Washburn bass

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Author Message flaxattack Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1037 Registered: 4-2004 Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 7:06 am:    i found myself down in frederick md this past weekend. my girfriend has a friend that works at GC in rockville. he called to tell me he had a viliette bass there that he would hold for me. went over and found i didnt like it. 35 scale and i felt the workmanship was not quite there. did sound ok though but they wanted 1300 for it. turned my head ans say a nice bubinga bass turned out to be an older xb95b. bartolini pickups bolt on- made in usa.34 scale the asking was 750. i neogtiated down to 550 and grabbed it let me tell you- you guys know i collect. this is the best sounding 5 string outside alembic i have found for a budget price- threw on my TI flats and this baby is awesome i got one of the older models- 1 truss rod and no buzz feitin tuning. the new ones are app 1500 highly recommend keeping an eye out for this or the older one lowlife Advanced Member Username: lowlife Post Number: 219 Registered: 12-2003 Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 7:15 am:    Nice wood Jeff. I had no idea that Bubinga looked like that. Looks similar to Zebrawood in your photo. What kind of bridge is that? Enjoy your find. Ellery (Lowlife) lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 1143 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 7:27 am:    Flax: I hate to burst your bubble, dude, but if you look closely you'll notice that this bass is neither bubinga or a 5 string! Youse got robbed!!!! Bill, tgo (I suspect the picture isn't of the actual one you bought, right?) 811952 Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 684 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 7:28 am:    I totally agree. Nice bass. I had been playing Washurn basses (couple of 4s and an 8 - all neck-throughs) up until I had to sell them to order the Alembic in '81. Washburn has made some really nice stuff over the years, and their prices have always been good. Not Alembic, but certainly not junk either. John 811952 Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 685 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 7:31 am:    Wow. I didn't even count the strings. I are un-detail-orientated and haven't not yet had my coffee yet.. not.. flaxattack Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1038 Registered: 4-2004 Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 8:05 am:    this is a zebrawood stock photo mine is as really nice bubinga flaxattack Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1039 Registered: 4-2004 Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 8:06 am:    and mine is a 5 string trekster Member Username: trekster Post Number: 80 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 9:00 am:    Ha! I was at GC/Rockville this past saturday as well! Was doing my quarterly guitar-shop hopping.. GC, Levin's, both locations for Atomic Music, Victor Litz. And I live in Frederick to boot! Small world! --T adriaan Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 810 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 11:28 am:    Hey, I've been to Rockville MD a few times - main office of the company I work for is there. I kind of figured Chuck Levin's store must be close, just never had the opportunity to pay a visit. flaxattack Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1041 Registered: 4-2004 Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 5:25 pm:    well we were at bushwallers for pattys day and the brew pub adriaan Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 812 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 2:05 am:    Perhaps I should have added that I live in Europe ... I remember there's a pretty good bookstore near the Ramada Inn, with plenty of 'alternative' publications, and a restaurant with a micro-brewery - they had a pretty decent stout on tap there - but I'm talking 7 or 8 years ago.