best deal I've ever made.

[ben_brown]

That's a great price Brian...about half of what it's worth. Good luck finding a black pup cover. They're hard to find. Congrats!

[rickboy88]

Yes, it does look like a good deal. The seller had no clue of the current new and used values. When you factor in inflation it gets even worse. Hopefully he's not a friend?

[brianeharmonjr]

Actually, he was fully aware of how much they are going for, but he just wanted to get out of it what he had paid for it. I offered him more, but he said he wasn't comfortable taking more than what he paid. Anyways, its staying with me. I dig it too much to let it go.

[johnallg]

Great looking bass and great (read: a steal) price. I echo Steve about the luck needed to find a black cover. They are actually just black plastic. Possibly what all covers are before the plating process?

[rickboy88]

Fair enough, Brian. My (virtual) hat is off to you. It is nice to have those deals come around at least once.

[brianeharmonjr]

Yeah, there was a black cover on ebay not too long ago, but I wasn't sure I was going to get the bass at that time, so I didn't bid on it. Now I'm shooting myself in the foot. I might just have to get a chrome one in the meantime.

[johnallg]

Brian, I wasn't implying anything underhanded on your part as to the price, just saying it was a real bargain. As to the black cover missed on eBay - hindsight is always 20/20! You could paint a chrome one black while waiting for a real one to show up again I suppose.

[aceonbass]

Dull up the chrome on a standard pick up cover with 500 grit sand paper. Primer it and shoot it with Plasticoat #1100 gloss black. It'll look better than the rest of the black trim on the bass.