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Old 08-23-2012, 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Greg Cordez View Post
Nice one, thanks so much for you time on this.

Its hard to get a sense of the value of this instrument not knowing who made it and its age.

£30,000+ seems a lot for an unlabled German bas, but seems to have something about it.
Wow, that is a lot unless its a killer bass and with some sort of pedigree. Ask the dealers there in the UK and see what they think. When you move up again and have to sell or trade this bass, you want to know what its worth in the market place. Hawkes basses are maybe similar but they at least came from a British firm and we know what to expect with them. They too however were made in the shadows as well, the makers being various German shops over time for the most part. The long string length will make it hard to sell in any market regardless of sound and pedigree. Some of the best basses with big names sit for years and years if they are over 42" mensur.
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