Gerbruder Schuster bass info?

[Greg Cordez]

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.

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Greg Cordez

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.

[Greg Cordez]

oops, sorry I meant $30,000 not £'s.

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Greg Cordez

oops, sorry I meant $30,000 not £'s.

Yes, I saw that on their website along with some lady head German bass selling as French with an old false label they are trying to sell off as original. They just don't seem to know the difference between real and not.

I have a killer sounding Lamy here but I would suggest you come here to play it and take it back. This bass has a real professional museum grade restoration, not a repair job just to put it back in the rack and get it sold. Any bass you buy from a shop usually has restorations less than you would have had done had you been able to contract the work yourself. Therefore, it has to be done over, better, or remain a sub-par repaired bass.

[Greg Cordez]

Lovely bass Ken! Would love to swing by the shop if im ever close enough.