This is my old bass,I sold it to Guitar Center in San Jose!! It does have batteries,you access them through the top back plate.I also included the 5-pin cord and the power supply when I sold it to them. You will love this bass,it plays great! By-the-way,hi Mike!!!

This is my old bass,I sold it to Guitar Center in San Jose!! It does have batteries,you access them through the top back plate.I also included the 5-pin cord and the power supply when I sold it to them. You will love this bass,it plays great! By-the-way,hi Mike!!!

Prockenklang,
 
Hello my son-I didn't have to even check your registration to know who you are! It's about time you joined our ever expanding group. I expect to see lots of posts from you.
 
-Susan

Hi Mom,
  It's me!! We can't come up this weekend,but we will give you a call.Sarah would love to talk to her Grandma Susan!
                    Happy Easter,
                       John

John - It's been a long time indeed.  Call me when you get a chance.  Michael

Hey Tim,
FYI: http://www.instrumentexchange.com/bid-form.asp?list_id=186185&pid=41&catid=131&scatid=495&status=1

Nice bass, sheriff.  $2600 to start or buy it now for $3K.

FYI: Instrument Exchange will only register members from within the continental U.S., which means that being a Canadian, I'm automatically excluded from joining and bidding; too bad!
Maybe someone in the U.S. could adopt me?
 
Ellery (Lowlife)

Not mine, bsee. Guitar Center bass that one of our members was checking out, but at a higher price.
Ellery, if you're serious, and Mr. Sarter passes, then I'd be happy to use my IE membership to help you out...if I can remember the damned password.

Well, guess the cat is out of the bag now!  That's where I first saw it - I later found out from John that is was at the San Jose GC which is near to me. Both he and Mica told me it was in need of the Series upgrade, which could run as much as $1200.  While it would still not be a bad price, I decided to pass.  Knowing what they paid for it I made a lower offer which thus far has not been accepted.  The short of it is that it looks like I'll be passing on this one.
 
 - Tim
 
PS - Ellery:
 
 
If you are serious I'd be happy to buy it on your behalf and ship it north for you.  Drop me a line if you'd like to do this.

Ellery -  
 
Feel free to call me too:  (707) 328-9600
 
 - Tim

Considering $3K for the bass & another $1.2K for the upgrade (which I was not aware it needed) and $0.2K for the shipping/insurance, that would put it at about $4400.00 US, which translates to $6000.00 Canadian. A little to rich for my blood for the moment.  There's always next time.
 
Thanks nonetheless for the offers to purchase and trans-ship.
 
Ellery (Lowlife)

Ellery,
GC generally likes to move their overpriced prestiege pieces after they collect dust for a few years...before I found the S2 I'm in the process of buying, I contacted them about Series basses. One, which may have been this one, had sat around for something like six years tagged at $4K. No surprise there. But after I got them to check the Blue Book value (duh!), they agreed to sell it for $2.5K, and that was without haggling on my part or them smelling cash/credit card/my firstborn.
Point is, there's a decent chance they'd go below the $2600 minimum bid if it doesn't sell, which I predict it won't, unless one of us obsessive types gives in and rescues it. Forego the upgrade for a while, and it could ease the pain of investment a bit.
Just my .02, or .03 in your country (grin).
KFS

Shawn, thanks for your .03 (that's exchange rate, not inflation)
When I was 4 years old, I could sometines get what I wanted by crying and stamping my feet; nothing like a good temper tantrum.  But that will not provide me with the necessary funds to acquire this fine instrument.  As nice as the bass seems, there are still two issues.  One, my disposable income grows constantly, so 6 or 8 months from now this discussion would be acedemic. Secondly, and far more important, Tim has not pulled out of the bidding and with that in mind, I will not knowingly bid against another member of this group.
I'm not 4 years old any more; I can wait. (Just listen, can you hear the tantrum?)
 
Ellery (Lowlife)

Hey Ellery,
 
Thanks for the kind consideration, but I pulled myself out of the running for this one when my offer was not accepted.  They may eventually come around, but certainly don't let my interest stop you, or anyone else, from pursuing this one if you're interested.
 
 - Tim