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goran

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Series 1 1977 in EU
« on: January 30, 2022, 05:43:22 AM »
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Re: Series 1 1977 in EU
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2022, 06:15:22 AM »
Wow, that’s really nice!
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Re: Series 1 1977 in EU
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2022, 08:18:17 AM »
The price looks reasonable too.
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Re: Series 1 1977 in EU
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2022, 07:42:20 PM »
My German's pretty rusty (full disclosure: After working there for six weeks in the late 1980s I still could only say "Please" "Thank you" and "I'll have another beer") so I can't tell: Does it mention what the scale length is?

oh, wait, never mind... that ding in the back of the neck is probably a dealbreaker. Too bad.
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Re: Series 1 1977 in EU
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2022, 04:37:04 AM »
yeah in addition to the gouge in the back of the neck, looks like a cigarette burn on the neck as well plus looks like de-lamination on the headstock.  gonna go out on a limb and make a guess that this particular instrument hasn't been well cared for.  too bad, it's a nice bass.  decent price, but with that exterior damage, gotta wonder what kinda shape the rest of the instrument is in.

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Re: Series 1 1977 in EU
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2022, 07:13:06 AM »
Stan said it first… if this bass could talk.  Wonder what amazing things it experienced in over 40 years of keeping the groove alive
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Re: Series 1 1977 in EU
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2022, 11:20:59 AM »
If I was interested in that body style those dings aren't significant enough to put me off. I would be more concerned about the cost to be incurred if the bass that age needed a noise cancelling upgrade.
« Last Edit: January 31, 2022, 11:31:23 AM by jazzyvee »
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Re: Series 1 1977 in EU
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2022, 12:45:02 PM »
It's funny but in my part of the world there just isn't noise to worry about.
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Re: Series 1 1977 in EU
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2022, 03:02:17 PM »
On first view it appears to be an LSB. Could be wrong. The dark veneers on the peg are nice. The body looks in good shape.
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Re: Series 1 1977 in EU
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2022, 03:30:28 PM »
The ding in the neck would irritate me, but it isn't that hard to fix. Love the Omega-cut...


Works out to be close to $5K USD. If that bass was near me, (and happened to be medium-scale) it'd be mine tomorrow. Especially given the prices we see lately.
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Re: Series 1 1977 in EU
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2022, 03:34:31 PM »
Greg,

I'm with you about the ding on the neck.    It would bother me.    But I think that lovely aged honey finish on that bass outweighs that little ding on the neck.    It's gorgeous.   Hopefully it never gets refinished.

Too much bass for me though.   I like 'em little.

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rv_bass

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Re: Series 1 1977 in EU
« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2022, 04:46:19 PM »
What ding? ;)

That’s a beauty!  :)
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