Archive for eBay Oddities
Sekova ‘Vulcan’ Hollowbody Bass – eBay Freak of the Week
This week’s freak is the elusive Sekova ‘Vulcan’ model, made in the mid to late sixties. Since ’99 or so I’ve only seen a handful of these. Two in white, and one in a very red sunburst color. All had tortoise shell pickguards that spanned across the treble and bass cutaways and covered the tops [...]
eBay Freak of the Week #2 – Aqua Beatle Bass
If I hadn’t been laid off from my job yesterday, I would have bid on this bass: Can be seen on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230072656434 It’s a Japanese Violin Bass, which in itself is nothing unique. I’d say the most plentiful hollowbody bass style on the planet a 60′s or 70′s Japanese Beatle Bass. But what makes [...]
Customized 60′s/70′s Beatle Bass – eBay Freak of the Week
This week’s entry comes to us from Keizer, Oregon. The seller claims that this is an Epiphone. But it’s not. Probably a Greco, Sekova, Teisco. But not an Epiphone, because an Epiphone viola/vioin/Beatle bass wasn’t made until the 90′s. Anyways, apparently some guy named Paul Mosby did some custom inlay work on the body and [...]
TeleStar Super-Short Scale Hollowbody – eBay Freak of the Week
This week’s freak sports a whopping 24.5″ scale (that’s shorter than the Gibson GUITAR scale). I bet the E string on this thing is floppier than Oprah’s arm fat. Otherwise it’s a pretty agressive-looking bass. Typical Kessel-ish body shape seen mainly on guitars from the period, and a chrome control plate usually seen on Teisco [...]
eBay Freak of the Week #2 – Aria Custom Shop Viola Bass
I have a soft spot for violin/viola/beatle basses. I learned to play bass on my Grandfather’s Sekova Beatle Bass copy (it was his backup). I happened to spot this bass, and I really like the design and proportions. The electronics are nice too, and the headstock is very well done. Too bad I don’t have [...]
eBay Freak of the Week – Kimberly Firebird Hollow Body Bass
It’s been a looooong time since I’ve seen a Kimberly Firebird Guitar. (We’re talking years.) I’ve never seen a bass version before. Check it out: It’s also rare to see this version of the Kimberly headstock: This particular bass has some pretty heavy wear, and the action is pretty high based on some of the [...]
Flipping Basses Like Burgers
eBay user ‘patrickmat’ shows us the correct (and profitable) way to flip a piece of gear on eBay.
Recent Micro-Frets eBay Sale
Remember a while back when I was ranting about how a Teisco EP-200B sold for $521 plus shipping? Well the Teiscos are outpricing the Micro-Frets. This poor Micro-Frets Signature bass sold for $481 plus shipping last week: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=016&viewitem=&item=260044601437&rd=1&rd=1 And this is one of the nicer ones – Style 3, which was a two-piece semi-hollow body [...]
Unknown Eastern European Hollowbody Bass – eBay Freak of the Week
HollowbodyBass.com reader Rolle shares his latest eBay aquisition with us…..
Fender Japan Precision Bass Hollowbody – eBay Freak of the Week
What happens when you cross a 51 Precision Bass with a Gibson EB-2, a Jazz Bass and a little sake? This Japanese brain child: If it wasn’t in that funky blueburst color, I’d probably be bidding on it. It’s just too weird not to love. Check it out: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&item=150046601517 Update: Per GuitarJapan, the model number [...]