The 9th Rail Bass EVER made.... (?)
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The 9th Rail Bass EVER made.... (?)
Or, so this auction says. What would make him think that?
Interesting price too..
Interesting price too..
DreamRaven- Administrator
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Re: The 9th Rail Bass EVER made.... (?)
Only the 9th one, cool! Now if it was the 8th one, I'd pay even MORE!!!
The Chad- Financial supporter
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Especially if it didn't have the same serial code on it that almost all (? I know I am setting myself up for being proved wrong here) 1984 Rails had stamped on them.
I got my 1985 Rail, that is in better condition than that, last year, in the UK for around £250, a good 60% of the price he wants for this '9th' one...
I got my 1985 Rail, that is in better condition than that, last year, in the UK for around £250, a good 60% of the price he wants for this '9th' one...
DreamRaven- Administrator
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From the Home page of westoneguitars.net:
5-digit serials appear on some models:
The first two digits = the year
The last two = the month
It is important to note that these are not really serial numbers, just production dates, and are not unique…84009 is extremely common!
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Re: The 9th Rail Bass EVER made.... (?)
I got a 9th one,,, I got a 9th one too :bball:
Wohoo
Wohoo
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Frenchy wrote:I got a 9th one,,, I got a 9th one too :bball:
Wohoo
Ah that's funny.
The Chad- Financial supporter
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Thanks for that Barry!
I had forgotten that I had a source of Westone info to hand!
I thought I would ask the seller a question, just to see if he had any background to his '9TH ONE MADE!' statement
Here is his response exactly as it came
Now, where might I find out if Westone is still in business? Has anyone got their telephone number on speed dial? Hmm, maybe a collector type posting board? Are they the ones that you hammer nails into?
I had forgotten that I had a source of Westone info to hand!
I thought I would ask the seller a question, just to see if he had any background to his '9TH ONE MADE!' statement
Here is his response exactly as it came
No, it did not come with any sort of certificate. I was told they were numbered consecutively, and that the first two digits of the serial number indicate the year. I am not sure if Westone is still in business, but perhaps a call to them might help verify... or perhaps some collector type posting boards. Thank you.
Now, where might I find out if Westone is still in business? Has anyone got their telephone number on speed dial? Hmm, maybe a collector type posting board? Are they the ones that you hammer nails into?
DreamRaven- Administrator
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As a collector I can tell you the 9th one is the bomb...
Not the 8th nor the 10th.... the 9th one..
Not the 8th nor the 10th.... the 9th one..
Frenchy- Senior Member
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I pointed the guy to a certain page and he wanted to post my response to him on the auction, but the 'bay does not allow you to do that, so he posted an update to the auction, although he is not allowed to amend the title:
So, all is good with the world! Wonder who, if anyone is going to buy the Rail? I really should play mine more often!In light of some new information, the number on back of the neck 84009, refers to tjhe month and year it was made, making the build date September of 1984. May or may not be the 9th one made, but a very early example anyway, as these did not appear in the catalogs before 1985.
DreamRaven- Administrator
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Wonder who, if anyone is going to buy the Rail? I really should play mine more often!
Yep... it`s great to Rail on them
Frenchy- Senior Member
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