4001CS-a steal @ 10K

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 11:28 pm

only on the 'bay...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2375574551&category=4713

If I had 10K- 4002/5 LTD Ed Spirit of 76 RIC Annv Model, hand delivered...

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 1:27 am

You could buy alot of nice ricks for 10k.

ken_james · Post by **ken_james** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 3:04 am

Looks like I picked the wrong day to stop sniffin' glue...

wim · Post by **wim** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 4:28 am

I'm gonna bid 500 for it.

10K.. right.

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 4:40 am

Someone e-mail the seller and say, "....I don't want FIVE of them...." LOL

bosco64 · Post by **bosco64** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 5:18 am

This is seriously getting out of hand. When I bought mine over a year ago, I thought that 2 grand was too much! Little do I know. This guy needs a serious reality check. Looks like he hasn't changed the strings in about 10 years, either. See ya next year when your BIN price is gonna be $15,000! What a moron...

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 5:21 am

yeah, his description (diatribe) is a little heavy handed & unnecessarily angry.

Grrrr.....

Hell, I could probably get Chris Squire to come to my house for 10K.

jeff_ulmer · Post by **jeff_ulmer** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 7:16 am

Mine's worth $50,000.

squirebass · Post by **squirebass** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 8:15 am

So it says the item will NOT be relisted, instead it will be put back to gain even more value...
I wonder if that turns out to be true or not...
I guess I haven't done my "homework" as he refers to it, but I don't see why #22 is worth five times what #800 is worth? But it only takes one sucker with a lot of $ to make for a fancy payday, so I wish hime luck...

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 8:38 am

For me ... I'd rather have a 4001v63 than a 4001CS ... also I'd rather have a v63 than a c64 ... as a player I think it looks tacky to preform with some other bass player's signature model ...

I have a cream colored Ric ... but it is a 4003s5 with black trim ... not a Squire model ... and I have a black jazz bass with block inlays ... but it is a five string and it has a different pickguard and pickups than a Geddy Lee model ...

jeff_ulmer · Post by **jeff_ulmer** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 9:56 am

I could see #1 or #1000 having some significance for someone, but a low number doesn't mean jack to me.

I like my CS, and it may have better long term investment value than a v63 would have. Since this and my other "player's" models are just a part of my collection, I don't worry about playing out with them. In the case of my Fenders, they had mods that I prefer, like the Badass bridges and better feeling necks, so it made sense to buy both a collector's piece and and instrument that I didn't need to modify myself.

That said, not all signature models appeal to me, which makes their value a lot less.

squirebass · Post by **squirebass** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 10:13 am

Jeff,
I understand how you feel, as I had a down payment on a Squire, which I think was number #66 in the series, and was ready to buy it. But it had a big chip in the paint next to the bridge, I already had a v63 Mapleglo, and I badly needed to upgrade my amplifier and speakers, so had the store apply the money to an amp purchase. I've kicked myself for doing that ever since, hey I could be $9,500 richer now!

rob · Post by **rob** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 1:39 pm

I could probably refinish my 4001 to look just like his and it would cost less than 10K. Much less.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 4:25 pm

I think I read a post quite a while back, that mentioned some neck problems with the earlier CS models anyway. My mapleglow V63 does the CS vibe just fine.

homer · Post by **homer** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 7:42 pm

He's fishing. There's no way he'll even get his $5000 reserve. For that much, you can have a mint '64 4001S. For $10,000 you may be able to get a '64 Rick signed by Chris Squire himself.