4001 Autumn Glo

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:57 am

Yep, the black does look nice against Fireglo. That 4001 FG wound up as Ted's first ebay purchase (I was the seller). I don't know what he did with it, but it did have a repaired neck.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 6:14 pm

Brian, really nice bass! Quite a score. Is it time to reveal the price?!

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:03 pm

I've been waiting for that..... har!

winston · Post by **winston** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:30 pm

OK John, if you insist.

$700.00 CDN which roughly equals $611.00 USD.

Not a bad eh?

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 5:52 am

Quite a bargain, eh!

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 5:57 am

He scores!

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 7:21 am

winston · Post by **winston** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 3:47 pm

I certainly did get a bargain. Once again.

Obviously it pays (at least for me it does)to visit the local pawn shops on a regular basis and to know what you are looking for. I have scored a number of fine instruments at a fraction of their market value doing just that.

Now some may say why do you need all those fine instruments?

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 7:45 pm

Great find, Brian! We have only one pawn shop, they have junk and no quality instruments, and they ebay so know pricing.... I found a beat Fender Bassman (2x15") cab I will offer a lot less on - I am prepared to walk if he says no because it needs a lot of tlc.

pflash4001 · Post by **pflash4001** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 7:57 pm

I love pawn shops. I found my 1979 MapleGlo 4001 (there's a picture in the differences between 4001s and 4003s thread) in a pawn shop. Original case and all for $180 US Dollars!!! That same pawn shop sold me a 1964 Gretsch Chet Atkins Tenessean for $200! They had a Peavey T-60 hanging next to the Gretsch on sale for $800!!! Believe it or not....

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 12:49 am

Pawn shops are pretty lousy here - as far as musical instruments are concerned. Seems the proprietors know decent stuff when they see it. Most of it ends up on ebay......

heinpete · Post by **heinpete** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 3:27 am

That is the fact for most of them all over the US, in the last 3 years. Of course our forum also may have contributed a little bit to that development!?

winston · Post by **winston** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 6:34 am

Let me see, in recent times I have scored the following instruments from pawn shops either for myself or for friends or family.

1971 Fender USA Stratocaster $100
1976 Ibanez Iceman $175
1999 Epiphone 100 Les Paul $200.00
1986 Fender Stratocaster MIJ $300
1986 Fender Stratocaster MIJ $400

Just to name a few...

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 9:05 am

whoa!

like chrome shops-there are no-good pawn shops here...

thinneckrick · Post by **thinneckrick** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 9:36 am

Knowledge has killed the pawn shop deal.about ten years ago i scored a 71 Jazz bass for 300.00. Since then no such luck.