Author Topic: Jamerson's URB on ebay (Read 229 times)

goatfoot · « **on:** April 09, 2004, 09:28:01 AM »

Anyone here planning on bidding on this piece of history? Guesses at final selling price? I wonder why Jamerson Jr. is selling it?

http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=2235672611&

Kevin

keavin · « **Reply #1 on:** April 09, 2004, 09:54:39 AM »

i wonder why he would want to sell such a peice of history?,somthing like that would stay in my family forever,i cant figure that one out! but also check out the price!!!!?

goatfoot · « **Reply #2 on:** April 09, 2004, 10:13:56 AM »

That's just a starting price ... although an obscenely low starting price for sure. I'd expect it to go for $25-50 grand. It belongs in a museum - together with the Funk Machine - wonder who has that (it was stolen in the 80s).

Kevin

keavin · « **Reply #3 on:** April 09, 2004, 10:25:58 AM »

what was stolen ? his fender?.

kungfusheriff · « **Reply #4 on:** April 09, 2004, 10:55:41 AM »

Yep. The Funk Machine, the beat-up, sweat-stained, bowed-neck masterpiece of a sunburst '62 P-bass along with a Kustom amp were stolen from Jamerson's storage locker sometime in the early '80s and never recovered, despite Fender's offer of a no-questions-asked trade of a '62 Reissue.
The upright now owned by Jamerson, Jr., along with historic instruments currently or formerly owned by Walter Becker and others, were up for auction elsewhere only a few weeks ago. Wonder what happened there?