Jazz Bass used on David Byrne's "Like Humans Do" - Ebay

crescenze · **Joined:** March 30th, 2013, 12:58 pm **Posts:** 945

Here you go, for what it's worth.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/134174372645?s ... 1438.l2649

Stingray5 · **Joined:** April 5th, 2008, 4:52 pm **Posts:** 367

The base is in good conditions

tim · **Posted:** July 17th, 2022, 7:24 am

With the lack of effort put into establishing the provenance of the bass, I assume the seller is Paul Frazier himself.

tim · **Posted:** July 17th, 2022, 7:33 am

http://www.losanjealous.com/2008/10/06/ ... er-3-2008/

crescenze · **Joined:** March 30th, 2013, 12:58 pm **Posts:** 945

tim wrote:

http://www.losanjealous.com/2008/10/06/david-byrne-performing-songs-of-david-byrne-brian-eno-greek-theater-october-3-2008/

Excellent job at establishing provenance Tim. Maybe you can get a commission. :mrgreen:

tim · **Posted:** July 17th, 2022, 9:55 am

Ha ha, it looks like a really nice bass. I'm not into jazz basses, but if someone else were interested and reached out to the seller for details, I wouldn't be surprised to hear that they ended up talking directly to Paul.

screambasses · **Posted:** July 18th, 2022, 3:30 am

I reached out to Paul directly. No response yet.

pete

tim · **Posted:** July 21st, 2022, 1:30 pm

He updated the description:

"I am the only owner in this base was brand new in 1974."

And more details about condition.

bobjones2260 · **Posted:** July 23rd, 2022, 3:38 am

Maybe it's me but $5K as a starting bid is very high for an item that only has two pictures, does not note if it includes a case (no picture of case either) then has a type-O in the description "including Now Rogers and Chic, Chaka Khan and many others". Not saying the bass is not real and has history but for starting at 5K you need to put a little more work into selling it. I figure it's one of those let me put it on Ebay and if anyone buys it great if not I'll keep it.

fivebass52 · **Posted:** July 23rd, 2022, 8:16 pm

tim wrote:

He updated the description:

"I am the only owner in this base was brand new in 1974."

And more details about condition.

Of course it was brand new in 1974... just like my 78 was brand new in 1978... sheesh!

tim · **Posted:** July 24th, 2022, 5:29 am

Y'all are being awfully hard on a fellow lefty old-timer selling a single-owner Fender that millions of people have heard played. :lol:

Stingray5 · **Joined:** April 5th, 2008, 4:52 pm **Posts:** 367

tim wrote:

Y'all are being awfully hard on a fellow lefty old-timer selling a single-owner Fender that millions of people have heard played. :lol:

Yeah you are probably right

In reading the listing again it seems the typos are a result of doing text to speech. Still, in the absence of some unknown issue that prevents him from typing or something, I do agree, a little more effort put into the listing would give this a little more validity.

screambasses · **Posted:** August 2nd, 2022, 5:56 am

I have confirmed that this is, in fact, Paul Frazier selling this bass.

pete

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