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Old 03-28-2013, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Gunter Grass View Post
well, thats a clear message. not even an old fake.
it´s discusting how many fakes of old basses are floating around.
i had hope that it could be a simply build old bass, but i was wrong.
thank you very much for sharing your experience.
I have seen here in USA fakes selling for $25,000, $50,000 and even heard of one that was $160,000 where the customer though they bought a real famous made old bass. I think if you cross the street with a red light against you, the punishment is more than selling a fake bass. No one I know has gone to Jail yet but I know some of the dealers that sell these fakes. I have had them myself and sold them as new-made basses, antiqued to look old and at a reasonable price for the bass what it was. They can sound good but we had to restore and repair them here first before selling.
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