Tom Capasso Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 As most of you know, I have a '69 Gibson EB3 (bought used in '72). I also have the original hard case (with the bright orange fuzzy stuff inside). The case is in terrible shape - the handle is gone, there are old mold spots, it smells a bit like cat urine/natural urine remover inside and the wood is separating in a number of places. I've moved the bass to a gig bag because I acquired one and am tired of trying to manage the orig case without a handle. I'll never sell the bass - it's also in terrible shape, but has extreme mojo, and was my only bass for 30 years. I'm thinking the case has no value given that I'm not selling the bass and that it's in awful shape. Any thoughts before I toss it? Thanks Tom www.stoneflyrocks.com Acoustic Color Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground. - Theodore Roosevelt
RHINO_ROB Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 Since you are never gonna get rid of the bass, why not refurbish the case?
kenfxj Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 Is it vintage cat urine? Push the button Frank.
kenfxj Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 Since you are never gonna get rid of the bass, why not refurbish the case? If you're in the mood for a project, it could be fun. Here's a handle to start with. Push the button Frank.
... Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 Is it vintage cat urine? Since it's a 1969 it's not pre-CBS. Worthless.
_Sweet Willie_ Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 Any thoughts before I toss it? Yes. Toss it. Is it vintage cat urine? Since it's a 1969 it's not pre-CBS. Worthless. Indeed. I'm in agreement with the "gentleman" from Seattle. Peace. --Dub $$ spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk.
jeremy c Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 Where I live, you simply put it out in front of your house and within a day it will disappear. Who will take it and what they will do with it is not something I want to know. (although later I see broken furniture which I have disposed of in this way at garage sales in my neighborhood) Free download of my cd!.
Tom Capasso Posted September 1, 2008 Author Posted September 1, 2008 I'm definitely not looking for a project. And the wood separation is more than I want to deal with. The cat urine is late 90s. No grunge value (beyond the obvious). The mold is mid 80's (that year when my kids were little and the bass spent most of the year in the damp basement of a house we lived in for just one year). Thanks Tom www.stoneflyrocks.com Acoustic Color Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground. - Theodore Roosevelt
_Sweet Willie_ Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 Send it to greenboy. Why not? Peace. --SW spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk.
kenfxj Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 I don't think the thing has any real value so if you don't want to restore it you have two options. If it has sentimental value to you, stick it in the garage rafters or some other such place where it's not stinking up the house. If it has no such sentimental value. out to the curb with it. Or you could look for a sucker on ebay, but I don't think that's your style. Push the button Frank.
davio Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 You could always make an interesting, covo-starting coffee table out of it.
Tom Capasso Posted September 1, 2008 Author Posted September 1, 2008 It's not table-material, and we've already got too much junk in the rafters/attic. I just assumed for years that everything about that bass had sentimental value. I'm now sure that it's the bass I care about. Thanks again to all. Tom www.stoneflyrocks.com Acoustic Color Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground. - Theodore Roosevelt
jeremy c Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 Once the lining of case starts to smell, it's pretty near impossible to get it clean. Free download of my cd!.
moot Posted September 2, 2008 Posted September 2, 2008 1> Donate it to the Hard Rock Cafe 2> Turn it into a catbox "He is to music what Stevie Wonder is to photography." getz76 I have nothing nice to say so . . .
jcadmus Posted September 2, 2008 Posted September 2, 2008 Look at it this way -- at the risk of sounding morbid, you're not going to live forever. Since you don't plan to ever sell your EB-3, it will become part of your estate. And whoever inherits it (spouse, child, grandchild, etc.) may want or need to sell it. And in that circumstance, having the original case may increase the value. I would recommend you get the case refurbished, but only to the point that won't diminish its value. "Tours widely in the southwestern tip of Kentucky"
_Sweet Willie_ Posted September 2, 2008 Posted September 2, 2008 I reiterate... Send it to greenboy. Why not? That is all. Peace. --SW spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk.
