Spectrum GT bass...

Um, what side of the pond are you on , Gregg??! This looks good - grab it someone...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/bass-guitar-westone-gt-1980s-great-condition_W0QQitemZ290233216571QQihZ019QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thanks Corsair . I was already quietly watching that one in "My eBay" and trying to decide just how far over £1 I'd actually go on it !

Seriously though, I really want a black one and I know (from expensive previous experience) what happens when I decide to buy according to price and not according to what's in my heart . Still, I'll keep thinking it over.

Cheers for the heads up, all the same .

Aged Gregory.

HA! Look, Gregg another...and it's black....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/westone-spectrum-gt-bass-1986_W0QQitemZ230256298000QQihZ013QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

whaddya gonna do, whaddya gonna do.......

I check eBay nearly every day, especially as I'm selling a couple of (non-Westone ) basses there at the moment.

I saw the black GT and had a good look at the photos. To be honest, that one's a fair way below the baseline that I draw for condition on basses allowed into my collection . I know that makes me look quite "snobby", but well ... I am a snob !!!

Thanks for the tip though!

Say, is that blue Spectrum GT guitar (link...) the one that you referred to earlier in this thread? Now that's more like the kind of condition that I'd be looking for .

Gregory,

Just a thought, but if you got it for a reasonable enough price, would it not be worthwhile restoring it?

Pauline :flower: :queen:

Old Gregg wrote:Say, is that blue Spectrum GT guitar (link...) the one that you referred to earlier in this thread?

Um, yes.... and I bought it! Polly is gonna pick it up and check it over for me and then fire it across the pond; after she's given it a good wring out!!

Pollyanna wrote:Gregory,

Just a thought, but if you got it for a reasonable enough price, would it not be worthwhile restoring it?

Pauline :flower: :queen:

To be honest Pauline, I don't have the facilities or the patience for that kind of messy work, where I'm living at the moment . The difference in £'s between a pristine, original one and a knackered old plank is relatively small, in terms of what I'd usually pay for a bass guitar. So, I'd rather just find the right one and spend the necessary cash.

Again, this sort of "devil-may-care" attitude will rub a few people up the wrong way, but I know from bitter experience that (IME) a restored instrument just isn't as much fun (for me) to own, or as good from a resale p.o.v., as a good original and I'd simply prefer to spend the extra cash and just get the right one when it comes along.

Thanks for your suggestion though .

Old (fussy) Gregg

I dunno Gregg, I think I'd love to have a purpleburst Thunder III. And I know it wasn't offered as a standard finish. When refinishing a guitar, you've got to go crazy! And seeing as Westones aren't really that expensive, a pro refinish might actually add value to it.

Just think about it... purpleburst.

Sfalj wrote:I dunno Gregg, I think I'd love to have a purpleburst Thunder III. And I know it wasn't offered as a standard finish. When refinishing a guitar, you've got to go crazy! And seeing as Westones aren't really that expensive, a pro refinish might actually add value to it.

Just think about it... purpleburst.

Purpleburst !!!???

How tall are you, Antoine :?: ?

I think I've just figured out your true indentity ...

Hey, I take no offense! Prince can play his ass off, and I can't.

Watch until the end (who couldn't it's great!).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO8YdPnyKnQ

Hey, where did his guitar land after he threw it off at the end?

I've watched that clip 3 times and I can't figure it out .

The stumpy one truly is a musical genius though, no doubt about that!

corsair wrote:Um, what side of the pond are you on , Gregg??! This looks good - grab it someone...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/bass-guitar-westone-gt-1980s-great-condition_W0QQitemZ290233216571QQihZ019QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Well, it sold for only £67, in the end (although not to me, I should add ).

I'd be very happy if I could find a black one in that kind of condition for the same price .

Must keep an eye on eBay .

I reckon they're like buses; none for ages then a whole lot all at once!!!

Will ship US only, asking $100 for buy it now. Looks like an OK deal. LINK

boutjp97 wrote:Will ship US only, asking $100 for buy it now. Looks like an OK deal. LINK

Thanks for the info boutjp97 , but this one's a DX (single pickup) and I'm really after a GT or (better still, an LX).

Also, this one's got an EMG Jazz Bass pickup in place of the original humbucker (wtf ?) and looks like it's been to hell and back!

OK for $100, I guess, but really not the sort of condition that I'm looking for, either .

Guess I'll just have to be more patient .