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Re: One sad sight on the Bay
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:20 pm
by jingle_jangle
Hopefully this one won't go over $450.00; that's about the break-even on it.
Re: One sad sight on the Bay
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:44 pm
by watton_earth
Re: One sad sight on the Bay
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 7:26 pm
by aceonbass
That wasn't as good of a deal as you may think Brian. The original ROS jack is gone ($110.00 to replace), and it's got an AllParts tailpiece on it ($125.00 to replace). It also has HipShot Tuners on it, which are better, but may turn some people off.
Re: One sad sight on the Bay
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:34 pm
by Grey
aceonbass wrote:That wasn't as good of a deal as you may think Brian. The original ROS jack is gone ($110.00 to replace), and it's got an AllParts tailpiece on it ($125.00 to replace). It also has HipShot Tuners on it, which are better, but may turn some people off.
I don't think anyone buying that bass is concerned with how original it is. There's no point in replacing the ROS jack, because the serial number wouldn't match and it has a plain metal plate already on it. Some people consider the Allparts tailpiece and Hipshot tuners an improvement over the stock units as well. I think it was a fantastic deal for someone who wanted a Rick bass and wasen't concerned with its aesthetics.
Re: One sad sight on the Bay
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:47 pm
by aceonbass
Given the fact that the AllParts tailpiece is pretty much the same as the stock piece aesthetically and functionally (John Hall has commented that the casting was actually based on RIC's casting....lawsuit pending), I don't know how anyone can say it functions any better. The AllParts one definitely has poorer quality plating, and is a lot cheaper. But yes, I'm sure someone felt it was a real steal of a deal.
Re: One sad sight on the Bay
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 11:15 pm
by johnallg
Re: One sad sight on the Bay
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2012 4:34 pm
by jingle_jangle
40 minutes to go and it's up to $800. Could this be a bid from a lunatic asylum?
Paying that much is crazy, IMO. That's roughly twice what it's worth in anyone's wildest imaginings.
Re: One sad sight on the Bay
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2012 5:27 pm
by electrofaro
An asylum with money then
Re: One sad sight on the Bay
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2012 6:16 pm
by aceonbass
Electrostring wrote:An asylum with money then
Not if the person buying it is the person fixing it, which isn't really that hard if you know how to use an iron, a wet rag, wood clamps and glue.
Re: One sad sight on the Bay
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2012 11:54 pm
by jingle_jangle
Re: One sad sight on the Bay
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 12:09 am
by aceonbass
You know what I mean Paul, and it ain't rocket science.
Re: One sad sight on the Bay
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:13 am
by RickyBubba
Went for more than I would have thought!
Re: One sad sight on the Bay
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 12:36 pm
by DriftSpace
That's only $15 less (shipping included) than I spent for my 1990 White BHBT earlier this year; it just had some minor tail lift and was dirty, but was otherwise perfectly playable. I agree that $835 for this is kind of nuts; I only paid $600 for first JetGlo 4003, which had no functional problems at all.
Re: One sad sight on the Bay
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 1:18 pm
by jingle_jangle
aceonbass wrote:You know what I mean Paul, and it ain't rocket science.
OK, I'm game--what's the wet rag for? To clean one's brow?
Re: One sad sight on the Bay
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 2:08 pm
by Seans
Very dubious bidding patterns.
