Lefty '71 4001 on UK ebay

marty · Post by **marty** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 7:26 am

Zero feedback seller, says he's owned it since '72....looks a beauty:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4713&item=3780273473&rd=1

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 8:31 am

Aarrrghhh! 21 fret alert! 21 fret alert!

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 8:32 am

And a lefty! How rare can you get?

marty · Post by **marty** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 9:40 am

Scott...well spotted!

I hadn't noticed it was a 21 fretter, I was too busy making sure it had full width inlays and chequered binding....a rare one indeed!

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 9:41 am

Has John Simmons closed on this deal yet?

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 10:24 am

For some unknown reason I can't access the above link. I'll go and check ebay.co.uk.

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 10:34 am

Okay. Someone pick it up, NOW!

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 11:34 am

So will he or won't he ship it? It says "local p/u only"....

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 11:48 am

Okay--I would give my eye teeth for this one and I have bid on it already. It's at least as good as my '72, and the 21-fret construction is quite cool. Dunno about the case as an original, but the bass is a screamer.

BUT---with me being in the USA and the bass in England, and the seller not wanting to ship the bass anywhere (not even within the UK)--only local pickup, what can I do...? LOL I even thought of flying over to get it, I haven't been to Bath since 1983, it's about time I went again!!!

If anyone has any(practical) suggestions, now's the time to tell me. <waaah>

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 1:01 pm

Good luck John.....I hope one of our overseas brothers can lend you a hand....

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 1:05 pm

for us that are not lefty this is a tease and a half [beautiful]

henny · Post by **henny** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 1:26 pm

WHAT?!

71?

LEFTY?

... 21 FRET?!?! Crikey. My father is seriously interested in this.

wints · Post by **wints** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 1:59 pm

Beautiful and probably unique...

Speaking of U.K. basses did any of you blokes see/score this one...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=41439&item=3779764972&rd=1

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 5:51 pm

Wow Andrew, someone got a bargain, there again it's only Jetglo, but still very nice !!!

henry5 · Post by **henry5** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 8:56 am

Hey Jim, is it true David Lynch is making a film of your life called "Twin Ricks - Fireglo With Me"????

Re the V63, no, but watched it. Can't believe you can't shift V63s in the UK all of a sudden (on ebay at least). That is SOOO cheap by UK standards.

But still, back to more pressing matters....that lefty is GORGEOUS. I wish I had the money, and I'm not even left handed! (if anybody has a righty one they don't want -as if! - please let me know!) And John, I'd offer to pick it up for you but its down the other end of the country from me and I don't drive! Can anyone else in the UK who's nearer help John out? It'd be great to see it go to a Forumite. Good luck John! Oh, and good luck Henny's dad too! (Man, I've been looking for a righty like that for years; don't tend to go for mapleglo but those old ones; wow!!!)