Alert! Brrrrt! Brrrrt! 1979 4005 JG Bass on eBay!

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 4:45 pm

Thats a big starting point. My guess is closer to Chris'.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 5:11 pm

Chris, we all feel your pain.

Well, sort of.

OK, we don't feel it at all.

marc67 · Post by **marc67** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 9:50 pm

When I got my first 4003 in 1992 there was a 4005 hanging on the wall of a California shop - if I remember right it was a grand and no one was in line for it...

This '79 has a nice Jetglo and looks in VG shape but it is after all a 79er...

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 10:24 pm

That's a sleek looking bass. IMHO 4005's look best in either Jetglo or Burg.

los_sentidos · Post by **los_sentidos** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 10:36 pm

The year I was born, very interested, is he shipping worldwide? Sorry I'm asking - I can't get on the bay because of works firewall!

Is there a BIN?

Seriously considering going for this

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 12:26 am

Its worth about $1200.00 .

My opinion of course.

los_sentidos · Post by **los_sentidos** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 12:34 am

I couldn't keep up with all the 4005's on the bay of late as I was going between Paris, Barca and Valencia but what kinda prices were they going for?

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:59 am

That is one sexy bass, but are they really worth 6K?

In '79 how much was the list price compared to a 4001?

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 4:02 am

No BIN, and no reserve (except for the starting bid). He's got one bid on there now for the opening price. We'll see. Looks really nice, best unrestored fiver I've seen, but I'm not interested in owning one unless I could get it real cheap and sell it not so cheap. I'll have to see if I can get photos . . . .

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 4:03 am

Excuse me won't you...I'm off to buy a lottery ticket.

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 4:51 am

There is a lot of other great stuff you can buy for $4K, I'd have to think about it really hard.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:09 am

It's going to go high, any bets? I'll take the action. That thing is beautiful, who cares if it doesn't have toasters? High gains sound better anyway (ducking) and it's more likely to be in better shape all around and built better. I'll bet that's more rare than a 60's model. and it doesn't have that binding on the face of the bass either, very smooth looking.

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:19 am

If I win the auction, I'm gonna put a horseshoe pickup right between the two high gains.

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:22 am

And I'm gonna re-finish it pea green.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:55 am

Foam mute? Was that a feature of the later 05's or is my 67 missing something?