Chris Squire Bass Dilemna

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:23 am

As Uncle Jed would say: mmmmmmmmmmmhhh doggies!

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:39 am

Ron, back to the topic for a moment;

I spent $990.00 for a new one, $1500,00, $2,200.00 and lastly $2800,00. $3 to $4 K is now the going price. I think it will not stop increasing.

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:53 am

Damn! A white 4080!

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 12:14 pm

Just MHO but there is no logical reason the prices are so high, they are not rare, nor old. I think it's the name that's associated with them that drives them so high. I don't think they will ever increase along the lines of a 60's Ric which I think will become more and more valuable. Of course I'm the guy who sold two mint V63's right before they doubled in price.

jps · Post by **jps** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 12:40 pm

Hey, I had one of those Alembic Spoilers with the Exploiter body style! Mine had a nice Flamed Koa top on it. I turned it into a fretless and replaced the electronics with a VPT setup with the Q switch, and added a jack to run the bass with an external power supply. I should have kept it.

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:01 pm

Jeffrey - what potions do you use? Is there a specific chant? Do I need a wand?

I refer to "turned it into a fretless"

jps · Post by **jps** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 3:23 pm

I forgot what incantation I used, but you do need an alembic to do it properly. You do know what an alembic is, right?

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 3:51 pm

That's one of those urns you need to do magic spells isn't it?

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 4:18 pm

Jeffrey;

Don't be too sad about your missing Alembic. While most of my RICs tripled in value, I am not sure if I can sell the Alembic for what I purchased it for 20 years ago

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 4:28 pm

alembic, from Greek, cap of a still
1 : an apparatus used in distillation
2 : something that refines or transmutes as if by distillation <philosophy>

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:12 pm

Hey I was close and entirely by accident.

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:15 pm

I'll give it to ya, not bad! i had no idea, so I looked it up! I bow to Jeffrey!

jps · Post by **jps** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:45 pm

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 7:31 am

Hey Dave,

Damn!