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well, i am happy i have not bought it. i think another problem is, that some people (including me) are hoping to find some treasure hidden somewhere and making a great deal, but you have to be more than lucky finding a rare bass for a few hundred bucks.
anyway, hope never dies i guess! |
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If you believe that, I have a winning Lottery ticket I will sell you for half price. |
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fake?
Just came across this thread. Antiquing a bass is not the same as trying to pass it off as old. Did the seller say it was old? Was the seller himself knowledgeable? Too me it looks like the bass was just stained with a very dark oil bass stain. Old basses look much different and it may take you awhile to learn how to see them. They will usually have many old cracks in the top and the sides especially at the bottom bouts. If it's a flat back it will often have old cracks in the back. As wood ages it turns brown and the older it is the darker it is. Plus both inside and outside it going to pick up a lot of dirt. The bass you picture is a new bass with a stain and some shading.
There are contemporary makers who can do a really good job distressing and instrument to look old. Many of these makers have seen the originals and might even have one in their shop. I know of no American maker who is trying to make fakes. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Last edited by Ken Smith; 07-01-2013 at 04:02 PM. Reason: Unauthorized advertising in your Post, KSB. |
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another one: need help!!!
dear folks,
somebody offered me another bass. the seller told me that this is an old italian or english bass. again, i am not sure if this is a fake. very hard to tell! to me it definetly looks old, but the back of the bass looks a little strange? i would be thankfull for any ideas or identification-marks! my eyes are not experienced enough to really tell. thank you in advance! |
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more pics
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same work.. fake fake fake
This bass has the same type of work as the other. Possibly the same guy in Hungary made both. If the bass is not close to $100k-$400k and has some history of where it has been and who played it, it is not an old Italian or English bass. Old basses don't just pop up from no where.
Now, I have seen a few, bought and sold a few and even have a few old looking recently made basses. I sell them as new basses that are made to look old but never represent them as being old. If you like the bass and it sounds good, buy it at the right price. But, don't go thinking that you might have a Busan or Goffriller for a steal at 1/10th the price. One of the best restorers and makers in Europe is now also working in his 2nd Berlin shop as well as in Hungary, back and forth. Raez Barnabez. He is one of the guys that can tell what is fake or not because he knows the guys in Hungary that are doing this kind of work. Ask him! |
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dear ken,
thank you, very much for your opinion. even though i have seen and played quite a large number of basses, it´s still hard to tell what is fake and what not (just from looking at pics). the top looks quite old, but the back and the fakt that there are no cracks at all is very strange. anyway, thank you again. |
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