What's with all the piezo Concerts on eBay?

[pro-fusion]

There have now been two San Dimas-era Concert basses with the all-piezo electronics package on eBay recently, and the '85 is back up (must have been a non-paying bidder).

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270551215358&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Does anyone have experience with these? My understanding is that piezos on bass are primarily useful for blending, and not for use all by themselves unless you are going for a fake-acoustic sound. I have a hard time picturing one of these driving an SVT to the breaking point...

I can't justify paying this kind of money right now, but down the line I'm going to want to get an '80s Concert. I had J0762 awhile back, but sold it when I went all 5-string for awhile.

[amimbari]

actually that 85 was a reserve-not-met, it was 1400, now the BIN is 1200.

would I buy one to play? ...NOPE.
would I buy one for rarity?..yep.

I hate that thing as much as I did with the model1b in 1986 ( the only year with a bridge humbucker and not a p. )

#1 ugly as sin
#2 not for me

however, I never played a peizo-only solid body bass, so I cannot give an opinion of what it would sound like.. I know they work great on acoustics, and like you said, as a supplement to the normal pups.

[Newc]

Actually, a friend of mine had one back in '88. Black-Blue Bengal and piezos only. Sounded phenomenal, not at all like an acoustic.

However, as I understand it, those piezo transducers under the bridge were prone to breakage from the vibrations.

[amimbari]

well speaking of the latest peizo USA concert on ebay this week.... here's another one

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150431504327&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

--no reserve, I hope to snag it cause that white one that was on ebay a couple weeks ago must have been reserved at a grand....

[pro-fusion]

Did you grab it? That was a silly low price for it. Now I'm wishing I had bid. Another interesting '80s Concert has magically showed up at a low starting price--this one with a P/H pickup combo. Could be interesting.

[amimbari]

Did you grab it? That was a silly low price for it. Now I'm wishing I had bid. Another interesting '80s Concert has magically showed up at a low starting price--this one with a P/H pickup combo. Could be interesting.

ya I saw that p/HB on ebay--the first one that is 1500, and the second which I will probably be outbid on the last minute of the last day... 2 old p/HB basses on ebay within the same week? WOW

and just AFTER I bought a lefty 2b off MusicGoRound

AND BOUGHT this J40 to make MY OWN p/HB -- screw those outrageous prices when I can put together the same thing!!


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[SOB H.R.MC]

What body are you going to use?

[Chowderboots]

I'm guessing a 1B?

Is that the same pickup that they used on that '86 1B with the weird controls and other basses with bridge humbuggys or is that just a guitar pickup that you're going to stick in a bass?

[amimbari]

I dunno CB, the 2 USA P/HB units on ebay now have me thinking to just cut the J out of one of the 2b's and fill it in with wood and repaint the whole thing.. i just dont know yet....

my black 1b is to mint to touch, as well as the red 1b I have so again, I dunno yet.