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Author: | Stingray5 [ March 2nd, 2010, 9:08 pm ] |
Post subject: | SX $99 Lefty Firesale |
http://www.rondomusic.com/BassLeft.html ![]() |
Author: | fivebass52 [ March 2nd, 2010, 11:35 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: SX $99 Lefty Firesale |
Thanks! Couldn't resist a five-string sunburst for $99.00. Also bought a set of Fender Indie Flatwound long scales for $19.95. Total cost and shipping to Hawaii only $176.72! http://www.rondomusic.com/sjb6241lh3ts.html |
Author: | Jeroen [ March 3rd, 2010, 12:40 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: SX $99 Lefty Firesale |
Yes, I've been looking at their site a couple of times now, and so far I've been able to resist ![]() But some of these look really tempting and I'd love to try a couple of them out. That SX SPJ natural ash, maple board, J-style with PJ-pickups for example, and their take on the '70s Jazz Bass. But also the cute pinkburst and purpleburst 32" Precisions ![]() |
Author: | fivebass52 [ March 3rd, 2010, 2:28 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: SX $99 Lefty Firesale |
yeah, that Purple burst is cool. Was tempted on the fretless too, but holding off for now. |
Author: | Agent00Soul [ March 3rd, 2010, 9:40 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: SX $99 Lefty Firesale |
Those prices are amazing! And the some of the finishes are really cool. How can they sell them so cheap??? Are they made of cereal boxes? Do they sound/play even half decent. I suppose at those prices, if you got 2 or 3 gigs out of them, you got your money's worth.... |
Author: | Basshappi [ March 3rd, 2010, 9:52 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: SX $99 Lefty Firesale |
Actually the SX and Brice basses have a very good reputation. There are HUGE threads about them on Talkbass. I have been holding back as well but I have a profit-sharing onus in March and I think I'm going to pull the trigger on one of these $99 while I can still get the old style headstock. I have an Agile guitar and the quality is equal to the high end Epiphones (they might even be the same factory, can't remember) |
Author: | iome [ March 3rd, 2010, 12:29 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: SX $99 Lefty Firesale |
I'd love to get the 49$ 32" Pink Gypsy bass, the only thing is that it'll cost more to get it shipped than the bass itself... |
Author: | pjmuck [ March 3rd, 2010, 12:37 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: SX $99 Lefty Firesale |
Am I missing something? Aren't those basses always $99? I'd love to get a 6 string Douglas. The Defiant looks cool too, but at $459 you're starting to creep up into the "average low end" bass pricing, and I might sooner buy an Ibanez. ![]() |
Author: | Matt R. [ March 3rd, 2010, 1:19 pm ] |
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Yeah they've always been $99. |
Author: | Carmine [ March 3rd, 2010, 2:54 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: SX $99 Lefty Firesale |
I think most were lowered to $99 quite a while ago, and now a couple more have come down - like the SX SPJ natural ash, maple board, J-style with PJ-pickups... |
Author: | AzWhoFan [ March 3rd, 2010, 3:59 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: SX $99 Lefty Firesale |
I must have had my head in the sand. i thought they averaged $129 to $149. |
Author: | fivebass52 [ March 3rd, 2010, 6:37 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: SX $99 Lefty Firesale |
the Jazz bass I just bought was usually $149 or more, so $99 for a five string is worth the plunge... |
Author: | Stingray5 [ March 3rd, 2010, 9:02 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: SX $99 Lefty Firesale |
pjmuck wrote: Am I missing something? Aren't those basses always $99? The ash P/J with the pearloid pickguard used to be $179. I don't go to the site that often but right now it looks like they are getting rid of old stock. |
Author: | Matt R. [ March 3rd, 2010, 9:28 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: SX $99 Lefty Firesale |
The 5 string jazz types have been $99 for as long as I remember. I'm tempted to grab one |
Author: | Basshappi [ March 4th, 2010, 12:56 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: SX $99 Lefty Firesale |
Yeah, those models have been at $99 for a while. They are trying to clear out the old stock and replace it with the new Ursa line. |
Author: | Carmine [ March 9th, 2010, 5:00 pm ] | ||||
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Well, I don't too much care for the new "Ursa" design Rondo is coming out with, so I'm thinking about throwing down a hard earned $99 for one of their SJB-57 LPB (Lake Placid Blue) Lefty Jazz basses before they're all gone- I've always wanted a Lake Placid Blue Jazz, and Rondo's solid alder bodies are pretty nice. I also just recently picked up a second Squier Modified 70's Jazz, brand new, for $199 (!) I really love the neck and the tone of my first one. So I had a thought: what if I combine the SJB-57 LPB body with the neck and hardware from the Modified 70's Jazz, and add a set of vintage style knobs? I did a mock up to see what this would look like beforehand (see last pic below). My total cost would still only be $299. What do you guys think?
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Author: | Basshappi [ March 9th, 2010, 5:16 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: SX $99 Lefty Firesale |
Awesome! Yeah, I'm trying hard to resist the urge to buy one of those but I am weakening by the day. |
Author: | pjmuck [ March 9th, 2010, 10:12 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: SX $99 Lefty Firesale |
Carmine wrote: I did a mock up to see what this would look like beforehand (see last pic below). My total cost would still only be $299. What do you guys think? Works for me. ![]() ![]() Double check the neck pocket/neck heel widths, however. I've heard that SX stuff is not necessarily interchangeable with Fender parts. I still have my fretless Warmoth Tele bass neck thta I had on my '77 J before I sold it that needs to be married to a body, so I've been entertaining picking up one of these $99 jobs as well. There was a loaded MIJ Jazz body on ebay a few days ago, but it went for almost $300. |
Author: | Carmine [ March 10th, 2010, 1:09 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: SX $99 Lefty Firesale |
pjmuck wrote: I have a theory about you, Carmine. You don't actually own any rare lefty basses, just some very good Photoshop skills. ![]() Why yes, you are correct sir, for here in the virtual world of LeftyBassist.com, all things are possible....for example, here's a old pic of me playing my rare Lefty Gibson Doubleneck 6 String Baritone SG.... you don't see one of these everyday, now do you? I think I recall playing this on the song "Guitar Man" from the "Clambake" soundtrack, but I could be mistaken, you know my memory ain't what it used to be... ![]() Attachment: Carmine.jpg [ 95.1 KiB | Viewed 10753 times ] |
Author: | andrew [ March 10th, 2010, 1:23 pm ] |
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Carmine wrote: I think I recall playing this on the song "Guitar Man" from the "Clambake" soundtrack, but I could be mistaken, you know my memory ain't what it used to be... ![]() LOL! ![]() |
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