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inthelows
Advanced Member
Username: inthelows

Post Number: 253
Registered: 11-2006
Posted on Wednesday, January 03, 2007 - 7:59 am:   Edit Post

This looks tempting for those looking!
Says headstock repair. Hard to tell from these pics!
NLP
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(Message edited by inthelows on January 03, 2007)
kungfusheriff
Senior Member
Username: kungfusheriff

Post Number: 580
Registered: 8-2003
Posted on Wednesday, January 03, 2007 - 10:05 am:   Edit Post

Him again?
I wrote back and forth with the seller, a semi-literate youngun, for months last year and hammered out a deal to buy the bass at roughly half that price. I got cold feet when he let slip the bass belongs to his brother, who is in the military and deployed overseas.
Proceed with caution...
j_gary
Advanced Member
Username: j_gary

Post Number: 226
Registered: 6-2005
Posted on Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 10:47 am:   Edit Post

I'm out, thank you sir!
bumhucker
Member
Username: bumhucker

Post Number: 99
Registered: 3-2006
Posted on Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 1:15 pm:   Edit Post

i asked him what the weight was and he said he didn't have a scale but he thought about 25 lbs (!). must be including the case..
kungfusheriff
Senior Member
Username: kungfusheriff

Post Number: 581
Registered: 8-2003
Posted on Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 3:14 pm:   Edit Post

Didn't I tell you he was a bright bulb?
Drama ahoy!
inthelows
Advanced Member
Username: inthelows

Post Number: 257
Registered: 11-2006
Posted on Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 4:45 pm:   Edit Post

I've sent email asking how long has he had it and when was it repaired. No response yet.
NLP
pmoran
Intermediate Member
Username: pmoran

Post Number: 187
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Friday, January 05, 2007 - 5:30 pm:   Edit Post

is it just me and my half-century old eyes, or is the headstock slightly bent toward the E string side of the neck? i've bought alot of alembics. i think i've owned between 5-7 of them; however, i can't ever recall seeing an "optical illusion" that made me believe the headstock is off-center to the neck on any ebay ad pic before! could be the power of suggestion since seller admits to a repair, but i swear that headstock is skewed off-center in the pic from the back. i've looked closely to see if the purpleheart laminate looks out of line, but there's a flashpoint obscuring where i think it would be. thoughts?
bsee
Senior Member
Username: bsee

Post Number: 1436
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Friday, January 05, 2007 - 5:39 pm:   Edit Post

$3K for a headstock repair is a bit much, straight or not...
inthelows
Advanced Member
Username: inthelows

Post Number: 263
Registered: 11-2006
Posted on Friday, January 05, 2007 - 5:39 pm:   Edit Post

It is hard to tell from those pics! The guy will not respond to my emails.
I just don't like to see people get burned.
NLP
inthelows
Advanced Member
Username: inthelows

Post Number: 264
Registered: 11-2006
Posted on Saturday, January 06, 2007 - 7:18 am:   Edit Post

Here's his response to my email..
"I acquired the bass five years ago, and the repair was done two years ago. As I said in the listing, the bass is not new, perfect, excellent, mint, or in very good condition. The brass needs to be polished. That is the only cosmetic issue, and other than that the bass is in good working order."
I don't know about this one!
NLP

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