Ed Roman's got a nice '82 Series 1......

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Author Message kungfusheriff Senior Member Username: kungfusheriff Post Number: 500 Registered: 8-2003 Posted on Wednesday, April 05, 2006 - 9:59 am:    ...for a mere $6K. Pity, as it's pretty: http://www.iwantguitars.com/store/?product=7645 effclef Advanced Member Username: effclef Post Number: 369 Registered: 1-2004 Posted on Wednesday, April 05, 2006 - 10:03 am:    Think he'll spend $14 for the missing knob? http://store.yahoo.com/alembic/hatknobs.html EffClef mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 3211 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Wednesday, April 05, 2006 - 10:51 am:    We sent them a hat knob recently - I guess it's already on this instrument but maybe it was for another. I looked at this bass online with a customer about a week ago. Some things I noticed: 1. Pickups have 2-hole mounting, suggesting this is an early build 2. Nut is adjustable, suggesting if it is an early build that it was added later 3. Bridge looks like the current version. 4. Finish looks too new for the pickups 5. Fretlines weren't an any 2-hole pickup mounted instruments that we remember, so probably done later, but memories aren't perfect 6. Looks like there are holes for a truss rod cover, which wouldn't be on an early build. So, it seems like a bass that was an early build, but was later modified. But without a serial number, these are just educated guesses. The customer had played the bass, and I think he said it also had side LEDs, but they aren't mentioned in the listing. kungfusheriff Senior Member Username: kungfusheriff Post Number: 501 Registered: 8-2003 Posted on Wednesday, April 05, 2006 - 10:54 am:    Ed sez the knob has been replaced...no mention of the cable, though. I noticed those discrepancies too, Mica...definitely an interesting instrument. He clearly said it was an '82 after I guessed early '80s based on the serial number. (Message edited by kungfusheriff on April 05, 2006) davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 3583 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 7:17 pm:    Looks like it has dual truss rods, which would mean that it's not an early build. So the two hole pickups would have been a custom order. Mystery bass! eos35mm Junior Username: eos35mm Post Number: 18 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 8:19 pm:    This one has been at Ed Romans for at least 1 month @ the same price. eos35mm Junior Username: eos35mm Post Number: 19 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 8:24 pm:    This one has been at Ed Romans for at least 1 month @ the same price.