jeremy c Posted September 2, 2008 Posted September 2, 2008 Dig a hole in your backyard and give it a proper burial. Free download of my cd!.
b5pilot Posted September 2, 2008 Posted September 2, 2008 Since the case is in such bad shape it won't have any collector value. Unless it has sentimental value I'd toss it especially since the cat urine is not pre-Norlin Music Co. and the cat wasn't even from Kalamazoo. Or was it??? Lydian mode? The only mode I know has the words "pie ala" in front of it. http://www.myspace.com/theeldoradosband
_Sweet Willie_ Posted September 2, 2008 Posted September 2, 2008 Perhaps I'm being a jerk, but I really do like my suggestion. I reiterate... Send it to greenboy. Why not? Yup. It's a fine idea. And he might appreciate the humor of it all. Peace. --s-uu spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk.
Tom Capasso Posted September 2, 2008 Author Posted September 2, 2008 Sorry Willie - it's not worth the cost of shipping. Jcadmus - thanks for thinking of my kid's legacy (really), but I doubt it will add much to the value. There are a few legacy possibilities - one is that one of my kids might keep it. The other is that they could sell it to one of the low down members who have expressed interest, in which case (ha) it's the bass that counts. I never thought before about the value of hanging out here with so many knowledgeable younger members! The cats have passed on and are unlikely to be replaced, so the case won't be used as a litter box. I have a trip to the town dump planned for Friday. The case may join my other junk... Tom www.stoneflyrocks.com Acoustic Color Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground. - Theodore Roosevelt
TimR Posted September 2, 2008 Posted September 2, 2008 Wait for the Snow and do a Geddy Lee in it. That's not Cockney-Rhyming Slang either... Feel the groove internally within your own creativity. - fingertalkin
Flemtone Posted September 3, 2008 Posted September 3, 2008 Ebay. 'One man's junk is another man's treasure', etc. Play. Just play.
jcadmus Posted September 3, 2008 Posted September 3, 2008 Ebay. 'One man's junk is another man's treasure', etc. What's a good way to say "reeks of cat pee" in eBay-ese? "Tours widely in the southwestern tip of Kentucky"
rizzo9247 Posted September 3, 2008 Posted September 3, 2008 Ebay. 'One man's junk is another man's treasure', etc. What's a good way to say "reeks of cat pee" in eBay-ese? Seasonally scented? Vintage feline aroma?
Tom Capasso Posted September 5, 2008 Author Posted September 5, 2008 It went to the dumps today. I spoke to both my kids in case they had some feelings about it for themselves. My daughter felt I should keep it just because of what it is, but didn't care for herself. Ihe suggested that I keep a part of that orange fuzzy stuff inside. Funny - as I was putting it in the car (before I called her), I realized I couldn't completely let it go. One of the neck supports has a flap attached to it to cover the "under the neck" compartment. I unscrewed that support and saved that section. It is fuzzy orange and has the original owner's initials on it. Daughter was satisfied that I wasn't completely throwing it out (she loves that fuzzy orange stuff). It was a big day from a nostalgia standpoint. I also threw out an old orange sweater that I had been saving for no reason and last wore when I was 16. I can't show it just now (I'm out of town), but I took pictures with my cell phone of the stuff in the dumpster. Why? Have no idea... Thanks for all the help!Tom www.stoneflyrocks.com Acoustic Color Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground. - Theodore Roosevelt
jeremy c Posted September 6, 2008 Posted September 6, 2008 http://media.bigoo.ws/content/gif/smiles/smiles_407.gif Free download of my cd!.
TimR Posted September 6, 2008 Posted September 6, 2008 Will you sleep with it under your pillow tonight? Feel the groove internally within your own creativity. - fingertalkin
kenfxj Posted September 6, 2008 Posted September 6, 2008 Pissy smelling, busted-ass case? Yeah, that's probably for the best. And now, since I am compelled to be a wiseass, here's Iron Eyes Cody: http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g97/tigaubrey/crying-indian-tear65p.jpg Push the button Frank.
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